2014 GNCC Racing Series Awards Banquet
Top ATV & SxS Racers Recognized at GNCC Banquet
Morgantown, WV (10/5/2013)
- More than 1200 racers, family
members and fans from all over the country came together in Morgantown, W.
Va. on November 22 and 23 to celebrate the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross
Country season. The Waterfront Place Hotel and Convention Center once again
provided a stellar setting for this year's GNCC Awards Banquet, as the top
ATV racers were honored in front of over 600 people on Friday evening,
while nearly 600 more attended Saturday evening's ceremony to honor the top
motorcycle racers in the series.
Each evening kicked off at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and opening ceremonies.
The top 10 racers in each championship class were then honored on stage, in
addition to a handful of specialty awards and recognition of series
sponsors and supporters. Several thousand dollars worth of contingency
awards were distributed to the top 5 finishers in each class and additional
door prizes were raffled off to racers throughout the evening. GNCC series
sponsors stepped up to distribute the biggest contingency prizes in
history, thanks to AMSOIL, Rocky Mountain ATV-MC, Can-Am BRP, Parts
Unlimited, Moose Racing, Maxxis, FMF Racing, Leatt, ITP, VP Racing Fuels,
Dunlop, Wiseco, Polisport, Mid-State Chevrolet, Factory Connection, Elka
Suspension, Cometic Gasket, Thor, Hinson Clutch Components, Moose, Utility
Divison, RidePG.com, All Balls Racing, Twin Air, FOX, MotoTees, 100%, Tire
Balls, Team Faith, Racer X Illustrated, Car Mate Trailers and Lazydays RV.
Door prizes included (6) certificates for an FMF PowerCore 4 Slip-on
muffler, one free suspension re-valve from Factory Connection, one set of
Elka Suspension, (2) Leatt chest protectors, (2) Leatt GPX neckbrace, (2)
Leatt Hydration systems, and various other prizes.
But perhaps the biggest prize of both evenings came from Rocky Mountain
ATV/MC, as they gave four lucky winners a paid trip-for-two to Utah for a
riding excursion with the RM ATV/MC crew. Congratulations to Friday night's
winners Vet B (30+) rider Jeffrey Flinn from Old Fields, W. Va., and
College B (16-21) rider Cameron Bruce from Darlington, Pa., who will be
provided with Side-by-Side machines on the trip, while Saturday night's
winners 250 A rider Anthony Stone from Reedsville, W. Va., and Open A rider
James Steiner Jr. from Van Etten, N.Y. will be provided motorcycles for the
trip.
2013 Specialty Award Winners |
ATV Winners |
Bike Winners |
Rider of the Year: Chris Borich |
Rider of the Year: Kailub Russell |
4x4 Rider of the Year: Robert Smith |
Amateur Rider of the Year: Trevor Bollinger |
Amateur Rider of the Year: Jay Shadron |
Youth Rider of the Year: Braxton McGee |
Youth Rider of the Year: Hunter Hart |
Most Improved Rider: Shane Hufford Jr. |
Most Improved Rider: Cody Collier |
Bad Ass Award: Randall Riggs |
Bad Ass Award: Kevin Yoho |
Rough & Ready Pit Crew: Pete Pratt |
Rough & Ready Pit Crew: SICC Racing |
Sponsor of the Year: AMSOIL |
Wiseco Sport Ambassador: Rick Proctor |
Manufacturer’s Cup: KTM North America |
Sponsor of the Year: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC |
State Championship: North Carolina |
Manufacturer’s Cup: American Suzuki |
In Memoriam: Kurt Caselli, Ryan Longstreth |
State Championship: Ohio |
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In Memoriam: Grady “Allen” Vest, Jay Poole |
About GNCC Racing
The AMSOIL Grand National Cross
Country series is America's premier off-road racing
series. Founded in 1975, the 13-round championship
is produced exclusively by Racer Productions.
Cross-country racing is one of the most physically
demanding sports in the world. The grueling three-hour
GNCC races lead as many as 1,500 riders through
tracks ranging in length from eight to 12 miles.
With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud,
dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events
are tests of both survival and speed. The series
draws talent from all over the U.S., Europe, Japan,
Australia and New Zealand. GNCC Racing is televised
weekly on NBC Sports and RacerTV.com.
For more information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.
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