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00:00In the opening of this show right here, but this guy, Ken Rockson, he's won this race four times.
00:05He just won his heat race. The guy looks unbelievable.
00:08He's had an incredible offseason. He told us about that.
00:11And he's ready to go. And you're crazy if you don't put him as winning here tonight.
00:17To retire or not, we heard that a couple years ago from Eli Tomac.
00:21But I will say this, it wasn't until a few years ago he showed up on the Yamaha.
00:25It looked very good, the best I think I've seen him in his career.
00:28But tonight, him with that KTM, I'm truly surprised on how good the Eli is looking tonight.
00:34And I think this track, so far, I think it's going to be a great now for number three if he get off the gate.
00:40Well, 2025 was the worst year of Jorge Prado's career, bar none.
00:45And this offseason, I got multiple chances to ask him, hey, will 2026 be a rebuilding year?
00:49Will you work into it and learn this Supercross craft?
00:53And he wanted nothing to do with that conversation.
00:55He stopped me nearly every time and said, no, I'm here to get results, I'm here to put KTM on top, and I'm here to win.
01:02After that heat race, I have to say, I'm starting to believe a little bit.
01:0896 of Hunter Lawrence.
01:09He's having to do this Anaheim 1 opening round without his brother, Jet Lawrence.
01:14But there's a lot of things still in his corner.
01:17He's on a bike that he's familiar with, he's a great starter, and we know how good he is throughout the 31 rounds.
01:25Can he start his season stronger, perhaps, than he ever has?
01:29How about bringing these three entities together?
01:31Troy Lee Designs, Red Bull, and Ducati Factory Racing.
01:36It's the debut of this beautiful new 450 in Supercross competition.
01:40And you've got Justin Barsher and Dylan Ferrandez both going straight through to the main event.
01:46Ducati has seven MotoGP World Titles, 16 Superbike World Titles.
01:53And here they are now, beginning their American adventure with Monster Energy SMX World Championship.
02:02It could be a magical night here at A1.
02:05We will see.
02:07Countdown is on.
02:08We are ready to go.
02:09So, 450 main, A1.
02:13Can Kenny add another one and make it five?
02:16It's time for the revs to rise.
02:18Focus on that gate.
02:20This is A1.
02:21Let's get it going.
02:24Good start, Hunter Lawrence.
02:27Around the outside goes Eli Tomac.
02:29Down goes Dylan Ferrandez.
02:33Oh, tough hit, but Eli Tomac, Cooper Webb slides up on the inside of him.
02:37Hunter Lawrence was actually got there.
02:39Wow.
02:40Rare mistake by Eli Tomac.
02:43Pushes wide.
02:44And the defending champion goes right up the inside with the door open.
02:48Carnage.
02:49Look at the riders falling down.
02:51I think Austin Forkner was one of those.
02:54Meanwhile, Cooper Webb just rocketed his way to the lead.
02:57Hunter Lawrence fighting Tomac.
03:00That was a big crash off that triple back there.
03:02Hope everybody's all right.
03:03You can see a bunch of guys down there.
03:05A couple of Suzuki looks like Jason Anderson.
03:07But Eli Tomac looks very aggressive as Hunter Lawrence gets passed by Aaron Plessinger right here.
03:13A few mistakes.
03:14Here comes Roxen.
03:15Roxen goes by Lawrence as well.
03:17Red flag.
03:21I believe that was my brother down off that triple.
03:25So we're hearing it's Malcolm Stewart, Justin Barsha, Jason Anderson as well.
03:39Guys is regrouping, getting their mods back, right?
03:43Once those bikes fired up, that kind of takes some of your attention off.
03:46And then, yeah, you got to get it going.
03:49As JT says, the hardest part about this sport, but it's the thing that you must do.
03:53I think about Dylan Ferrandes, too.
03:58That was his teammate who was down for the longest time.
04:03And now thoughts are with Justin Barsha and Malcolm Stewart.
04:08They're in great hands now.
04:10And as soon as we hear something as far as an update as to their situation, their health,
04:18we will update you, of course.
