had the sweep on the day, but
Grant [Baylor] snuck in there and
got that sixth test win. I'm happy
to get this done, though. It's my
first-ever NEPG win, so I can't
really complain. I've been on the
podium here and there quite a
bit but was never able to click off
that win. So, I'm happy to do it
the way we did today."
Grant Baylor of Rocky Moun
-
tain Red Bear Kawasaki Team
Green
went 4-4 in NE Pro1
through the first two tests. He
then picked up the pace and
collected a pair of second-place
results through the next two sec
-
tions. He went 3-1 to round out
the day, taking
away Russell's
chance of a clean sweep on the
day.
"Ricky was on rails all day
today, and it was a battle for
second place between me, Ben
[Kelley] and my brother [Steward
Baylor Jr]," said Grant Baylor.
"I've come here over the years,
and I know this place is sketchy,
and it's one of those that can
jump up and bite you quick. So,
my goal today was just to get
through in one piece. Hadn't won
a test in one of these in a couple
years. So, I'm excited to be back
in the mix with the guys and get
up here on the podium again."
FMF KTM Factory Racing
Team's Ben Kelley opened the day
with a strong second-place finish.
He followed it up with 2-3-4-2 re
-
sults before taking third in the last
test of
the day in Missouri.
"The first half of the day, I
was pretty solid," said Kelley. "I
was right there in the fight. I was
sitting second a lot. Then in test
four, I had a pretty big crash. I'm
lucky to be okay. I had another
solid test five. Then test six, I
was, I think, eight seconds down
on Grant for second. So, we were
having another close battle for
that second-place spot, and I
think I just overrode it a little bit."
NE Pro2
With the NE Pro2 win at the
Red Line Oil Lead Belt National
Enduro, Rocky Mountain Red
Bear Kawasaki Team Green's
Nicholas DeFeo secured his fifth
podium of the year while also
taking fifth overall. He kicked the
day off with a test win before
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Nick DeFeo won
the Pro2 class and
was fifth overall.
