2016 GNCC Racing Series Round #3 - Steele Creek Morganton, NC April 2, 2016

In the XC2 Pro-Am division, it was New Jersey's Randy Hamilton who shot out to secure the $100 All Balls Racing Holeshot Award and the early lead. As the checkered flag waved it would be BNR Motorsports/GBC/Moose Racing's Kevin Yoho to see it first. Yoho was followed by current points leader and Hygear Suspension/Waynesburg Yamaha/FLY Racing/Moto-Xperts/Spider Graphix-backed Greg Covert in second and Pierce Performance's Cody Collier in third.

Randy Hamilton grabbed the $100 All Balls Racing Holeshot Award

"I had to make my way through the pack today," said Yoho. "I kept swapping positions back and forth with Marty Christofferson, but overall the whole XC2 Pro-Am class rode great today and I'm just happy to take the win."

Ithaca Recreation Sports/Maxxis/Seat Concepts/Quad Tech/Stormpeak Crossfit's Hunter Hart not only won the College A (16-21) division, but also finished 20th overall where he was named the overall amateur of the day.

After adjusted time, Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) competitor John Glauda Jr. came out with top amateur honors taking home to overall and class win in the 10 a.m. race. Super Senior (45+) class winner Bryan Hulsey placed second, followed by the 4x4 Pro Class winner Jordan Phillips.

The 4x4 Pro podium consisted of North Carolina native Jordan Phillips, Team UXC Racing's Michael Swift in second and Can-Am/QuadBoss' Bryan Buckhannon who claimed the third place position.

GNCC Racing Morning Overall ATV Podium (left to right) Bryan Buckhannon (3rd), Jordan Phillips (1st), Michael Swift (2nd)

In the WMX division it was Ye Olde Cycle Barn/Maxxis/Fox Shocks' Alicia McCormick who claimed gold with Houser Racing/Root River Racing/Motowox's Megan Shepherd in second and Precision Racing/Maxxis/Pro Graph-X's Cheyanne Shadron in third.

The 8 a.m. youth race took to the North Carolina woods to begin the day. At the end of the muddy hour-long race it was Haden Nicholson who took the overall win, marking his first ever overall youth win. Indiana's Michael Myers and Yamaha rider Tyler Valentine rounded out the podium.

GNCC Racing Youth Overall ATV Podium (left to right) Michael Myers (2nd), Haden Nicholson (1st), Tyler Valentine(3rd)

The 1 p.m. race was broadcast LIVE in its entirety on RacerTV.com and can be viewed as an archived video now online by visiting the GNCC LIVE page online.

The 2016 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series resumes April 16 and 17 with the VP Racing Fuels Big Buck GNCC in Union, South Carolina.

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