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Stew was happy for Girroir but obviously disappointed, especially after his previous disastrous race, in which he finished 15th. Stew was hoping to gain five points on Girroir instead of losing five. "It was a bit bumpy right off the start. I was fourth or fifth going into the woods, and Ricky [Rus- sell] went down right in front of me, and there was nothing I could do," said Baylor. "We both got up near the back of the pack. I had to charge and make some passes, but these tracks this year haven't been good for passing. I had to do some aggressive passing to get to the front. I got a cushion, and thought I had what I needed. I knew at one point I was over 30 seconds out front. I just made a slight mistake there at the end, and Johnny got by." Davis has been coming on strong all year and was third overall at one of the previous rounds, but after Draper went down, Davis and Riordan battled over second and third overall on adjusted time and first in the XC-2 class. In the end it was Davis who came out on top with Riordan taking fourth overall and second XC-2 rider. "I got off to a good start, and then Liam got by me," said Davis. "I think something happened to Liam's bike a bit later, and I got by him, and then Angus caught me and passed me. I broke my ribs a week and a half ago, and I fell on them, but I got up and just put my head down and charged. I got Angus about a mile before the finish, so it was a good race." Ashburn has been running at the front and leading a lot of laps all year, and this race was no dif - ferent. The Husqvarna rider led at least three of the six laps, but sore hands forced him to back off the pace. "I had a solid day; I got off to a decent start," said Ashburn. "I think I was fourth at the start, and you really had to feel out how hard you could push on this track, and I figured it out early and kind of just led the day. I felt comfortable but there towards the end my hands tore a little bit and I just got off pace. I pushed hard all day to keep up with XC-2; I knew they were charging. Over - all, I'm just happy to be on the XC-1 podium." FMF KTM Factory Racing's Dante Oliveira finished one sec - ond ahead of last-round winner Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Craig DeLong to claim sixth. After grabbing the holeshot, Lyndon Snodgrass held on for eighth, while Phoenix Honda Rac - ing's Mike Witkowski, who ran second during the early going, finished ninth. Husqvarna's Evan Smith rounded out the top 10. In the WXC division, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Korie Steede claimed her second-straight win, topping FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers' Brandy Richards and Husqvarna's Tayla Jones. In the FMF XC-3 125 Pro-Am class, Dakoda Devore (KTM) took an 11-second win over Jhak Walker (Beta) with Sawyer Car - ratura (Yamaha) in third. Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Johnny Girroir (KTM) 2. Steward Baylor (Kaw) 3. Grant Davis (KTM) 4. Angus Riordan (KTM) 5. Jordan Ashburn (GG) 6. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 7. Craig DeLong (Hus) 8. Lyndon Snodgrass (Kaw) 9. Mike Witkowski (Hon) 10. Evan Smith (Hus) WIND IN THE P38 Dakoda Devore took the top step of the podium in the XC-3 125 Pro-Am class.