10 years. It's one of my favorite
tracks, but I just can't seem to
put it together. But hats off to
him. He rode flawless all day.
It was everything I had in that
last test. I was like, I definitely
crushed him, but then we came
in like two tenths apart. I got
the edge on him in the last two,
but it was absolutely everything
I could. It was a good day for
points. It's putting me back
closer to where I want to be."
Thad DuVall made his return
to racing after sitting out the past
seven months due to injury, and
the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
rider surprised himself and oth-
ers with a solid third-place finish.
"I was still pretty timid with my
knee and still don't have a lot of
time on the bike," said DuVall.
"I just started out the day with
a fourth in the first test and just
kind of got better as the day went
on. I Just got more comfortable
on the bike as the day pro-
gressed. I'm super excited to be
back. I don't think I've been that
nervous for a race in a couple
years. I felt like I was going to
puke before I even started. So,
to have that jitters again, it's fun. I
really enjoy it."
After winning the previous
round in Missouri, XC Gear/
Enduro Engineering/Husqvarna's
Ryder Lafferty followed up with a
fourth in Indiana.
"I just I couldn't stay off the
ground," said Lafferty. "I had a
couple mistakes that kind of got
in my way and I feel like I kind of
let third place get away, and that
kind of hurt me for the overall
result."
Ben Kelley had a solid ride go-
ing, but crashes in tests five and
six kept him out of the top four.
FMF/KTM teammate Josh
Toth came into the race a bit
banged up after he broke his
ring finger in a nasty crash at the
previous round in Missouri. Toth
had surgery on the finger just
12 days before the Indiana race,
and, naturally, was not in top form
for the race. A few big get-offs in
the first, second, and third tests,
complicated matters, however,
Toth managed to fight his way to
P6.
"I got a plate put in my finger
and I think seven or eight screws
to hold it all together after the
Missouri race," said Toth. "The
swelling just went down the last
couple days and fortunately I was
able to make a homemade splint
to hold it together and it really
helped out today. But as expect-
ed, it was sore going into the
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(Left) It was a
battle of the
Baylor brothers at
the Muddobbers
National Enduro in
Indiana. Younger
brother Grant
came out on top.
(Right) Steward
Baylor saw his
winning streak
come to an end.
He had to settle for
second this time.
PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE
