GLENDALE, Ariz. — Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac claimed victory at round 12 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season and with it broke clear of the championship points tie. Tomac earned the victory with 1, 2, 1 race scores in the third Triple Crown-format event of the season. Roczen quickly took over third place but Justin Barcia was the rider on the move early in the race. Two and a half minutes into the 12-minute plus one lap race, Barcia took over third while Webb worked to close the 1.3 second gap to Tomac. The race ended with Tomac, Webb, and Barcia on the podium. Barcia took second in the race for a third place overall on the night. Hampshire took over the second spot as the race clock ticked to five minutes remaining. Hampshire took over the lead and Vohland moved into second. Hampshire took the win ahead of Kitchen and Lawrence, setting the three riders up with 3 points for Hampshire, 4 points for Lawrence, and 5 points for Kitchen.

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