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WIND IN THE P38 Shortly after losing the lead, the number-one KTM moved back into first. The number-949 team followed suit the next lap, setting up a showdown over the next few hours. Both teams exchanged faster laps, narrowing or widening the gap by mere seconds each lap. As usual, the dusty ridge - lines played a crucial role in the race, often either increasing or decreasing the gap based on the traffic ahead of the rider. Just before the halfway mark, a pit stop by the number-one team to fix a fading clutch and change air filters left them idle for two minutes, allowing the AHM Honda team to squeak by in the pits and set the pace. For the following two hours, the gap held steady at roughly two minutes between the two leaders before the Honda team stopped for a maintenance pit, including two tires and an air filter. Back in the lead, the KTM team main - tained a small gap—as little as six seconds at one point—over the next hour. However, just as the race got interesting and the countdown clock was winding down, disaster struck for the number-one team. A mechani - cal failure ended their charge, concluding their day early and leaving the number 949 team alone out front. The team eventu - ally won with 34 total laps, one full lap ahead of the next team. Meanwhile, as the two teams battled at the front of the pack, the other two Pro teams and a few Expert teams were amid their own battles. One of the most impressive rides of the day came in the 125-250cc Expert class. The Dirt Bike Magazine/ Stoney Sock Co. squad of Carson Tryon, Travis LaValley, Ian Burke and Harlem Nelson piloted a KTM 125 to second overall and first in class. Made up of four teenagers, the team credited their success to consistent rid - ing and a mechanical-free day, with pit stops only consisting of gas and air filter changes on the small-bore machine. The battle for the final overall position came down to the final lap between the two Pro teams— Brandon Krause (466) and Luis Flores (8x). After a mid-race crash that severely damaged their bike, Krause's team recouped and charged back into third overall in the final hour of the race, but a late-race charge by Flores unof - ficially saw the number-8x Honda team steal third overall and sec- ond Open Pro. Other notable finishers include Levi Arnold & Thomas Seroka, who finished fifth overall and first in the 30+ Expert category; Todd Davis/Rowan Trefz/Robert Baehr/ Brent Farrell, who finished eighth overall and first in the 40+ Expert category; and Nate Scott, who won the Business class. In the Ironman ranks, 24 brave riders so - loed the race, with Cody Ineichen winning the class by two laps, finishing with a total of 28 laps. Jacob Hatfield and Matt Vega completed the Ironman podium with 26 and 24 laps, respectively. Seth Herrmann's team led the Mini class with a total of 28 laps for the minibike riders, and Brayden Bailey claimed victory in the Mini Ironman class with 11 laps in a solo effort. The Glen Helen Endurance Series will con - clude with the notorious 3Bros 24-Hour Endurance Race planned for October of this year. CN OVERALL 1. Jacob Argubright Team (Hon) 2. Carson Tryon Team (KTM) 3. Luis Flores Team (Hon) 4. Brandon Krause Team (KTM) 5. Levi Arnold Team (Yam) Justin Kennamer leads Carson Tryon, who was a member of the second-placed team.