The battles behind Walker Fowler heated up as the McGill Mafia/ CST Tires/ Moose Racing backed Adam McGill looked to be off to a solid race as he tried to run down the leader. After closing the distance and Fowler suffering a crash, McGill’s chance disappeared whenever he found a stump and also crashed, setting him back and ending his chances to battle for a win. McGill would cross the finish line taking the second podium position. 

JMR/ATVriders.com/Maxxis sponsored Jarrod McClure wasn’t running up front early in the two hour race, however he kept charging and would work his way through the pack to find himself within striking distance of a podium finish as the race neared its end. After intense competition, McClure’s pressure and drive to the front paid off as claimed the third and final podium position during the GNCC 1 p.m. ATV race. 

Just outside the top three was Maxxis/Fly Racing/Ye Olde Cycle Barn rider Chris Borich, who raced his way to the a 4th place finish after fighting for position all throughout the event. Borich’s fourth place finish follows his podium visit at the opening round as he looks to be eager to keep things interesting this season. 

Rounding out the top five was Bneal Motorsports/CST Tires/Houser Racing’s Brycen Neal. Following an impressive second place finish at the opening round, Neal was looking to challenge for the overall win, but his fifth place finish still brings valuable points in the hunt for the 2018 GNCC ATV National Championship. 

The XC2 Pro-Am class was poised to be an intense battle with new riders moving into the class and looking to contend for race wins. Maxxis/Ithaca Recreation Sports/Fly Racing’s Hunter Hart came into round two hungry for the XC2 Pro-Am class win, and after a hard fought battle through the sandy course, he is coming out of this event with his goal met. Hart was joined on the podium by second place finisher Matthew Lindle and John Glauda Jr in third.

With nearly 100 racers set to compete in the UTV event, it was destined to be an exciting battle before the race even started. When the dust settled, Team UXC driver Kevin Trantham earned the highly coveted overall win. Defending UTV National Champion AmPro Yamaha’s Cody Miller would put together a great ride to finish second overall while his older brother Hunter Miller, driving his Miller Brothers Can-Am/Maxxis-backed Can-Am Maverick X3, would end the day third place overall. 

Collin Truett would make short work of the single seat UTV race as he put his Polaris ACE center stage on the box taking his second win in as many rounds. Truett was joined by John Baughman in second and Team UXC driver Michael Swift in third.

The 10 am race would enjoy the best weather of the event as a warming sun gave way to seasonal temperatures. The rough and rugged course would be no match for the top 4x4 Pro class racers as a very close battle to the finish would ensue throughout the entire race. Two-time 4x4 Pro class champion, Kevin Cunningham, would claim the 4x4 Pro class win and the overall win in the 10 A.M. race. The win didn’t come easy as Landon Wolfe would finish second, just inches off Cunningham’s rear bumper and Robert Smith would top off the podium with third.

The WXC class turned into a real battle as 10-time WXC class champion Traci Pickens held the lead for most of the race until a hard charging Alicia McCormick overtook Pickens and raced for the class win down to the wire. When the checkered flag flew, McCormick would claim the win with Pickens second and Katelyn Osburn rounding out the podium in third. 

The 1 p.m. ATV Pro race was broadcast LIVE in its entirety on RacerTV.com and can be viewed as archived video online by visiting the GNCC LIVE page online. A highlight show featuring the event will be aired on the NBC Sports Network on Sunday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.

The 2018 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series resumes in one week, March 17 and 1, in Washington, Georgia with the The Maxxis General GNCC.