mark by doing that. So, the first
couple tests I struggled. Then
we changed some stuff and in
the third one, I was able to win
it. The bike was a lot better and
from there on out, it was like I
built a big gap and kept trucking,
trying to think about it and just
doing my thing."
With the win, Lafferty holds
a 13-point lead in the standings
ahead of Grant, with Toth another
three points back.
"I still got work to do," said Laf-
ferty. "I won today, and it sucks
to see Stew and Ben get hurt,
but I know from what they've
showed this year that they would
be in the fight for the race win
with me today if they didn't get
busted up. It sucks to see, but
I've just got to ride smart and
take it for what it is."
REV Motorsports GasGas'
Grant Baylor was second overall
and moved into second in the
series standings with the finish.
"I started out the day pretty
solid up there right in the mix
with the guys," said Grant. "I
think we were all within a few
seconds at first. After that, I just
kind of tried to put it on cruise
control because I noticed in that
first test that the terrain today
was just a little bit on the sketchy
side. So, I put myself in about 80
percent push mode and just tried
to cruise it out the rest of the day
and try to keep it on two wheels.
I was having some big wrecks
from just pushing a little too hard.
I backed it down and after that it
was a good day for me. I know
this place is known to be one of
the more dangerous tracks that
we race at in the series, just be-
cause of the terrain here. There's
nothing they can do about it. It's
just the terrain here. It's just a
little hairy and you've got to stay
on your toes."
FMF/KTM's Josh Toth turned
in a blistering final test to move
ahead of Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Craig DeLong to se-
cure the final podium spot in third.
"It was absolutely brutal out
there," said Toth. "Pretty much
all day it was very sketchy, high
speed and just roots and rocks
that you couldn't see. I had a
huge get-off in test three, so
things were going pretty rough.
Then the last couple of tests
I was able to put the hammer
down and move up to third. So,
I was in the mix up until the last
test. Toth and I were close and
ROUND 3 / MAY 15, 2022
PARK HILLS, MISSOURI
P80
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
Grant Baylor took
second overall but is
only 13 points
behind Lafferty.
