trick topped the time charts
ahead of Ashburn and Baylor.
Ashburn got off to another
great start on Sunday, winning
test one ahead of Buttrick and
Smith. However, Buttrick reeled
off three-straight wins and ap-
peared to be running away from
the field, though Baylor gained
a bit of ground with a win in test
five. Test six was a pivotal one,
as Ashburn turned the fastest
time, as he had done in the
final test on the previous day.
Meanwhile, Baylor tripped the
wire a second slower to post the
second fastest time. Buttrick, on
the other hand, bobbled midway
through and dropped to fifth for
the test, his only finish all week-
end outside of the top three.
Baylor ended up winning
Sunday's event, edging out
Ashburn and Buttrick, and
by doing so the SRT Racing
KTM rider extended his lead
in the series standings to eight
points over Ashburn with just
one round remaining. Buttrick,
however, claimed the overall
for the weekend, posting a total
time of 01:11:38.485. Ashburn's
01:11:43.168 was good enough
for second overall, while Baylor's
01:11:43.292 left the South Caro-
lina rider solidly in third.
After wrapping up the Wom-
en's Pro championship at the
previous round, Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC/KR4 Arrive-n-Ride Rac-
ing's Tayla Jones showed up at
the Rock Crusher on a 125 and
claimed her seventh win of the
series. Jones won 10 of the 12
tests en route to a 58-second
victory over KTM Factory Rac-
ing's Becca Sheets. CN
OVERALL
1. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
2. Jordan Ashburn (Bet)
3. Steward Baylor (KTM)
4. Evan Smith (KTM)
5. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
VOL. 54 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 24, 2017 P37
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
DARRIN
CHAPMAN
(Left) Steward Baylor was relegated to third place by a tenth of a second, but still holds the points lead with only
one round remaining. (Right) Jordan Ashburn had a solid weekend and was rewarded with second overall.
