Big Country Powersports Race Report from Big Buck GNCC
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 | 9:45 AM
Team Big Country Powersports driver John Yokley and his passenger Jarrod McClure captured a fourth place finish at the Big Buck GNCC in Union, S.C. on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for racing as the temperatures were around the 70-degree mark for Round 2 of the AMSOIL GNCC Side-by-Side Championship.
Beginning on the first row, John fired up his Polaris RZR 900 right away but a couple of small mistakes led him to the back of the pack heading into the woods. From there, it was a challenge to see through the dust but John eventually made his way up to the physical leaders where he battled for the rest of the race.
“We didn’t get a very good start and then it was so dusty you couldn’t see anything the first lap. Jarrod and I fell back there pretty far,” John said. “Once we got back into where you can see in the tighter woods, we kind of started moving up. For about three laps we were battling with Scott Kiger and a couple other guys and that was fun.”
With one victory behind them at the season opener, Team Big Country Powersports now holds second place in the XC1 Modified championship standings, just three points behind the multi-time champion Polaris National Guard Team.
“There’s a lot of stiff competition this year and I know it’ll be tough every round. We tried to be smart at the end there and not push it too hard,” John said. “We’re definitely in it for the championship so every point is valuable.”
The GNCC Series broadcast Saturday’s Side-by-Side race live in its entirety on the Internet. The archived show can be viewed on RacerTV.com or by clicking HERE.
The GNCC Side-by-Side Series will resume on May 24 with the Mountaineer Run GNCC in Masontown, W.Va. For a complete listing of results and point standings, visit www.gnccracing.com or click HERE.
John Yokley Side-by-Side Racing Team Sponsors:
Polaris, Big Country Powersports, Yoshimura, STI, Night Krawler Kustoms, Hot Cams, OMF, Yokley Racing and Coastal Racing.
Big Buck GNCC
Union, S.C.
Round 2 of 6
Saturday, April 12
XC1 Modified Results:
- Polaris National Guard (POL)
- Can-Am Chaney Racing (CAN)
- Coastal National Guard (POL)
- Big Country Powersports (POL)
- Can-Am/ATV Parts Plus (CAN)
- Game On (CAN)
- KR4 Arrive N Ride 591 (POL)
- Fleming FCR Crash Addict (POL)
- Loud Racing 24 (POL)
- Matko Racing 408 (POL)
XC1 Modified Point Standings:
- Polaris National Guard (41)
- Big Country Powersports (38)
- Coastal National Guard (37)
- Game On (33)
- Can-Am/ATV Parts Plus (31)
- Can-Am Chaney Racing (26)
- Can-Am/JB Racing 41 (23)
- Trials Racing (18)
- Rogers Pratt (17)
- Crashaddict Parcs/Can-Am (17)