04:23So this man here rocketed his way into the lead very swiftly on the original start.
04:30Now let's see if Cooper Webb can do it again.
04:33He's done so much.
04:34I'll tell you what.
04:35I mean, as far as this race, bucket list for him, right?
04:38Yeah.
04:39Never won.
04:40Wow.
04:41Never won is the time now.
04:43The time it is for the 450 main.
04:46Here it is at 8-1.
04:48Good start, Hunter Lawrence.
04:50Jorge Prado.
04:51Prado leads the way.
04:53Hunter Lawrence.
04:54Eli Tomac.
04:55Jason Anderson's got a second shot.
04:57You see Prado triple into that rhythm section.
05:02Yeah, good to see Eli's teammate right behind him.
05:04Hunter Lawrence is in there.
05:05Let's see if Hunter can be a little bit more aggressive than he was.
05:08He was getting passed by a few guys.
05:09Kenny Rockson up in that fourth spot.
05:11Behind him is his teammate, Jason Anderson.
05:14Webb is back at about eighth or ninth at the moment.
05:16Hunter Lawrence runs third, chasing the KTM duo.
05:19Here comes Tomac to the roar of the crowd.
05:22Eli leads.
05:24Oh, nice.
05:25He goes triple onto that tabletop.
05:26And look at the gap that he was able to get over Jorge Prado doing that.
05:31What an absolutely incredible start for this man right here.
05:35Beast mode.
05:36Well, he went to the lead a year ago, and pretty much as soon as he got into the lead,
05:41he dropped the bike and then had to play catch-up.
05:43That'll be in the back of his mind.
05:45He won't make that mistake again.
05:47And the famous number three is out in front.
05:50Man, he looks good.
05:51I haven't seen him this aggressive in a few years.
05:53And look at that gap.
05:54And I think what Eli wants to do is pull a little bit of gap and then just kind of calm down and let this race come.
06:00Because we know how difficult it is.
06:01It's Kenny Rockson trying to get past Hunter Lawrence on the inside.
06:04It's going to be difficult for these guys to make time up as Kenny makes that pass.
06:08Switch back from Hunter Lawrence.
06:09Couldn't quite get it done on Rockson as Rockson surges.
06:13Hunter just got out of his rhythm there a little.
06:15Kenny is so explosive early on in these races.
06:19It is impressive how many guys he's able to get by and the lines that he's able to take.
06:25Very creative.
06:26Look at Jason Anderson as well.
06:28We talked about it a little bit in the heat races.
06:30He had a really good practice day, practice qualifying, excuse me, early today, quietly fast.
06:39Mr. T. Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance.
06:43So second chances.
06:46Yielding a pretty good start as Rockson is starting to work on Jorge Prado.
06:51Kenny's been fast all day long.
06:53Really smooth.
06:54Let's see if he can set up something.
06:56He can jump on top of this.
06:57Jorge gets that triple as well.
06:58So nice move by him.
06:59But.
07:00And Kenny knows, you know, he knows who's out front right now.
07:04And he knows how dangerous it could be for a guy like Eli Tomac to get out front.
07:09And James, we talked about Eli Tomac.
07:11And he said, oh, whoa, that was tight there.
07:14Here comes Rockson.
07:16Almost did it in the corner.
07:17Now does it through the rhythm section.
07:19Man, Kenny hit that rhythm lane pretty fast.
07:22Didn't get the lift that he wanted to.
07:24Bike went forward.
07:25He was panic revving.
07:27Nice save.
07:28Man, now you talk about confidence in the bike.
07:30Larry Brooks and that Suzuki team's got that bike sticking.
07:33For him to be able to jump on that inside and make it stick, that was nice.
07:38Where's one of our other favorites, Chase Sexton?
07:40Not the best start.
07:41Looks like he's down to eighth and ninth or ninth behind Cooper Webb.
07:45Well, I think he just went down because he was right behind Cooper Webb.
07:49Yeah, he's plummeting down the order.
07:50Look at the timing graphic.
07:53Sexton has gone down.
07:55Christian Craig made a nice start.
