Meanwhile , Beta USA ’ s Thorn Devlin rode a two-stroke to ninth overall .
Husqvarna / Max Motorsports / FXR Racing ’ s Evan Smith rounded out the top 10 .
760 Husqvarna ’ s Ben Nelko ran in third place in the NE Pro2 class for most of the day , but came on strong in the end to beat out Johnathon Johnson for second in class and 11th overall , while Johnson was 12th overall and third in the NE Pro 2 class .
Mackenzie Tricker is another competitor that is riding her way back into racing form , after undergoing knee surgery late last year . The Enduro Engineering / Fly Racing KTM parlayed two test wins into a victory in the Women ’ s Elite class .
“ It ’ s been a long road back from knee surgery ,” said Tricker . “ I ’ m still kind of struggling with my knee a little bit , but today was good . It was good to get back , get the train back on the tracks . Obviously , Louisiana I didn ’ t do too good . I got fourth there . It was good to bounce back .”
Four-time AMA EnduroCross Champion Shelby Turner also won two tests and finished second .
“ I had a little bit of a slow start test one and two and then got things going with three , four , five ,” said Turner . “ It was a good day . This place is awesome . Probably one of
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