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Yokley Racing's
Ironman GNCC ATV & UTV Race Report
The Ironman GNCC -
Round 13 - Crawfordsville, IN - October 23, 2010
Frankfurt, KY (10/28/2010) - National
Guard Polaris Yokley Racing ATV Team rider Jarrod
McClure finished 8th overall and 7th in the XC1
Pro ATV class today in Round 13 of the 2010 GNCC
Series. There were 198 total entries with 21 XC1
Pro Riders. National Guard Polaris DragonFire Yokley
Racing Team driver William Yokley finished 11th
overall and 9th in the Open Modified UTV class.
There were 68 total entries with 31 Open Modified
teams. Yokley’s guest passenger today was
Polaris Program Leader Kevin McNutt.
Summary
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Jarrod McClure
would battle his way through the thick
choking dust of Th Ironman to finish in
a respectable 7th place overall finish
on the day & round out his season
in 10th place overall
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The Ironman is the most popular race on the GNCC
schedule, and this year was no different with
one of the largest crowds in recent history. Great
weather greeted the more than 10,000 spectators
to this season ending event. The extremely dry
summer made the course very dusty except for the
creek crossings. Diehard fans lined the steep
hillclimbs and water crossings.
Jarrod McClure did not get a great start and
entered the woods in 14th position. Because of
the powdery, thick dust, it was basically follow
the leader and trying to keep in contact with
the rider ahead, and hope that they didn’t
ride off the course somehow. Jarrod completed
lap 1 in 12th, and steadily moved up to 7th by
lap 4. The final lap was worrisome, as the air
filter was beginning to get clogged by the clouds
of dust. Even though the bike was not getting
enough air and was down on power, he managed to
finish 7th. This was a good run for Jarrod after
having a big time crash at the last event, and
not feeling 100 %.
William Yokley had an interesting UTV race to
say the least. William was leading the season
points and only needed to finish in the top 10
to clinch the championship. His passenger was
Kevin McNutt, a Program Leader with Polaris. Kevin
has been a huge asset to the Yokley Racing Team
with all his assistance and knowledge, and besides
that, he’s one of the nicest guys you will
ever meet!
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William Yokley
slotted into 3rd place heading into the
first woods section after the holeshot
& with help from Polaris Program Leader
Kevin McNutt would wrestle their UTV through
the dust to come away with a 9th place
finish & take the 2010 Open Mod UTV
Class Championship!
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The National Guard Dragonfire Polaris RZR got a good start, going into the woods
in 3rd place. Yokley and McNutt were having a great
time battling with the other two, and swapped the
lead back and forth. On the 3rd lap, the steering
wheel began coming loose with the hold down bolts
backing out. This was getting progressively worse
until the wheel almost came off. They 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, Kevin
would hand William the ratchet to retighten the
bolts. With the time lost in the pits and slowing
of the pace, the team finished in 9th place in the
Open Modified class.
Overall, it was a very good weekend at the final
GNCC race of the season. Jarrod McClure had a
good race, and finished the season in 10th place
in the XC1 Pro ATV division. William Yokley was
able to hang on to a top 10 finish, and secured
his second National Championship for Polaris in
the Open Modified UTV division. The Yokley Racing
Team will take a short break and then start preparing
for the 2011 season. The team would like to thank
all their loyal sponsors for the generous support
this year. Also, a big thanks goes out to all
the great fans and the fantastic job the Racer
Production crew does with the GNCC Series. We
hope to see you all in 2011!
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors:
The Army National Guard, Polaris
Industries, Kenda Tires, Dragonfire Racing, Monavie,
EXIT Suspension, XC Bobs.com, Roll Design, Motoworks
Exhaust Systems, IMS/Roll, PURE Polaris Lubricants
& Fuels, Intense Fabrication & Design,
Douglas Wheel Technology, Moto Pro Training, Tire
Balls, Andrews Cycle, Tsubaki Chains, IMS, Shift
Apparel, CV4 Hoses, Hygh Octane Design, G-4 Graphics,
Scott Goggles, ATVRiders.com, Powermadd, Precision
Steering Stabilizers, and Bowers Motorsports
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