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Strang. "We are after points. The
track was good, the fans were
great, and the weather ended up
being perfect so overall it was a
good day."
SRT/KTM/Kenda Tires'
Steward Baylor Jr. placed just off
the podium in fourth in one of his
best races this season. Baylor
began the day outside the top
10, but worked his way through
the pack even as he began to
experience brake issues on the
last two laps.
Coastal Racing/Rockstar/
Husqvarna's Ryan Sipes rode a
consistent race for fifth overall,
with N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha's
Grant Baylor overcoming all
obstacles to finish sixth overall
after rounding the first lap in 13th
place.
Coastal Racing/Husqvarna/
MSR's Layne Michael grabbed
the $100 Hot Cams XC2 Pro
Lites Holeshot Award, but Trail
Jesters Racing's Ben Kelly
would steal the lead position
away until N-Fab/AmPro Ya-
maha's Josh Toth took over.
Toth continued to charge hard
when he began to feel pressure
from Michael on the last lap, but
ended up holding it all together
to emerge victorious. It was
Toth's career-first XC2 Pro Lites
win. Michael saw the checkered
flag just nine seconds after
Toth, and Beta USA/Fly Racing/
Kenda Tires-backed Nick Davis
got on the podium in third. Kelly
and Coastal Racing/Husqvarna/
MSR's Craig Delong rounded
out the top five.
"It's awesome to pull my first
win at what I consider my home
race," said Toth. "All my friends
and family came out and it was
great to have them cheering me
on around the track. I pumped
up in the beginning, but I was
able to loosen up and move
through the pack. Once I made
it in the lead I just kept my head
down and stayed focused, and
I'm just excited to be standing
here."
With 23rd overall Alex Tea-
garden was awarded the $125
American Kargo Top Amateur
Award. Christopher Venditti and
Zach Nolan followed in second
and third for the amateur overall
podium in the Pro Race.
The "morning race" po-
dium consisted of FLY Rac-
ing/Maxxis/Seat Concepts/
Yamaha's Becca Sheets who
also took home the WXC class
win. FMF/KTM Factory Rac-
ing's Kacy Martinez and Super
Senior A (45+) class winner Phil
Smith rounded out the top three
overall. Obermeyer/MCS Rac-
ing Suzuki/Kenda/Fly Racing's
Mackenzie Tricker claimed third
place in the WXC division.
Hunter Riemer continued his
dominance in the Super Mini Sr.
(14-15) class and extended his
points lead by adding another
overall win to his resume dur-
ing the 8 a.m. youth race. Kevin
Messina made his first podium
appearance of the season with
second, and Randall Ervin
placed third overall. CN
XC1 Pro
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Josh Strang (Hus)
3. Thad DuVall (Hus)
4. Steward Baylor Jr. (KTM)
5. Ryan Sipes (Hus)
XC2 Pro Lites
1. Josh Toth (Yam)
2. Layne Michael (Hus)
3. Nick Davis (Bet)
4. Ben Kelley (KTM)
5. Craig Delong (Hus)
Josh Toth
scored his
very first XC2
Pro Lites win.
