Eli Tomac is retiring at the end of 2026; this is his final season

Reported 13 September 2026 · graded A

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Tomac was such a non-factor this weekend. You can go back to oh yeah he won't be here next year.

Source: Reaction: Haiden Deegan's first 450SMX win, Columbus' SMX debut | Post-Race Show (2kpUSWwn3w8), 00:04:19 · insider tier

I spoke to someone at KTM again over the weekend and just got it triple confirmed that they're not going to fill Eli's seat with an American and they were stamping that fully stamping it.

Source: Reaction: Haiden Deegan's first 450SMX win, Columbus' SMX debut | Post-Race Show (2kpUSWwn3w8), 00:36:45 · insider tier

The Eli Tomac 2027 story so far

5 claims tracked on this move from 6 sources. Newest first.