Eli Tomac Raced with a Broken Fibula, Out for Detroit

February 11, 2025, 6:10pm

Detroit, MI DetroitMonster Energy AMA Supercross Championship The following is a press release from Yamaha, and one we didn’t want to receive. Eli Tomac was apparently riding with a broken Fibula on Saturday night in Tampa, and that injury is serious enough (obviously) to knock him out of action starting this weekend in Detroit.

The Fibula is the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.

Bummer news for Tomac fans. Eli suffered the injury when he jammed his foot into the ground during a qualifying lap on Saturday.

Yamaha’s press release is below.

 Upon further evaluation, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac was found to have sustained a broken leg during qualifying at Tampa Supercross

MARIETTA, Ga. – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac will sit out the upcoming rounds of Monster Energy AMA Supercross to recover from a broken leg sustained during qualifying at Round 5 of the championship last weekend in Tampa, Florida. It was initially thought to be an ankle sprain and bruised calf, but upon further evaluation after the weekend, it was discovered that he had a broken Fibula. The eight-time AMA Supercross/Motocross Champion put in a heroic ride at Tampa Supercross to finish seventh in his heat race and race the main event, scoring five points to remain in the fight for the hotly contested 450SX Championship. Tomac will now focus on returning to 100%, with an update on his return to follow at a later date. 

Rich Simmons – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 450 Team Manager
“We’re all really bummed for Eli. He has been riding so great and was right there in the hunt for this championship. Also, I have to say it was already impressive for him to go out and race the heat race and the main event Saturday night to score some points for the championship, but knowing what we know now, it speaks volumes about Eli’s grit and determination. We look forward to having him come back stronger.”

Eli Tomac – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #3
“Unfortunately, this was more than an ankle sprain and a bruised calf. After two days of pain not improving, I got additional scans on my leg, and I do have a broken Fibula. This is such a bummer as I’ve never felt better on the motorcycle in Supercross and getting a win at San Diego was great. I don’t have an exact timeframe of recovery at this time but will be working to come back as soon as possible.” 

Supercross

Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike 1 Malcolm Stewart 21:22.497 54.013 Haines City, FL Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition 2 Cooper Webb 21:29.598 7.102 54.318 Newport, NC Yamaha YZ450F 3 Jason Anderson 21:34.658 5.059 55.058 Edgewood, NM Kawasaki KX450SR 4 Justin Cooper 21:37.941 3.283 55.386 Cold Spring Harbor, NY Yamaha YZ450F 5 Chase Sexton 21:39.223 1.282 54.415 La Moille, IL KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition 6 Justin Barcia 21:42.130 2.908 55.257 Monroe, NY GasGas MC 450F Factory Edition 7 Joey Savatgy 21:47.753 5.623 54.952 Thomasville, GA Honda CRF450R 8 Aaron Plessinger 22:08.028 20.275 55.155 Hamilton, OH KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition 9 Shane McElrath 21:32.780 6.983 57.086 Canton, NC Honda CRF450R 10 Justin Hill 21:25.798 1 Lap 56.375 Yoncalla, OR KTM 450 SX-F 11 Mitchell Oldenburg 21:43.308 10.528 56.844 Alvord, TX Beta 450 RX 12 Colt Nichols 21:44.789 1.482 57.509 Muskogee, OK Suzuki RM-Z450 13 Benny Bloss 22:03.450 18.662 57.681 Oak Grove, MO Beta 450 RX 14 Anthony Rodriguez 22:10.698 7.248 58.224 Caracacus, Venezuela KTM 450 SX-F 15 Kyle Chisholm 22:14.871 4.174 59.040 Clearwater, FL Suzuki RM-Z450 16 Mitchell Harrison 22:18.704 3.834 58.833 Lansing, MI Kawasaki KX450 17 Eli Tomac 21:40.412 1 Lap 59.540 Cortez, CO Yamaha YZ450F 18 Justin Starling 21:50.529 10.118 59.966 Deland, FL GasGas MC 450F Factory Edition 19 Kevin Moranz 21:52.570 2.041 59.755 Topeka, KS KTM 450 SX-F 20 Jeremy Hand 22:05.202 1 Lap 59.151 Mantua, OH Honda CRF450R 21 Ken Roczen 10:07.633 9 Laps 54.538 Mattstedt, Germany Suzuki RM-Z450 22 Tristan Lane 12:00.854 1:53.222 58.963 Deland, FL KTM 450 SX-F Full Results