On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2020 81
TEWARD BAYLOR
Steward did indeed win the final test , but came up just short in the final standings , as Lafferty held on for the win , despite crashing near the bottom of the waterfall .
Lafferty ’ s victory was his first Pro-class win and it comes in his “ rookie ” season in the class .
“ It doesn ’ t feel real yet , but it ’ s pretty cool ,” said Lafferty . “ It ’ s been a long time coming , but I ’ m happy with it . I feel like I rode well , kept my head on my shoulders all day . I earned it , I feel like .”
With his runner-up finish , Grant moved into a two-way tie with FMF / KTM ’ s Josh Toth for the lead in the series standings , each with 133 points .
“ It was close all day ,” said Grant . “ I just made a few too many mistakes . I fell down a couple times , but all in all it was a good day . I came out healthy and I believe I made up some points on the lead , so it was a good day .”
Steward sits in fourth in the standings with 112 points after his third-place finish and it still in the championship chase .
“ I gave those boys that one ,” Steward said after the finish . “ Somewhere in the middle of test three I just stopped racing and started riding . I think that told the tale for the rest of the day . Test four I bounced back and dropped the hammer and gave it everything I had . Then test