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first win always is pretty special." Baylor held third behind AmPro Yamaha's Ricky Russell and ahead of Strang on lap four, however, Strang passed Baylor for second heading into the fifth and final lap. Unfortunately for Russell, he got hopelessly stuck in the deepest of the mudholes on the final lap, and he was ultimately forced to drop out of the race. Baylor battled with Strang for second on the final lap, however, his bike sputtered a few times and then fell in a mudhole and lost ground to the Kawasaki rider. "There were a lot of mistakes to be made, and I kept making them," said Baylor. "I was finding the deep holes for everybody. The last two laps, the bike just started shutting off and I was losing positions constantly. Then right toward the end of the last lap, I had a few fans point me an early line out of a ditch. I took it and I fell and Strang got me." FMF/KTM's Ben Kelley, who was tied with Baylor atop the point standings going into the race, led at one point during the day, but after getting stuck a few times, settled for fourth. Fifth went to Johnny Girroir, just six seconds behind his FMF/ KTM teammate Kelley. Mean - while, Grant Baylor brought his Babbitt's Online Monster Energy Kawasaki home in sixth. RPM Racing KTM's Angus Riordan was the top-finishing XC-2 250 Pro division rider in seventh overall, his first time to claim an XC-2 250 Pro win. "The last time we raced in the mud, I sucked, so this is a good confidence booster for me," said Riordan. "I didn't know what position I was going into last lap. I knew I was maybe in a podium position, but I just tried not to rush anything. Just take the long way around some of those mud - holes and just get through it." Eighth and second in the XC-2 250 Pro class went to Smith, with Phoenix Honda Racing's Cody Barnes in ninth. Magna1 Motorsports Husqvarna's Jordan Ashburn rounded out the top 10. Coastal Racing GasGas' Ryder Lafferty, who won the first two rounds in the XC-2 250 Pro class, finished the race in sev - enth in class. With the win, DeLong moves up to third in overall standings, while Baylor takes the outright lead after coming into the race tied for the lead with Ben Kelley. Baylor now has 76 points, while Kelley has 73. DeLong is third with 67. Jason Lipscomb took the win in the FMF XC-3 125 Pro- Am class, with Jhak Walker (GasGas) in second and Dakota Devore (KTM) in third. AmPro Yamaha's Rachael Archer topped GasGas' Rachel Gutish and Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Kori Steede to win the three-lap WXC race in the morn - ing. Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Craig DeLong (Hus) 2. Josh Strang (Kaw) 3. Steward Baylor (KTM) 4. Ben Kelley (KTM) 5. Johnny Girroir (KTM) 6. Grant Baylor (Kaw) 7. Angus Riordan (KTM) 8. Evan Smith (Bet) 9. Cody Barnes (Hon) 10. Jordan Ashburn (Hus) WIND IN THE P56 Rachael Archer won the Women's race.