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felt good. Stayed off the ground."
Kelley for sure has the mo-
mentum now, but he is not taking
anything for granted.
"It's a long season and every-
one is going fast out there, so I'm
just going to keep working hard,
having fun and taking it one race
at a time," Kelley said. "A couple
of those guys that are out injured
right now, I'm sure they'll be com-
ing back hungry and wanting to
kick me off the top. So, just going
to keep working hard, having fun."
Ashburn, who grabbed the
holeshot to start the race, has
been the picture of consistency all
season, finishing finished 3-3-6-
3 in the first four races. Ashburn
ran solo in second for most of
the race after giving way to Kelley
after the start.
"I tried to latch onto Ben the
first lap and he just kind of took
off," said Ashburn. "I wasn't super
comfortable the first lap. It took
me a while to get going. I got go-
ing and kind of just mirrored him
I think pretty well all day until right
there towards the end. Just kind of
Ben Kelley (1) made
his way to the front of
the pack right after
the start and never
looked back.
KING
