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another DNF.' I had to get this, bad, and I fought hard to get it." Second was as good as a win for Baylor, since he gained four points on Ashburn in the series standings with the finish. "We rode very conservative to- day and it paid off," said Baylor. "I think all but one time through the pits we stopped and blew the ra- diators out just to make sure we made it to the finish. We played that one safe, except on that last lap. I put in a pretty good charge on that last one to catch Jordan. The bike started popping and cutting out anytime you let off the throttle, but we pulled it off." Ashburn was all smiles after the race, his third keeping him squarely in control of the title chase, eight points up with two rounds remaining. "It was really an old-school John Penton," said Ashburn. "You really had to pick your lines. And if you got off the track or out of your rut, you could hardly get back into anything. I fell a couple times the last lap battling Stew and my gloves got muddy on the handlebars. After that I was just done." Fourth overall and first in the XC2 250 Pro class was Phoenix Honda Racing's Angus Riordan, who claimed his fifth class win of the season. "The first two laps I was feeling good, so I put the hammer down and broke away [from the rest of the XC2 guys]," said Riordan. "I was riding with Kailub that last lap and I just wanted to bring it home. I got stuck a few times, but other than that it was all good." FMF KTM Factory Racing's Ben Kelley rode a steady race to finish fifth overall and fourth in the XC1 Pro division, finishing 37 seconds ahead of Russell in sixth. Witkowski took seventh over- all, while Draper and Red Bear Rocky Mountain Kawasaki team- mates Grant Baylor and Josh Toth rounded out the top 10. In the WXC division, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Korie Steede topped FMF KTM's Brandy Rich- ards for the win. Ellie Winland (Yamaha) was third, while Carly Lee (KTM) and Am-Pro Yamaha's Danielle McDonald rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth. Steede led Richards by nearly two minutes midway through the race, then got stuck in a muddy ditch and lost the lead. Steede rejoined the race and passed Richards on the final lap to take the win. "I was upside down in a ditch," said Steede. "I was able to get unstuck and get going, so I ended up with the win. Being the first one out there on the first lap and being the first on every part of the track was super scary. I had water up to my seat more than five times the first lap. So, it was treacherous." Shan Moore OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Grant Davis (KTM) 02:23:26.380 2. Steward Baylor Jr. (Kaw) 02:24:24.238 3. Jordan Ashburn (Hon) 02:25:51.918 4. Angus Riordan (Hon) 02:28:05.050 5. Ben Kelley (KTM) 02:28:30.098 6. Kailub Russell (Yam) 02:29:07.857 7. Mike Witkowski (Hon) 02:29:34.479 8. Liam Draper (Yam) 02:29:35.852 9. Grant Baylor (Kaw) 02:35:54.540 10. Josh Toth (Kaw) 02:37:11.596 WIND IN THE P54 Korie Steede won the Women's Pro class.