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podium," Draper said. "I was su- per nervous, you know, being my first XC1 race, but I got the hole- shot and was leading these boys for a couple of laps. I looked back at the field and they were all kind of freight-training behind me. It's like I was about to get mowed over, but I was pretty stoked to lead for a few laps. I had a crash and went down but got right up to Johnny on the last lap. We had a battle towards the end, so pretty stoked on it." After running second for a while, Ashburn settled into third in the XC1 class and fourth overall. "I got a decent start and just charged all day," said Ashburn. "I made a mistake on the hill on the first lap and lost a couple of positions. I think I went back to sixth. It was so hard to make positions back out there, and then the XC2 guys came up on us, and they were in the overall all day. They just kept giving us pit boards to keep pushing, so everybody stayed together, and nobody could get away. I made a mistake on the last lap and Draper got me back, but I'm happy with my riding today, and it was a good day." Healthy for the first time in over a year and making his re- turn to racing, FMF KTM Factory Racing's Ben Kelley ran as high as second place with two laps to go but would go on to finish fifth overall and fourth in the XC1 class. After running near the back of the XC1 class for most of the race, Baylor started to push hard with two laps to go. The Kawasaki rider pitted on the second lap, instead of lap three like most of the other XC1 riders, hoping the strategy would pay off. Baylor eventually clawed his way up into sixth overall and fifth XC1 rider. After leading the XC2 class (and the overall) for the first half of the race, Riordan eventually finished seventh overall and second in the XC2 class. Ruy Barbosa rode a steady race to eighth overall, while Phoenix Honda teammate Cody Barnes recovered from a crash at the start to finish ninth overall. Babbitt's Online Team Green Kawasaki's Lyndon Snodgrass rounded out the top 10 overall. Dakoda Devore (KTM) claimed his sixth win of the season in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class and now sits just two points behind Jhak Walker (Beta), who was second on the day, in the class standings. Dustin Simpson (Yamaha) remains third in the standings after finishing third for the day. In the WXC division, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers' Brandy Richards grabbed her third win of the season, top- ping class points leader Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki's Rachael Archer by 10 seconds. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Korie Steede finished third, with Danielle McDonald (Yamaha) and Prestin Raines (Sherco) rounding out the top five. Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Grant Davis (KTM) 2. Johnny Girroir (KTM) 3. Liam Draper (Yam) 4. Jordan Ashburn (GG) 5. Ben Kelley (KTM) 6. Steward Baylor (Kaw) 7. Angus Riordan (KTM) 8. Ruy Barbosa (Hon) 9. Cody Barnes (Hon) 10. Lyndon Snodgrass (Kaw) WIND IN THE Dakoda Devore won the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am. P62