"We were all really close
all day, but that fifth test
always stands out for me
here," said Steward. "It's
just one of those tests, and
it kind of played into my
favor. I knew that test was
coming, and I just made
sure I rode really good. I ac-
tually pushed the front end
and lost 10 or 12 seconds,
and still I think I put more
than 30 seconds on the rest
of the guys in that one. That
was just the advantage we
needed."
Lafferty looked to have
the race well in hand, but
Steward's performance in
the fifth test, combined with
a crash by Lafferty, gave
Steward just the edge he
needed to take the win.
"The only one I didn't feel
myself in was the fifth test,"
said Lafferty. "I had a crash
in that one, but still was
pretty good. It was just that
Stew crushed it."
Lafferty won the sixth
and final test in an effort to
wrestle the lead back from
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Ricky Russell was
third overall, a little over a
minute off the pace.
