Mike Witkowski led close to
two laps of the race after getting
squeezed by Ashburn in the first
turn. However, Ashburn was able
to pass the Phoenix Honda rider
in a rocky technical section. From
there, Witkowski held down sec
-
ond until a couple of miles from
the finish when dust in his engine
caused his bike to slow, allowing
Draper and Bollinger to go by.
Last year's series winner, Rock
-
star Energy Husqvarna's Craig
DeLong walked back to the pits
after the first lap, after running
with the front-runners, no doubt a
victim of the dust, as well.
FXR/Husqvarna's Evan Smith
managed the dust well and was
rewarded with a solid sixth-place
finish, while 250A rider Nicholas
DeFeo (Kawasaki) had the ride of
a lifetime, finishing seventh over
-
all and winning the 250A class.
Phoenix Honda Racing team-
mates Cody Barnes and Ruy Bar-
bosa finished eighth and ninth,
respectively. Barnes was also
second in the XC2 250 Pro class.
Josh Strang (Beta) rounded
out the top 10, with fellow Beta
rider Jonathon Johnson finishing
11th overall and third in the XC2
250 Pro class.
Jhak Walker (Beta) claimed
his fourth win of the season in
the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class,
topping Dakoda Devore (KTM) by
over 11 minutes.
Devore now sits just seven
points behind Walker in XC3
championship points. Dustin
Simpson (Yamaha) was third.
In the WXC division, KTM's
Brandy Richards grabbed her
third win of the season, as she
and class points leader Kawa
-
saki-mounted Rachael Archer
ran away from the field. Prestin
Raines (Sherco) finished third,
with Rockstar Energy Husqvar-
na's Korie Steede in fourth.
"It was a great race today,"
Richards said. "I was second off
the start, made a few mistakes,
but I was able to sprint to the
end and brought it home on the
last lap."
Shan Moore
OVERALL
1. Jordan Ashburn (GG)
2. Liam Draper (Yam)
3. Trevor Bollinger (Hus)
4. Grant Davis (KTM)
5. Mike Witkowski (Hon)
6. Evan Smith (Hus)
7. Nicholas DeFeo (Kaw)
8. Cody Barnes (Hon)
9. Ruy Barbosa (Hon)
10. Josh Strang (Bet)
WIND
IN THE
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Grant Davis took the XC2
win and fourth overall.
Brandy Richards
collected her third
WXC win of the year.
