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and pull it out. At least I had a
big enough lead to hang on to
second."
Steward rode a steady race
all day, including a rare win in
the opening test of the day. And
when his brother faltered, Stew-
ard was in good position to take
advantage of the situation.
"Grant got out to a lead over
me, but it started to get pretty
rocky in the last few tests and
that's when things started going
my way," said Steward. "Those
last two tests seemed to fall in
my lap."
Toth (FMF/KTM) was the best
of the rest, finishing third ahead
of Ben Kelley (Trail Jesters Rac-
ing KTM). Both riders turned
in solid performances, but not
"Baylor Good."
"I just didn't have anything for
them," said Toth. "I felt like I was
riding well, but my times just
didn't show it."
Fifth overall went to Evan
Smith (Team SRT), who has been
finishing around the middle of
the top 10 all year. Meanwhile,
sixth went to Cory Buttrick (KR4
Husqvarna).
"I just felt kind of rusty in the
sand," said Buttrick. "I gave up a
little bit of time in those first few
tests just trying to get my feet
back up under me, but the rest of
the day I felt pretty good."
Solid Performance Racing's
Ryder Lafferty (eight-time Champ
Michael Lafferty's nephew)
topped the NE Pro2 division with
a seventh overall finish ahead of
Russell Bobbitt (Granly Routes
KTM).
Nathan Ferderer (KTM) was
ninth overall and second in the
NE Pro2 class, while
Nick Fahringer (Sherco USA)
rounded out the top 10.
Thad Duvall (Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna) had a disappointing
day. A rock knocked a hole in
his side case and he was forced
to drop out near the start of the
sixth test.
Mackenzie Tricker (Trail Jest-
ers KTM Racing) was victori-
ous in the Women's Elite class,
beating out Tayla Jones (KR4
Husqvarna) by 35 seconds.
Tricker won three of the five tests
en route to the win. CN
0VERALL
1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Grant Baylor (KTM)
3. Josh Toth (KTM)
4. Ben Kelley (KTM)
5. Evan Smith (Hus)
6. Cory Buttrick (Hus)
7. Ryder Lafferty (Hus)
8. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
9. Nathan Ferderer (KTM)
10. Nick Fahringer (Shr)
Grant Baylor
made it a Baylor
1-2 finish. Grant
was leading up
until the final test
when his brother,
Steward, got him.
