Ashburn got off to a bad start
and was forced to work his way
up. At one point early in the race,
the Husqvarna rider ran in sec-
ond behind Girroir.
"I chased Johnny for a while,
but after we pitted, those guys
got away from me, and I was
never able to reel them in," said
Ashburn.
Phoenix Honda's Mike Wit
-
kowski, in his first year in the
XC1 Pro division, claimed his
second fifth-place finish in a row.
Witkowski looks comfortable on
the big bike.
Angus Riordan is another rider
that has been coming on strong.
In Indiana, the FMF KTM Factory
Racing Team Landers rider won
the XC2 250 Pro division and
was sixth overall.
"It was a long and rough race,"
said Riordan. "Up until the sec
-
ond pit stop, it was me, Grant
[Davis] and Liam [Draper], and it
seemed like no one wanted to
lead. I would get out front, make a
mistake and move backward. But
after that last pit stop, I was able
to feel confident again and I just
moved to the front and held on."
Husqvarna-mounted Jason
Tino turned in a superb ride to
win the 250A division and finish
ninth overall.
Factory Racing Team Landers'
Grant Davis was eighth overall and
second in the XC-250 Pro division.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Racing's Trevor Bollinger in 10th,
while Beta USA's Evan Smith in
10th.
Dakoda Devore (KTM) claimed
his second win in a row in the
FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class as he
inches closer to point leader Jhak
Walker (Beta), who was third on
the day. Second place went to
Dustin Simpson (Yamaha).
Red Bear Rocky Mountain Ka
-
wasaki's Rachael Archer claimed
another win in the Women's Pro
division, padding her lead in the
standings over GasGas rider
Shelby Turner of Canada. Over
and Out GasGas' Rachel Gutish
was third.
Shan Moore
OVERALL
1. Steward Baylor (Kaw)
2. Craig DeLong (Hus)
3. Johnny Girroir (KTM)
4. Jordan Ashburn (GG)
5. Mike Witkowski (Hon)
6. Angus Riordan (KTM)
7. Grant Davis (KTM)
8. Jason Tino (Hus)
9. Trevor Bollinger (Hus)
10. Evan Smith (Hus)
WIND
IN THE
P46
Rachael Archer won again
in the Women's Pro class.
Angus Riordan won the XC2 250
Pro division and was sixth overall.