07:57Now he's shoulder to shoulder with Dylan Ferrandes and wins that one as Cooper Webb is looming large on Ferrandes.
08:04Great run for Christian Craig getting up here on that Quad Lock Honda team.
08:13Martin Davalos and those guys doing a fantastic job on that motorcycle.
08:19Up here running with the factory bikes and factory teams who have way more support.
08:25Let's just watch the time.
08:27First to second.
08:292.1 seconds between Tomac and Roxson.
08:31And R.J. Hampshire went down and has gone back to the mechanics area.
08:37Let's show what happened to the Rockstar Energy Factory Husqvarna rider.
08:42Yeah, I believe this is going to be in the wolf section.
08:43He's going to jump in, doesn't get that bike in that gap, and then he's on for the ride.
08:49Oh.
08:50That was a tough hit in the face of that jump.
08:53Good heads up by AP, getting on the brakes a little bit, not hitting him.
08:58I'll tell you what, this track is gnarly.
08:59And you talk about what makes it gnarly.
09:02There's a lot of whole little rocks and pebbles, and there's not a lot of grip there as well.
09:06So it's slippery, JT, gnarly conditions here.
09:09It is really slippery.
09:10And, you know, that too big domain may have made a little mention about Max Anstead, you know, being older, 32, 33, and that situational racing he's so known for.
09:20I'll tell you all this is who was that same age group as Eli Tomac.
09:23And he looked around, he saw Jorge Prado in second, and he wanted to get gone, for lack of a better term.
09:29Now, Ken Roxton has answered the call and has stuck with him, but these two are so wily.
09:34They've been in this spot so many times, and they understand that they can run away.
09:39They don't see Chase Sexton, they don't see Cooper Webb, and it's a race that they're going to sort out between the two of them.
09:43So, yesterday at the official press conference, which is a big deal here at A1 each and every year, this guy here said that he still has something to prove.
09:53Let's hear what Eli says.
09:54Well, I think what I need to prove is that I'm still competitive for winning and being in a championship hunt.
10:02I mean, there's always the question of when you're in the, like, plus 30 age group, like, if you can still be there.
10:08And that's what I'm trying to prove wrong is, like, is really being contention for wins and going after that championship.
10:14So, if I'm out there to prove anything, that's what it is.
10:19Trying to prove I still belong.
10:20I think so, Eli.
10:21You're out in front.
10:22And he looks good doing it.
10:25He's been happy ever since he's made that switch.
10:27His bike looks pretty planted.
10:29I mean, the only trouble he has right now is how good Ken Rockson is on the 94.
10:32But Eli's been here, done that.
10:34I think he's in a great position because Ricky, Eli that is, just having fun.
10:39I don't think there's a lot of pressure on him to come over here and make that switch, KTM.
10:43That's right.
10:43And it's like nothing's a chore to him anymore because his base is so deep and that foundation is so strong.
10:51Because he's been in it for so long.
10:53And, yeah, to be able to, where he's at, family man, making good money, winning races, competing for championships, and just really having a good time.
11:01I love to see it.
11:02Two guys who know each other well from the GoFarm in previous years.
11:07And Monster Ranchi star Yamaha Cooper Webb makes the move on Christian Craig.
11:12And Cooper's teammate, Justin Cooper, is coming in the back there.
11:17That looks like Cooper Webb's teammate, Justin Cooper, is trying to get around.
11:23Christian Craig, nice run through the woods.
11:26He can get up the inside of him.
11:27Justin Cooper was the third fastest guy on the track the last lap.
11:32He's always been really a smooth type of rotter.
11:34So how slippery his racetrack is, got the number four behind these two as well.
11:38Exactly, and Justin Cooper said that he likes it when the tracks are super rough because it kind of slows everything down.
11:44He can be more precise, and it's showing right now.
11:48Just got an update, a very important update, that Malcolm Stewart remains in the Alpine Stars medical unit for further attention and evaluation.
11:56Justin Barsha has been transported to a local medical facility for further evaluation.
12:02But importantly, he was awake, alert, and communicating at the time of being transported.
