Taking place in Morganton, North Carolina, the third round of the GNCC Series brought some of the toughest obstacles yet. In the 1 p.m. Pro ATV race, Neal got off to a slow start, where he rounded the opening lap in the fifth place position. Neal made the pass on Chris Borich to overtake fourth place on lap two, where he continued to push for a podium position. 

On the final lap, Neal was able to move into the third place spot after Jay Shadron experienced an issue that stopped him in his tracks. From there, Neal went on to capture his third consecutive podium finish of the season with a third overall finish. 

After three rounds Neal sits second place in the XC1 Pro Championship standings, behind three-time race winner Walker Fowler. 

"I'm so pumped on making three straight podium appearances in a row," Neal said. "My team believes in me and I believe in them, along with all of our great sponsors and supporters, which makes it that much better to be up on that podium!" 

In the College B (16-21) Class, Coastal Racing/MSR/Maxxis/Waynesburg Yamaha team rider Eli Kiger didn't get the best jump off the start but the Pennsylvania native made his way into ninth place by the end of the opening lap. Kiger continued to push on, where he made it up to fourth place on the second lap.