Tomac looking to bow out of supercross on a high: “I’m going to leave it all on the track”

Last August, veteran Monster Energy Yamaha Star racer Eli Tomac spoke about deciding to stay on and hang around for another year in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship.

“I’m really happy on how long I’ve made it,” said Tomac of what will be his 15th racing season come the drop of the gate at California’s Angel Stadium this Saturday evening. “To be honest, I didn’t see myself doing it past 30 years old. You’ve got to do what you love doing. I’ve always told myself that if I’m competitive, then I was going to keep going. It’s a little bit scary how fast 15 years goes by, but overall it has been a fantastic journey.”

Now at age 31 and putting the finishing touches on his preparations for the 2025 season, Tomac says that walking into Angel Stadium still feels special.

“Anaheim, it creeps up on you,” he said. “That’s just the way it is, but it’s awesome. There is nothing better than going racing, so I’m looking forward to it all. I can’t wait for it. I did some of those off-season races and had a great time doing that and then now all of a sudden, we are here at Anaheim 1. Man, it’s crazy how fast it comes around. It’s like, ‘Man, where did the time go?’ It’s been a great time doing it. I don’t know… I’ve just been healthy lately and I’ve just been having a blast doing it, so I want to keep my head on straight and continue strong.”

Having won the very first AMA Pro Racing event he competed in – the 2010 Hangtown National – Tomac is still focused on what lies ahead.

“It’s just the love of racing. Basically, I’m not over it yet,” he said. “I still enjoy it. I still have the passion for it and the burn for trying to better myself and just competing against all of the guys out there. Really, that’s all it comes down to is believing in yourself, that you can still be competitive to try and win a race.

“Last year, of course I wanted more than one win. And it was just okay. It’s hard to really say what I should have done. Coming off of a injury like that

was probably tougher than I expected, or what I even thought it was going to be. And it as one of those things where you think you’re 100 percent, or almost fully healed, but in all reality you’re not until you actually get basically a year down the road. That’s what I realized. Once I was a full year down the road from that injury, it was like, ‘Oh wow, that last couple of percent really matters.’ And those things matter when you get to this level.