Milwaukee / GasGas ), came into the event sitting in second overall in the standings , but suffered a DNF after he injured his collarbone in test three and was forced to drop out .
With four rounds remaining , Steward leads the standings with 135 points , followed by Toth with 109 and Grant with 101 .
Steward mixed it up with Toth and FMF / KTM ’ s Ben Kelley for most of the day , and entered the final test of the race sitting in third , just a few seconds behind Kelley . However , the South Carolina rider turned in a blistering ride to win the final test , moving him into second overall ahead of Kelley in the final results .
JOSH FMF / KTM STRANG ' S BEN , XC1 KELLEY OPEN , NE PRO PRO1
“ I really had a solid day , all in all . We just had some issues ,” said Steward . “ I burnt up a clutch in the fifth test . Just a couple mistakes on my end . I stalled the bike in the first test twice , and then stalled it again in test three . I ’ m a little bit frustrated with some of the stuff that I had going on today , but it was a good day . I knew I had to recover in that last test and that ’ s what we did .”
Kelley finished out the podium in third for his best finish of the season .
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