2005 GNCC "Power Line Park" Round #12 Afternoon ATV Racing Coverage

Bozarth was able swing tight around turn one with Shaw drifting outside behind Sommers as they sprinted to turn two.

Sommers was able to hold off the charge of the pack and maintain the lead through turn three, but by the end of lap one, Brian Shaw would take over the lead with Sommers dropping back to third.

Mike Benson was off to a slow start on his GasGas along with Mike Johnston on his YFZ. Johnston would never recover and finish out the day in 19th behind Lee Dickerson.

Benson would charge his way from near the back of the pack to finish out the day in 9th place, and he is excited about the Ironman where he will make a few adjustments and hope to be up near the front.

The most dramatic comeback was that of Craig Reed starting in almost last place and blasting his way up to second place by the end of the lap and into the lead by the second lap with Sommers moving in behind him over 30 seconds back, and Shaw dropping back to third.

4 Stroke A Class Start

Travis Styles held the lead rounding turn one with Chris Conklin and Mark Notman in chase

Styles would capture the Holeshot, but he would drop back to third by the end of the lap with Zac Phillips taking over the lead followed by Taylor Kiser.

Kiser was out of the race by the third lap and Styles would move back up to second place with Phillips pulling away to take the win with Styles maintainig the second spot followed by Todd Rothermel working his way up from 9th to finish 3rd ahead of Mark Notman.

I had one of my closet calls of the season as Marc Marshall(Neon Troy Lee Design Gear) spun out and darted right at me on the sidelines. I jumped out of the way and he clipped my foot as he almost used me as a berm, which was a little scary.

The fans around me couldn't believe that I wasn't run over by him and luckily they yelled because I never saw him coming till the last minute.

Junior Class Start

Chad Wallace went hot into the corner and was two wheeling it with Jim Pinkston and Pete Stadtmueller right behind him.

Wallace was able to regain control and take over the lead before Jeffrey Vensel would make the pass and lead the race to the finish line and take the win with Wallace finishing out the day in third place.

Jim Pinkston must have been in a hurry to get home to watch something on TV at 4PM, or he just wanted to show off in front of his St. Clairsville hometown crowd because he had his best race of the season finishing in 2nd place and moving right in behind Pete Stadtmueller in 5th place in points after Pete had his worst race of the season with a DNF.