also had to deal with running out
of gas at one point and stalling his
engine at another. But despite the
setbacks, Baylor turned in a great
ride.
Josh Toth continued his initia-
tion into the XC1 Pro division by
bettering his previous two finishes
by one place with a solid fifth
overall. The FMF/KTM Factory
rider was sixth at the last two
rounds.
Leading the way in the XC2
250 Pro class was Ben Kelley,
who won the class with a sixth
overall finish. The Trail Jest-
ers KTM rider has won all three
rounds so far and holds a 19-point
lead in the class standings.
Kelley grabbed the holeshot
to start the XC2 Pro class and
quickly began challenging the
XC1 guys.
"I just ran clean laps that whole
way, just tried to charge and put a
gap on the rest of the XC2 field,"
said Kelley. "I was able to do that.
So I just kept my head down. It
was so fun going up and down
the mountain, but it got rough and
challenging. [I had] a few little
crashes, but I'm stoked to get
another win."
Seventh and eighth went to
Babbitt's Monster Energy Kawa-
saki's Jordan Ashburn and Josh
Strang. KTM's Jonathan Girroir
was ninth and second XC2 rider,
while Beta USA's Mike Witkowski
rounded out the top 10 overall,
carding third in the XC2 Pro class.
Another Beta USA rider, Cody
Barnes, grabbed his second win
in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am divi-
sion, beating out KTM support
rider Jesse Ansley and Husqvar-
na-mounted Jason Thomas.
Barnes was 16th overall, while
Ansley and Thomas were 18th and
21st, respectively. CN
OVERALL
1. Thad Duvall (Hus)
2. Kailub Russell (KTM)
3. Trevor Bollinger (Hus)
4. Steward Baylor (KTM)
5. Josh Toth (KTM)
6. Ben Kelley (KTM) XC2 Pro
7. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw)
8. Josh Strang (Kaw)
9. Jonathan Girroir (KTM) XC2 Pro
10. Mike Witkowski (Bet) XC2 Pro
IN
THE
WIND
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Ben Kelley took the
XC2 250cc Pro win in
sixth overall.
