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then just had to make a bunch of passes," said Witkowski. "I think I was seventh a couple miles in. I had a crash and obviously had to adjust to a bent bike. I ended up catching the lead group again even after I crashed, so I knew I was the fastest guy." Lyndon Snodgrass led the XC2 250 Pro class for the first half of the race but gave way when Witkowski put on his late charge. The Babbitts Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green rider finished second in class and fifth overall. Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvar- na's Jordan Ashburn got his usual quick start and led the race at one point during the first lap but stalled his bike and had a hard time getting it to start. Ashburn was at the back of the XC1 pack when he got going again, but he managed to work his way up to sixth overall at the finish thanks to a strong push on the final lap. Despite the disappointing finish, Ashburn still sits second overall in the series standings, three points ahead of DeLong and 33 points behind Kelley. Motocross racer Tyler Medaglia ran with the leaders after grabbing the holeshot at the start of the race and eventually settled into a cred- ible seventh overall at the finish. Trevor Bollinger was fourth early in the race and moved into third when Ashburn stalled his bike. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider hit a tree with his hand on lap two and had prob- lems holding on after that. He eventually finished eighth, about eight seconds behind Medaglia. Factory Beta rider and seven- time World Enduro Champion Steve Holcombe claimed his best finish yet with a ninth overall. After leading the XC2 class at the start of the race, Coastal Racing GasGas' Ryder Lafferty finished third in the class and 10th overall. Dominick Morse (Husqvarna) capitalized on a holeshot to win the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class ahead of XC/Moose Racing/XC Gear's Zack Hayes and Dakota Devore (KTM). Jake Froman (Husqvarna) and Max Fernandez (GasGas) were fourth and fifth. Tayla Jones claimed her first win in the WXC class since 2019, the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna/ Surge Off-Road Coaching Team- backed rider overtaking AmPro Yamaha's Rachael Archer on the final lap to take the win. "I got a good start, and I was actually in the lead for a little bit before getting taken out," said Jones. "I was a long way behind there in the mid-section and I just kept riding my own race. I was like, push, push, push. On the last lap, I got a twenty-second board. I was like, I'm actually get- ting close. Let's send it! I caught up to Rachael pretty fast and then we battled it out for a bit. I crashed, she crashed. Once I got in the lead I was like, just stay calm, ride your own race, and don't get stuck anyway." Archer finished second, with Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Korie Steede in third. FXR/KTM's Shelby Turner and Raines Racing Yamaha's Prestin Raines rounded out the top five. Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Ben Kelley (KTM) 2. Josh Toth (KTM) 3. Craig DeLong (Hus) 4. Mike Witkowski (Yam) 5. Lyndon Snodgrass (Kaw) 6. Jordan Ashburn (Hus) 7. Tyler Medaglia (GG) 8. Trevor Bollinger (Hus) 9. Steve Holcombe (Bet) 10. Ryder Lafferty (Hus) IN THE WIND P34 Tayla Jones made the winning pass on the last lap to take the Women's- class victory.