Yoho and McGill battled back and forth throughout
the second half of the race, but in the end
it was Yoho who maintained the fourth place
position. McGill rounded out the top five
overall in his home state of West Virginia.
Waynesburg Yamaha/GT Thunder’s Jeff Pickens
put in a solid ride to secure sixth place,
while HMF/GBC/Yamaha’s Johnny Gallagher came
in seventh. Waynesburg Yamaha’s Gabe Phillips
finished eighth, while Greg’s ATV and Cycle’s
Matt Hanna and Team Woodhead/DeRisi Racing’s
Braden Henthorn rounded out the top ten.
In the XC2 Pro Am division, current points
leader Brycen Neal went on to secure his sixth
victory of the season. Neal got out front
early on and never looked back as he led all
seven laps of the afternoon. Indiana’s Fred
Marley secured his fourth consecutive podium
finish in the class after capturing second
place for the day. Marley holds second place
overall in the championship standings heading
into the summer break. Defending XC2 champ
Patrick McGuire rounded out the podium at
Snowshoe with a third place finish, giving
him third place in the standings. Round 8
winner Landon Wolfe ended his day early with
mechanical issues.
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GNCC
XC1 Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Patrick McGuire (3rd) , Brycen Neal
(1st), Fred Marley (2nd) |
Pennsylvania’s Jay Shadron put in an impressive
ride, finishing sixth overall for the day
to capture the Top Amateur Award in addition
to the College A class victory. Shadron was
especially impressive in finishing higher
than any XC2 Pro Am rider in the overall results.
It was a 4x4 sweep on the 10 a.m. overall
podium as BNR’s Robert Smith captured his
first career overall win, followed by fellow
U2 rider and Team UXC Racing’s Michael Swift
in second. Pennsylvania’s Rick Cecco rounded
out the overall podium in third. GT Thunder’s
Dave Simmons took the win in Super Senior
(45+), where he finished as the highest placing
non-utility ATV in the morning race.
The 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country
Series now heads into a summer break, resuming
on September 7 and 8 with the Can-Am Unadilla
GNCC. For more information on the series,
visit www.gnccracing.com.
Pro
XC1 & Pro-Am XC2 Top 10 ATV Race
Results & Point Standings |
| XC1
Pro ATV Race Results: |
XC2
Pro ATV Race Results: |
- Walker Fowler (YAM)
- Chris Borich (SUZ)
- Chris Bithell (SUZ)
- Kevin Yoho (YAM)
- Adam McGill (HON)
- Jeff Pickens (YAM)
- Johnny Gallagher (YAM)
- Gabe Phillips (YAM)
- Matt Hanna (YAM)
- Braden Henthorn (HON)
|
- Brycen Neal (HON)
- Fred Marley (HON)
- Patrick McGuire (YAM)
- Randy Hamilton (HON)
- Chad Jones (HON)
- Thomas Koontz (HON)
- James Green (HON)
- Michael Lancaster (HON)
- Josh Merritt (YAM)
- Dustin Hendershot (YAM)
|
XC1
Pro ATV Point Standings: |
XC2
Pro-Am ATV Point Standings: |
- Chris Borich (251)
- Walker Fowler (187)
- Chris Bithell (181)
- Adam McGill (178)
- Kevin Yoho (133)
- Jeff Pickens (127)
- Johnny Gallagher (122)
- Braden Henthorn (121)
- Jarrod McClure (121)
- Gabe Phillips (104)
|
- Brycen Neal (220)
- Fred Marley (166)
- Patrick McGuire (157)
- Landon Wolfe (155)
- Randy Hamilton (133)
- Michael Lancaster (123)
- Josh Merritt (121)
- Blake Kramer (110)
- Chad Jones (109)
- Nathan Wallpe (103)
|
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.
