Steward Baylor Wins Mason-Dixon GNCC
S
teward Baylor came from
deep in the pack to claim
his fifth GNCC win of the sea-
son at the Mason-Dixon GNCC
in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania,
June 6, as 90-degree tempera-
tures made for brutal conditions.
The AmPro Yamaha rider
chased down championship
leader Ben Kelley on the final
lap to take the lead and the win,
despite riding the final hour of
the race with no rear brake.
Kelley broke away early after
getting the lead not far into the
opening lap. The FMF/KTM rider
pulled a comfortable gap and
held it for most of the race, how-
ever, lappers and a small tip-over
allowed Steward to close in.
On the final lap, Stew dove
for an inside line and made the
pass stick to take the lead. From
there, Steward led Kelley to the
checkers.
"I couldn't get my holeshot de-
vice to lock down so I wheelied
off the line and I was nearly last
out of the first turn," said Stew-
ard. "Eventually, I was able to
catch up to Ben, and I just kind
of stalked him all day. I had a
couple of lines picked out where
I thought I might be able to pass
him, and I knew I had to be close
in this one section. With two laps
to go, I ended up getting close,
but I ended up getting a cable
caught around my rear brake
lever and I broke it off."
Steward thought about coming
into the pits but knew he would
lose too much time. Once he
adjusted to using the front brake
only, Steward was able to close on
Kelley and make the inside pass.
"It was just a major transi-
tion trying to go fast with no
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Practicing without a
rear brake paid off for
Steward Baylor who
came from behind to win
the Mason-Dixon GNCC
in Pennsylvania.
PHOTOS: KEN HILL
