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William
Yokley & Kevin McNutt secure the
GNCC Open Modified UTV championship
in Polaris RZR S 800 at the Ironman
GNCC
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Minneapolis, MN (11/2/2010) -
William Yokley and his National Guard Polaris
DragonFire Yokley Racing RANGER RZR S 800 took
the GNCC "Open Modified" UTV Championship
for the 2010 season.
"We would like to congratulate William
and his team on an awesome side-by-side racing
season," said Donna Beadle, race team
manager for Polaris Racing. "It was a
well-deserved championship win for one of
the most dedicated racers in the industry.
We are thrilled."
Yokley needed a top 10 finish at Ironman
in order to clinch the championship, but nothing
in racing ever comes easy. After starting
strong in third place, on the third lap, the
steering wheel started to loosen due to the
hold down bolts backing out. It got progressively
worse until the wheel almost came off. The
team stopped at their pit area, and got a
ratchet and socket to tighten it down. The
bolts had worn the loose steering wheel to
the point that they would not stay tight.
As the team raced through the corn fields,
co-pilot, Kevin McNutt would hand Yokley the
ratchet to retighten the bolts. With the time
lost in the pits and slowing of the pace,
the team finished in Ninth place and sealed
the championship.
"It was a hard fought battle all year
long as the competition in the GNCC keeps
getting stiffer, but my RANGER RZR S 800 provided
me the performance and reliability to go out
and bring home the championship," said
William Yokley. "A special thanks goes
out to Polaris Industries and the rest of
the National Guard Team sponsors!"
Yokley Racing sponsors are: The Army National
Guard, Polaris Industries, DragonFire Racing,
Kenda Tires, Monavie, EXIT Suspension, Roll
Design, XC Bob's, Douglas Wheel Technology,
Motoworks Exhaust Systems, Moto Pro Training,
SHIFT Riding Gear, Tsubaki Chains, IMS/Roll,
CV4 Hoses, ATVRiders.com, Tireballs, Precision
Racing Products, G-4 Graphics, Andrews Cycle,
Powermadd, SCOTT USA Goggles, PURE Polaris
Lubricants & Fuels, Intense Fabrication
& Design, IMS, Hygh Octane Designs, Bowers
Motorsports, TanTerra Wines and Tusk Off-Road.
About Polaris
With annual
2009 sales of $1.6 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets off-road
vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER(r), snowmobiles
and Victory Motorcycles(r) for recreational
and utility use. Polaris is a recognized leader
in the snowmobile industry, and one of the
largest manufacturers of ORVs in the world.
Victory Motorcycles, established in 1998 and
representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly
60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace.
Polaris also enhances the riding experience
with a complete line of Pure Polaris(r) apparel,
accessories and parts, available at Polaris
dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "PII," and the Company
is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock
price index.
Information about the
complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories, is available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.