right after that point."
Craig, meanwhile, had his
chances at Indy 1 and 2 but just
hasn't shown the speed of his
teammate as of late, especially
Tuesday when Nichols flat out
rode away from Craig.
"Colt is on it and I'm going to
have to execute a little better
from the start of the race if I'm
going to have a chance to break
his streak," Craig said Tuesday
night. "He's on a roll and I need
to focus on getting in front of
him at the start and giving it
everything I have to stay ahead
of him."
After finishing second to Nich-
ols on Tuesday, Craig could see
the title slipping away but got a
the pack steadily and smoothly
to finish on the podium in third
behind winner Craig and runner-
up Jo Shimoda (Monster En-
ergy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki).
"There's not really much to
say, I guess," Nichols said. "It
started out about as good as it
could, though. I got a great start
and was in the lead. I don't even
know what happened, to be
honest. I just came out of that
turn, and all of a sudden, I was
on the face of the tabletop look-
ing backward. It was just a big
mistake. I can't really give that
away, but that's racing. That's
why we line up. It's frustrating,
for sure, because I felt like I was
on it today, and I did everything
SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS 5 & 6 / FEBRUARY 2 & 6, 2021
LUCAS OIL STADIUM / INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
P66
later issued a release saying that it
"regrets this error and the subse-
quent confusion that resulted and
reaffirms its commitment to enforce
the racing rulebook accurately with
transparency and objectivity." You
can listen to Oldenburg's explana-
tion, via Instagram, of the situation.
INDY 2-3 SUPERCROSS
NOTES:
Zach Osborne said after Tuesday's
race, in which he finished seventh, "I
blew my chin/tongue out on the bars
in the first practice, and that kind of
set the tone for the day." The follow-
ing Saturday, Osborne couldn't do
much with a bad start and finished
Briefly...
Jo Shimoda got back
on the podium at
Indy 3. This time, he
said, he earned it.
