OFF-ROAD
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9 / NOVEMBER 15, 2020
CAPROCK CANYON / TURKEY, TEXAS
P70
clinched the Pro2 title in the GNCC
series the week before. "It was a long
test, so if you could get a decent gap
after the first one it would make the
day a little bit easier. That's what I did.
I got a good test under me and had a
decent gap. I kind of just got my lead
early and kind of knew that I just had to
make no mistakes. It was a great day.
I'm happy to get another championship
here. Last weekend was a big weight
off my shoulders so coming in today
was just going out and getting the job
done."
Steward led by approximately 25
seconds heading into the final test.
"Luckily Steward had some issues
with the dust in the last test," said
Grant. "It was just so dusty. There were
Grant wasn't the only rider who
clinched a championship in Texas.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Craig
DeLong came into the event holding
a slim, six-point lead over Beta USA's
Cody Barnes in the battle for the
NE Pro2 title. Coming into the race,
DeLong had amassed four wins to
Barnes' two, but Barnes backed up
his wins with five runner-up finishes,
compared to two for DeLong.
DeLong got off to a strong start, win-
ning the opening two tests. And while
Barnes won the final three, he came
up 20 seconds short to DeLong in the
end, giving the NE Pro 2 class title to
DeLong.
"I tried to start off with a good
opening test," said DeLong, who also
(Above) Fifth
overall on the
day was just
enough for FMF
KTM's Josh
Toth to secure
third in the
championship.
(Right) Steward
Baylor held the
race lead but lost
it in the final test
after struggling in
the dust.
