a quarter mile before the finish
he laid it down and I was able
to pass him. The last two miles
I just really backed her down. I
was like, just get to the finish. It
was exciting."
Bollinger ended up dropping
all the way back to eighth at the
finish, while Grant Baylor was
moving towards the front after
another one of his poor starts.
As he usually does, the REV
Motorsports rider made a late
push and worked his way into
the runner-up slot at the finish.
"I didn't make it easy on my-
self there in the beginning," said
Baylor. "It was kind of one of
the hardest tracks to pass on all
year long, so I definitely had my
work cut out for me. I was just
steadily clicking off positions as
the day went on and got up into
second."
Magna1 Motorsports Husqvar-
na's Jordan Ashburn also got off
to a slow start, which is unusual
for the normally fast-starting Ten-
nessean.
"There was virtually nowhere
to pass anybody unless they
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(L-R) Grant Baylor, Ricky
Russell and Jordan Ashburn
made up the overall podium.
Ryder Lafferty made
it a good day for
the Coastal Racing
GasGas team, winning
the XC2 250 Pro
division and taking
fifth overall.
