ROUND 12 / OCTOBER 22, 2023
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
P78
Between him and myself and
Johnny, those last couple of
laps, the only thing that made
the difference was the lappers.
All I could do was put my head
down and do what I could. I'm
starting to run out of 'maybe
next year's."
Girroir rounded out the
podium in third. "It was a trail
ride, basically," said Girroir.
"There were eight or 10 of us
South Carolina rider vowed to
come back even stronger next
year.
"I said it a couple of weeks
ago; all I got to do to leave this
season is knowing I did every
-
thing I could, and I did that," said
Steward. "I would have loved to
get the win, but the old dog has
got a few tricks. Everywhere
I moved, he [Strang] knew I
was coming. It was fun racing.
"I haven't done anything dif
-
ferently," said Strang. "You put
positive people in your group
and believe in yourself and work
hard, and this is what the result
is. It's unfortunate that it's taken
this long to get back to where I
knew I could be, but that's what
it is. It was a good day."
Steward Baylor came up
short in his bid for the title with
a second-place finish, but the
Liam Draper took the XC2 Pro Championship.
