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and it was like 30 seconds. I just
kind of like would make up time,
then I'd crash and lose time. Just
kind of back and forth all day."
XC1 Pro rookie Josh Toth
grabbed his first overall podium
by capitalizing on a good start.
The FMF/KTM Factory rider had
to drop out of the round in South
Carolina three weeks before
when he crashed and hit his
head but was looking sharp as a
tack in Indiana.
After winning the season
opener in Florida, Tely Energy
Racing/KTM's Steward Baylor
Jr. has struggled to come close
to duplicating that result and ad-
mitted afterward that he "wasn't
on his game." After a couple of
mistakes, Baylor was able to
salvage a credible fourth.
Trail Jesters/KTM's Ben Kel-
ley is now five for five in the XC2
250 Pro class after posting a
fifth overall finish—good enough
for the class win.
"Another win in XC2 and I'm
stoked," said Kelley. "I had a re-
ally good jump off the start and
drove it in there. I was third com-
ing around the third corner, one
of the guys went down in front of
me, and I had to go off the track,
so I got passed and was kind of
mid-pack. It took me two laps to
work through the field. I tried to
put in a charge that last lap and
get within a minute of Stew, but
there was a guy down on the
FMF power point and I couldn't
make it."
After running up front early in
the race, Ricky Russell settled
into sixth overall at the finish,
three minutes behind Kelley.
Still not 100% after having
reconstructive surgery on his
shoulder during the off-season,
Grant Baylor brought his Tely
Energy Racing KTM in for sev-
enth, while the DeLong broth-
ers, Craig and Andrew, finished
one in front of the other in eighth
and ninth. Craig was eighth on
a Coastal Racing Husqvarna
and second in the XC2 250 Pro
class, while Andrew was ninth on
a Phoenix Racing Honda.
Phoenix Racing Honda team-
mate Austin Lee rounded out the
top 10, also finishing third in the
XC2 250 Pro class.
Rockstar Energy/Factory
Husqvarna Racing's Trevor Bol-
linger had mechanical issues
and finished 11th overall.
Trail Jesters/KTM's Jesse
Ansley won the FMF XC3 125cc
Pro-Am with Factory Beta USA's
Cody Barnes second and
Yamaha-mounted Chase Colville
in third. Meanwhile, Rockstar
Energy/Husqvarna/Moose
Husqvarna's Tayla Jones edged
Maxxis-sponsored KTM's Becca
Sheets by nine seconds to win
the WMX class, with Rachel
Archer in third. CN
OVERALL
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Thad Duvall (Hus)
3. Josh Toth (KTM)
4. Steward Baylor Jr. (KTM)
5. Ben Kelley (KTM) XC2 250 Pro
6. Ricky Russell (Yam)
7. Grant Baylor (KTM)
8. Craig DeLong (Hus) XC2 250 Pro
9. Andrew DeLong (Hon)
10. Austin Lee (Hon) XC2 250 Pro
Ben Kelley won the
XC2 250 Pro class
in fifth overall.
