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running together, was followed
by an early fall for Davis. The
29-year-old maintained a strong
pace throughout the race's three-
hour duration, climbing all the
way back to the front not only for
his seventh XC2 250 Pro class
win of 2025 but also for his third
overall victory of the year.
"I was chasing a good start
today, and I got one," said Davis,
who rounded the first turn in
second place, right behind FMF
KTM Factory Racing's Ben Kel
-
ley from the XC1 class. "[But] I
was too pumped up about it and
went down in turn three."
While Davis began his charge
to the front, Kelley, AmPro
Yamaha's Liam Draper (XC1)
and Rocky Mountain Red Bear
Kawasaki Team Green's Steward
Baylor Jr (XC1) all traded places
for the lead. Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Craig DeLong (XC1)
was right there, too, as was Flat
-
rock Motorclub GasGas Factory
Racing's Jordan Ashburn (XC1).
Draper took charge for a while,
leading for three laps before
Baylor slipped past everyone
and looked to have the race won
heading into the last lap. Howev
-
er, Baylor encountered problems
and dropped to 11th overall,
handing the lead over to Davis,
who had surprisingly worked his
way into second overall. After
passing Baylor, Davis increased
his pace and took the check
-
ered flag 15 seconds ahead of
second overall and the first XC1
rider, Ashburn, who was just
five seconds ahead of Draper,
and DeLong, who was only two
seconds behind Draper. Ten
seconds later came the second
Korie Steede topped the WXC division.
Jonathan Johnson
came from behind
to win the XC3 125
Pro-Am class.
