and he was able to finish out the
day right behind Toth for third
to wrap up his third title in four
years. It's also the seventh con-
secutive year that a Baylor has
won the AMA Enduro National
Championship.
Finishing fourth overall was
AmPro Yamaha rider Ricky Rus
-
sell, and rounding out the top
five overall was Rockstar Energy
Factory Husqvarna rider Trevor
a big crash early into test one
and another crash in test two,
he decided to change strategies
and think about the champi-
onship. He realized that both
Steward and Toth were flying
and started thinking about doing
whatever was needed to secure
the number-one plate. Grant
then backed it down a notch
and concentrated on putting in
a solid ride. His plan paid off,
test and was the quickest and
was very much in the hunt for
the overall win heading into the
second half of the day, but no
one, not even Toth, had anything
for Steward in the afternoon.
Grant Baylor needed to finish
no worse than one place behind
Toth to clinch the champion
-
ship one round early. Grant said
before the race that he was
going to go for the win. But after
ROUND 8 / OCTOBER 1, 2023
CUMBERLAND COVERED BRIDGE / MATTHEWS, INDIANA
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
P84
Liam Draper took the NE
Pro2-class win for the
second race in a row.
