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After grabbing the hole- shot, Draper led the field through the opening lap, with both Kiehin Rupp and Jay Lipscomb on his rear wheel. Draper completed the first lap with just a one-second advantage over Rupp and Lip - scomb. As the race wore on, Draper gradually stretched his lead and ultimately crossed the finish line more than a minute ahead of his competition. While Draper rode to a comfortable victory, the battle for second stayed close as Rupp and Lipscomb traded fast laps throughout the race. Rupp held on for second over - all, while Lipscomb battled a late-race issue to salvage a podium finish in third. Behind the podium finishers, Joshua Conner mounted an impressive charge. After running sixth on the opening lap, Conner worked his way through the field to finish fourth overall. Defend - ing series champion Sawyer Carratura completed the top five in the XC-Pro class. The XC-Pro Amateur class saw Easton Uplinger deliver an impressive performance at his hometown race aboard his Beta. After Cian Conry led the opening portion of the first lap, Uplinger took the lead and never looked back. The hometown rider stayed in control throughout the four-lap event to claim his third victory of the season. Behind him, Ruger Morgan held second place from start to finish aboard his Kawasaki, while Cian Conry completed the podium after leading much of the opening lap. In the XC-Women class, Sahara Robinson continued her strong season with another vic - tory, leading all three laps and posting the race's fastest lap on the final lap to secure the win. Madison Harmon put together a consistent ride to finish second, while Giada Peluso rounded out the podium after holding third throughout the race. Hunter Hawkinberry grabbed the holeshot and continued his winning ways in the Youth Bike race, leading all four laps to claim another overall victory in the Supermini A class. Derek Deal held onto second overall from start to finish, while Sahara Robinson charged from fourth on the opening lap to finish third overall. Karsen Fulton put to - gether a consistent ride to finish fourth overall in Supermini A, and Ty Behrendt rounded out the top five and took the win in the Supermini B class. The PeeWee Bike race saw defending champion Josh Erny continue his undefeated season with another overall victory in the Mini A class. Erny led all six laps and consistently turned some of the fastest times on the course to secure the win. Micah Oaks finished second overall and captured the Two-Stroke class vic - tory, with fellow Two-Stroke competitor Baron Evkovich rounding out the overall po - dium in third. Audrey Petrilla brought home fourth overall in the Mini A class, while Mat - thew Jewell completed the top five overall and finished third in the Mini A division after a hard- fought six-lap race. With round four in the books, riders will now turn their atten- tion to one of the most antici- pated events of the season as AWRCS joins forces with GNCC Racing for the co-sanctioned Snowshoe GNCC. Kate Stiller OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Liam Draper (Yam) 1:55:31 2. Keihin Rupp (Kaw) 1:56:35 3. Jay Lipscomb (Hon) 1:57:01 4. Joshua Conner (Hon) 1:58:08 5. Sawyer Carratura (Yam) 1:58:50 6. Joe Schriver (Yam) 2:00:21 7. Easton Uplinger (Bet) 2:00:24 8. Colton Sybert (KTM) 2:02:24 9. Ruger Morgan (Kaw) 2:03:01 10. Danny Haftl (Yam) 2:04:37 Easton Uplinger was the top Amateur racer. WIND IN THE P52