Yokley experienced a minor setback early in the race when his 4WD went out, causing him to slow down his pace in order to conserve the rest of the car for the remainder of the race. As a result, the duo dropped back a couple of positions on laps two and three.

With one lap to go, Yokley dropped the hammer to reclaim those positions as he moved back into 5th place. After one brutal hour of racing in the Florida sands, the Yokley Racing Team finished with a strong 5th place out of 20 total teams in the XC1 Pro class.

"The track was very rough and physically demanding with the Florida whoops and palmetto roots. After being out for the entire 2016 season I knew that it was going to be a chore at the first round with only three miles on the car and basically zero test time," Yokley said. "It was a fairly smooth run with the exception of my 4WD breaking at the beginning. After that we slowed down a bit and tried be a little more conservative in order to finish the race and not break any other parts unnecessarily with only having the rear wheels pulling."