2014
GNCC Racing Series
Round #8 - John Penton GNCC
Millfield, Ohio
June 7, 2014 |
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Walker Fowler Wins John Penton
GNCC
Adam McGill and Jarrod McClure
Finish on the Podium
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John
Penton GNCC
Round 8 - GNCC Racing Links |
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Millfield, OH (6/7/2014) - The
2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series
presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship,
hosted the 25th running of the Wiseco John Penton
GNCC on Saturday from Millfield, Ohio. In a dominant
fashion, N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler captured
his second straight victory in the XC1 Pro Class,
while his teammate Cole Richardson made it three-in-a-row
in the XC2 Pro Am Class.
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Yamaha's
Walker Fowler (Pro XC1) & Cole Richardson
(Pro-Am XC2) Top the Podium in both the
Pro & Pro-Am Classes for the 2nd Straight
GNCC Race
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RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com’s
Adam McGill got off to a great start after grabbing
the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award,
leading the field of XC1 Pro riders into the first
lap. Fowler stole the lead away on the opening
lap and the duo diced it out for the lead position
early on.
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Adam McGill
grabbed the Twin/Air DeRisi Racing XC1
Holeshot Award
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McGill took over the lead on the second lap,
where he opted to pit for fuel, while Fowler chose
to fly past his pits and into the lead. The rest
of the front-runners joined McGill in pitting
on lap two, allowing Fowler to break away out
front.
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Adam McGill
went on to claim the 2nd Spot on the GNCC
Racing Pro Podium
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Coming off a DNF at the previous round due to
mechanical issues, Precision/Maxxis Tires Chris
Bithell headed into round eight with vengeance.
Bithell put himself into a favorable position
right away as he tucked in behind the duo of Fowler
and McGill up front. The Pennsylvania native entered
a battle with McGill around mid-race, eventually
making the pass for second on lap three.
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Chris Bithell
held the 2nd spot till the final lap when
he suffered engine issues, which dropped
him off the podium
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Fowler began to pull away in the final moments,
where he finished almost two minutes ahead of
the second place finisher, Adam McGill.
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Walker Fowler
was on the gas from start to finish as
he pulled a solid lead
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