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able to put the hammer down.
I had something to prove after
Unadilla, because that was one
of my worst rides. It feels good
to be back on top."
Fly Racing/Maxxis/Seat
Concepts/Yamaha's Becca
Sheets' overall win in the morn-
ing race was just the first of her
accomplishments to celebrate
on Sunday. Sheets' impressive
finish also earned her the cov-
eted WXC National Champion-
ship. CN
Overall Results
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Thad Duvall (Hus)
3. Ricky Russell (Suz)
4. Steward Baylor Jr. (KTM)
5. Trevor Bollinger (Hon) XC2 Lites
6. Layne Michael (Hus) XC2 Lites
7. Josh Toth (Yam) XC2 Lites
8. Benjamin Kelley (KTM) XC2 Lites
9. Jordan Ashburn (KTM)
10. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
then just got a little wild in the
third corner and went down,"
said Ricky Russell. "I got back
up and was mid-pack trying to
work my way through the dust.
I crashed a few more times
and then I started picking my
lines and slowly worked my way
through everyone. It's been a
rough year with ups and downs
but it just feels good to finally
make it happen."
SRT/KTM/Kenda Tires-
backed Steward Baylor Jr. had
another stellar performance
where he just finished off the
podium in fourth. Ashburn would
recover from the first-turn crash
to earn fifth in XC1 Pro and ninth
overall. Cory Buttrick's breakout
ride resulted in sixth in class in
addition to rounding out the top
ten overall.
Coastal Racing Husqvarna's
Layne Michael made an early
push for the lead in the XC2 Pro
Lites class and continued lead-
ing until he ran into trouble. Bol-
linger was able to capitalize on
Michael's mistake and take over
the point. Bollinger continued
to lead until the checkered flag.
Michael recovered for second
in the XC2 Pro Lites class and
AmPro/N-Fab Yamaha's Josh
Toth held onto third.
"I was fighting with vision
issues all day," said Bollinger.
"Once I recovered from my bad
start and had a clear track I was
Fly Racing Yamaha's Becca Sheets topped the morning race
while wrapping up the WXC National Championship.
Obermeyer Suzuki's
Ricky Russell scored
his first-ever XC1 Pro
podium with a third-
place finish.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KEN
HILL
