OFF-ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
ROUND 10 / SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
JOHNSON FAMILY FARM / HARPURSVILLE, NEW YORK
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and was pushing the whole time
as best I could. The track was
fast, but you had to be on your
toes. I had a few close calls, but
overall just stoked to get another
win and the championship."
With the title in hand, KTM has
given Kelley the option to move
to the XC1 class at the next round
and ride a 450.
"We'll see," said Kelley. "KTM
is awesome, so they gave me the
pionship with three rounds still
to go. At the Black Sky race, he
claimed his 10th straight win for
what is so far a perfect record
this year.
"It feels awesome; I'm stoked
to get another championship and
to back up last year's title, but it
wasn't easy," said Kelley. "Craig
DeLong was keeping me honest
there for a while, but I just stayed
smooth and stayed off the ground
Tely Energy Racing KTM's
Steward Baylor got off to his
signature slow start, just inside
the top 10, only to pour it on dur-
ing the final two laps, powering
the South Carolina rider to fourth
overall.
Trail Jesters KTM's Ben Kel-
ley finished just seven seconds
behind Baylor for fifth overall,
but more importantly, clinched
the XC2 250 Pro-class Cham-
Tayla Jones overalled the morning race
and took the Women's-class win.
