moment where I felt I gave up
some time."
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Suzuki's Ken Roczen logged his
third podium finish in a row and
fifth of the season with another
third place in Nashville. He rode
up front all day and regained
a podium finish when Justin
Barcia crashed out. Roczen and
Barcia have battled all season
for fourth in the championship,
but after Barcia suffered a race-
ending (and possibly season-
ending) injury, it appears Roczen
now has a lock on it.
"The track just got really
gnarly," Roczen said. "Whenever
it gets like that I just have flash
-
backs to 2017 [the year Roczen
injured
his arm]. I had such a big
gap to the front that I just stayed
second is as good as a first at
this point in the championship.
"I was just riding in my zone
and had a couple moments in
the whoops," Tomac said. "I just
backed it off a little bit. Condi
-
tions were tough, you saw dust
flying
around, but there was also
some soft pockets. I just backed
it down and Chase was riding re
-
ally fast. It was really the whoop
ROUND 15 / APRIL 29, 2023
NISSAN STADIUM / NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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