MOOSE RACING
happened, I just sort of struggled
my way through it. I didn't lose by
a lot, but it was enough to get a
gap where I couldn't catch back
up to Stew."
DeLong beat Steward in test
five, but it wasn't enough to over-
take him, and DeLong ultimately
finished 31 seconds behind.
XC Gear/Enduro Engineer-
ing/Husqvarna's Cory Buttrick is
starting to get his "Enduro Legs"
back and came home a solid
fourth-place finish.
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"It was one of those things
where I could push harder
and potentially tie Grant out,
but I knew going into the last
two tests, I just needed to ride
smooth and smart and keep my
head on straight," said Steward.
"Hopefully everything would
click, and I would make it to the
finish in second. With the lead
that we had, luckily I could ride
smooth and smart and click off
some decent times."
Andrew DeLong, who was the
National Enduro Champion in
2014, showed up with his Phoe-
nix Honda CRF450RX GNCC
bike and came away with third,
making for an all-450 podium.
"I'm trying a new riding style
with riding the 450. I've been
really working hard on riding dif-
ferently, and today was a good
test," said DeLong. "Test four,
it pulled me along a little bit. I
had a couple of mistakes, but I
didn't tip over or anything. I just
lost my flow, and then once that
