by: Kayla Bolton
Sunday, April 26, 2015 | 10:35 AM
For the first time since the 2013 Gusher GNCC, Chris Bithell stood in the center of the podium at round five of the 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, after rainy conditions made for a tough and slick course. Team Maxxis/FLY/Yamaha's Chris Borich put together another solid performance capturing second overall ahead of JMR/ATVRiders.com's Jarrod McClure rounding out the podium in third.
The rain fell early at the 4th running of the Limestone 100 GNCC, but that didn’t stop the riders from battling it out all afternoon. It was JMR/ATVRiders.com-backed Jarrod McClure who captured the $250 AMSOIL XC1 Pro Holeshot Award as he led a string of racers into the woods on the opening lap.
N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar’s Walker Fowler to made his move into the lead during lap one, unfortunately on lap three Fowler suffered a mechanical issue ending his day early. Maxxis/B. Neal Motorsports’s Brycen Neal moved into the lead briefly before battling with Bithell. Neal would also suffer a mechanical issue on lap three, ultimately ending his chances an overall podium finish.
Fasttrax/Wolf Racing’s Brian Wolf finished a season best fourth in the XC1 class ahead of GBC YAMAHA HMF’s Johnny Gallagher and Showhauler/Maxxis/Cycle Barn’s Landon Wolfe who also had their best finishes of the season. CST/PirateMX.com/LSR/DeRisi/Tireblocks/SG’s and current points leader, Adam McGill experienced his worst finish of the season with a ninth overall.
In XC2 Pro Am, N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar’s Cole Richardson lead wire-to-wire to claim the class victory ahead of RYCO Racing’s Cody Collier and Honda’s Martin Christofferson. Richardson remains undefeated in the 2015 season, and continues to hold the XC2 Pro Am points lead ahead of Martin Christofferson and Cody Collier.
The 1 p.m. race was broadcast LIVE in its entirety on RacerTV.com and can be viewed as an archived video now online by visiting the GNCC LIVE page online.
The 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series resumes May 9 and 10 with the Dunlop Tomahawk in Odessa, New York. For more information on the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.
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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 (YAM)
*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 (150)
- Martin Christofferson (110)
- Cody Collier (108)
- Randy Hamilton (71)
- Blake Tornes (69)
- Bryson Hoppes (50)
- James Green (49)
- Fred Marley (48)
- Michael Lancaster (48)
- Jonathan Fugate (47)