the lappers cleanly," said Draper.
"That was one of the craziest last
laps I've ever seen. I was doing
everything I could to get through
that last lap. I was running into
guys, and Stew got around me.
Then he balled it up, and I got
ahead of him again. It was tight
at the end, but I was able to hold
him off for second and the points
lead."
Steward, who had the race in
hand a couple of times during the
day, was noticeably upset by the
mechanical issues he encoun-
tered throughout the day.
"I'm pissed," Steward said
when asked about his bike misfir-
ing off the start. "That's some-
thing we can do better. I know
when I start up front, I can win.
I think I hit every single lapper
out there. They dictated the race
today. On the last lap, there were
about seven or eight lead chang-
es. It was crazy."
Kelley, who sits fourth in the
series standings after a fourth-
place finish in New York, ap-
peared to be on pace for the win
before Draper and the Baylor
brothers picked up the pace.
Davis also had his moment in
the lead but settled for fifth at the
end of the day.
Phoenix Honda Racing's Angus
Riordan, now the XC2 points lead-
er but tied in points with Jason
Tino of FMF KTM Factory Racing,
held the overall lead on adjusted
time through the midway point
of the final lap but finished
sixth overall and first in the XC2
division. Riordan had a strong
battle with Liqui Moly Beta's Jhak
Walker for the top spot in the XC2
class early in the race.
"On the last lap, those boys
put 15 seconds on me, which
dropped me to sixth overall," said
Riordan. "But I won my class;
that's the main goal."
Lafferty and Tino finished sev-
enth and eighth, while Walker and
his Liqui Moly Beta teammate,
Josh Strang, rounded out the top
10.
In the WXC division, AmPro
Yamaha's Danielle McDonald
came from behind to take on FMF
KTM's Brandy Richards and claim
the overall win.
"I had to charge from the back
on this one," said McDonald.
"Brandy and I were separated by
just inches for most of the race.
She definitely made it hard for
me."
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Korie Steede rounded out the
podium with Jocelyn Barnes
(Husqvarna) and Carly Lee (KTM)
in fourth and fifth.
Shan Moore
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Grant Baylor (Kaw)
2. Liam Draper (Yam)
3. Steward Baylor Jr (Yam)
4. Ben Kelley (KTM)
5. Grant Davis (KTM)
6. Angus Riordan (Hon)
7. Ryder Lafferty (Hon)
8. Jason Tino (KTM)
9. Jhak Walker (Bet)
10. Josh Strang (Bet)
WIND
IN THE
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Danielle McDonald came
from behind to win the
Women's class.
