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WIND IN THE P38 but in my enduro test I wrecked twice and fell back about 20 seconds. I ended up second in the rest of the tests in the Pro 2 class and came out third in the class and fourth overall. FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers' Cooper Jones parlayed a third on Saturday and a seventh on Sunday into fifth overall and fourth in the Pro 2 division. The KTM rider has been turning in impressive rides this year and will undoubtedly be challenging for some podiums. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Craig DeLong had a rough weekend, going 8-5, and got sixth overall. "I had a couple little mishaps that kind of set me back," said DeLong. "I crashed in the first test of the day and had a little bit of a mechanical issue yesterday. I lost about 30 seconds in the one test, so that kind of set me back in the overall, but still it felt like I was riding well when I wasn't making mistakes. So, I still need to be a little better, but I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to kind of being more in the mix, so we're getting there." Phoenix Racing Honda's JoJo Cunningham was the first of the Pro-Am riders in seventh overall after finishing sixth and eighth over the weekend. The Honda rider has been showing flashes of brilliance throughout the year, and it won't be long until he is challenging in the Pro classes. Gavin Simon (Husqvarna) was 5-11 for eighth overall, missing out on seventh overall by just two seconds. Meanwhile, FMF/ KTM Factory Racing's Ben Kelley finished with a seventh and a 16th for ninth overall. "On Saturday, I started off slow but picked it up as the day went on and was able to win that last enduro test," said Kelley. "But I was still off the pace. Then today [Sunday], it's a little different condi - tions, a little muddier, but I felt okay that first test. I was doing pretty good, keeping Liam in my sights. Then, near the end, I crashed, and as I was falling down, I ran into a stake that went through my helmet and hit me in the jaw, so that was rough. I had to make sure I was okay after that one. So, I lost a lot of time there, and then, yeah, I guess I was just off the pace." Phoenix Racing Honda's Cody Barnes won Sunday's event but DNF'd Saturday's race due to an electrical problem with his bike. The top Amateur for the week - end with an overall win in the Open A class was Ben Nelko. Rockstar Energy Factory Rac- ing's Korie Steede beat out Aus- sie Tayla Jones (Phoenix Honda Racing) by 14 seconds to win the Pro Women's division. "Yesterday I started off slow," said Steede. "I was making a lot of mistakes, and Tayla was riding really well, so it was really tight out there, and then again today, I fixed some of my mistakes. We both went down a couple times in the first cross test. It was pretty icy out there, but I just cleaned up my mistakes and got a little bit more comfortable and tried to just push." Rieju's Rachel Gutish rounded out the podium with Ellie Winland (Yamaha) in fourth. The U.S. Sprint Enduro Series returns to action on May 10-11 in Kingwood, West Virginia, for the King of the Mountain Sprint Enduro. Shan Moore OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Liam Draper (Yam) 2. Grant Davis (KTM) 3. Jason Tino (GG) 4. Toby Cleveland (Hus) 5. Cooper Jones (KTM) 6. Craig DeLong (Hus) 7. JoJo Cunningham (Hon) 8. Gavin Simon (Hus) 9. Ben Kelley (KTM) 10. Thorn Devlin (Yam) JoJo Cunningham was the top Pro-Am rider.