2005 GNCC "Big Buck" Round #5 Afternoon Coverage

#2 William Yokley got the early jump on his Factory Suzuki LTZ400 and held almost a quad length lead heading toward the 1st turn.

By turn two, William Yokley had company out front with #8 Jeremy Rice powering his Baldwin 450R from outside battling for that front spot with Borich and Ballance running side by side with Matt Smiley getting off to a good start right behind them.

#9 Brandon Ballance wasn't anywhere near the front as he chased after a cloud of dust heading through turn two.

#8 Jeremy Rice was able to power his way past Yokley and take over the lead with Borich, Ballance, and Smiley in chase.

#13 Todd Knippenberg was running mid pack as the lead the two Four Stroke Tech riders out into the high speed field section.

#9 Brandon Ballance caught a break and picked up a spot when #69 Thomas Barrett got crossed up heading out into the field.

Unfortunately, Barrett's misforutune would continue as he would only go on to complete one lap which was the 3rd time this season he was unable to complete the race after starting out the season. He start started out the season with a good race in Texas, but things have gone down hill from there, but hopefully things will turn around at Loretta's.

By the end of the 1st lap, Bill Ballance had taken over the lead with Chris Borich on a few seconds behind him.

#8 Jeremy Rice had slipped back to third place and #2 William Yokley was left sitting on the track only a few miles into the 1st lap when his vent hose become clogged and his Suzuki shutoff on him, but by the time he realized what the problem was, he had already been passed by many of the Pro Am Riders, so he had to put his head down and start charging hard if he wanted any chance of salvaging this round.

Four Stroke Tech Rider, Michael Houston, was off to a great start holding down 4th place heading into the 2nd lap.

#6 Bryan Cook was also out to a good start running strong in 6th place behind #4 Matt Smiley.