ROUND 7 PRO RACE REPORT – HARLEYWOOD
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2025 US Sprint Enduro Series
Round 7
Harleywood Sprint Enduro
June 14-15, 2025
Bristol, Virginia
By Shan Moore
Photos by Art Pepin
Am Pro Yamaha’s Liam Draper put a bowtie on the 2025 US Sprint Enduro Series by claiming the
series championship with a third overall finish at this weekend’s seventh and final round of the
series at the Harleywood Sprint Enduro in Bristol, Virginia, a double points-paying event. The
event offered a variety of conditions, with Saturday being hot and steamy, while Sunday
featured rain and slippery terrain.
Up-and-comer FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers’ Grant Davis won the overall for the
weekend, winning the Pro 2 class on Saturday (third for the day behind Draper and Barnes), and
then graduating to a 350F to win the Pro 1 class on Sunday. Phoenix Honda Racing’s Cody
Barnes was second overall on the weekend, while Draper finished third, another minute back
behind Davis. Draper’s earlier finishes in the series were more than enough to secure the
number one plate for the year.
Barnes jumped out to the early lead ahead of Draper on Saturday, beating the Yamaha rider in
three of the first four tests. Draper tightened up his lines and got faster as the day progressed
to move within striking distance of overtaking Barnes for Saturday’s win. When Barnes took a
header in the final test, the die was cast and Draper came home with Saturday’s win, twelve
seconds ahead of Barnes, followed closely by Davis.
“I started off really strong with a cross test win and then kind of was off the ball a little bit on
the enduro test,” said Barnes. “That last enduro test I had a bonehead fall and lost a bunch of
time and me and Liam both gave up a bunch of time to Grant He kind of had had the day win
wrapped up at that point, so he kind of made sure he didn’t crash and make any big mistakes.”
Draper realized Barnes was going to be tough to beat on the Harleywood course.
“I knew I would have some work to do,” said Draper. “I was hoping to make up some time so I
went into test two just seconds behind him and he ended up going down in the last test which
gave me Saturday’s win.”
Another two seconds back was Barnes, who accounted for two of the test wins, in second,
while Davis claimed the final test win and finished third. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Craig
DeLong was fourth. Phoenix Honda Racing’s JoJo Cunningham,
finished fifth overall.
Sunday was Davis’ day. The young KTM rider won three of the six tests, topping Barnes by 11
seconds, who also won three tests. Draper finished third another 59 seconds back. Draper,
needing only a top five finish cruised to the title.
“I was struggling on the 250 a little bit on Saturday,” said Davis. But today I got on the 350,
my first race on it, and I’m pumped with how I did. me and Cody were going back and forth all
day long for the overall and I’m happy to come out with the overall. I barely edged him out in
the last test for the weekend so it’s pretty sick to get my first day win and then and win the
overall.”
Draper did what he needed to do to finish third but was disappointed in missing out on a win.
“I put myself in kind of a deficit in test 1,” said Draper. “Cody really put it to me by eighth
seconds but I slowly just chipped away at it. We’re matching each other and I knew it was going
to be tough to make it up and I put a good cross test in and made-up four seconds and then two
in the enduro test so I was two seconds down going into the last test. Cody ended up falling
right off the start and he was kind enough to let me buy so I rode it in and won the day by 12
seconds.”
In the series standings the final order was Draper taking the championship with Barnes in
second and Davis in third.
JoJo Cunningham won the Pro Am class, followed by Henry Symanski.
The top Amateur for the weekend with an overall win in the 250 A class was Olin Daniels.
FMF FASTEST TEST TIME AWARDS:
PRO DIVISION
Liam Draper (Pro), Cross Test
Liam Draper (Pro), Enduro Test
AMATEUR DIVISION
Olin Daniels (250 A), Cross Test
Olin Daniels (250 A), Enduro
In the Women’s Pro Division Rockstar Energy Factory Racing’s Korie Steede dominated both
days of competition, beating Danielle McDonald (Yam) and Ellie Wineland.
“I knew I had to be on top of things and I knew Danielle was gonna be fast so I just tried to be
smart and really hit my marks,” said Steede. “I’m pretty sure I won every test today so that’s a
really cool day. Honestly for me I usually struggle in the beginnings of the day start pretty slow
and this weekend I kind of was on all weekend so I’m super pumped with it and pumped to grab
the championship.”
The series banquet and Offroad Expo and demo rides will take place on November 8 at Rodgers
Farm in Ninety Six, South Carolina. For more information on the banquet or the US Sprint
Enduro Series check out www.ussprintenduro.com.
ROUND 7 OVERALL RESULTS
- Grant Davis (KTM)
- Cody Barnes (Hon)
- Liam Draper (Yam)
- Craig DeLong (Hsq)
- Toby Cleveland (Hsq
- JoJo Cunningham (Hon)
- Gavin Smith (Hsq)
- Collier Martinez (Kaw)
- Olin Daniels (Kaw)
- Henry Symanski (TM)
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