NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 55 ISSUE 10 MARCH 13, 2018 P73
good for most of the day, I just
let the race get away from me
there at the end."
Trail Jesters KTM Racing's
Ben Kelley made a last-lap pass
on FMF KTM's Josh Toth to fin-
ish fourth overall and first in the
XC2 250 Pro class. Toth, who
won the XC2 250 Pro division at
round one of the series in South
Carolina, led Kelley for most of
the race, but a tip-over on the
final lap while trying to pass a
lapper allowed the lanky Con-
necticut rider to close in for the
kill. Kelley made a pass on Toth
stick and held on to the finish as
the two KTMs fight to see who
stamps their name on the series.
"I sorta got shuffled around at
passed me I gave it everything I
had but I couldn't close the gap.
I think I rode well, I think I led
more laps than any other race
in my career. I think I'm getting
better each race so I'm looking
forward to next week's race in
Georgia."
Through the first four laps,
Duvall's race went according to
plan. However with two laps to
go the West Virginian started to
lose his composure.
"I really struggled those last
two laps," said Duvall. "Me and
Kailub were able to catch up to
Steward, but then I crashed few
times and I picked some bad
lines and I just couldn't keep it
together. I feel like I rode pretty
(Above) Steward Baylor
led most of the race
but could hold off the
defending champ, Russell.
(Right) Ben Kelley surged
to the front of the XC2
class and came away with
the victory.
