On The Pegs October 2019 -Volume 4 - Issue 10 | Page 50

On The Pegs
Tely Energy Racing KTM’s Steward Baylor
came from behind to beat his teammate
and brother Grant Baylor at this weekend’s
Lead Belt National Enduro, round seven of
the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series in
Park Hills, Missouri.
After battling back and forth with his
brother during off and on rain showers,
Grant entered the rocky sixth and final
test with a 23-second lead over Steward.
However, just 200 feet into the test Grant
made a mistake that cost him consider-
able time. When the final scores were
tallied Steward jumped ahead of Grant
in the overall results to steal the win by
15.517-seconds.
Steward’s win put a stop to the mo-
mentum Grant had been building since
winning the previous two rounds. It also
squashed any hopes Grant had of catch-
ing his brother in the championship chase.
“I knew the last section always favored
me here; it always has,” said Steward. “I
don’t think I’ve ever led going into that
last section, but I’ve won this race four
times now, all in the last test. So, I knew if I
could get close we could do it, but I knew
it was going to be tough. Obviously, Grant
had some difficulties in that last test, but
everything came together and I was able
to get the win.”
A fourth championship title is a safe bet
now for Steward, who extended his lead
in the series standings to 36 points ahead
of his brother with just three rounds re-
maining on the xchedule.
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