Hunter Lawrence holeshots, Ken Roczen takes the lead early
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Ken Roczen entered St. Louis with the most momentum among the top three championship riders.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri : Ken Roczen brought momentum with him from Detroit after winning last week. 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.