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00:00The main event here in Denver is going to play a pivotal role in the complexion of the championship.
00:04Gates down, let's go in Denver.
00:07And what a start from Hunter Lawrence.
00:09Roxen's on the inside.
00:11Prado gets the whole shot.
00:13Lawrence goes with it.
00:15Where's Kenny? He's back in fifth.
00:19Eli Tomac runs third.
00:21It's going to be Kenny.
00:24Hunter's got to do everything he can do right now to get by Jorge.
00:27If he can do that, he will put a lot of ground in between himself and that 94.
00:33Going to be hard to do it.
00:34Jorge is extremely fast.
00:36Does he tuck back underneath?
00:37He's going to be in a perfect position to be on the inside on this rhythm lane right here.
00:41Here comes Lawrence.
00:42Lawrence on Prado.
00:44Not quite close enough there.
00:46The Spaniard holds the lead.
00:48Right here, he's got to turn it loose.
00:51Intensity through the roof right now.
00:53If he can do that, it is going to put the pressure on the 94.
00:56You can see going inside, outside.
01:00Let's see if he can go up the inside.
01:01Got it.
01:02Hunter Lawrence to the lead.
01:04Ricky, he's doing everything you said he needs to do.
01:07He did.
01:08He's putting it to him right now.
01:09JT, you talked about it.
01:11He has got to show these guys that he can win.
01:14He's got Kenny right where he wants him.
01:16Now, he's got to race for it and be absolutely perfect.
01:21Eli Tomac got caught up in the sand.
01:23Lost a couple of positions.
01:25Oh, that's going to be a little gift for Ken Roxen.
01:28So that's a free position right there.
01:33Kenny always so good early on with the intensity in these races.
01:38He's going to have to use some extra effort here.
01:40This track very hard to pass.
01:42Watch Kenny right here go to where there's no time left.
01:46Whoa.
01:47The intensity to which Roxen is riding with here.
01:50Because he knows about the points for every position.
01:53And he knows his title rivals out in front.
01:56Inside move coming up here.
01:57Roxen tries it on web.
01:59They're side by side.
02:07Look at Kenny through the whoops.
02:10Into the sand.
02:11Password.
02:12One position done.
02:13Yeah, you're going to see right here.
02:14Kenny has to go for it.
02:17Again, he doesn't have to beat Hunter here tonight.
02:20But at least he has to finish right behind him.
02:27Let's show you what happened to Eli Tomac.
02:29Let's see here.
02:30Going through the whoops.
02:31Everything's good.
02:32No problem.
02:33Yeah, it looks like he stalls it right there.
02:35Yep, he does.
02:36Stalls it, gets the bike fired back up.
02:39Roxen on Prado.
02:40Watch for the switch back here.
02:42And again, a double switch back.
02:44Oh, Roxen.
02:45Nice pass by Kenny Roxen.
02:49Ooh, you see that Jorge gets on the brakes.
02:51But Ken has the advantage to be on the inside now.
02:55He's got clean air.
02:56And he's going to, I anticipate him to make a push.
03:01Deficit is four seconds to race leader and title rival Hunter Lawrence.
03:10What does that look like?
03:12Entering the whoops.
03:17There is what it looks like right there.
03:19There you go.
03:21It'll be these next couple laps will be the telltale sign.
03:26We couldn't ask for it to be any better.
03:28The top two in the championship in the top two positions.
03:30Tell you right now, my heart rate is going.
03:33I went down to that HRC Honda team just to check in with the crew.
03:37And I'm going to tell you, Hunter Lawrence was sitting in there, cool as a cucumber, man.
03:41And ready to go, just like it was another race.
03:45I spent some time with him yesterday.
03:47Hunter Lawrence, that is.
03:49And Ricky, to your point, he didn't look phased.
03:51He didn't look like a guy who was in the most intense championship fight of his career.
03:57He said, I did the same as I've done every week.
03:59Just kept chipping away.
04:00I'm in my routine.
04:02I didn't change anything.
04:03And here he is, JT, leading the man who leads the championship.
04:07Well, if you're wondering just how does, what does adrenaline look like?
