ST. LOUIS, Missouri: Ken Roczen brought momentum with him from Detroit after winning last week and he built on it with a second consecutive win.
Roczen trimmed nine points off the championship lead and left St. Louis with only a five-point deficit.
Justin Cooper passed Jorge Prado late in the race to secure second. He followed up on his heat win to scored another podium finish.
Prado is known for his great starts and he got another in St. Louis. He slotted into second, but lost contact with the leaders early.
Hunter Lawrence and Eli Tomac struggled in qualification and their heat. Lawrence struggled at the beginning of the feature, but regained speed in the second half.
Cooper Webb took fifth from Tomac late in the race.
In-Race Notes
Hunter Lawrence earned the holeshot with Eli Tomac sixth.
Ken Roczen took the lead on the second lap.
Jorge Prado grabbed second from Lawrence, which helps Roczen in the points.
Roczen accumulates a three-second lead over Prado.
As they ran, Tomac had a one-point lead over Lawrence on Lap 4 and six on Roczen.
Justin Cooper took third from Lawrence on Lap 5.
Cooper Webb was in seventh on Lap 6.
Webb moved into sixth one lap later.
The top five were spread out as the riders settled into a rhythm.
Roczen checked out. He had a 6.8 second lead on Lap 10.
Chase Sexton went down later that same lap.
Webb took fifth from Tomac on Lap 12.
Prado dropped two positions on Lap 16 and allowed Lawrence to salvage points.
