Hunter Lawrence takes lead in the middle of Nashville Supercross
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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.
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A poor start by Lawrence and Tomac gave Roczen breathing room early, but Lawrence closed the gap. Tomac did not.
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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.