Revealed on 1 January 2023

This was one of the crucial thrilling opening races ever with Davi Millsaps and Trey Canard going at it for the win and the privateer Suzuki man Millsaps, surprisingly, taking the win in opposition to a deep area together with champoions like Villopoto, Reed, Stewart and Dungey!
Regardless of ending second the yr earlier than, largely attributable to consistency, Millsaps got here into the season approach below the radar as race winner and title contender however he proved it was no fluke by staying within the main positions for a lot of the season on the non-factory Suzuki in what was possibly the most effective season of his profession, with Millsaps ending second within the collection behind Ryan Villopoto.
Can Roczen do a Millsaps in 2023 and take the win on a workforce that isn’t used to successful within the premier class?