by: Jared Bolton
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | 5:40 PM
Chris Bithell Looks For Another Win At Inaugural Tomahawk GNCC
Championship Points Leader Adam McGill Hopes to Extend Lead
MORGANTOWN, W. Va (May 7, 2015) - After claiming his first win since 2013, Bithell Racing/Maxxis/Precision-backed Chris Bithell looks to carry his momentum into this weekend’s sixth round of the 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship with the inaugural Dunlop Tomahawk GNCC in Odessa, New York. Bithell came away with the overall win at a muddy Limestone 100 GNCC in Springville, Indiana two weeks ago.
CST/PirateMX.com/LSR/DeRisi/Tireblocks/SG’s Adam McGill controls the championship points lead coming into round six with a 27-point lead over N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar’s Walker Fowler. McGill and Fowler both experienced issues at the previous round, which kept them out of podium contention. Both riders will be looking to turn their luck around at round six.
After securing back-to-back podium finishes in the previous two rounds, JMR/ATVRiders.com’s Jarrod McClure has worked his way into third place in the championship points. After a tough start to the season, Yamaha/SSi/Maxxis Tires Chris Borich now sits fourth place in the points standings. Borich is no stranger to the New York terrain as he’s previous competed in local races held at the venue and will ultimately be looking to come away with his first win of the season.
Borich has his work cut out for him with tough competition though, including Maxxis/B. Neal Motorsports’ Brycen Neal, who led a portion of the previous race before a mechanical issue ended his day early. GBC/Yamaha/HMF’s Johnny Gallagher tied a season best sixth place finish at round and has worked his way into eighth place in the point standings. Coastal/Waynesburg Yamaha’s Jay Shadron already has one podium finish thus far in 2015 but a streak of bad luck in the previous two rounds has dropped Shadron to ninth place in the championship standings.
N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar’s Cole Richardson continues to lead the way in the XC2 Pro Am class after sweeping the victory at all five rounds thus far. Dillingers/Hygear's Marty Christofferson sits in the second place position, five points ahead of RYCO Racing/Pierce Performance’s Cody Collier in third.
Saturday’s race schedule is as follows: Youth ATV racing begins at 8 a.m., followed by amateurs, 4x4 Pro and Women at 10 a.m., and the top amateurs and pros begin at 1 p.m. Following Saturday’s afternoon race, Micro racing will take place at 4 p.m.
Adult (12+) gate admission is $20 for the full weekend and $10 for kids (6-11). Kids five and under are free. All admission includes pro pit access. Local racers are invited to compete at this event, as GNCC Racing offers classes for riders of all skill and experience levels. The amateur racer entry fee is $40 and riders can pre-register online or sign up at the track.
Tune into RacerTV.com on Saturday at 1 p.m. EST to catch LIVE coverage of the Pro ATV race. For more information on GNCC Live coverage, visit www.racertv.com.
The 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series heads to Odessa, New York this weekend, May 9 and 10, for the Dunlop Tomahawk GNCC. For more information on the series, please visit www.gnccracing.com.
Catch Saturday's ATV racing on RacerTV.com starting at 1 p.m. ET!
Previous Round Results and Point Standings
Limestone 100 GNCC
Springville, IN
Round 5of 13
Saturday, April 25
XC1 Event Results:
- Chris Bithell (SUZ)
- Chris Borich (YAM)
- Jarrod McClure (HON)
- Brian Wolf (HON)
- Johnny Gallagher (YAM)
- Landon Wolfe (YAM)
- Adam McGill (HON)
- Braden Henthorn (HON)
- Kevin Yoho (YAM)
- Brycen Neal (HON)
*Overall National Championship Standings:
- Adam McGill (122)
- Walker Fowler (95)
- Jarrod McClure (89)
- Chris Borich (86)
- Chris Bithell (78)
- Brycen Neal (76)
- Cole Richardson (71)
- Johnny Gallagher (56)
- Jay Shadron (52)
- Brian Wolf (50)
*Indicates that the Overall National Championship Standings will determine the 2015 National Champion.
XC2 Event Results:
- Cole Richardson (YAM)
- Cody Collier (YAM)
- Martin Christofferson (HON)
- Kevin Cunningham (HON)
- Fred Marley (YAM)
- Jake Stonebraker (HON)
- Ryland Johnson (HON)
- Blake Tornes (YAM)
- Steven Golden (HON)
- Luke Shepherd (HON)
XC2 Series Standings:
- Cole Richardson (140)
- Martin Christofferson (107)
- Cody Collier (102)
- Randy Hamilton (71)
- Blake Tornes (69)
- Jonathan Fugate (49)
- James Green (49)
- Brycen Hoppes (49)
- Fred Marley (48)
- Michael Lancaster (48)