2005 GNCC "The Penton" Round #7 Morning ATV Race Coverage

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In the C Class(35+) Thomas Wright didn't waste no time taking the lead with the Holeshot, and he never looked back as he would go on to win his 5th race of the year and held a 9 minute lead after three laps, and he was the only rider out of 28 to complete 4 laps in the class

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The Utility Stock Class was one of the last classes to start with only the 1st year racers starting behind them. Keneth Trantham grabbed the Holeshot aboard his Red Kawasaki, and he would maintain the lead for the 1st lap.

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Ken Robey was also off to a great start running right behind Trantham and running with him the entire 1st lap before making his move in the 2nd lap to take over the lead with Trantham remaining less than a few seconds behind.

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Even on the start, several riders needed help from the fans to keep them moving through the mud, and these guys obviously weren't afraid to help out and get a little muddy.

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The 1st rider through the scoring barrels was #202 Traci Cecco with a lap time of 21:06 and she held a 34 second lead over Stefanie Verkade

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Traci held the physical lead, but #253 Billy Good held the overall lead with a lap time of 21:06 with 2nd Place Stock Class Rider, Nathan Derrick rounding out the top 3 overall with a 21:29 lap time.

With the muddy conditions, the overall leader board was bound to change several times before the end of this 4 lap race.

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Angel Atwell was over 2 minutes behind Traci after the 1st lap as she headed into her pits for some fresh gloves and goggles which allowed Jarrod McClure to make the easy pass as he tracked down and passed Nathan Derrick to take over the 2nd place spot behind Billy Good.

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By the beginning of the 3rd lap, Billy Good had closed the two minute gap separating him from physical leader, Traci Cecco, and made the pass to take over the physical and overall lead as Billy proved once again that he is relentless in the mud.

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Jarrod McClure remained in 2nd place with only a 1 second slower laptime than Billy Good, but he remained just over 30 second behind Billy Good.

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With Traci Cecco maintaining the lead in the Women's Class, the mud took its toll on Stefanie Verkade as she dropped out of 2nd place back to 7th while Angel Atwell made the jump from 7th up to 2nd Place in one lap and was closing in on Traci Cecco with a minute faster laptime.