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OFF-ROAD GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED ROUND 4 / MARCH 17, 2020 AONIA PASS MX / WASHINGTON, GEORGIA P46 by 23 seconds, however, AmPro Yamaha's Rachel Archer was in the mix and actually led at one point. "We were kind of just all riding together, and I made a pass for the lead on the first lap," said Sheets. "I had a pretty steady lead going, but then I made a mistake on one of the laps and got together with a lapper. We got hung up for a really long time, longer than I would expect. I got up and got around, but Rachel Archer was close, right behind as soon as I got going again. So, Rachel ended up passing me. I just kind of followed her for a little while and we were going through some lappers. I felt like I really had to get around her. I was able to make a pass right as soon as we got the white flag, and I just tried to maintain steady flow through that last lap. I was definitely tired." Enduro Engineering/Mepmx/ Fly/Grizzly Peak/Traveler's Rest Speedway KTM's Mackenzie Tricker ran second on the open- ing lap but fell and broke her clutch, ending her bid for the podium. CN OVERALL 1. Kailub Russell (KTM) 2. Josh Strang (Kaw) 3. Craig Delong (Hus) XC2 4. Layne Michael (Yam) 5. Ryder Lafferty (Hus) XC2 6. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw) 7. Josh Toth (KTM) 8. Grant Baylor (She) 9. Mike Witkowski (Yam) XC2 10. Andrew Delong (Hon) Baylor overcame a bad start to work his way up into eighth at the finish. He also was slowed a bit, still having to use the old dump-can method of refueling during pit stops. AmPro Yamaha's Mike Wist- kowski, winner of the XC2 class at the series opener in South Carolina, was third in class and ninth overall, while Phoenix Rac- ing Honda's Andrew Delong was almost two minutes back in 10th. Raines Racing's Jason Raines won the FMF XC3 125 Pro divi- sion, finishing nearly two minutes ahead of Husqvarna/FXR/En- duro Engineering's Jake Froman, as New York's Dominik Morse was third on a KTM, just over eight seconds behind Froman. BABS/Fly/Maxxis Yamaha's Becca Sheets kept her perfect streak alive in the WCX Women's Elite division, topping Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Tayla Jones I could have ran with him a little longer, but I don't know if I would have been able to obviously sus- tain that. So, he got me and I just kind of settled into my own pace." Lafferty turned in one of his best rides to date, finishing fifth overall and second in the XC2 class. The XC Gear/Enduro En- gineering Husqvarna rider gave Delong a run for his money in the opening laps, but then lost out to Layne Michael for fourth in the overall results. After running near the front early in the race, Babbitt's Online/Monster Energy/Team Green Kawasaki's Jordan Ash- burn finished off the race in sixth, one minute and 14 seconds ahead of seventh-place finisher FMF/KTM's Josh Toth, who was making his return to racing after breaking his leg in February. FactoryONE Sherco's Grant Layne Michael was fourth overall.