12:07So that is the latest that we have.
12:09I don't expect to get another update before the end of this, Maine, folks.
12:12But if there is any more information on the health and welfare of those two riders, we will let you know.
12:19Great news, great news.
12:22Hunter Lawrence, Jason Anderson.
12:24Some history between these two guys over the years.
12:28We'll see how this shakes out.
12:29Anderson's four, Hunter Lawrence, fifth.
12:31I've been watching Hunter this whole race, and even before the red and black, like, really, it seemed like the speed.
12:37He didn't have it.
12:37Like, looked uncomfortable on the motorcycle.
12:40The bike kind of looked stiff, even him jumping through the woods.
12:42But now that this race maybe slowed down, he can get in the rhythm, starting to find his form,
12:47and maybe he can get back around Jason Anderson.
12:49And Jorge is only a few seconds up.
12:50So it didn't look good in the beginning, but now it's starting to look comfortable.
12:54Yeah, he's leading into that, isn't he?
12:56Chipping away.
12:57And, you know, you think about it, how his 250 career was.
13:00It took him a while to get going.
13:02And, honestly, this is a really respectable run, I believe, for him.
13:06I mean, the last time he raced his Supercross race was when he got injured in Tampa.
13:10So this is a good showing.
13:12There you go.
13:13What else is a good showing of is that brand-new Ducati.
13:17Right behind Honda Lawrence is Dylan Ferrandes.
13:20There's the 14.
13:21He's fighting with Cooper Webb.
13:23First race in Monster Energy.
13:27SMX.
13:27And Dylan Ferrandes, after making the switch from Phoenix Honda to this Troy Lee-designed red ball Ducati,
13:33is yielding a really strong result so far.
13:37Not much different speed there with Dylan Ferrandes blitzing the whoops and Coop jumping through there.
13:43Yeah, I think Cooper understands that he's got a little bit of time.
13:47I think if it was closer to the end of the race, he might have took that risk to jump on that triple off that tabletop.
13:53But now he's got Dylan in a good spot right here to make that pass.
13:56Ooh, nice pass.
13:58Cut down early.
14:01So that was for sixth.
14:03But keep this in mind.
14:05Webb is 18 seconds in arrears of race leader Eli Tomac.
14:10Yeah, I truthfully believe once Cooper didn't get that start, he saw who was out front.
14:18He started just racing for positions at that point.
14:20If he can get up to the podium, great, top five, great.
14:23But he didn't want to make another mistake.
14:25I'd be shocked if he ends up outside of the top five how good he's been.
14:29But he's got a little bit of ways to catch Hunter Lawrence.
14:33Keeps working.
14:34First shot in the background.
14:35Look, we see the number of Chase Sexton as he goes off the track.
14:40Justin Cooper working away diligently on Dylan Ferrandes.
14:46Here is Sexton back on.
14:47Man, that's a tough one.
14:48And his second mistake of this race, I mean, he obviously went down.
14:52And, you know, Ricky, you get lucky when you're able to jump off the racetrack.
14:56Normally you hit them tough blocks and you hit that plywood, you're down on the ground.
14:59So Chase has got to regroup.
15:01He's just passed halfway.
15:02But I'm sure it's a little hard for him mentally.
15:06He's just got to do his best to stay up.
15:08Yeah, I mean, you were talking about it, what you thought and how important it was for Chase to come out here and have a good showing on this new machine.
15:16And it's just really been a tough night going down early in the heat race.
15:23And, oh, and falling early in the main here once we got restarted, going off track.
15:30Doesn't look very comfortable right there.
15:33Here we go.
15:34We go back to this battle between Hunter Lawrence and Jason Anderson.
15:37Jason on his new ride on that twisted T Suzuki presented by Progressive and the Honda HRC of Hunter Lawrence.
15:52And this kind of ebbs and flows, the gap between them.
15:55They're going to have Cooper Webb with them any moment here.
15:58You have to have a lot of discipline going through those whoops like that, jumping through there.
16:03Because in between each whoop is very, very tight.
