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2012 GNCC ATV Racing Series
Round #5 - The Mammoth
Park City, Kentucky
April 28, 2012

Can-Am GNCC Racing - Grand National Cross Country Racing Series

2012 GNCC Racing - Round 5 - Mammoth - ATV Race Report
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Kevin Yoho -  Yamaha YFZ450X ATV
#10 Kevin Yoho & #12 Jeff Pickens battled back & forth for an exciting race, but in the end, it was Pickens taking the 6th spot followed by Yoho in 7th
Waynesburg Yamaha’s Jeff Pickens started out just inside the top ten and moved into the number seven spot by lap two. Pickens held his position for several laps before getting around Kevin Yoho in the final lap to finish in sixth.

BNR’s Kevin Yoho was in eighth off the start and was able to take over sixth in lap four, but he was under pressure from Jeff Pickens and eventually gave up his position to finish in seventh.

Yamaha’s Johnny Gallagher got off to a slow start in the number thirteen spot and worked his way into the top ten by the end of the second lap. Gallagher eventually moved into the number eight spot before crossing the finish line.

Johnny Gallagher -  Yamaha YFZ450X ATV
Derek Swartfager  Honda -TRX 450R ATV GNCC Racing
#14 Johnny Gallagher remains one of only 3 Pro ATV racers to not finish outside the Top 10 after 5 rounds with his 8th place finish at the Mammoth GNCC
Hetrick Racing's #126 Derek Swartfager secures a 9th place finish, which now has him 11th in points, but he is only 10 points out of 6th place

Hetrick Racing’s Derek Swartfager was in tenth off the start and fell back to eleventh in the third lap. Swartfager put the hammer down and worked his way into ninth place before reaching the checkered flag.

Craig Bowman started off outside of the top ten but kept a consistent pace to round out the top ten in the pro class.

Precision Racing’s Adam McGill was outside of the top five off the start and put the hammer down. McGill cruised through traffic and by the third lap was closing in on Walker Fowler, who was in the lead. McGill was in a close second, but he encountered issues in the third lap after a tree got in his way and fell back.

Chris Bithell  CanAm DS450 ATV
Can-Am's #4 Chris Bithell works to free a stick from his sprocket, but unfortunately for Bithell his sprocket was damaged, which ended his race after just 2 laps
“It was a tough track and all of us who were out front were running close. It was pretty technical but I felt really good out there. Unfortunately, I had a run in with a tree and that set me back,” said McGill.

Brian Wolf also had a rough day and was only able to finish two laps before calling it a day due to issues with his hand.

Chris Bithell was in the top five on the start, but ran into trouble early in the race when a stick lodged into his rear sprocket and bent it, which took him out of the race after just two laps.

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