Steward Baylor Tops General GNCC
S
teward Baylor made his inten-
tions loud and clear at The
General GNCC in Washington,
Georgia, March 14, leading the
race from late in the opening lap
and then pulling away to over a
minute lead at the finish.
After missing the series opener
due to an injury, and then misfir-
ing with a mechanical issue last
week in Florida, the AmPro Yama-
ha rider is determined to make up
the slack in the points race and
bring home his first GNCC title.
With a record 2060 entries tak-
ing to the track, Baylor overcame
a poor start on a fast and hard-
packed course to quickly move to
the front and then dominate the
race.
"We had issues in Florida. That
was a bit of a struggle for me.
So, I knew today I had to make a
statement," said Steward. "Com-
ing from the back of the pack to
leading by 20 seconds on the
first lap, I think that's the state-
ment made. If I can win the next
six, I'll be right back in the points
lead."
Fresh off his stellar win the
week before in Florida, FMF/
KTM's Ben Kelley backed up that
winning performance with a solid
runner-up finish at the General.
"Today we were solid. I'm
pumped on it," said Kelley. "I was
definitely beat down from Florida;
one-week turnaround is tough. I
had two crashes on the third lap
and that kind of zapped a little en-
ergy. Just washed the front twice.
These hard-pack, flat-tracky
conditions are not my strong suit.
To get a second is good for me
when I don't love the track."
Josh Toth has been "riding
himself back into shape" after
starting the year with multiple
injuries, and this weekend the
FMF/KTM rider turned in his best
IN
THE
WIND
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After a rough start to the
2021 GNCC Championship,
Steward Baylor bounced
back with a solid win at the
General GNCC in Georgia.
PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE
