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Ken Roczen brought momentum into Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, as Eli Tomac and Hunter Lawrence each wanted to take over sole possession of the red plate.
A poor start by Lawrence and Tomac gave Roczen breathing room early, but Lawrence closed the gap. Tomac did not.
Lawrence scored the victory and grabbed a significant points lead over Roczen and Tomac.
Cooper Webb lost points to Lawrence, but he was encouraged by a second-place finish.
After a see-saw race, Roczen rebounded from a stall and finished third.
Chase Sexton finished fourth with Dylan Ferrandis rounding out the top five.
Tomac's day went from bad to worse when he crashed in the second half of the race, dropping him outside the top 10 in 12th.
Justin Cooper, Eli Tomac win Nashville 450 Supercross heats
The top three racers in the championship hunt were the three fastest in qualification.
Justin Hill grabbed the lead early over Ken Roczen as Lawrence and Tomac struggled out of the gate.
Tomac was outside the top 10 on Lap 2. Lawrence was fifth and gaining a ton of points. Tomac was seven seconds behind Lawrence and seven behind Lawrence.
Lawrence moved into third on Lap 5 and as they ran, he and Roczen were tied in points.
Lawrence moved into second on Lap 6. Tomac was not making up any ground.
Lawrence caught Roczen on Lap 7. He could afford to be patient for a few laps.
Hill hung onto third halfway through the race.
Jorge Prado in fourth and Cooper Webb rounded out the top five.
Tomac remained in 10th on Lap 9, but he continued to lose contact with the leaders. He was 18 seconds behind.
Once Lawrence caught Roczen, the German rider picked up the pace and stretched his lead over the Australian.
Prado jumped off track midway through the race, which moved Webb up to fourth and Dylan Ferrandis fifth.
Roczen bobbled and handed the lead to Lawrence on Lap 14.
Roczen stalled on Lap 15 and dropped to fourth. That is going to hurt in the points.
Tomac moved into eighth on Lap 16.
Justin Hill and Cooper Webb were embroiled in a battle for second that resolved with Webb in the position.
Tomac crashed out of eighth and fell to 11 on Lap 19.
Roczen grabbed third from Hill on Lap 20. Chase Sexton came along with Roczen and landed in fourth.
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A poor start by Lawrence and Tomac gave Roczen breathing room early, but Lawrence closed the gap. Tomac did not.
Lawrence scored the victory and grabbed a significant points lead over Roczen and Tomac.
Cooper Webb lost points to Lawrence, but he was encouraged by a second-place finish.
After a see-saw race, Roczen rebounded from a stall and finished third.
Chase Sexton finished fourth with Dylan Ferrandis rounding out the top five.
Tomac's day went from bad to worse when he crashed in the second half of the race, dropping him outside the top 10 in 12th.
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Justin Cooper, Eli Tomac win Nashville 450 Supercross heats
The top three racers in the championship hunt were the three fastest in qualification.
- Dan Beaver
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In-Race Notes
Justin Hill grabbed the lead early over Ken Roczen as Lawrence and Tomac struggled out of the gate.
Tomac was outside the top 10 on Lap 2. Lawrence was fifth and gaining a ton of points. Tomac was seven seconds behind Lawrence and seven behind Lawrence.
Lawrence moved into third on Lap 5 and as they ran, he and Roczen were tied in points.
Lawrence moved into second on Lap 6. Tomac was not making up any ground.
Lawrence caught Roczen on Lap 7. He could afford to be patient for a few laps.
Hill hung onto third halfway through the race.
Jorge Prado in fourth and Cooper Webb rounded out the top five.
Tomac remained in 10th on Lap 9, but he continued to lose contact with the leaders. He was 18 seconds behind.
Once Lawrence caught Roczen, the German rider picked up the pace and stretched his lead over the Australian.
Prado jumped off track midway through the race, which moved Webb up to fourth and Dylan Ferrandis fifth.
Roczen bobbled and handed the lead to Lawrence on Lap 14.
Roczen stalled on Lap 15 and dropped to fourth. That is going to hurt in the points.
Tomac moved into eighth on Lap 16.
Justin Hill and Cooper Webb were embroiled in a battle for second that resolved with Webb in the position.
Tomac crashed out of eighth and fell to 11 on Lap 19.
Roczen grabbed third from Hill on Lap 20. Chase Sexton came along with Roczen and landed in fourth.
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