Sitting second in points, with one win to his name this season, is Maxxis/Fly Racing/Ye Olde Cycle Barn’s Chris Borich. After earning the overall win at round five, Borich is eager to return to the center of the podium. It has been since 2013 that Borich has took the John Penton GNCC win, and this weekend he will aim to change that.

LanMills XC/CST Tires/Houser/Yamaha’s Brycen Neal came through second overall after leading most of the previous rounds race in Indiana. This weekend Neal will be racing at his hometown race as he hails from Bidwell, Ohio, just one hour south of Millfield. Neal is hoping to get his first win of 2019 in front of his family and friends, and earn valuable points towards the National Championship. 

After finishing fourth at the previous round, JMR/Maxxis/Elka/Moose Racing’s Jarrod McClure is ready to get back to battling at the front of the pack. McClure has moved himself into the sixth place position in points after a disappointing start to the season, and continues to improve after finishing inside the top 5 overall at the previous three races. McClure is still searching for that number one spot, and with the forecasted weather anything could be possible. 

Yamaha/AmPro/Action Offroad/GBC’s Cole Richardson came through fifth at the previous round, but will be aiming to return to the podium on Saturday afternoon. Richardson started the season out strong, but after some misfortune at Steele Creek he is looking to get back to the front and battle for his first win of 2019. 

Sitting seventh in the points standings is Ryland Johnson Racing/GBC Motorsports/Ye Olde Cycle Barn’s Westley Wolfe. With a consistent start to the season, Wolfe is looking to break into the top five after finishing inside the top 10 at almost every event thus far in the year. Wolfe competes full time in the GNCC and ATVMX Series’ and is steadily improving each round. 

BNR Motorsports/GBC Motorsports/HMF Racing’s Josh Merritt and M.R. Unlimited/GBC Tires/RJR’s Devon Feehan came through in the seventh and eighth place position at the Yamaha Racing X-Factor Whitetails GNCC two weeks ago. This weekend Merritt, who hails from Ohio, and Feehan are looking to improve their standings and battle inside the top five overall.

OBOR/Moose Racing/Parts Unlimited/McGill Mafia’s Adam McGill has had a consistent start to the season and currently sits third in the National Championship points standings. McGill will be aiming to get his Honda-backed machine to the front of the pack and battle for an overall win this weekend. GBC/Fly Racing/Yamaha’s Johnny Gallagher rounded out the top 10, and will look to continue this weekend and battle to progress his overall standing. 

Continuing to lead the way in the XC2 Pro-Am is Pierce Performance/Maxxis/ Waynesburg Yamaha’s John Glauda Jr. with five consecutive wins under his belt. This weekend will be no different as Glauda is looking to keep his success rolling. BNR Motorsports’ Matthew Blankenship and Cumberland Cycles/Nine2 Technologies Tanner Walker rounded out the XC2 podium at the previous round, and are aiming to put a stop to Glauda’s dominating success. Another rider trying to put a stop to his success will be LanMills XC/CST Tires/Moose Racing’s Drew Landers. After a disappointing round five for Landers, he is aiming to get back to the front and get that class win in Ohio.

The Wiseco John Penton GNCC will also see the 15^th Annual KTM Youth Day return, every Youth motorcycle racer who enters the John Penton GNCC will receive a commemorative Youth Day t-shirt featuring some of the fastest current Youth GNCC racers. Youth racers will receive a ticket at GNCC Registration in which they can redeem for a free t-shirt at the KTM semi. 

The event is co-sanctioned with WEXCR, a series that produces local racing events in Ohio, and will ultimately bring out a full slate of local racers. All local riders are invited and encouraged to compete in the event, as GNCC Racing offers classes for riders of all skill and experience levels. The amateur race entry fee is only $50 and riders can sign up at the event. To learn more about GNCC Racing, refer to the GNCC 101 webpage.   

Local racers expected to compete next Saturday on ATVs will be: Levi Coen (Junior A 22+), Andrew Banovsky (College A 16-21), Drew Blackley (Sport 15+), Sydney Cain (Women), Cody Collier (XC1 Pro), Russell Collier (Masters 50+), Curtis Crump (Super Senior 45+), Malia Crump (Girls 8-15), Nick Davidson (Junior A 22+), Walker Fowler (XC1 Pro), Johnny Gallagher (XC1 Pro), Sadiee Gorrell (WXC), Ashley Hendershot (Women eMTB), Erin Hendershot (Vet B 30+), Ethan Hought (24+ C), Morgan Johnson (YXC1 Super Mini Sr 13-15), Luke Matusik (19+ C), Mike Matusik (40+ C), Joshua Merritt (XC1 Pro), Hannah Moore (Girls 8-15), Andrew Muskopf (90 Limited 8-12), Brycen Neal (XC1 Pro), Tripp Olexo (YXC2 Super Mini Jr. 12-13), Caden Rine (College B 16-21), Andrea Rodgers (Girls 8-15), Zander Rogers (50 Sr 6-7), Tyler Rumpke (College B 16-21), Walter Schumacher (Sport 15+), Kirk Sessions (Masters 50+ eMTB), Luke Shepherd (Junior A 22+), Megan Shepherd (WXC), Casey Simmons (College A 16-21), Jim Vanloocke (Silver Masters 55+), Claire Wilkin (Women), Wyatt Wilkin (XC2 Pro-Am) and Kevin Yoho (Vet A 30+). 

Four-wheeled ATVs and 50cc Micro riders will compete throughout the day on Saturday, May 4. Youth ATV racing begins at 8 a.m., with Micro 50cc ATV racing at 9:15 a.m. and Micro 50cc bike racing at 10 a.m., followed by amateurs, 4x4 Pro and Women at 11 a.m., and the pros and top amateurs race at 2 p.m. Then Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. the third round of the Specialized Turbo eMTB GNCC National Championship will take place.