the mix during the opening half
of the 450SX main event, and he
even pressured Hunter Law-
rence for the second spot. When
Lawrence hit the deck, Prado
found himself in the running
for the win but "fell off rhythm"
during the middle section of the
race. He fell victim to Cooper on
the final lap but still held on for a
podium result. Prado started and
ended the year on the box and
completed his second season in
ninth overall in the championship
standings.
"My main goal was to get a
good start," Prado said. "I did
that and was running third, and
at one point I was faster than
the guys in front of me [Roczen
and Lawrence]. I knew they were
battling for the championship,
so I didn't want to interfere. I
could have made a pass, but I
wanted to stay there. Then Hunt
-
er made a mistake, and I fell a
little bit off rhythm."
Cooper Webb finished fourth
in the race and took third in the
championship. While he hands
over the number-one plate, this
marks the fourth consecutive
season in which Webb's finished
inside the top three in points.
As for Hunter Lawrence,
after 17 long rounds a mere
three points separated him
and Roczen from the overall
championship. The fall on lap
10 ultimately decided the final
running order, and he salvaged
seventh place. He and Roczen
both finished the season with
five wins and 12 podiums.
"Not too many years ago,
I wished of leaving the races
healthy," Lawrence said. "Then I
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SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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The moment it all
went wrong. Hunter
Lawrence fell from
second and watched the
450SX title slip away.
Cole Davies put an
exclamation point
on the season with a
dominant win in the
250SX East/West
Showdown.
