Bryan Cook led the early going after grabbing
the $250 Motorcycle-USA.com holeshot award to
start the race. The KTM rider ended up with
fourth at the finish, just ahead of McGill.
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/ KTM's Bryan Cook claimed the Pro XC1
ATV Holeshot |
Yamaha riders filled out the next four spots,
with Donnie Ockerman, Johnny Gallagher, Brandon
Sommers and Jeffrey Pickens finishing sixth
through ninth. Meanwhile, Craig Bowman rode
a Honda to 10th.
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| #24
Gabe Phillips claims his 3rd straight
Podium finish with a Win at Powerline
Park, which currently has his 3rd in points |
In the XC2 division, Gabe Phillips claimed
his second win of the year, taking his Yamaha
from last place to first during the two-hour
race.
"I got pushed out in the first turn and
was dead last so right away I had a lot of ground
to make up," said Phillips. "I made
up a little ground in the woods, and then I
just made good choices in the mud holes and
worked my way to the front."
Ballance Racing Yamaha's Walker Fowler stayed
in the championship hunt with a second place
finish, moving to within five points of XC2
points leader Brian Wolf when Wolf suffered
problems on the opening lap and dropped out
of the race. Like Phillips, Fowler also came
from deep in the pack to get to the front.
"To have the first lap go as horribly
wrong as it did for me and then to come back
and get second is awesome," said Fowler.
"I proved to myself that I can come back
from adversity so this gives me a lot of confidence
going into the final round in Indiana."
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MotoXpert's Parker Jones claimed the final
spot on the Podium, which boosted him
back into the Top 10 in points |
ATV
ProMX Racer, Josh Upperman, raced in place
of Josh Kirland with the #11, but spun
out in turn one & only finished one
lap |
Honda-mounted Parker Jones rounded out the
podium after getting edged out at the finish
by Fowler.
"We were neck and neck heading up the
final straight and he just beat me out at the
line," said Jones.
Dustin Canipe put his Kawasaki into fourth,
with KTM rider Josh Beavers and Honda-mounted
Corbin Knox finishing fifth and sixth.
Mark Notman was seventh after claiming the
$100 Motorcycle-USA.com holeshot award at the
start of the race, while Kevin Yoho (Yam), James
Green (Hon) and Matt Hanna (Yam) rounded out
the top 10.
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| 2009
Champion, Angel Atwell (right), presents
her niece, Kristen Atwell (left), with
the 2010 Women's Class #1 Championship
Plate |
In the morning race, Women's class winner Kristen
Atwell made a last lap pass on her aunt, Angel
Atwell, to claim Overall win and the GT Thunder
ATV Amateur $100 Overall Award that goes along
with it. The Yamaha rider so wrapped up the Women's
title with her stunning performance.
"There are no words to describe the feeling
I have right now," said Kristen Atwell.
"The race was crazy. I stayed in second
for most of the race and lappers played a huge
role - I ended up getting the lead in the last
turn, it was a last-second thing, but I'm happy
to be here."
Angel Atwell ended up second overall and second
in the Women's division on her KTM, with Yamaha
rider Dave Simmons finishing third overall and
first in the Super Senior (50+) class.
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Morning
Overall ATV Podium (left to right)
Dave Simmons (3rd), Kristen Atwell (1st)
, Angel Atwell (2nd)
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