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him into second overall ahead of
Kelley in the final results.
"I really had a solid day, all
in all. We just had some is-
sues," said Steward. "I burnt up
a clutch in the fifth test. Just a
couple mistakes on my end."
Kelley finished out the podium
in third for his best finish of the
season.
After kicking off the year with
a podium (third place at Sumter),
Craig DeLong got back on track
with a fourth overall in Penn-
sylvania. The Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna rider started fast and
maintained a strong pace all day.
Beta USA's Thorn Devlin
switched from a two-stroke to a
four-stroke for the PA event and
promptly turned in his best finish
of the season with fifth overall.
Trevor Bollinger, fourth at the
previous round in Georgia, got
off to a quick start with a win
in the opening test of the day,
which was a first for him. In
the end, the Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna rider settled for sixth.
XC Gear/Enduro Engineer-
ing/Moose Racing/Husqvarna's
Ryder Lafferty
was fourth-fastest
in test five, and
spent most of
the day hovering
around seventh,
which is where he
finished overall.
After missing
the previous round
with a hand injury,
Coastal Racing
GasGas' Ricky Russell returned
to action with an eighth overall
finish.
Husqvarna/Max Motorsports/
FXR Racing's Evan Smith turned
in a solid ride which left him with
a ninth overall.
Trail Jesters Racing KTM's
Jesse Ansley remained perfect
in the NE Pro2 division with his
fifth win in five rounds, which
also put him in 10th overall.
AmPro Yamaha's Rachael
Archer swept all five tests to win
the Women's Elite class, beating
Enduro Engineering/Fly Rac-
ing KTM's Mackenzie Tricker by
over four minutes.
Rachel Gutish finished third
on a privateer Husqvarna, with
Brooke Cosner finishing fourth
on a GasGas.
Eight-time AMA National En-
duro champ Mike Lafferty (KTM)
made a rare appearance and
came away with the win in the
AA class. Lafferty's finish put him
13th overall.
Shan Moore
OVERALL
1. Josh Toth (KTM)
2. Steward Baylor (Yam)
3. Ben Kelley (KTM)
4. Craig DeLong (Hus)
5. Thorn Devlin (Bet)
6. Trevor Bollinger (Hus)
7. Ryder Lafferty (Hus)
8. Ricky Russell (GG)
9. Evan Smith (Hus)
10. Jesse Ansley (KTM)
Jesse Ansley kept his
perfect win record
alive this season in
the Pro2 class.
Former champ
Mike Lafferty
came out to play
and won the AA
class in 13th
overall.