16:07And if you go through there too fast, the bike doesn't have time to react.
16:11And what happened to RJ Hampshire is exactly that.
16:13He went too fast.
16:14He didn't slow down enough.
16:16And then the bike just kicks him forward.
16:18There's Webb, looming large in the background.
16:23And has caught Hunter Lawrence pretty effectively, fairly quickly.
16:29See how this spans out.
16:30By the way, we've well crossed the halfway mark.
16:32Quick reminder to stock up on Monster Energy drinks at Stater Brothers.
16:37And just to expand what Ricky's talking about, jumping through those whoops.
16:40Somebody's got to set their motorcycle up to do that.
16:42Like normally, Justin Cooper is a rider that loves to jump the whoops.
16:45So his bike was a little bit softer.
16:46Guys that blitz the whoops, like RJ, Hunter Lawrence.
16:50Their bike does not work in there.
16:51And that's why you can see it looks violent to those guys, JT.
16:56It doesn't watch Hunter still blitzing.
16:58Actually, Cooper Webb blitzing as well.
17:00But I was going to mention when Hunter Lawrence, he was behind Jason Anderson.
17:04I think this is a case of Hunter having to race someone that he's a little fearful of.
17:09And fear is probably the wrong word.
17:10I would say more hesitant.
17:11Because there is no love loss between Hunter Lawrence and Jason Anderson.
17:15And that's putting it mildly.
17:16So Hunter really has to pick his spot and make a move.
17:19And I think that's held him back from being more aggressive.
17:22Otherwise, he probably would have made the pass by now.
17:24So Jason Anderson's reputation precedes him.
17:27Also, the situation between those two is not very good either.
17:29Yeah, JT, you read minds up here.
17:31Because that's exactly what I was thinking myself.
17:33And I'm like, if it was any other rider, maybe Hunter would make that pass.
17:36Because clearly he's faster.
17:37But because of how he's been in confrontations with Jason and how Jason rides, which is clean, it makes it difficult.
17:45Hunter really has to start thinking about these passes.
17:47And you can start to see those mistakes and allow that number one to close up.
17:50So spot on, JT.
17:51Less than seven minutes to go, plus the lap.
17:54Hunter Lawrence finished fifth three times last year in that heavily minimized season due to injury.
18:02So he's sitting in fifth now.
18:03So that would be a solid start for this new season.
18:06But he's got Cooper web looming.
18:07So we'll keep an eye on that.
18:08Here's Dylan Ferrandez aboard the Ducati trying to hold off Chase Sexton and Justin Cooper.
18:13Yeah, you can see the difference between Justin's bike even than Chase.
18:17How Justin didn't seem.
18:18It was like a jackhammer to Chase's where Justin's bike had a little bit more flex.
18:22But still a good recovery by Chase.
18:25I mean, a couple laps ago he was off the track.
18:27Now he's right on Dylan Ferrandez.
18:29And you can see the number one to Cooper Webb.
18:30Only a couple seconds in front of him.
18:32So it's a lot to wrap for with Chase Sexton.
18:37Pretty impressive.
18:37Debut, right?
18:39For Ducati.
18:40Probably designed Red Bull.
18:42100%.
18:43And these are the type of rides that we know Dylan Ferrandez is capable of.
18:47Oh, there you go.
18:48Cooper by Sexton.
18:50So this is seesawing.
18:51Does it look like Chase is going all out to you?
18:57To me, it looks like if I was Chase, if I could be in his helmet, I would keep telling him to do exactly what you're doing.
19:03Even more calm down.
19:04Because once he tries, that's when he's off the track.
19:07But, you know, this track is so slippery.
19:09He tries to get on the gas right there.
19:10And so for him, just like what we saw in that 250 class with Hayden Deegan, it is a fine line to override this racetrack.
19:16And you'll be on your head before you know it.
19:18So just put in these laps.
19:20And I think you can get these guys.
19:21It just looks like he's riding at 80% to me.
19:25Like he's not being aggressive in between certain rhythm lanes and all that stuff.
19:30Not sure if he's feeling the effects from that hit that he took.
