Thumb surgery sidelines Eli Tomac for Supercross finale, start of Pro Motocross

Eli Tomac will miss the final round of the Monster Energy Supercross series this week as well as the opening rounds of the Pro Motocross season after suffering a thumb injury in Free Practice for last week’s Denver race. Tomac made the night show and finished 10th.

An exact timeline for his return has not yet been provided.

This is not the news I wanted to break to everyone, but at the Denver Supercross in Free Practice, I crashed on my thumb, and it’s resulted in a Bennett fracture and some torn ligaments that will require surgery to stabilize my thumb,” Tomac said in a press release. “This is a tough one to swallow knowing that I’m going to miss the opening of motocross, but I’m optimistic I will be able to race the later portion of the outdoor season and the SMX (SuperMotocross World Championship) rounds.

“I want to thank all my fans and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing for being so supportive through the Supercross season. We will be back stronger in the later half of this season.”