FMF/KTM teammate Ben Kel-
ley joined Toth on the podium.
Kelley edged out series points
leader Steward Baylor (AmPro
Yamaha) by 1.6 seconds to claim
the runner-up slot.
"Those last three tests, me,
Stew, Trevor [Bollinger] and
Craig [DeLong] were honestly
super close; I think Stew and
I tied in the last three tests,"
said Kelley. "I had solid times
in three, four and five, and then
rode really good in six, even
though I had two crashes."
Baylor came into the race
with a 39-point lead in the series
standings, and with just three
rounds remaining, including the
Muddobber, could be excused
for looking at the big picture and
riding a safe race.
"I talked to the team before
I came up here and Randy
[Hawkins] was pretty adamant
that we just needed to cruise
and make sure that we don't
make any mistakes," said Baylor.
"I felt like I was doing that, and
then I had a really big mistake
in test three, which put me off
a cliff, and I lost enough time
that Craig [DeLong] was in sight
of me. I rode really well to fin-
ish that test out, but after that,
[Team Manager] Cory McDonald
and I talked. He was like, just
maintain the day. You obviously
want to win, but today was the
day where were all fighting for
second and we were all really
close."
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Craig DeLong has been on a hot
streak lately and finished fourth
overall to back up the third-place
finish he had at the previous
round.
"I was pretty much in the mix
all day," said DeLong. "The sec-
ond test I actually got stuck, and
that was probably my worst test
all day. I lost about 20 seconds
to the top guys. In the next test,
ROUND 7 / OCTOBER 3, 2021
CUMBERLAND COVERED BRIDGE / MATTHEWS, INDIANA
P70
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
Ben Kelley made it an FMF/KTM 1-2.
