Two-time series champion Eli Tomac scored the 53rd win of his Supercross career Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium. The 32-year-old Tomac, from Cortez, Colo., rode his Yamaha to a 1.52-second victory over defending series champion Jett Lawrence of Australia in the 24-lap main event for 450cc motorcycles.

Julie Beaumer scored his first Supercross podium in the season opener in Anaheim. It took only one more race to get his first victory.

Chase Sexton fell on the opening lap, dropping to last place. Sexton worked his way up to the top 10 by lap 10. Sexton passed Malcolm Stewart for P6 on lap 19, which was as far as he could advance. Sexton was able to close to within a second of Hunter Lawrence on the final lap.

Round 1 was tough on the defending champions Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan. They will try to rebound in San Diego.

Eli Tomac grabbed the win inside Snapdragon Stadium to earn his 53rd career Monster Energy AMA Supercross victory.

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing's Eli Tomac was on fire tonight, powering through the field after a 7th-place start to the front while passing Honda HRC Progressive's Jett Lawrence early on and holding off the reigning 450SX champion by the checkered flag to his 53rd career 450SX win.