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was about five seconds behind me. Right at the finish, a lapper dropped down in a rut in front of me and just stopped. Mikey pulled up and went around me. Two-hundredths of a second, or something. Definitely sucks, but I know I rode good. Tough one to swallow, but it is what it is." Kelley ran in the top five over - all for most of the day, which is where he finished when the checkers fell. "Not a whole lot to say of to - day—rode well at times, rode like a rookie at times, made a few mistakes after grabbing a great start, but yeah, just a few too many mistakes today," said Kel - ley. "Taking the positives from round six, happy to be on the box and appreciate all the work the FMF/KTM Factory Racing Team put in." Kelley remains atop the series standings, five points ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Fac - tory Racing's Craig DeLong. Phoenix Honda Racing's Cody Barnes rode a steady race to sixth overall and third in the XC-2 250 Pro class. After winning round three of the series, DeLong followed that up with a runner-up finish at Camp Coker in April and sat in second overall in series stand - ings at the Hoosier. In Indiana, the Pennsylvania native had an off day and finished seventh but held on to second in the series standings. "It was a tough day for me with too many mistakes early on," said DeLong. "I got a decent start heading into the woods mid-pack, but it got away from me quickly with less than ideal, sticky mud weighing the bike down. I struggled but learned from my mistakes. The positives are that I'm healthy and ready for the next round." Phoenix Honda Racing's Ruy Barbosa came into the Hoosier on a roll, having won the previ - ous two rounds, couldn't stay in touch with his two teammates and finished eighth. Coastal Racing GasGas' Ryder Lafferty and Babbitt's Online Monster Energy Kawasaki's Josh Strang rounded out the top 10. AmPro Yamaha's Rachael Archer grabbed her third win in a row in the WXC class and now leads the standings by 30 points over Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Korie Steede. "I was second going into the woods, and then Steede got me for third pretty quick," said Archer. "I used all my tear-offs in the first three miles. Then we were all in a train, me, (Rachel) Gutish and Korie. Then at about the six- or seven-mile marker, I got past when they overshot a turn, and I got into the lead and was able to pull a bit of a gap. Gutish caught me, and then got stuck or something the second lap, and then I was able to put three minutes on everyone. Then the gap just kept getting bigger from there. I just rode by myself basically the whole race and ended up winning by about six minutes." Steede ended up second over - all, with Kayla O'Neil (Kawasaki) getting her first podium in third. Over and Out GasGas' Gutish DNF'd with two miles to go in the race. Dakota Devore (KTM) got his first win of the year in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class, beating Beta USA's Jason Lipscomb and point leader Toby Cleveland (Husqvarna). Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Johnny Girroir (KTM) 2. Steward Baylor (KTM) 3. Mike Witkowski (Hon) XC2 250 4. Liam Draper (Yam) XC2 250 5. Ben Kelley (KTM) 6. Cody Barnes (Hon) XC2 250 7. Craig DeLong (Hus) 8. Ruy Barbosa (Hon) XC2 250 9. Ryder Lafferty (GG) XC2 250 10. Josh Strang (Kaw) WIND IN THE P46 Rachael Archer rolled on in the Women's Pro race.