19:33Want to give him the benefit of the doubt here.
19:35Maybe he's just not comfortable.
19:36You've got to remember, this is his first time in a race situation on that new motorcycle.
19:41And I can tell you from personal experience, things work differently than they do at the test track.
19:47And nothing simulates what he's doing right now.
19:49Just as Hunter Lawrence got as close as he's been to Jason Anderson, then it opens back up again.
19:58Power up back to Anderson favor.
20:00Ahead of him is Jorge Prado.
20:01Some three seconds up the track.
20:04And Prado is just minutes away from his first 450 Supercross podium.
20:10That would be something.
20:11What a ride by Justin Cooper, man.
20:14Yeah, very good.
20:15And some really good guys and his progression and what he's been able to do is kind of thrown into this class two years ago.
20:23And he was consistent, did really well last year, did fantastic, best season ever.
20:28Yep.
20:28And here he is running well right now.
20:31Yeah, no, I agree.
20:31And, you know, just to kind of talk more about Chase when you say you think he's riding at 80%.
20:36You know, sometimes our biggest thing was when Chase was not to make the mistake.
20:40Well, he's made a few of them tonight.
20:42Do you think there's a point of him starting to ride tight?
20:45Because he understands if he makes another mistake, as you say, you can't win the championship here.
20:49But you can certainly lose it.
20:51I think for me, he's just trying to stay up at this point.
20:53It might make it difficult for him.
20:54I mean, the caliber of rider that he is, he's better than this.
20:59Oh, wow.
21:01Here comes Cooper Webb.
21:05Anderson maintains that position, but Lawrence is going to have his hands full.
21:10Somebody went down.
21:11Oh, Webb went down.
21:12Ah, Cooper went in to make that pass.
21:15And I think Hunter stayed into it, or Cooper maybe threw it down.
21:19Because he went in definitely to make it, and only one guy came out.
21:23So it would be interesting to see if we get a replay.
21:26So what happened?
21:28Yeah, he went in to make the move.
21:29Oh, what did his front brake maybe hit the hip or side of Hunter Lawrence, I believe.
21:41It just looked like it just stuck.
21:42Yeah, maybe his front wheel got caught up in this off the foot peg or something, but definitely a tough break for Cooper.
21:51Let's not give this race win just yet to Eli Tomac, because Ken Rockson is trying to stay in touch the best that he can.
21:59And we go back up front to the Red Bull KTM.
22:02First race aboard this in Monster Energy AMA Supercross competition.
22:08Well, I want to say something.
22:10As far as the condition goes and how this race is, this KTM, Eli said he likes the plant of it.
22:18He likes the steel chassis.
22:19With how these conditions are, with it being slick and a hard base, this is where I believe that this setup and this bike really excels.
22:27It's compliant, it flexes enough compared to the aluminum frame.
22:31And you talk about the power, Will, that Eli said this machine has.
22:35He looks like he's been on this thing for five years.
22:38It's incredible, isn't it?
22:39And it's been that way, Ricky, right from the beginning.
22:42There's been this kind of mutual respect between Eli Tomac and the Red Bull KTM team,
22:47where they both just kind of realized who each other is after fighting each other, competing so hard against each other for all these years.
22:55There's this respect.
22:56Eli has said how much the team has done for him, how they've been there and given him everything that he's needed.
23:01And from the team side of things, they just can't believe that this veteran is teaching them new things.
23:07Ian Harrison, team manager, told me once he saw Eli on track, he's like,
23:11ah, that's why he was such a tough competitor for so many years.
23:16So things gelling here, did they think it would gel this early to take an A1 win?
23:20I don't know.
23:21It is happening right now.
23:22Told us in the off-season, he said the motor, the power, he said this thing is a rocket ship.
23:28And he had the biggest smile, like a kid on his face.
23:31He said it is awesome.
23:32Meanwhile, with just over a minute plus a lap to go, things aren't getting any better for Chase Sexton.
23:40He had another little hiccup.
23:43This was the last lap.
23:44Oh, that's off the triple there where the crash was the first lap.
