third, and gave up a few points to
Toth in the overall standings. Like
his brother, Grant, Steward is
dealing with a few issues, includ-
ing a sprained ACL in his knee.
"I haven't been able to train
over the last couple of weeks
and I think that affected my tim-
ing," said Steward.
Cory Buttrick turned some
heads when he finished second
to Grant Baylor in the fourth
test. The KR4 Husqvarna rider
parlayed the finish into fourth
overall, his best of the year.
Meanwhile, SRT Racing's Evan
Smith rounded out the top five
with pretty solid performance.
"It was actually a pretty clean
day; I didn't fall or hit any trees,"
said Smith. "I really don't feel
like fifth reflects how well I rode
today. I don't live too far from
here, so I was right at home in
this stuff."
Solid Performance KTM's
Ryder Lafferty switched from a
250F to a 350F for this race and
came away with sixth overall, a
personal best. The finish was
also good enough for the win in
the NE Pro2 class.
Five-time National Enduro
Champion Russell Bobbitt
finished seventh on his Gnarly
Routes KTM, while Trail Jest-
ers KTM Racing's Ben Kelley
suffered through an off day in
eighth.
Jake Froman was ninth overall
and second in the NE Pro2
class in his debut ride with the
AirGroup/Enduro Engineering
Husqvarna team.
FAR Racing/Gas Gas North
America's Andrew DeLong
rounded out the top 10.
KR4 Husqvarna's Tayla Jones
edged Trail Jesters KTM Rac-
ing/Bonanza Plumbing's Mack-
enzie Tricker by five seconds
to win the Women's Elite class.
Jones won four tests, with
Tricker winning two.
"I started off a bit slow, but
then it picked up," said Jones.
"Some of the places were a bit
sketchy because of the stumps,
but overall it was a good day."
Tricker is relatively new to the
national enduro format but she is
catching on quickly.
"I won a couple of tests and
I think I had a pretty solid day,"
said Tricker. "I'm feeling more
comfortable with each race and I
really felt good today."
Kendall Lafollette finished third
on a KTM.
Shan Moore
1. Grant Baylor (KTM)
2. Josh Toth (KTM)
3. Steward Baylor (KTM)
4. Cory Buttrick (Hus)
5. Evan Smith (Hus)
6. Ryder Lafferty (KTM)
7. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
8. Ben Kelley (KTM)
9. Jake Froman (Hus)
10. Andrew DeLong (GG)
IN
THE
WIND
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Steward Baylor Jr. was third
overall and saw his points lead
shrink to 11 over Toth.
