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is still adjusting to the new bike, although he looked comfortable in Pennsylvania. "I got off to a good start, but I seemed to struggle on the enduro test," said Ashburn. "The test got rougher on Sunday, and I still struggled." Ashburn made up for his struggles in the enduro test with some fast times in the cross test and finished off the weekend in fourth overall. Rounding out the top five was Layne Michael. The Husqvarna- back North Carolina rider was fifth for the day on Saturday but got stronger when the track dried a bit on Sunday and was fourth overall for the day. Sixth overall was Tely Energy Racing KTM's Grant Baylor. Like Michael, Baylor got stronger on Sunday, as well. Seventh overall and first in the Pro2 division was Evan Smith. The Husqvarna/Max Motors- ports/FXR rider dominated the enduro test but took a back seat to Pro motocrosser Ben Nelko in the cross test. Despite riding with an in- jured hand, Smith beat Nelko by over a minute in the overall class standings. However, Nelko topped the Cross test four of the six times, with Beta USA's Mike Witkowski winning the remaining two times. "I hurt my hand a few weeks ago at the Snowshoe [GNCC], and it's been pretty painful," said Smith. "I can't really pull my clutch in all that well, and I haven't really been practicing at all since then." Coastal Racing Husqvarna's Craig DeLong finished eighth overall, while Nelko brought his Yamaha in for ninth. Nelko is currently riding the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series and decided to ride the Sprint Enduro since the motocross series was off this weekend. "I struggled a little bit on the enduro tests, but I won four out of the six cross tests," said Nelko. "I loved the race; it was a lot of fun. I liked it because it was so laid back, and you just went out and rode. It was a good time. What I liked most about it compared to the outdoors stuff is how much everybody got along. Everybody was so cool. I like the way you jump back and forth from the grass track to the woods stuff. I thought it was pretty cool." Nelko finished second in the Pro2 class, while Witkowski was 10th overall and third in the Pro2 division. Maxxis/KTM's Becca Sheets took the win in the Women's Pro class, beating out Beta USA's Korie Steede by just over three minutes. Team Green Kawasaki's Shelby Rolen was third. Mason Atherton (14th overall) topped Billy Schlag (15th over- all) for the win in the Pro-Am class, with RJ Cook in third (16th overall). Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Kailub Russell (KTM) 2. Josh Strang (Kaw) 3. Thad Duvall (Hus) 4. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw) 5. Layne Michael (Hus) 6. Grant Baylor (KTM) 7. Evan Smith (Hus) 8. Craig DeLong (Hus) 9. Ben Nelko (Yam) 10. Mike Witkowski (Bet) IN THE WIND P46 Thad Duvall filled out the podium.