2016 GNCC Racing Series Round #12 - Powerline Park St. Clairsville, OH October 1, 2016

Once the XC1 Pro class was off and rolling Tire Spine/DeRisi Racing/Spider Graphix's jumped out to the early lead and earned the $100 All Balls Racing XC2 Pro-Am Holeshot Award. ITP/Ye Olde Cycle Barn/Walsh Racecraft's Westley Wolfe would end up capturing the class win with Dillinger's Celtic Pub & Eatery/GBC Motorsports/Moose Racing's Marty Christofferson and Pierce Performance's Cody Collier in tow in second and third.

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

Devon Feehan outshined all the amateurs in the 1 p.m. pro race with his ninth place overall finish. Feehan surpassed many of the XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro-Am competitors. Ithaca Recreation Sports/Maxxis/Seat Concepts/Quad Tech/Stormpeak Crossfit's Hunter Hart and Jeff Miller rounded out the top amateur podium.

The 4x4 Pro division dominated the 10 a.m. race where Can-Am/DWT/Houser Racing/Elka Suspension/HMF's Cody Miller crossed the finish line victorious. Right behind Miller was the number 744 and the Cunningham Racing/Can-Am/Spider Graphix/Gold Speed-backed rider of Kevin Cunningham whose second place finish earned him the National Championship. Can-Am/QuadBoss' Bryan Buckhannon held onto third place.

4x4 Pro class rookie, Kevin Cunningham, was able to wrap up the championship today at the Polaris Ace Powerline Park GNCC.

After a hard fought season Pierce Performance's Ronnie Rusch topped not only the Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) division for the first time, but also the amateur overall standings where he finished seventh overall to earn the $125 GT Thunder Overall Amateur Award.

After grabbing the holeshot, Can-Am/Chaney Racing/CT Race Worx/Maxxis/Fox Shocks' Kyle Chaney continued to lead the UTV division until the checkered flag. With Can-Am/DWT/Houser Racing/Elka Suspension/HMF's Cody Miller finishing second, the UTV National Championship remains undecided heading into the season finale Ironman GNCC. JB Off-Road/Can-Am's Tim Farr held onto the third place position.

GNCC Racing Pro SxS / UTV Podium (left to right) Cody Miller (2nd), Kyle Chaney (1st), Tim Farr (3rd)

Defending WXC champion Angel Knox rose to occasion in the WXC division where she scored her first class win of the year. Teixeira Tech/KAhart Racing/Honda's Kylie Ahart and Dillinger's Celtic Pub/Spider Graphix/Custon Axis-backed Katelyn Osburn finished second and third respectively.

After nearly four months off, the Single-Seat UTV racers lined up on the start rows again. At the conclusion of the race it was Torey Rush standing in the middle spot of the box for the first time this season. Robert Boynton and Sam Yokely rounded out the overall podium in second and third.

Single Seat UTV Overall Podium (left to right) Robert Boynton (2nd), Torey Rush (1st), Sam Yokley (3rd)

The day kicked off with the 8 a.m. youth race where West Virginia natives filled the overall podium. Devin Corrothers, Haden Nicholson and Payton Dalton braved the muddy and slick conditions to claim the top three spots on the podium.

Both the 1 p.m. ATV Pro race and UTV race were broadcast LIVE in their entirety on RacerTV.com and can be viewed as archived video online by visiting the GNCC LIVE page. A highlight show featuring the event will be broadcast on NBCSN on Saturday, December 10, at 2:30 p.m.

The season finale for the 2016 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series is set to take place in three weeks, October 29 and 30, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The world's fastest off-road racers will converge on the historic Ironman Raceway for the 22nd Annual AMSOIL Ironman GNCC.

For more information on the GNCC series, visit the official website at www.gnccracing.comor call(304) 284-0084. Join the conversation on the series Facebook page, follow us on Twitter andInstagram, and be sure to always hashtag #GNCCLIVE.

Polaris Ace Powerline Park GNCC
St. Clairsville, Ohio
Round 12 of 13
Saturday, October 1

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