04:10They've spent so much time throughout the week thinking about this championship,
04:15wondering how the weekend's going to go.
04:16And they get this opportunity to explode in this main event.
04:20And it's so difficult for anyone else to get in there.
04:22We talked about could Chase Sexton, could Cooper Webb, could they play a role?
04:26But you saw the intensity in both of these two out front.
04:29They are simply on a different level.
04:32Some of that is ability, but some of that is the intensity and the adrenaline
04:36that this championship fight brings.
04:38Well, it's these whoops right here where Kenny's making up a ton of time on Hunter.
04:42I believe if Hunter can keep Kenny at bay, say, for another three to four laps,
04:47it's going to be hard for Kenny to catch Hunter because he'll get to that breaking point.
04:54We've talked about it all the time.
04:55There's a breaking point in the race.
04:59Really good fight here for third place between Jorge Prado aboard the Red Bull KTM
05:03and the bending champ, Cooper Webb.
05:07Watch this a moment ago between Barsha aboard the 51 and Cooper Webb.
05:12Oh, it's the little tag there.
05:19And Webb was able to clear away.
05:21There's the three of Eli Tomac who was able to catch back up and really find his rhythm again
05:26after stalling the bike in the sand earlier.
05:28Yeah, what a ride for the three and the one to come back as well, man.
05:32And I'm going to tell you, it is, there's some locker talk going on in the paddock.
05:37Jorge's a tough guy to get by.
05:39And you can see that right now, unless you have a massive time gap on him.
05:43Hard to get by.
05:44But Eli Tomac is a man on the move right now.
05:47Here goes a pass.
05:48You hear the roar of the crowd.
05:49They know there's something on for their man as he takes the fight to Cooper Webb.
05:54He spoke too early.
05:58I like how these guys turned down a little bit early right there
06:01because it set you up perfectly.
06:03He's going to make the move.
06:07This guy right here is rolling.
06:09The way that he's riding, this is the beginning season, Eli.
06:13Well, this could be one of those beast mode rides.
06:15And I don't want to get the cart in front of the horse here,
06:19but there is a lot of racing left.
06:21And Eli Tomac had a 52-second lap time to Kenny's 52.6.
06:30It's going to be all in this pass right here.
06:32If he can get by the 26, Kenny is going to have to take notice.
06:38Oh, a bubble there in the sand for Prado.
06:42That's going to help Eli Tomac's quest
06:44of getting by the spandard and chasing down Ken Rockson.
06:49Lead has grown for Hunter Lawrence to 6.3 seconds.
06:55Yeah, he's putting in that time.
06:56If he can still continue to build and keep it at bay,
07:00then he can get cruise control into maintenance mode,
07:02stay locked in,
07:04and then start picking through those lappers.
07:09Great ride.
07:10Let's take a moment to say great ride, Jorge Prado.
07:12Yeah.
07:13He'd win,
07:14and he's running in the top three.
07:16These teammates are all over him.
07:21Eli Tomac fans all over the world are saying,
07:24this is the guy we've been waiting to see for too long
07:27after that bizarre spell
07:29for several rounds
07:30where the questions were,
07:31what's wrong with Eli?
07:35Well, then, he's not back to 100% fitness
07:37after that crash through the whoops
07:39several races ago.
07:41Oh, he looks good.
07:42Yeah, he's dropped back.
07:44Just a couple bike lengths here this last lap.
07:46Sometimes you've got to pull back,
07:48take a breather.
07:49He made a hard push there to catch up
07:52and get back to that position.
07:55We're not halfway through this 450 main,
07:58but it's worth pointing out
07:59that if the positions remain as is,
08:02we would go to the finale
08:03next weekend in Salt Lake City
08:05with a one-point difference
08:07between Ken Rockson and Hunter Lawrence.
08:10Yeah, basically,
08:10it takes me back to 06.
08:12Whoever beats each other
08:13wins the championship.
08:14Wins the championship.
08:14And that's what you want, Will.
08:18Ricky, I got a chance to speak
08:19to Johnny O'Meara there,
08:21your good friend over at Honda HRCU Trains,
08:23Hunter Lawrence.
