Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvarna
rider Jordan Ashburn made up
for a bad start, chipping away at
the competition until finally land-
ing third at the finish.
"I didn't get a very good
start and I was pretty frustrated
because I just couldn't ride to
my potential," said Ashburn. "I
couldn't get around anybody.
Passing was really difficult on this
track, so I did the best I could.
Midrace I kind of got with it a little
bit and was able to get my breath
and start pushing hard. I kind of
just reeled it in towards the end
and snagged third. Just another
lap maybe we could have kept
on going. I felt good at the end of
"Most people are like, 'He's
not going to last three hours,' but
we came out here and proved
them wrong," said Russell. "It's
been a struggle to get here, to
say the least; I told the boys I'm
finally healthy and feel strong
again coming in here. It felt
good because we were right in
contention the whole race. With
two laps to go, Josh really laid
the hammer down and got away
from me. I tried to pin it last lap
as hard as I could and hit my
lines. I felt like I had a good last
lap, but he was about ten, fifteen
ahead of me on the finish."
Consistent as usual and
known for his mud-riding skills,
so slippery," said the 34-year-old
Strang. "The last little hill climb
coming out of the creek, on
the last lap I had a big enough
gap that I took a new line, and it
was sketchy. Just happy to get
through with it and stoked to get
another win. Sometimes they're
few and far between, but there's
not many other people winning,
so I'll take it."
Ricky Russell, who is also
rebounding from an injury, was
equally pleased with a runner-up
finish. The Coastal Racing Gas-
Gas rider passed Strang twice
on the second lap but fell each
time, handing the lead back to
the Aussie.
ROUND 7 / MAY 22, 2022
SUNDAY CREEK RACEWAY / MILLFIELD, OHIO
P82
OFF-ROAD I GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
Russell appears back on form
after coming back from injury.
