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was riding really well in the sec-
ond test, but right near the end, I
hit a rock wrong and just shot off
the track. There was a fence right
next to the track, and I just got all
wrapped up in it and tangled up.
Luckily, I didn't go over the fence.
The bike was kind of tangled
in-between a couple of trees and
the fence."
Russell came back to win Sun-
day's event, giving him second
overall for the weekend.
"I was pleased with how I rode
because the competition is so
tight at these that you just can't
give up that kind of time and still
get right back in it," said Russell.
"In the end, I got second overall
and won the day two."
Duvall rounded out the podium
with two test wins, one on Satur-
day and one on Sunday.
"On Saturday I wasn't myself,"
said Duvall. "I kept crashing. I
think I crashed in four out of the
six tests. I was very frustrated
yesterday. So, we kind of made
some changes on the bike last
night and then it was much better
day today and we won a couple
tests. I just tried to clear my head
last night and start over again
today. I need to learn how to ride
better on Saturdays."
Coastal Racing Husqvarna's
Layne Michael has been off the
bike for an extended time due to
an injury but looked fit and in form
en route to fourth overall.
Evan Smith was fifth overall
on his Husqvarna/Max Motors-
ports/FXR FC 250, which was
also good for the win in the Pro2
division. Smith won eight of the 12
tests in the Pro2 division and beat
out Beta USA's Mike Witkowski
by just over a minute to claim the
class win.
Babbitt's Monster Energy
Kawasaki teammates Josh
Strang and Jordan Ashburn
battled with each other for
most of the weekend and
wound up occupying sixth
and seventh.
Witkowski won one test
in the Pro2 class and was
eighth overall and second
in the Pro2 class. Mean-
while, Trail Jesters KTM
development rider Jesse
Ansley won three Pro2 tests
en route to ninth overall and
third in the Pro2 class.
GasGas North America's
Thorn Devlin rounded out
the top 10 overall and was fourth
overall in the Pro2 class.
In the Women's Pro division,
Husqvarna-backed Tayla Jones
took a solid win over Maxxis/
KTM's Becca Sheets. Jones fin-
ished two minutes up on Sheets,
while MEP MX KTM's Mackenzie
Tricker was third, three minutes
and twenty seconds behind
Sheets.
Shan Moore
OVERALL RESULTS
1. Josh Toth (KTM)
2. Kailub Russell (KTM)
3. Thad Duvall (Hus)
4. Lane Michael (Hus)
5. Evan Smith (Hus)
6. Josh Strang (Kaw)
7. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw)
8. Mike Witkowski (Bet)
9. Jesse Ansley (KTM)
10. Thorn Devlin (GG)
Thad Duvall
rebounded
on Sunday for
third overall.
