XC2 250 Pro

Team rider Layne Michael grabbed the early lead in the class, while DeLong struggled to break inside the top-ten on the opening lap. Michael charged hard early on to put a 30-second gap on the rest of the field by lap two. Jesse Groemm eventually caught up to Michael and the two battled back and forth for the lead position until the halfway point when they came together in a field section and both went down. From there, Michael struggled to regain his composure as he fell back to the 4th place position.

Meanwhile, DeLong was able to climb his way up to the 3rd place position just ahead of Michael as the two-lap board came out. From there, both riders maintained their position to ultimately finish 3rd and 4th, respectively.

DeLong's comeback performance marked his fourth podium finish of the season, where he currently sits 2nd overall in the XC2 250 Pro Championship Standings.

"I was dead last off the line but I was able to make a bunch of passes before the woods," DeLong said. "I worked my way through the pack by changing up my pit strategy to get ahead of some guys and it worked. I pushed the whole race and I'm happy that I was able to come back to 3rd but I want a better result. I'm going to work a lot on my starts so I can be up front from the beginning." 

It was a tough break for Michael, who led four of the seven laps before crashing together with Groemm. Despite the challenges, Michael was able to salvage 4th place for the day where he now sits tied for 3rd place in the Championship Standings.

"I got off to a good start and felt good at the beginning, I caught some XC1 guys and had a good pace going," Michael said. "The boys ended up reeling me in and we battled back and forth for a few laps but after Jesse and I came together and went down I had a tough time getting back into a rhythm. Hopefully I can figure something out in these next two weeks, I know I should be winning these things. I just need to figure it out and come back stronger at the next one."

FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am

Edmondson continued his bid for a National Championship in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class with a 2nd place finish on Sunday. Edmondson powered his Husqvarna TC 125 into the 2nd place position off the start as he battled against Jason Thomas for the lead position. The two riders swapped the lead several times through the first half of the race but Thomas began to put a gap on Edmondson in the final laps of the three-hour race. 

Following a four-race win-streak leading up to Round 5, Edmondson finished a respectable 2nd place in South Carolina to maintain the points lead in the class.

"Just like the other rounds this season, the race mainly consisted of me and Jason changing positions a lot but he was able to get out front and have the upper hand for the latter half of the race," Edmondson said. "I finished up 2nd which isn't where I want to be, but I'll take it and keep looking at the bigger picture of the overall championship."

XC1 Open Pro

Ryan Sipes got off to a mid-pack start in the XC1 Pro class and quickly worked his way up to the 5th place position. While running a good pace, Sipes experienced an issue with the bike and was forced to pull into the Coastal Racing pits for repair. Sipes was able to get back going but he lost a few minutes in the process so he immediately went to work in cutting the deficit.