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  Eli Tomac sweeps Spring Creek, earns first 450 Class Motocross win
  By Shawn SmithJul 19, 2014, 10:15 PM EDT	
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  It only took four rounds for Eli Tomac to record his first career victory in the 450 Class.
  Sidelined by a broken collarbone for the early part of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship season, Tomac made his premier class debut three weeks ago at Muddy Creek and has finished on the podium at every round since then. Last season’s 250 Class champion may be out of title contention this year, but he proved that he’ll be a force to contend with over the rest of the season after sweeping both of today’s motos at the Spring Creek National.
  In the first moto of the day, Ken Roczen got off to the early lead, but Tomac had tracked him down by the midpoint of the race. Tomac was finally presented with the opportunity to make a pass attempt later in the moto, but Roczen was resilient and repeatedly countered the GEICO Honda rider’s moves – leaving the two racing side-by-side through the sand whoops and over jumps. In one of the season’s best duels so far, the battle see-sawed back and forth until Tomac eventually made a pass stick with about four minutes left on the clock and went on to win the first moto of his 450 Class career.
  Tomac faced far less of a challenge en route to his victory in the second moto. After a malfunction with the starting gate forced the race to be red-flagged and restarted, Tomac came out firing with an excellent start, emerging from the first turn with the lead. Although he was briefly passed by Justin Brayton, Tomac came right back and retook the top spot, ultimately leading every lap of the moto.
  Watch the recap of 450 Moto 2 below:
  The 1-1 sweep earned Tomac his first-ever 450 Class overall win.
  “Luckily enough, I got another [holeshot after the red flag],” Tomac said following the second moto. “Brayton just beat me down the first straightaway, but after that, I was just hitting my marks. I felt really comfortable on this track today.”
  Minnesota native Ryan Dungey (3-2) finished second overall in front of the hometown fans, and Ken Roczen (2-4) rounded out the final spot on the overall podium.
  Roczen’s fourth-place finish in Moto 2 marked the first time this season that he has failed to finish inside the top three in a moto. He allowed Dungey to pick up two points on him today, but Roczen still holds a 24-point edge heading into next weekend’s race at Washougal.
  Spring Creek 450 Class Overall Results
  1. Eli Tomac (1-1)
  2. Ryan Dungey (3-2)
  3. Ken Roczen (2-4)
  4. Trey Canard (4-3)
  5. Josh Grant (5-5)
  6. Brett Metcalfe (6-6)
  7. Andrew Short (9-7)
  8. Weston Peick (8-8)
  9. Fredrik Noren (11-10)
  10. Matt Goerke (12-11)
  *Moto 1 and Moto 2 results in parenthesis
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