DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Veteran rider Justin Brayton won the Daytona Monster Energy Supercross on Saturday night for his first career victory in AMA Supercross competition.
Brayton, a 33-year-old from North Carolina, rode a Honda CRF 450 to the upset in the 450SX class final at Daytona International Speedway. He held off two-time defending Daytona champion Eli Tomac (Kawasaki) by 4.450 seconds. Tomac dramatically charged back to a runner-up finish after a first-lap crash sent him to the rear of the field.
"I usually struggle so bad at Daytona, like, I come to get a top 10, but today I just felt great," Brayton said.