McGill settled for fourth after his mishap
with the fence on the last lap.
"I got into the lead at the end of the
second lap and behind the pits there's a section
of track where they cut the fence and we go
through it," said McGill. "Some barbed
wire got kicked out and it caught my front tire
and I ended up going over the bars. That's racing,
and I'll just get back to business next week
in Georgia."
FRE KTM's Bryan Cook led the opening lap of
the race, and then settled into a pace that
eventually carried him to fifth. "I just
found a pace that would work for two hours and
not kill my hands," said Cook. "We
race again next week in Georgia, and this is
a good finish for us with just one week's rest
coming up."
Sixth went to Honda rider Jarrod McClure, who
pressured Cook on the final lap but couldn't
find the room to pass. Meanwhile, Donnie Ockerman
put his Jet Suspension-backed Honda into seventh
after running in the top 10 for most of the
day.
Yamaha rider Johnny Gallagher was eighth ahead
of XC1 rookies Kevin Yoho (Yam) and Brian Wolf
(Hon).
Honda-mounted Sloan Jackson started the race
on a good note by taking theMotosport.com Holeshot
Award and then settled into 13th by the end
of the race.
After battling for most of the race with Gabe
Phillips, Walker Fowler found a second wind
on the final lap to take the win in the XC2
division. After a strong final lap, the Ballance
Yamaha Racing-backed rider took the checkered
flag with almost two minutes to spare over Phillips,
while Eric Hoyland finished third, another seven-and-a-half
minutes back.
"I played it smart instead of fast and
I think that paid off," said Fowler. "I
caught Gabe and we were rolling pretty good.
I passed him and then I think he passed me back.
Then I took the lead and tried to put some time
on him and I looked back and he was still there.
At that point I realized it was going to be
a long day."
KTM rider Aarol Bright was fourth ahead of
Honda-mounted Dustin Canipe. Meanwhile, Robert
Cornwell (Yam), Nathan Wallpe (Hon) and Patrick
McGuire (Yam) finished sixth, seventh and eighth.
Blake Kramer (Suz) and Michael Lancaster (Hon)
rounded out the top 10.
In the A.M. race, Tennessee racer Michael Swift
took the overall, topping second place finisher
Dave Simmons by over four minutes. Swift also
won the Open 4x4 division, beating out fellow
Can-Am rider Richard Cecco.
"I'm just glad it's over," said Swift.
"I did my homework over the winter and,
to be honest, I've been dreading this day, but
I couldn't ask for a better race."
Clifton Beasley was third overall and first
in the U2 division, while Can-Am racer Lexi
Coulter beat out Angel Atwell and Yamaha-mounted
Traci Cecco to win the Women's division.
After leading four laps of the five-lap race,
Hunter Hart took the overall win in the youth
race over Cody Collier to kick off what will
surely be an exciting season in the youth divisions.
Collier took the lead at one point in the race
but dropped off the pace after suffering problems.
Meanwhile, Zachary Jones claimed his first-ever
podium finish with a third.
Bike practice will take place tomorrow at the
Westgate River Ranch GNCC with a full slate
of motorcycle classes racing on Tuesday.
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XC1 & Pro-Am XC2 Top 10 ATV Race Results
& Point Standings |
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XC1 Pro ATV Race
Results:
1. Chris Borich (Suz)
2. Taylor Kiser (Yam)
3. Chris Bithell (CAN)
4. Adam McGill (CAN)
5. Bryan Cook (KTM)
6. Jarrod McClure (Hon)
7. Donnie Ockerman (Hon)
8. Johnny Gallagher (Yam)
9. Kevin Yoho (Yam)
10. Brian Wolf (Hon)
XC1 Pro ATV Point Standings:
1. Chris Borich (30 points/1 win)
2. Taylor Kiser (25)
3. Chris Bithell (21)
4. Adam McGill (18)
5. Bryan Cook (16)
6. Jarrod McClure (15)
7. Donnie Ockerman (14)
8. Johnny Gallagher (13)
9. Kevin Yoho (12)
10. Brian Wolf (11)
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XC2 Pro ATV Race Results:
1. Walker Fowler (Yam)
2. Gabe Phillips (Yam)
3. Eric Hoyland (Hon)
4. Aarol Bright (KTM)
5. Dustin Canipe (Hon)
6. Robert Cornwell (Yam)
7. Nathan Wallpe (Hon)
8. Patrick McGuire (Yam)
9. Blake Kramer (Suz)
10. Michael Lancaster (Hon)
XC2 Pro ATV Point Standings:
1. Walker Fowler (30 points/1 win)
2. Gabe Phillips (25)
3. Eric Hoyland (21)
4. Aarol Bright (18)
5. Dustin Canipe (16)
6. Robert Cornwell (15)
7. Nathan Wallpe (14)
8. Patrick McGuire (13)
9. Blake Kramer (12)
10. Michael Lancaster (11)
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