OFF-ROAD
ROUND 2 / MARCH 11, 2018
RODMAN PLANTATION / PALATKA, FLORIDA
P74
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
Becca Sheets finished second
about four minutes off the pace,
while Beta USA's Rachel Gutish
rounded out the podium another
seven minutes back. CN
OVERALL
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Steward Baylor (KTM)
3. Thad Duvall (Hus)
4. Ben Kelley (KTM)
5. Josh Toth (KTM)
6. Trevor Bollinger (Hon)
7. Layne Michael (Hus)
8. Pascal Rauchenecker (Hus)
9. Josh Strang (Hus)
10. Craig DeLong (Hus)
KTM-mounted Jesse Ansley
topped the FMF XC3 125 Pro-
Am class with an 18th overall
finish, besting former National
Hare Scrambles champ Jason
Raines (Raines Racing Yamaha)
for the win by just over four
minutes. Grizzly Peak Yamaha's
Jacob Rowland was third in the
class and 27th overall.
Tayla Jones came from behind
to win the Women's XCW class
at the series opener in South
Carolina in a down-to-the-wire
thriller. At the Wild Boar, how-
ever, the KR4 Husqvarna rider
left nothing to chance, dominat-
ing the race from start to finish to
claim an impressive victory. Fly/
Maxxis/Seat Concepts KTM's
the start and I was back about
10th on the first lap, but I was
able to work my way up to Josh,"
said Kelley. "When I caught up
to him I had to calm myself down
a bit, but once I got my compo-
sure I was able to make a pass
and hold on for the win."
Trevor Bollinger put his JCR
Honda into sixth overall, nearly
three minutes behind Toth, while
Coastal Racing Husqvarna's
Pascal Rauchenecker, finished
third in the XC2 class with an
eighth overall, one spot behind
Husqvarna rider Layne Michael
(XC1).
Strang and Coastal Racing
Husqvarna's Craig DeLong (XC2)
rounded out the top 10.
Thad Duvall
rounded out the
XC1 Pro-class
podium.
