Despite hitting himself in the face and chipping his tooth thanks to a broken Daytona trophy, Eli Tomac was still able to see the funny side after an incredible eighth Daytona win that saw him pass his three title rivals; Webb, Lawrence and Roczen, for the victory.
The king of Daytona, who is now just one point behind Hunter Lawrence, said: “I’m counting my blessings to get eight here. It’s hard to believe, so count my blessings on that and this (track) happens to be ..it just fits me, fits my riding. Must be something with the soil and maybe what I grew up on with the sand and whatnot, and be able to just kind of open the throttle up and spray those those sandy berms, so eight is great.
“But apparently eight gives you a cracked tooth! I popped my tooth out lifting the trophy up – my front tooth. Looking like a pretty good hillbilly right now, so I’m trying not to smile – I might run it.”
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