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crash in test four resulted in a shoulder injury and withdrawal from the race, which could have a profound impact on his cham- pionship chase this year. Yamaha's Nathaniel "Bubz" Tasha has been lurking behind Davis this season and was able to top the NE Pro2 overall po - dium for the third time. The day started off with a test win for him in his class. He followed it up with no less than a second- or third-place finish in each of the rest of the tests. Hunter Smith grabbed the runner-up spot aboard his KTM. A third place in the NE Pro2 class through test one set a good foun - dation for the day. He went on to collect a test win in the second section, as well as the final test. In tests three and four, he put his machine in second place, while dropping to fifth in test five. Ulti - mately, he finished the day just three seconds behind Tasha. The Enduro Engineering Grass- man National marked the fourth time this year that Red Bear Racing's Will Sievenpiper has put himself on the podium. While he had hoped a solid start to the day with a second-place class finish in the first test would set the trajectory for the next few tests, he would walk away with a fourth and seventh through the next two sections. It wasn't until test four that his momentum picked back up, taking the test win. He followed it up with third-place finishes in the final two sections. After taking third at round six, Red Bear Racing's Rachael Ar - cher rebounded to the top of the podium again, notching her sixth Women's Elite win of the season aboard her Kawasaki. She set a phenomenal pace, even after a crash in the first test. By day's end, she had bested second- place rider Shelby Turner by almost five minutes on the day. Turner, aboard her Enduro Engi - neering GasGas, has put together a consistent season and has yet to finish off the podium. A crash a week ago left her with a par- tially separated shoulder, but the Canadian fought through the pain. Although she earned a fourth- place class finish in test one, she collected third and second through the remaining sections to bring home a second-place overall finish in Women's Elite. Beta rider Emma Hasbell landed third overall on the day after clicking off strong results all day. It marked the first-ever pro podium for last year's Beta Cup winner. She collected a trio of third-place test finishes and two runner-up performances as well. Canada's Emma Sharpless didn't let her first ever national enduro intimidate her. She show - cased her skills to claim fourth in Women's Elite on her KTM. Cole Whitmer clinched his second class win of the year on his GasGas. The Pennsylvanian dominated by taking every test win for the AA class. 250A rider Chase Landers has yet to lose a National Enduro this year. The KTM rider conquered his class, capturing every test win and finishing one minute and 43 seconds ahead of the runner- up. The next race, the Wiseco Flying W National, will occur on Septem - ber 8 in Cherryville, Missouri. Heather Wilson OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Josh Toth (GG) 2. Jonathan Girroir (KTM) 3. Trevor Bollinger (Hus) 4. Evan Smith (Hus) 5. Steward Baylor Jr. (Kaw) 6. Nathaniel Tasha (Yam) 7. Hunter Smith (KTM) 8. Will Sievenpiper (Kaw) 9. Nicholas Defeo (Kaw) 10. Cole Whitmer (GG) WIND IN THE P52 Rachael Archer topped the Women's Elite class for the sixth time this season.