2014 GNCC Racing Series Round #12 - Powerline Park GNCC St. Clairsville, OH October 4, 2014

St. Clairsville, OH (10/5/2014) - Saturday'ssecond to last round of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, set the stage for a dramatic season finale as both the XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro Am ATV Championships sit tied with one round remaining. Walker Fowler captured his sixth victory of the season at the ITP Powerline Park GNCC, while XC2 Pro Am winner Marshal Goings made it two-in-a-row with a last minute pass for the win.

GNCC Racing Pro XC1 ATV Podium (left to right) Chris Borich (2nd), Walker Fowler (1st), Adam McGill (3rd)

Only five points separated five-time GNCC Champion Chris Borich and N-Fab AmPro Yamaha / Lonestar / Maxxis / MXP's Fowler heading into round 12 and the duo didn't disappoint when it came to delivering an exciting battle in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Walker Fowler is all smiles after capturing his sixth win of the season, tying the championship points with defending GNCC Racing Pro Champion Chris Borich

Although it was Brent Sturdivant who led the early portion of the race after capturing his first-ever $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award, Fowler and Borich found their way to the front by the end of the opening lap.

Brent Sturdivant captured the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing Holeshot Award

The lead duo set a blistering pace early on, where they opened up a two-minute gap on third place by the second lap.

XC1 Pro class rookies Brycen Neal and Jay Shadron settled into the top five, engaging in a battle of their own early on. Neal put his Dave Bayless Motorsports / Dirtworks / DC Cycles machine into third on the second lap, while Waynesburg Yamaha / GBC's Shadron chased close behind.

After getting off to a not-so-favorable start, RacingPowersports.com / CST Tires / PirateMX.com's Adam McGill pushed his way into the top five by the second lap, but it wasn't without a few struggles along the way.

Adam McGill had an impressive come-from-behind ride to finish atop the podium

"I think the cold weather took a toll on the start button," McGill said. "Once I finally got going and caught up, I got stuck against a tree and went right to the back of the pack again."

However, that didn't stop the West Virginia native, who secured the win at Snowshoe, which is considered the toughest race on the GNCC circuit earlier in the year. McGill fought back to third, where he set his sights on Borich and Fowler ahead.