On The Pegs June 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 6 | Page 73

On The Pegs VOL. 4 ISSUE 7 - July 2020
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CRAIG DELONG POST-RACE
Craig DeLong got bumped up to the Rockstar
Energy Racing Husqvarna team when Thad Duvall
was injured earlier in the year. Craig made
the best of it by coming away with third overall
at the Bulldog GNCC in Washington, Georgia.
I got a good start and I knew I needed to try
to get out of the dust and try to get away, and
that’s what I did. Got out to a pretty good lead
in the beginning. Kind of got into a pace there.
I got a little too comfortable I guess and Layne
(Michael) ended up running me down. Made for
an interesting last two and a half laps. He rode
good. He kept me on my toes. It was a battle all
the way to the end. I had no idea we were closing
in on third. It was a battle. Happy to get it
done.
Do you feel as strong as you did before the
layoff?
Yeah. I think I feel about the same. I didn’t really
take any time off. I didn’t push any harder.
I just kind of stuck to what I was doing. I knew
what I was doing was working, so I figured why
change it? Andrew and I, we’ve been working
hard. It’s good. n