OFF-ROAD
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 26, 2018
UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA
P84
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
Sheets to lose what little fuel she
had left and she was forced to
push her bike the final quarter
mile to the finish. Despite the
long push, Sheets still man-
aged to finish second behind
Jones, while Mackenzie Tricker
(Bonanza Plumbing Trail Jesters
KTM) rounded out the podium in
third. CN
OVERALL
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Thad Duvall (Hus)
3. Steward Baylor (KTM)
4. Trevor Bollinger (Hon)
5. Josh Strang (Hus)
6. Josh Toth (KTM) XC2
7. Ben Kelley (KTM) XC2
8. Layne Michael (Hus)
9. Pascal Rauchenecker (Hus) XC2
10. Austin Lee (Hon) XC2
Husqvarna.
The FMF XC3 125 class won
by Alex Teagarden on a Husqvar-
na, with Yamaha mounted Cody
Barnes and Husqvarna rider
Dustin Simpson rounding out the
top three.
Perhaps the best race of the
day was in the Women's XCW
class, where Becca Sheets (Fly/
Maxxis/Seat Concepts KTM)
led nearly the entire race until
the last few turns where Tayla
Jones (KR4 Husqvarna) made a
pass for the win. The race was
not without controversy as both
Jones and Sheets collided about
a quarter mile from the finish put-
ting both riders on the ground.
Jones slipped through on the
inside of Sheets to take the lead
Steward Baylor
was in the hunt
for the win until
getting a face full
of rock.
and, according to Jones, Sheets
tried to retaliate and came in a bit
hot in the following turn, collid-
ing with Jones. The fall caused
Alex Teagarden won the FMF XC3
125 class by a healthy margin.
