Kelley's lead was nearly four
minutes over second place at
the end of three hours of racing,
which puts him 65 points ahead
of his nearest rival in the chase
for the 2022 title.
Kelley followed his FMF/KTM
teammate Josh Toth through
the first half of the opening lap,
before Toth decided he would
rather follow than lead and took
a wide line to allow his teammate
to pass. From that point on, it
was all Kelley.
"I had a good start, and it
was nice having Josh ahead of
me, but I think he was thinking
the same thing, so he took an
outside line and let me by," said
Kelley. "So, I led from there. The
guys were on me for a while,
but I pulled a little bit of a gap
so they couldn't see me. They
stayed relatively close the first
half, but I just kept doing what I
was doing and having fun.
"It's pretty cool to have more
consecutive wins than KR. I'm
sure that eats him up inside
a little bit. He's the one that's
helping me get here this year,
and Jacob. We've been working
hard and everything is coming
together."
ROUND 6 / MAY 8, 2022
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
P86
OFF-ROAD I GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
