2014 GNCC Racing Series Round #11- Mountain Ridge GNCC Somerset, PA September 20, 2014

While Borich holds the advantage in championship points, the five-time champ is looking to gain back some momentum in the final two rounds as he heads in with only two podium finishes in the last five rounds.

McGill’s second place finish allowed the West Virginia native to stay within striking distance of the championship battle as they head into the final rounds. XC1 Pro class rookie Brycen Neal was able to hold on for a career-best third place finish and his first appearance on the overall podium this season.

Adam McGill finished second overall on the GNCC Racing podium

Bithell finished fourth overall for the day, followed by Borich in fifth, Wolf in sixth and Waynesburg Yamaha/GT Thunder’s Jay Shadron finished seventh. DWT Racing’s Jarrod McClure finished eighth, while GT Thunder/Maxxis/Howser Racing Josh Merritt took ninth and XC2 Pro Am winner Marshal Goings rounded out the top 10 overall.

Cole Richardson & Marshal Goings battling for the early lead in GNCC Racing XC2

Goings tightened up the XC2 Pro Am Championship after a big win at the 11th round, bringing himself within five points of N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Cole Richardson in the standings. Aftger capturing the $100 All Balls Racing XC2 Holeshot Award, Richardson had a tough day in the dusty conditions, where he was forced to stop in the pits to change his air filter. The Ohio native was able to salvage points with a second place finish, where he holds the points lead heading into the final two rounds.

GNCC Racing Pro-Am XC2 Podium (left to right) Cole Richardson (2nd), Marshal Goings (1st), Marty Christofferson (3rd)

New York’s Marty Christofferson captured yet another solid podium finish with third place in the class, where he sits third in the championship standings.

College A (16-21) winner Kenny Shick took the Top Amateur honors, finishing 19th overall for the day.

GNCC Racing Morning Overall Podium (left to right) Bryan Buckhannon (2nd), Rob Smith (1st), Michael Swift (3rd)

The 4x4 Pro class swept the overall podium with BNR/Loctite/Can-Am’s Rob Smith at the head of the pack. Smith’s performance not only earned him a class-win but the Pennsylvania native also topped the entire morning overall with his second career 4x4 Pro victory. ATV Parts Plus/Can-Am’s Bryan Buckhannon finished second overall, with Factory Polaris/Team UXC Racing’s Michael Swift rounding out the top three overall. Buckhannon maintains the points lead in the 4x4 Pro class over Can-Am X-Team’s Kevin Trantham.

After stopping in the pits to swap out a header pipe, the #201 of Cody Collier put in an impressive come-from-behind performance to capture yet another win in the Schoolboy (13-15) A/B class. Collier’s 5th overall was good enough to capture the $125 GT Thunder Amateur Overall Award as the highest placing non-4x4 machine.

Cody Collier captured another $125 GT Thunder Amateur Overall Award

In the Youth division, Florida’s Brandon Frazier captured his ninth victory of the season in the 90 Open (12-15) class, marking yet another overall win at the 11th round. Pennsylvania’s Timmy Sroka finished second in the class and second overall for the day, while 125 Sr. class winner Ronnie Rusch rounded out the top three overall.

Brandon Frazier won his ninth win of the season in the 90 Open (12-15) class

The 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series will head to St. Clairsville, Ohio on Oct. 4 and 5 for the ITP Powerline Park GNCC. For more information on the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.

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