Kawasaki Earns a Pair of Fourth-Place Finishes at Final Triple Crown

2019-04-01 07:36
Round 13 of Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship hosted the final Triple Crown event of the season at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas as Monster Energy® Kawasaki rider Eli Tomac and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo both captured fourth-place overall finishes in their respective classes.


The Triple Crown race format proved to be a test of endurance as the 450SX class was challenged with three 12-minute plus one lap main events while the 250SX class competed in three 10-minute plus one lap main events.


In 450SX Main Event 1, Tomac put his KX™450 inside the top-5 off of the gate, while teammate Joey Savatgy did not get the jump he wanted and followed in ninth. The Kawasaki riders made quick work and began to make passes around their competitors until Tomac made a minor error, falling back to finish sixth and Savatgy right behind him in seventh.


As Savatgy grabbed the holeshot in Main Event 2, the race looked to be off to a good start for him but unfortunately fell back to seventh by the end of the first lap; both teammates had their work cut out for them as they were left to charge through the field from mid-pack positions before time ran out and Tomac would ultimately finish in seventh and Savatgy 11th.


Despite being sick with the flu all week, Savatgy soldiered on throughout the night and even pulled the holeshot in both the second and third main events before blending into the pack by the second corner; he went on to cross the finish line in ninth place in the final main event giving him a score of 7-11-9 for ninth overall. By the halfway point of the race, the No.3 Kawasaki of Tomac made his way from fourth to second where he would go on to cross the finish line giving him a score of 6-7-2 for fourth overall.




#3 Eli Tomac
4th Place
#17 Joey Savatgy
9th Place

“We landed just shy of the podium tonight. This quick, back-to-back Triple Crown race format can be challenging, especially when you don’t get the starts you’re hoping for. I put it all out there tonight; the crew and I will get back to work this weekend and hope to turn it all the way on for these last few rounds. We’ll use what we’ve learned from tonight and apply it to next week’s race in Nashville.”

- Eli Tomac

“After battling the flu all week, I definitely feel like I put everything I had out there and feel proud of what we were able to still accomplish. These last few weekends have been some of my best this season, and I feel like my KX450 is just getting better as time goes on. We were able to earn a few more points and I still have four more chances at grabbing that podium spot.”

- Joey Savatgy

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