OFF-ROAD
GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED
ROUND 3/ MARCH 15, 2020
AONIA PASS MX / WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
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flying into the tree."
Sheets finished the race 22
seconds ahead of Tricker and
now holds a 19-point lead over
Jones after three rounds. CN
OVERALL
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Steward Baylor (She)
3. Josh Strang (Kaw)
4. Craig Delong (Hus) XC2
5. Jonathan Girroir (KTM) XC2
6. Grant Baylor (She)
7. Mike Witkowski (Yam) XC2
8. Ricky Russell (Hus)
9. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw)
10. Cody Barnes (Bet) XC2
holds a 12-point lead in the class
standings over Raines.
BABS/Fly/Maxxis Yamaha's
Becca Sheets made it three for
three with a win over Enduro
Engineering/Mepmx/Fly/Grizzly
Peak/Traveler's Rest Speedway
KTM's Mackenzie Tricker
and Rockstar Energy Husqvar-
na's Tayla Jones in the Women's
Elite WXM class.
It was not as easy as it looked
for Sheets.
"I picked a line between two
trees and it was a clean line,
but I was a little too aggressive
and there was a slippery root
covered over by leaves," said
Sheets. "I hit it and it sent me
Ricky Russell, who got the
holeshot to start the race, ran
up front for the first lap before
fading to eighth by the end of the
race.
Babbitt's Online/Monster
Energy/Team Green Kawasaki's
Jordan Ashburn was ninth, while
Beta USA's Cody Barnes round-
ed out the top 10.
Taking advantage of the ad-
verse conditions, Jason Raines
(Yamaha) utilized his years of
experience to win the FMF
XC3 125 Pro-Am race, beat-
ing KTM rider Cole Mattison
by just over two seconds. Zack
Hayes (KTM), who won the first
two rounds, finished third and
(L-R) Baylor, Russell and Strang celebrate on the XC1-class podium.
