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putting a little pressure on him,
and maybe he made a small
mistake. That's all it takes."
Fourth went to Strang's Bab-
bitt's Online/Monster Energy/
Team Green Kawasaki teammate
Jordan Ashburn, who capitalized
on a good start.
"I got a good start and fol-
lowed Kailub the first few laps
and just tried to pick good lines
and ride the smooth edges of
the track," said Ashburn. "I spent
a lot of time on the track just
trying to save energy. I wanted to
be on the podium, but I feel like
it was a solid finish for Florida.
I know our fitness is there, and
the bike is there, so we'll be on
the podium before long.
In the past, Ashburn might
have struggled in the sand, but
this winter, he spent several
weeks practicing in Florida.
"I've really come accustomed
to it a little bit, just practicing
down here in the winter," said
Ashburn. "I've really got my bike
set up good for this race this
year. It's always never really
been set up right. I made sure
everything was right because I
wanted to come out here and do
(Left) Josh Strang
charged hard to a
second-place finish
but was more than two
minutes behind the
winner, Russell, at
the checkers. (Right)
Ricky Russell threw
away a possible
second-place finish
after falling on the last
lap. He still got on the
podium in third.