08:24And just what he said
08:25just really, like,
08:26struck a chord with me
08:27earlier on today.
08:28He was talking about
08:29what a high-stress situation this was
08:30and you two already said
08:31how calm Hunter is.
08:33And he said to me,
08:34I have complete confidence
08:35that Hunter can control
08:37his own destiny.
08:39And I'm just thinking
08:39that's got so many components to it
08:41from the start,
08:42being able to execute that
08:43to the attitude
08:44that you both spoke about
08:46how calm that he was.
08:48He's doing exactly
08:49what the team are asking him to do
08:51and just putting all the pieces together
08:52and he's going to be
08:54potentially within that one point there
08:56as we head into the finale next week.
08:58Well, absolutely.
08:59And listen, I'm partial.
09:00You know my history
09:01with Johnny O'Meara.
09:02He was my mentor.
09:03He made me the champion,
09:06big part of the champion
09:07that I became
09:07and I'll put him against anybody.
09:10And the way that Hunter has been doing
09:13and what he's been doing
09:15is a testament to Johnny O
09:16and of course the others
09:18in that inner circle.
09:19JT.
09:21Just, you know,
09:21to follow on Will,
09:22you know,
09:23the Honda HRC team part,
09:25I think they deserve a shout out
09:26if this main event continues
09:28because they've gone the extra mile
09:29and this has been their MO.
09:31These elevation races,
09:32they have seemed to have the upper hand,
09:35whether it's extra power,
09:36whether it's extra resources
09:37to throw at it.
09:38They went so far
09:39as to go to nearby Thunder Valley,
09:41one of our pro motocross rounds,
09:42and practice starts on Friday.
09:45That would get them an edge.
09:47You see Eli Tomac
09:48trying to make a pass
09:48in the top box there,
09:49but it just goes to show
09:51you put in the extra effort
09:52when the championship's on the line,
09:54you may end up winning
09:55that main event.
09:57The crowd are going crazy
09:59for their man Eli Tomac
10:01who finally gets past his teammate,
10:03Jorge Prado.
10:04Watch these next couple laps,
10:06timing and scoring.
10:08Eli was the fastest man on the track
10:10at a 52-9
10:11while he was being held up
10:12by his teammate.
10:14This is going to be interesting
10:15to see the gap
10:16between Ken Rockson
10:17and Eli Tomac.
10:20We're over the halfway mark.
10:22Quick reminder to stock up
10:23on Monster Energy drinks
10:24at King Super.
10:26Well, it's a super ride
10:29tonight at home
10:30for ET3.
10:33Back in the top three.
10:35And he has just over four seconds
10:38to catch Ken Rockson.
10:40Looks over his shoulder right now.
10:42And again,
10:43if he can keep this tempo up,
10:45I'm going to be watching
10:46timing and scoring here
10:47and then that gap,
10:48you can see right here,
10:49that is going to be the key
10:53to see what that gap,
10:55if it builds
10:55or if it shrinks.
10:58And that's going to put
10:59the pressure on Kenny.
11:07Man, I'll tell you what,
11:09I am so nervous.
11:11It just,
11:12my anxiety is through the roof
11:14for these two riders right now
11:16in the championship.
11:19And it would be appropriate.
11:20It would be appropriate
11:22that we go,
11:23we would go to the last round
11:24with just one point
11:26between the two of them.
11:27It would.
11:27But I'm going to tell you something.
11:29Go back in my days, JT,
11:31to be in Hunter's position
11:33and to be able to pull away
11:34from the guy straight up
11:35who you're racing
11:37for the championship,
11:38it has to give you,
11:40it would give me massive confidence
11:42going in to Salt Lake City.
11:45Ricky, I believe it would,
11:46you know,
11:47and if you're Hunter,
11:48you can just kind of say,
11:49hey, the last two weekends
11:50in climate conditions,
11:52nothing I could really do,
11:53advantage Kenny.
11:54Now we're back to a normal race
11:56in normal conditions
11:57and it's back to the status quo.
11:59I think that's how Hunter Lawrence
12:01is approaching this thing.
