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Mountaineer
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Round 8 - ATV & SxS Links |
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Masontown, WV (6/15/2013) –
Round 8 of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country
Series made a stop in Masontown, W. Va. on Saturday,
where thousands of fans witnessed a spectacular
day of ATV AND SxS racing. West Virginia's very
own Adam McGill bested the current points leader
Chris Borich in an exciting battle that came
down to the final turns of the Parts Unlimited
Mountaineer Run GNCC.
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GNCC
XC1 Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Chris Borich (2nd), Adam McGill (1st),
Chris Bithell (3rd) |
McGill began his day on the right foot, taking
the $250 Team Woodhead/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot
Award in front of his hometown crowd of friends
and family. Four-Time GNCC Champion Chris
Borich jumped into the second place position
right away, while JB Racing/Can-Am's Jarrod
McClure began the afternoon in third. Reliable
Tool Supply/Maxxis' Chris Bithell and AmPro
Yamaha's Walker Fowler also put themselves
into the top five battle right way and the
lead pack rode wheel-to-wheel on the opening
lap.
Lonestar Racing/Precision/ITP's McGill put
a sizeable gap on the rest of the field by
Lap 3, but the Maxxis-backed Suzuki duo of
Bithell and Borich closed the gap right away
and the three front-runners diced it out for
the lead position.
Fowler experienced a crash around the halfway
point that caused him to lose sight of the
leaders. A second crash set him back a few
more positions before eventually making his
way into the top five, where he maintained
his position throughout the afternoon.
Meanwhile, the three-way battle between McGill,
Borich and Bithell began to heat up on the
final lap as the trio continued to fight for
the lead position. McGill and Borich traded
places out front on the last lap but Borich
experienced a setback when he got hung up
in lapped traffic near the end, losing valuable
time to McGill. However, Borich was able to
catch the rear wheel of McGill as the duo
came into the final turns of the two-hour
race side-by-side. In the end, it was McGill
who bested Borich in only his second loss
of the season.
Bithell came through the finish only five
seconds behind to secure a third place finish
at the Mountaineer Run GNCC. McClure put in
a season-best finish of fourth place just
behind Bithell, and Fowler was able to salvage
fifth place overall.
XC1 class rookie Braden Henthorn matched
his season-best finish of sixth overall, while
BNR's Kevin Yoho came in seventh for the day.
Waynesburg Yamaha/GT Thunder's Jeff Pickens
secured eighth place for the day, while HMF/GBC/Yamaha's
Johnny Gallagher took ninth and Ohio's Eric
Hoyland rounded out the top ten.
Borich continues to lead the overall standings
after eight rounds of racing and McGill has
taken over the second place position. Fowler
sits in a close third place, with Bithell
and Yoho rounding out the top five in the
overall standings.
In the XC2 division, rookie Landon Wolfe
secured his first career win in the XC2 class
following a consistent string of podium finishes
this season. It was Indiana's Fred Marley
who took the early lead, grabbing the $100
All Balls Racing Holeshot Award in the XC2
class, but Wolfe was right there from the
start.
Marley maintained a podium contending position,
while Michael Lancaster and Josh Merritt charged
to the front of the pack. Merritt was able
to make his way into the top three, eventually
securing his first podium finish of the season.
Lancaster put in a solid performance to capture
fourth place in the XC2 class, while Randy
Hamilton rounded out the top five.
Pennsylvania's Cole Richardson was the highest
placing amateur of the day, finishing 12th
overall to capture the Top Amateur Award.
Richardson beat out usual front-runner Marshal
Goings and a talented field of young riders
in the College A division.
In the 10 a.m. race, it was young gun Cody
Collier who took his first-ever overall win
from the Schoolboy 13-15 class. Super Senior
(45+) winner Dave Simmons grabbed second overall,
while Team UXC Racing's Michael Swift rounded
out the overall podium. In addition to topping
the ultra-competitive U2 division, Swift also
grabbed the highest placing 4x4 honor, beating
out Can-Am teammate Robert Smith.
Round 4 of the UTV series took place at the
Mountaineer Run GNCC, where the defending
National Champion Polaris National Guard team
took the overall win. Pennsylvania's Team
Jacks grabbed second overall, while the Coastal
National Guard team rounded out the overall
podium, as well as the top three XC1 Modified.
The 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country
Series continues June 29 and 30 for the AMSOIL
Snowshoe GNCC at Snowshoe Mountain Resort
in West Virginia. For more information on
the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.
Pro
XC1 & Pro-Am XC2 Top 10 ATV Race
Results & Point Standings |
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Pro ATV Race Results: |
XC2
Pro ATV Race Results: |
- Adam McGill (HON)
- Chris Borich (SUZ)
- Chris Bithell (SUZ)
- Jarrod McClure (CAN)
- Walker Fowler (YAM)
- Braden Henthorn (HON)
- Kevin Yoho (YAM)
- Jeff Pickens (YAM)
- Johnny Gallagher (YAM)
- Eric Hoyland (HON)
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- Landon Wolfe (SUZ)
- Fred Marley (HON)
- Josh Merritt (YAM)
- Michael Lancaster (HON)
- Randy Hamilton (HON)
- Blake Kramer (YAM)
- Thomas Koontz (HON)
- Brody Livengood (YAM)
- Nathan Wallpe (HON)
- Brycen Neal (HON)
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XC1
Pro ATV Point Standings: |
XC2
Pro-Am ATV Point Standings: |
- Chris Borich (226)
- Adam McGill (162)
- Chris Bithell (160)
- Walker Fowler (157)
- Kevin Yoho (115)
- Jarrod McClure (114)
- Jeff Pickens (112)
- Braden Henthorn (110)
- Johnny Gallagher (108)
- Gabe Phillips (91)
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- Brycen Neal (190)
- Landon Wolfe (153)
- Fred Marley (141)
- Patrick McGuire (136)
- Randy Hamilton (115)
- Michael Lancaster (110)
- Josh Merritt (109)
- Blake Kramer (103)
- Nathan Wallpe (94)
- Chad Jones (93)
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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.
