to over a minute over Hayes and Lipscomb . Fernandez would take fourth ahead of Husqvarna-mounted Jake Froman .
Top Amateur honors would go to Babbit ’ s Online Monster Energy Kawasaki ’ s Grant Davis , who at one point was seventh overall on adjusted time , ultimately finishing tenth overall for the day , with over a nine-minute lead over the rest of the 250A field . Rounding out the amateur podium were Open A winner Cole Whitmer aboard his Coastal Racing GasGas and 250A second place rider Michael Delosa .
In the two hour morning race , Rockstar Energy Husqvarna ’ s Tayla Jones would grab the holeshot over the field , but ran into bike issues on the first lap , taking her out of action for the remainder of the race . From then on it was all Am-Pro Yamaha ’ s Rachael Archer , who would storm away to more than a ten-minute lead at race ’ s end , claiming her fourth win of the season . Behind Archer was Trail Jester KTM ’ s Korie Steede , and Kawasaki mounted Jocelyn Barnes , taking her first career WXC podium .
In the early morning youth race , Team Green / FXR Kawasaki ’ s Nick DeFeo would grab the holeshot , and never be contested , taking his tenth straight overall victory by over four and a half minutes . Rounding out the overall podium was Yamaha ’ s Sawyer Carratura , and KTM ’ s Rivers Morris , both from the YXC1 class .
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