12:03Teammates here
12:04with Justin Cooper
12:04doing some chasing
12:05on Cooper Webb.
12:07This is for a spot
12:08in the top five
12:09if Justin Cooper
12:11can get by the champ.
12:13Justin Barsha enjoying
12:14another top ten run along
12:16with his Troy Lee-designed
12:18Red Bull Ducati teammate
12:19in Dylan Ferrandes
12:20and Malcolm Stewart,
12:21although Malcolm had to go
12:22by the LCQ,
12:23Malcolm's running
12:24in eighth at the moment.
12:25It's been a rough year
12:27for Coop
12:28and he's worked really hard
12:29but I just,
12:30I feel like there's been
12:31certain moments
12:32and as a competitor
12:33where if you could
12:34have just gotten by a guy
12:37on a certain lap,
12:38it changes the dynamic
12:39of the race.
12:40I go back to Dallas
12:41when he wasn't able
12:43to hold off Kenny
12:44for the lead
12:45early on in the race
12:46like the first two laps.
12:48I think that changed
12:49the complexity
12:50of that particular race
12:51and this race for example.
12:53He wasn't able
12:54to get by Jorge.
12:55I think if he's able
12:56to do that,
12:56it changes the finish
12:58for him, I believe.
13:00And it's not
13:01for the lack of trying.
13:05Meanwhile,
13:05at the front of this race,
13:07Honda HRC progressive rider
13:09Hunter Lawrence
13:10has put nearly 10 seconds
13:12on his rival,
13:14Ken Rockson.
13:15Well, he has
13:16and I'm looking,
13:16looking at the timing
13:17and scoring right here.
13:18Remember I told you all
13:19to watch that gap right there.
13:21It looks like
13:23Eli has dialed it back
13:25a little bit
13:25or Ken has wicked it up
13:27because he has built up
13:30a nice little cushion there
13:31over Eli Tomax
13:33to take a little bit
13:33of the pressure off
13:34to save a point or two.
13:36This guy has held
13:38the red plate
13:39either by himself
13:40or in a tight position
13:41meaning to be
13:42the series leader
13:43eight different times
13:45this year.
13:46He may very well
13:47go to the season finale
13:48not with the red plate
13:49but within just one point
13:51of Ken Rockson.
13:53Remember,
13:53this season
13:54is the season
13:55that delivered
13:56Hunter Lawrence's
13:57very first
13:57450 Supercross win
13:59in Arlington.
14:00He then went on
14:01at Indy
14:01and in Birmingham
14:02to go back to back.
14:04He then won again
14:04in Nashville.
14:05So this,
14:06if he can hang on
14:07for another six minutes
14:08plus a lap
14:08would be his fifth win
14:10on the year
14:11to match Ken Rockson.
14:13These two are together
14:14in so many ways.
14:16I mean,
14:16other than the one point difference
14:18they're identical.
14:19five wins.
14:20Podium's the same.
14:21It's just absolutely incredible.
14:23Hunter would get him
14:24because he has more top fives
14:26but still
14:27and I'm going to tell you
14:28I never had this guy
14:29in this position
14:32preseason.
14:33It's absolutely incredible.
14:35He's done a great job
14:37and I'll tell you what
14:38his bounce backs
14:39has what's been amazing
14:41to me
14:42and great to see
14:44just his mental fortitude
14:45how he's had
14:46you know,
14:47a rough weekend
14:48but he's still
14:49his resiliency
14:50he still comes back
14:51and does what he needs to do
14:53in important moments
14:55like JT said
14:56you can't ask
14:57for anything else.
14:59The Monster Energy Star
15:00Yamaha teammates
15:00still duking it out.
15:02Here comes Justin Cooper
15:03got a better corner exit there
15:04and is able to get
15:05alongside the champ
15:07and execute the move.
15:10Cooper Webb comes back though.
15:12Justin looks over
15:13and he knows
15:14he knows how tough
15:15Cooper Webb is
15:15to fight on track
15:17and in the background
15:18looming large
15:19is Malcolm Stewart
15:22and that brings
15:23the Ducati teammates
15:24together as well
15:25in Ferrandes and Barsha
15:27fighting inside the top 10.
