Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Red
Bear Kawasaki's Grant Baylor
battled back from a difficult start
to finish second overall and take
the Pro1 victory.
Baylor struggled to find his
rhythm through the opening three
tests before turning things around
in the second half of the day. After
winning test four, Baylor posted the
fastest Pro1 times in the final two
tests to climb into the class lead
and the overall runner-up position.
"I think I was just overriding it
in the beginning of the day, push-
ing a little too hard," Baylor said.
"I backed it down a little bit and
started getting things to click
and flow."
The class victory marked a
strong finish to the season for
Baylor, who admitted he had
struggled to put things together
at the previous few rounds.
"I'm pumped to finish the season
off like this," Baylor said. "Hopefully
we can carry this momentum into
next season and come out swing-
ing at round one."
Liqui Moly Beta's Jhak Walker
rounded out the overall podium
in third and also took second in
Pro2. Racing just a few hours
from his Illinois home, Walker en-
joyed the familiar terrain and the
opportunity to compete in front
of friends and family.
"It was super cool to have a
race out here where people I
know are everywhere," Walker
said. "It was pretty technical, but
it was awesome to have a Nation-
al only three hours away."
Pro1
While Cleveland took the overall
victory, another major story of the
aged him to return to the series,
Draper showed up at the opening
round in Sumter with no expec-
tations. A victory that weekend
quickly changed his plans.
"I went to Sumter with zero
expectations," Draper said. "Stew
nagged me for a month prior to
come race enduros. I don't know
if he's regretting it now, but I
showed up to have fun."
Despite having the champion-
ship nearly secured before the
weekend was the crowning of the
2026 National Champion.
Draper entered the final round
with a comfortable points advan-
tage and left Illinois with the num-
ber one plate, becoming the first
international rider to win the overall
National Enduro Championship.
A former Pro2 Champion,
Draper admitted he hadn't
planned on chasing the champi-
onship when the season began.
After Steward Baylor Jr encour-
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Grant Baylor was
second overall and the
Pro1-class winner.
