On The Pegs April 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 4 | Page 71

On The Pegs
VOL. 5 ISSUE 4 - APRIL 2020
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After grabbing the $250 All Balls Racing XC1
Holeshot Award Coastal Racing Husqvarna’s
Ricky Russell would finish fifth in XC1 and
eighth overall on the day. Russell would battle
with Baylor for fourth throughout the race,
but would fall behind on the last lap. Russell
holds onto third in the points standings after
three rounds of racing.
Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki’s
Jordan Ashburn would come through lead-
ing the way on lap one. As the race wore on
Ashburn continued to fight for a top spot, but
would fall back to sixth in XC1 and ninth over-
all.
Sitting seventh for majority of the day was
Phoenix Honda Racing’s Andrew DeLong.
DeLong had a consistent race in Georgia, and
would come through the finish line seventh in
his class and a 12th place overall finish. AmPro
Yamaha’s Layne Michael came through eighth
in his class and 15th overall. Michael had a de-
cent start to the day coming through fifth on
the opening lap. Michael would try to battle
back after falling back to eighth, but would
ultimately end his day there.
Rounding out the top 10 in XC1 Open Pro
were Levi Keller and Rockhill Powersports/Ti
Dezigns/UFO Plast’s Evan Earl. Keller and Earl
would engage in a battle on the last lap to see
who would come through first at the check-
ered flag.
Round three saw another new winner in
the XC2 250 Pro class. It would be Rockstar
Energy/Factory Husqvarna Racing’s Craig