Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Jes-
se Ansley returned to racing after
missing most of the year with
an injury and came away with a
decent seventh-overall finish.
Beta USA's Evan Smith was a
second and a half behind Ansley
for eighth overall.
Steel City Honda-rider Ben
Nelko topped the NE Pro2 class
with ninth overall, beating out
Kawasaki-mounted Ben Herrera
by a single second.
"The day started off kind of
iffy," said Nelko. "I got beat by
like 15 seconds in the first test.
Then just did a couple changes.
I think I won maybe three tests
on the day. It was good, though.
The dirt was super dry, dusty.
So, the field sections were dan-
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gerous. You had to slow up way
early because you didn't really
know when the turn was coming.
But in all in all, it was a good day.
Won by a second and extended
the points lead a little more."
Magna1 Racing Husqvarna's
Brody Johnson finished one sec-
ond behind Herrera for 11th overall
and third in the NE Pro 2 division.
Coastal Racing GasGas'
Ryder Lafferty, who led the se-
ries standings at one point, got
tangled in some barbed wire in
test three and took considerable
time to get going again, which
left him in 12th overall.
Enduro Engineering/Fly Rac-
ing KTM's Mackenzie Tricker won
the Women's Elite class, topping
AmPro Yamaha's Rachael Archer
by nearly two minutes.
"I had a really good day," said
Tricker. "I felt good on the bike,
and I felt confident in the dust, so I
just was able to make good time."
GasGas' Brooke Cosner was
third in class, ahead of Beta's
Tayler Bonecutter.
CN
OVERALL
1. Grant Baylor (GG)
2. Josh Toth (KTM)
3. Ricky Russell (GG)
4. Steward Baylor (Yam)
5. Craig DeLong (Hus)
6. Thad Duvall (Hus)
7. Jesse Ansley (KTM)
8. Evan Smith (Bet)
9. Ben Nelko (Hon)
10. Ben Herrera (Kaw)
Mackenzie Tricker took
the Women's Elite-
class win. She leads
Rachael Archer by 16
points in the Women's
championship.
