Sipes spent a majority of the three-hour racing battling back-and-forth with Jordan Ashburn and Chris Bach for the 4^th place position, where he only got stronger as the race wore on. Sipes was able to increase the gap between himself and the 6^th place rider to nearly one-minute on the final lap as he secured the 5^th place position after eight laps of racing.

"I felt that I had plenty of speed to be in the top three but I just made too many mistakes," Sipes commented. "I would go fast for a couple of miles and then make a big mistake and lose time. The lappers were super tough, too - it was kind of luck of the draw but I picked some bad lines and got held up pretty bad because of it. I rode a lot and trained a lot over the break and I felt good coming in, so I'll take this race and try to learn from it. I really want to be on that podium, so that's the goal for next round."

In the XC2 Pro Lites Class, it was Michael who captured the holeshot aboard his Husqvarna FC250, with DeLong powering his Husqvarna TC250 close behind in 3^rd. Michael continued to lead the way on the opening lap but DeLong dropped back to 9^th after succumbing to a big crash a few miles into the first lap.

Michael battled with arm pump early on, where he dropped back to 3^rd place briefly before putting on a mid-race charge toward the leader. The West Virginia native caught up to within four seconds of the leader, Josh Toth, before getting tangled with lapped riders and going down in the railroad section. From there, Michael climbed his way back to within striking distance but it wasn't enough time to make the move for the lead. After three-hours of racing, Michael came away with 2^nd place in the XC2 Pro Lites class, allowing him to jump one place up to 3^rd in the championship standings.

"I really wanted to get out front early on and put a charge to get away but I got arm pump pretty bad for about the first three laps," Michael said. "After we pitted it was gone and I was back to my normal self so I focused on running Toth down at the end. Unfortunately, I made a mistake on the last lap and he was able to get past the lappers. I'm bummed because I'm looking for another win but he was riding well and I was riding well, so I can't be too bummed."

Following a big crash on the opening lap, DeLong spent a majority of the three-hour race charging his way back to the front. The Pennsylvania native climbed up to the 6^th place position and eventually made the move to overtake 5^th as the two-lap card fell. DeLong was able to maintain the 5^th place position to the end, where he earned his tenth consecutive top-five finish this season.