15:28There they are
15:29just in the background.
15:33Kawasaki's Chase Sexton
15:35runs in the 10th position.
15:38Look at Malcolm
15:38got a great ride
15:39or a great run
15:40pardon me
15:41through the whoops
15:42this guy's always so fast
15:44in the whoops
15:44and these whoops
15:46being so slick and hard
15:47like JT talked about
15:48on our track report
15:49he's able to use those legs
15:51and that weight advantage
15:52to get a good drive
15:53create more traction.
15:57Don't take your eyes
15:58off the 14
15:59of Dylan Ferrandes either.
16:01Here he comes
16:01he's cleared his teammate
16:03and he is rolling
16:04with Malcolm
16:06up position by position
16:08and Ferrandes Owens
16:09the fastest lap
16:10of the race
16:11last time around
16:12so the Frenchman's flying.
16:17This is a good little battle.
16:19All these guys are
16:21scrunched up here
16:22right behind Jorge
16:24for fourth.
16:30look at that run
16:31Malcolm gets
16:32rolls to the outside
16:39let's see if Prado
16:40can hang on to this
16:41we know that he can
16:43we know that he's capable
16:44of doing it
16:45we saw it at A1
16:45where he finished
16:46on the podium
16:47for the first time
16:48and a few races ago
16:52he finished fourth
16:53but there's also been
16:54a trait
16:55of Prado fading
16:57late in the main
16:58so let's see
16:59if the Spaniel
17:00can hang on to this one
17:01for a really solid
17:02fourth place
17:03with just three minutes
17:05left plus a lap
17:06it's going to be tough
17:07because he's got
17:08Cooper Webb
17:09all over him
17:10and it's all jammed up
17:11right behind him
17:13he's going to have
17:14to hold strong
17:15I anticipate him
17:16to ride pretty
17:18dispensive
17:19start going lower
17:19in the corners
17:25down to the wire
17:26oh it looks like
17:28Verandes
17:29has gotten by
17:31Malcolm
17:31yep
17:34this could be
17:35a very fruitful
17:36result
17:37for Dylan Verandes
17:38if he keeps doing
17:39what he's been doing
17:39time may beat him
17:41though
17:41two and a half
17:42plus a lap to go
17:45there's Coop
17:46oh I thought he was
17:47going to get a better
17:48drive out of that
17:48corner to kind of
17:50make a move
17:50up Prado like
17:52he like Tomek did
17:57meanwhile
17:57lead advantage
17:59to Hunter Lawrence
18:0012.8 seconds
18:03has answered the call
18:05one is he
18:07albeit after it was
18:08red flagged
18:09and then they had
18:09a staggered restart
18:11but Hunter capitalized
18:13on that opportunity
18:13to reset
18:15and worked his way
18:16past Justin Barsha
18:17for the lead of the
18:18race and the win
18:18of the heat
18:19and then to be
18:20in a commanding
18:21position here
18:23Verandes fights
18:23it through the
18:24whoops
18:24as he desperately
18:25tries to catch up
18:26to the star
18:27Yamaha duo
18:29it's like we were
18:30here last year
18:31wasn't this same
18:32situation where
18:34Justin Cooper
18:35was all over
18:36Cooper Webb
18:36and couldn't get
18:37by him
18:38we all thought
18:39that Justin
18:40was just letting
18:41us know
18:41there was some
18:42team tactics
18:44going on
18:44oh look at Dylan
18:46great to see Dylan
18:47doing well here
18:49bottom box
18:50race leader
18:51Hunter Lawrence
18:54starting to jump
18:55through
18:55take the safe
18:56line
18:57no he's got
18:58it
19:01got three more
19:02laps left
19:02a minute
19:03plus one five
19:04he'll complete
19:05this lap
19:07meanwhile
19:07you got four
19:08guys here
19:09fourth
19:10fifth
19:10sixth
19:10and seventh
19:11Verandes' best
19:12result on the
19:13season
19:13and aboard
19:14his new
19:14ride
