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FRE
/ KTM's #11 Josh Kirkland grabbed the
XC2 ATV Holeshot & held on to claim
his 1st Win of the season despite receiving
a 2 minute penalty for a wrong turn
in lap one
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In the XC2 race, FRE KTM's Josh Kirkland grabbed
the $100 MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot award to start
the race, but then somewhere in the first two
or three miles of the opening lap, Kirkland and
six more of the XC2 division riders missed a marker
and took one of the morning trails which cut off
nearly a half mile of course, putting them in
front of the XC1 class. Kirkland ended up physically
in the lead at the end of the race [for the XC2
class], but he and the other six were docked two
minutes for the incident. When the final results
were adjusted for the time penalties, Kirkland
still ended up with the win, followed by HMF Honda's
Brian Wolf in second and Yamaha's Walker Fowler
in third.
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Brian Wolf rebounded from Loretta's DNF
to claim a 2nd place finish, which has
him 13 Points ahead of Kirkland in the
XC2 Championship Points race |
"I got off to a good start, and I don't really
know what happened or where I did it, but I knew
I was running alone, I didn't hear any bikes,
and then on the second lap my pit crew told me
I cut a corner," explained Kirkland. "I
wasn't sure what I was supposed to do, so I just
kept pushing and it ended up I had enough time
to still take the win."
Yamaha rider Kevin Yoho finished fourth, ahead
of Loretta Lynn winner Gabe Phillips (Yam).
Meanwhile, Dustin Canipe (Kaw), Corbin Knox
(Hon), Blake Kramer (Suz), Josh Beavers (KTM)
and Erin Hoyland (Yam) rounded out the top 10.
In the morning race, Kristen Atwell won the
GT Thunder ATV Amateur $100 Overall Award, beating
out Yamaha's Traci Cecco and FRE KTM's Angel
Atwell.
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Morning
ATV Overall Podium (left to right)
Traci Cecco (2nd) , Kristen Atwell (1st)
, Angel Atwell (3rd)
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"This is by far my favorite track,"
said Kristen Atwell. "I got my first podium
here, my first overall last year and this overall.
This track just seems to roll for me and I like
the tight stuff."
In the 4x4 Open class, Bryan Buckhannon beat
out fellow Can-Am rider Richard Cecco and Polaris
rider Daryl Rath to take the win.
Racing resumes tomorrow at the MotorcycleUSA.com
Yadkin Valley Stomp GNCC, with a full slate
of motorcycle classes.
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XC1 & Pro-Am XC2 Top 10 ATV Race Results
& Point Standings |
XC1 Pro ATV Race
Results:
1. Chris Bithell (CAN)
2. Taylor Kiser (Yam)
3. Chris Borich (Suz)
4. Adam McGill (CAN)
5. Bryan Cook (KTM)
6. Don Ockerman (Yam)
7. Jarrod McClure (Pol)
8. Johnny Gallagher (Yam)
9. Sloan Jackson (Hon)
10. Harold Goodman (Hon)
XC1 Pro ATV Point Standings:
1. Chris Borich (166/4 wins)
2. Taylor Kiser (148/1 win)
3. Adam McGill (111)
4. Chris Bithell (96/1 win)
5. Don Ockerman (88)
6. Bryan Cook (85)
7. Johnny Gallagher (80)
8. Jeffrey Pickens (72)
9. Jarrod McClure (67)
10. Brandon Sommers (64) |
XC2 Pro ATV Race
Results:
1. Josh Kirkland (KTM)
2. Brian Wolf (Hon)
3. Walker Fowler (Yam)
4. Kevin Yoho (Yam)
5. Gabe Phillips (Yam)
6. Dustin Canipe (Kaw)
7. Corbin Knox (Hon)
8. Blake Kramer (Suz)
9. Josh Beavers (KTM)
10. Erin Hoyland (Yam)
XC2 Pro ATV Point Standings:
1. Brian Wolf (135/2 wins)
2. Josh Kirkland (122/1 win)
3. Kevin Yoho (119)
4. Walker Fowler (116/2 wins)
5. Gabe Phillips (104/1 win)
6. Eric Hoyland (77)
7. Blake Kramer (76)
8. Dustin Canipe (74)
9. Parker Jones (68)
10. Mark Notman (62) |
