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2015 GNCC Racing Series
Round #12 - Powerline Park
St. Clairsville, OH
October 17, 2015

GNCC Racing Series

Walker Fowler Wins Powerline Park GNCC
Adam McGill & Chris Borich Round Out Pro ATV Podium

St. Clairsville, OH (10/18/2015) - Saturday's penultimate round of the 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series (GNCC), presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, set the stage for a dramatic season finale as the XC1 Pro ATV Championship still remains undecided with one round remaining. Walker Fowler captured his seventh victory of the season at the ITP Powerline Park GNCC, while XC2 Pro Am winner Marty Christofferson won his first class victory of the season.

GNCC Racing Pro XC1 ATV Podium

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

Only 14 points separated N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar's Walker Fowler and CST/PirateMX.com/LSR/DeRisi/Tireblocks/SG-backed Adam McGill heading into round 12 and the pair didn't disappoint when it came to delivering an exciting battle in St. Clairsville, Ohio. As the green flag dropped for the XC1 Pro ATV race, it was McGill taking the early lead and claiming the $250 AMSOIL Holeshot Award with Fowler right behind him. The lead duo set a blistering pace early on, where they opened up a 30 second gap on third place by the second lap. 

Walker Fowler GNCC Racing

Walker Fowler heads into the season finale with a small cushion in the championship chase.

"At the beginning of the year I really struggled with starts, so a second place start was more than enough," said Fowler.  "I knew I needed to either beat McGill or be right behind him, and all I could think was that they guy I needed to beat was in front on me."

After a small bobble by McGill, Fowler was able to find his way into the lead, and  he maintained his composure throughout the entire two-hour race to secure his fourth win in the last five rounds. Fowler's victory not only extended his lead in the championship chase by a comfortable cushion, but it was perhaps the extra boost of confidence that the young racer needs to claim his first ATV National Championship heading into the season finale in just two weeks.

Chris Borich GNCC Racing

Chris Borich finished third at the Powerline Park GNCC

"I was able to pull the quick lead until we got to Gus' Mud Hole," said McGill. "I took a bad line through the mud and Fowler was able to get around me."

After getting off to a not-so-favorable start, Maxxis/B. Neal Motorsports's Brycen Neal pushed himself into the top five by the third lap.  Both he and JMR/ATVRiders.com's Jarrod McClure engaged in a battle of their own early on, and lasting until the last lap when they would catch the tail end of the third place rider of Team Maxxis-backed Chris Borich. 

In the end Borich would be able to hold off Neal and McClure for third overall. Neal placed fourth overall, followed by McClure in fifth. Coastal/Waynesburg Yamaha's Jay Shadron crossed the finish line in sixth.

The Bithell Racing/Maxxis/Precision-backed rider Chris Bithell improved over the last round's finish taking seventh overall home for the day. Following behind him would be BNR/GBC's Kevin Yoho in eighth, Maxxis/BNR/Moose's Josh Merritt in ninth and Fasttrax/Wolf Racing's Brian Wolf held the tenth place in the XC1 Pro division.

GNCC Racing Pro-Am XC2 ATV Podium

GNCC Racing Pro-Am XC2 ATV Podium (left to right)
Randy Hamilton (2nd), Marty Christofferson (1st), Cody Collier (3rd)

With the absence of N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar's Cole Richardson due to wrapping up the championship early and moving up to XC1, it opened the door for a new XC2 Pro Am class winner. Dillinger's Celtic Pub/Hygear Suspension/Moose/GBC's Marty Christofferson took full advantage of the opportunity claiming the class win, but it would West Virginia's James Green jumping to the front first and claiming the $100 All Balls Racing XC2 Holeshot Award. Unfortunately Green would fall to the back while JMR/ATVRiders.com's Randy Hamilton captured yet another solid podium finish, and RYCO Racing's Cody Collier took home third.

College A (16-21) class winner Westley Wolfe took the Top Amateur honors, finishing 13th overall for the day ahead of a handful of XC1 Pros and the entire XC2 Pro Am class.

Westley Wolfe GNCC Racing

Westley Wolfe made history at the Powerline Park GNCC receiving the Top Amateur Award finishing 13th overall ahead of few XC1 Pros. Westley Wolfe was the first peron to win a ATV MX and a GNCC Racing championship in the sam season.

The Maryland native made history today by being the first person to win an ATV Motocross (ATVMX) championship and GNCC championship in the same season. Earlier this year Wolfe clinched both the Production A and 450 A division championships in the ATVMX series.

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