19:14the Ducati
19:15is sixth
19:16and that's
19:16what he's
19:16fighting for
19:17right now
19:17up against
19:18Justin Cooper
19:19they come
19:19together
19:20and they
19:21both go
19:21down
19:23Malcolm Stewart
19:24sails
19:25on by
19:28what an
19:29unfortunate
19:30incident
19:30you can see
19:32it coming
19:32from a mile
19:33away
19:33very similar
19:34to what
19:35we saw
19:36in the
19:36last chance
19:36qualifier
19:37with
19:37Kyle Chisholm
19:39and Vince
19:39Friese
19:39Weber Prado
19:41this is for
19:42Bourne
19:42oh Prado's
19:43back up
19:44the inside
19:44though
19:46oh look like
19:48I wonder if
19:49Cooper's
19:50got arm
19:50popped
19:51now Webb's
19:53down
19:55fighting Prado
19:56for that
19:57spot
19:57Malcolm Stewart's
19:59been gifted
19:59three positions
20:00in the last
20:01half a lap
20:01wow
20:02all of a sudden
20:04Malcolm finds
20:05himself out
20:06of the LCQ
20:07and in fifth
20:08incredible
20:09to see what
20:11just happened
20:11and frustrating
20:13at the same
20:14time
20:14watch this
20:15forget fifth
20:16fourth place
20:18for Malcolm Stewart
20:18aboard the rockstar
20:19energy factory
20:20Husqvarna
20:21from the last chance
20:22qualifier
20:23mind you
20:23from a fall
20:25and a front
20:27wheel that kept
20:27locking up
20:28blocked with mud
20:32and packed dirt
20:33I should say
20:34to fourth
20:36in the main event
20:39Chase Sexton
20:40finds himself
20:41two in the top
20:41five
20:42as he goes
20:43by Jorge Prado
20:44so from
20:45tenth to fifth
20:46for Chase Sexton
20:48that's been quite
20:48the turnaround
20:49as well
20:50musical chairs
20:51here in the
20:51finish line
20:52but look at
20:52that
20:53one more lap
20:54to go
20:56the white flag
20:57is out
20:57I just want
20:58to go back
20:59to the top
20:59of the show
21:00when I asked
21:01you
21:01what does
21:02Roxen do
21:02what does
21:03Hunter Lawrence
21:04do
21:04and you said
21:05Hunter Lawrence
21:05has something
21:06very simple
21:07to do
21:08in a matter
21:09of words
21:09it's a must
21:10win
21:10and if he can't
21:12win the race
21:12he's going to
21:13win the battle
21:15against Roxen
21:16well
21:16he's ahead
21:17of Roxen
21:18and he's
21:18in the lead
21:19of this
21:20main event
21:20on his way
21:21home
21:22to a fifth
21:23victory
21:24of the season
21:25what he's been
21:27able to do
21:28you think about
21:28the last two
21:29weeks
21:29okay
21:30and how
21:32they've went
21:32and just think
21:33about how he
21:34lost that
21:3530 point gap
21:36that he had
21:38if you're
21:39contemplating
21:39going to Salt Lake
21:40City next weekend
21:41don't contemplate
21:43anymore
21:43you've got to
21:44go
21:44because there's
21:45going to be
21:46just one point
21:47between Ken
21:48Roxen and Hunter
21:49Lawrence
21:49Hunter Lawrence
21:51wins in Denver
21:52and says
21:53don't count me
21:54out of this
21:54championship year
21:57Roxen
21:58in second place
21:59through the sand
22:00for the final time
22:02the title
22:03is going
22:04to Salt Lake City
22:05where one point
22:07separates the top two
22:08yeah great ride
22:09for Kenny
22:10also welcome back
22:11Eli
22:12incredible podium
22:13finish there
22:14but hey
22:15listen
22:16listen
22:16that was a great
22:17ride
22:17by the 94
22:18of Ken Roxen
22:19he's still
22:20in a position
22:21to win
22:21his first ever
22:22250
22:24or 450
22:25Monster Energy
22:26Supercross
22:26championship
22:27and he can't be
22:29bummed with that
22:31fist pump
22:33wow
22:33wow what a funding
22:34wow what a funonders
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