The 16th and penultimate round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross hit the greater New York City area on Saturday and more than 60,000 fans were on hand inside MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford to witness the action.

On the track, Honda’s Eli Tomac emerged victorious thanks to a strong charge in the closing laps to secure his third win of the season and the third victory of his career.

Following a dominant season for Red Bull KTM in which he finished no worse than second in eight races, Frenchman Marvin Musquin clinched his first title on US soil with the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship, winning his sixth main event on a day where he needed to finish 16th or better.

KTM’s Andrew Short kicked off the 20-lap 450SX class main event by racing away with the holeshot ahead of Honda rider Cole Seely and Yamaha’s Weston Peick. Behind them, both Tomac and KTM’s Ryan Dungey, already crowned the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross Champion, had to battle their way forward from starts outside the top-five.

Just as he did just a couple weeks ago in Houston when he won his first career 450SX class main event, Seely set a torrid pace out front to open a healthy lead over the field. Tomac made quick work in fighting his way to the front and was able to take control of second from Peick on lap two. Just a few moments later Dungey followed into third.

At the halfway point of the race Tomac started to close in on Seely and moved to within just over a second of the lead, but a mistake by Seely brought the two riders within a few inches of one another. Just after they crossed the finish line to start lap 13, Tomac moved alongside Seely and made the pass through the whoops. Once out front, Tomac pulled away to take a comfortable win.

“The track really broke down out there. I just tried to be as consistent as I could and keep it on two wheels, and I started to close in on Cole [Seely],” explained Tomac. “He made a couple mistakes that allowed me to get on his rear fender and I just pulled the trigger in the whoops. One I got out front I was able to just get through lappers and bring it home.”

Dungey made a strong push as well in the closing laps and was able to also pass Seely to earn a runner-up finish and extend his podium streak to 15 races. Seely held on for third.

“The start wasn’t the greatest, and I had a couple close calls out there,” said Dungey. “The track got really nasty and with about five laps to go [after passing Seely] I just settled in. We’re moving forward [to the next race] happy. We got one more to go; we’ll give it all we got and hope for the best.”

Tomac and Seely, who sit behind Dungey in second and third in the 450SX Class point standings, further asserted their positions heading into the last race of the season.

Honda’s Justin Bogle, the defending Eastern Regional 250SX class champion, needed a win in order to even have a chance at repeating in 2015 and he got the start he needed in the Main Event by grabbing the holeshot. Musquin was right behind in second.

Musquin applied some early pressure on Bogle, but the Honda rider was able to fend it off and pull away. Behind the leaders Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy, who slotted into third, started to come under fire from Yamaha’s Jeremy Martin, who started seventh, establishing an exciting battle for the last spot on the podium.

On Lap 7, Martin briefly passed Savatgy going into a turn, but Savatgy got back under him and pushed him off the track. As this happened Musquin made another run on Bogle and closed in again, ultimately making the pass for the lead on Lap 10. Three laps later Martin and Savatgy resumed their battle for third, but this time Martin crashed while trying to turn under Savatgy.

Musquin pulled away over the final five laps of the 15-lap Main Event to take the win and the title. Bogle was second, while Savatgy earned his third straight podium finish.

“[The championship] feels great and winning the Main Event makes it even better,” boasted Musquin. “Every time you race you want to do good, and today I made it happen. I’m ready to move on and chase some more dreams. It has been great to race alongside Ryan [Dungey] this season with all his success [in the 450SX Class] and it’s helped me get better as well. We have a great team at KTM and I’m excited to keep it going.”

It marked the first time this season that Dungey and Musquin failed to win at the same race.

“It hurts to lose [the race] like that and hurts to lose this championship,” said Bogle. “I’ll just keep working. I’ll move to the 450SX Class next year, so I have a lot ahead of me.”

Bogle finished runner-up in the final championship standings, while Martin’s fourth-place finish helped him secure third.

The 17th and final race of Monster Energy Supercross is next Saturday, May 2, from Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

Results from the 16th round of 17 at East Rutherford, New York

450SX Class Results: East Rutherford

Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda
Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki
Josh Grant, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki
Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Kawasaki
Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna
Weston Peick, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha

450SX Class Season Standings

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 365
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 283
Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda, 259
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki, 212
Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki, 208
Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda, 204
Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna, 200
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 183
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 180
Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki, 156

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: East Rutherford

Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM
Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda
Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki
Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha
RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda
Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda
Anthony Rodriquez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha
Michael Oldenburg, Alvord, Texas, Yamaha
Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Honda
Luke Renzland, Hewitt, N.J., Yamaha

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Season Final Standings

Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM, 194
Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda, 171
Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 143
Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki, 133
RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda, 100
Anthony Rodriguez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha, 98
Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda, 91
Jimmy Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 87
Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Kawasaki, 72
Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Husqvarna, 63

Western Regional 250SX Class Season Final Standings

Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha, 186
Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM, 124
Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Husqvarna, 117
Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM, 116
Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha, 113
Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 111
Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda, 107
Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., KTM, 106
Tyler Bowers, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 105
Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki, 91