2006 GNCC Series Round #5 - Loretta Lynn's - ATV Race Coverage

Jarrod McClure already worked his way up to 8th place, but was nearly two minutes behind Strudivant in the lead.

Lap Two

By the second lap, Bill Ballance continued to hold the lead early in the lap closely followed by Chris Borich, Duane Johson, and Chris Jenks.

The front four were swapping positions back and forth as there were several sections with multiple lines, which allowed for passing oppurtunities.

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William Yokley had moved his way into the 5th spot on his Suzuki LT-R450.

After a rough start, Andy Lagzdins was on the charge to make up some valuable positions as he moved into 12th place by the end of second lap with Brandon Ballance battling with home most of the lap.

Track designer, Buren Hamrick, saved several sections of woods for the Afternoon which provided some virgin trails and tough hill climbs not included in the morning race.

Joshua Ribley cuts his way through the saplings as he moved his way from 18th place up to 13th by the end of the lap.

By the 6 mile mark on 2nd lap, Chris Jenks had taken over the lead

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Pro Am Rider, Brent Sturdivant had now worked his way up in between William Yokley and Adam McGill as he was moving within Podium contingency.

Sean Neidlinger passed Tyler Lenig to take over the 2nd spot, but he was nearly 3 minutes behind Sturdivant.

Jeremy Rice dropped back to 15th place on his almost completely stock Suzuki LT-R450, which is still a major accomplishment considering he was running stock shocks and stock width of nearly 50" through the tight trees.

Lap Three

At the beginning of the 3rd lap, Chris Jenks remained in the lead with Bill Ballance right behind him.