23:49He's going to lose a tremendous amount of time right there.
23:52Interesting to see what happened, how that actually happened.
23:56Guessing he probably from that angle where Eli is, he was on the wrong stick and he had to make that decision to go off.
24:02Because the way he was, it didn't look like he was stopped.
24:05So to me, it looked like he jumped off.
24:06Oh, here we go.
24:08Game on again.
24:09Hunter Lawrence on the inside of Anderson.
24:11And that was a clean pass.
24:12I was going to say, watch Hunter Lawrence take a look back.
24:14Make sure he has a gap.
24:15He's going to try to nail this triple.
24:17Want to make sure you get a gap of Jason.
24:20Jason had come back in on you.
24:23Right.
24:24He's going to roll out now.
24:25You can see, look at the gap he's put on.
24:27He's able to get by Vince Friese here, this lap rider.
24:31And tell you what, he's not that far away from Jorge Prado, you know.
24:35No, he's only two.
24:36Look, Prado should be in this next camera shop.
24:38There's Prado.
24:39Oh, man.
24:40Yeah, I mean, still a great ride from Jorge.
24:43Oh, yeah.
24:43Especially coming off this season.
24:44We knew he was going to try to put his best foot forward here.
24:47But coming out with a heat race win, running third place, been a difficult track for a lot of these guys.
24:54I mean, listen, how the breakup between him and Kawasaki wins, and I mean, his chips are on the table.
25:05And I tell you what, he has silenced the critics, and it's a very impressive ride from Prado.
25:09I am, kudos to him.
25:13When he first came here, he was aboard that Red Bull gas-gas machine.
25:16Yeah.
25:16What all of his success in Europe was aboard the Red Bull KTM.
25:19So he said, I feel like I'm coming home to my family.
25:23It feels normal.
25:24It feels the surrounds.
25:26There's so much familiarity.
25:28But if he's going to get his first career podium, he's going to have to hold off this guy
25:32because there's still time left for Hunter Lawrence to stage a comeback to a third place.
25:38We'll see.
25:40Blake Hunter, try to be smart here, try to be aggressive, but really smart, I think, for him.
25:45A top five.
25:46The way he was looking in the beginning part of that main, doing a great job for him.
25:50But overall, still solid.
25:53You two guys won on multiple manufacturers.
25:55If this man here hangs on for one more lap, he is going to win for four different OEMs, four different manufacturers.
26:03That's incredible.
26:04It is incredible.
26:06And just being at his age right now, I mean, he looks just as good as he's ever had.
26:11Blake looks great.
26:12Working in the whoops, Ricky.
26:14Oh, yeah.
26:14Fan favorite.
26:16I was at Starbucks earlier.
26:18Saw so many Eli Tomac jerseys, the little kids.
26:21Oh, yeah.
26:22Look at number three out there.
26:24How about this?
26:25Great ride for Kenny, too.
26:27Stayed in touch.
26:28He's just under three seconds.
26:29He can see Eli up the road.
26:31You know, the most successful as far as wins, Jeremy McGrath with 72.
26:36The king is in the building.
26:38And he'll watch this guy get one more closer.
26:41Eli Tomac on his new ride through the whoops for the final time.
26:46He said he loved this bike.
26:49He likes the team.
26:51His team manager said he doesn't say much, but he's a total pro.
26:54And he's a total winner.
26:56Eli Tomac wins a one.
26:58On his new ride holds off Ken Rockson.
27:05And his new teammate is headed for his first podium in Mod Strategy AMA Supercross competition.
27:13Hang on to it.
27:14Jorge Prado through the whoops for the final time.
27:17There's enough distance.
27:18He has a look around.
27:19He sees Hunter Lawrence behind Prado on the podium for the first time.
27:27Hunter Lawrence finishes behind in fourth.
27:29And Anderson will hold off Justin Cooper for a top five.
27:37Man, this guy right here.
27:39He looks so comfortable on that bike, man.
27:42And from a champion standpoint, great.
27:45That's a win there, too.
27:47With Cooper Webb in seventh.
27:48Chase X in eighth.
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