As the pack of XC1 riders made their way out onto the second lap of racing The John Penton GNCC ATV winner of CST/Houser Racing/Waynesburg Yamaha’s Brycen Neal saw his opportunity to strike. Neal made the pass on Richardson and Fowler to take over the lead. After moving into the lead position, Neal would put his head down and push for the duration of the race. As the checkered flag flew Neal would cross the finish line 1 minute and 59 seconds ahead of his competition.

Fowler would continue to battle with Richardson for the next two laps, but Richardson’s machine would suffer a mechanical issue on the fourth lap. With Richardson unable to complete the last two laps, Fowler would continue to push onward making his way through timing and scoring in second overall.

After running in the fourth-place position for majority of the race it was McGill Mafia/OBOR Tires/LSR/Moose Racing’s Adam McGill moving into third overall as the white flag flew, indicating one more lap of racing. McGill, who earned his first overall win of the season just two weeks ago in West Virginia, kept his momentum rolling into round 10 of the 2020 season with another overall podium finish of third.

JMR/GBC/Elka/Moose Racing’s Jarrod McClure would come through timing and scoring on the opening lap in the seventh-place position. McClure would steadily make his way through the pack, moving into fifth by the second lap, and coming through fourth with just one more lap to go. McClure would try to make a last lap push to catch McGill but would be unable to make a pass. McClure finished out the day with a fourth overall.

Earning his best overall finish of the season thus far was BNR Motorsports/GBC/HMF Engineering’s Joshua Merritt. Merritt made his way through the finish line in fifth overall on the first lap and would continue to battle back after sitting sixth overall for the next two laps. Merritt charged his way back to fifth as he saw the white flag waving and would continue to hold that top five position for the remainder of the race.

Pierce Performance/GBC Tires/Fly Racing’s John Glauda Jr. would come through sixth overall after five laps of racing. Glauda Jr. would battle back-and-forth between the sixth and seventh place positions, but he would ultimately cross the finish line sixth with a minute gap between himself and fifth. Phoenix Honda Racing’s Chris Borich found himself running just inside the top 10 the first three laps of racing. However, Borich would remain focused and make his way to eighth with one lap to go. Borich then make a last lap pass to claim the seventh overall position.

Finishing eighth overall on the day was HHR/Maxxis/Fly Racing/Ithaca Recreation Sports’ Hunter Hart. Hart would have a consistent race, steadily making his way through the course each and every lap. Hart would battle for seventh overall, however a last lap pass by Borich would put him back to eighth overall for the day. Wolfe Racing/Nine2/FTR Graphics/Ye Olde Cycle Barn’s Westley Wolfe held on for a ninth overall on the day. Wolfe worked his way through the pack from a 12^th place start, to take over 10^th and then ninth by the checkered flag. GBC/Fly Racing/HMF/Yamaha’s Johnny Gallagher battled back from a 13^th place start to the day to come through 10^th in the XC1 Pro class after two-hours of intense racing.  

As row two, XC2 Pro-Am, took off from the start it was Action Off-Road/Maxxis/Demaree Motorsports’ Austin Abney grabbing the holeshot and early lead. Abney would continue to hold his lead as he made his way through timing and scoring on the opening lap. Abney would put his head down and continue to push, never looking back and eventually crossing the finish line two minutes ahead of his XC2 competitors.  

Pirate MX Powersports/OBOR Tires’ Branden Owens battled his way into second in his class after a fourth place start to the day. Owens would hold onto second for the remaining four laps of racing. Owens currently sits third in the XC2 Pro-Am points standings with three more rounds of racing to go. Rounding out the top three in the XC2 Pro-Am class was FocusX Gear/Atlas Brace/Kenda’s Wyatt Wilkin. Wilkin would run in third for majority of the race, steadily making his way through the course for two-hours of intense racing.

In the 11 a.m. race it was the Schoolboy Sr. competitor, Layne McCormick coming through to take the overall win on adjusted time. This is McCormick’s second overall win of the season, after earning the honors at the High Point GNCC.

Continuing to lead the way in the 4x4 Pro class as OBOR/Can-Am/Derisi Racing/Action Sports’ Landon Wolfe. After getting out front early on in the race, Wolfe would continue to push throughout the next two hours of racing. Wolfe would make his way through the finish line first in the 4x4 Pro class, and second overall in the 11 a.m. race.

Earning second in the 4x4 Pro class was Can-Am/BNR/CST Tires/Tire Spine’s Robbie Pecorari. Pecorari would come through in third on lap one but would soon make his way into the second-place position. Pecorari would settle into second in the 4x4 Pro class and cross the finish line sixth overall in the morning race. Phoenix Honda Racing’s Haedyn Mickelson would make his way onto the 4x4 Pro podium with a solid third place finish in the class.

In the WXC class it was Malaska Motorsports/HMF/Cecco Racing’s Hannah Hunter who was a woman on a mission. Hunter not only came through to take the WXC class win, but she would also finish third overall in the morning race and clinch the 2020 WXC ATV National Championship. This is Hunter’s first National Championship, after earning her ninth win of the season.

Action Off-Road/GBC/Moose Racing’s Katelyn Osburn would battle through the WXC pack, making her way up to second in the class after running fourth on the second lap of the race. Osburn is currently ranked third in the class points standings with three more rounds of racing remaining. Rounding out the top three finishers in the WXC class was Ye Ole Cycle Barn/Maxxis/Fly Racing/Pierce Performance’s Alicia McCormick.

As racing got underway on Saturday morning it was Tyler Cox making his way towards the checkered flag first in the 8 a.m. youth ATV race. Cox was battling his fellow YXC1 Super Mini Sr. competitors and would ultimately earn his fifth youth overall win of the season. With three rounds of racing left, Cox currently sits in the YXC1 class points lead. Charlie Stewart battled his way into second place for the YXC1 class and overall finishing position on the day. Stewart now sits one point behind second place in his class standings. Nicholas Dearing rounded out third overall and in the YXC1 class after five intense laps of racing.

In the YXC2 Super Mini Jr. class it was Tavin Cook bringing home the win, along with fourth overall on the day. Brody Pullen and Bryson Lee would round out the top three in the YXC2 class, along with the fifth and sixth overall finishing positions. In the 125 Jr. class it as Nathan Parker earning his first win of the season, while Quenten Gouker brought home the 90cc (8-12) class win. Hannah Moore grabbed the Girls Sr. class win in the 8 a.m. youth race, and Alyssa Rodgers earned the Girls Jr. class win.

Micro bike racing took off at 9:15 a.m., and at the conclusion of the race it was Colby Goodman taking the overall win, and the Micro Bike National Championship. Goodman will focus on his youth bike racing for the remainder of the year. Gavin Harwell put up a good fight for the overall win, but a small mistake would cost him and put him several seconds behind Goodman. Harwell would still battle back and finish second in MXC1 and overall. MXC2’s Hunter Hawkinberry came through to take third overall on the day, and his class win. Hawkinberry currently sits first in the MXC2 points standings.

In the Micro ATV racing, it was the Buckhannon brothers of Bodie and Kody finishing first and second overall. Bodie would take the MXC1 class win, and earn himself the 2020 Micro ATV National Championship, while Kody brought home the MXC2 class win in Ohio. Hayden Bettinger in the MXC2 class would round out the top three overall micro ATV finishers, while Khyler Davis and Landon Wing came through fourth and fifth to overall. Davis and Wing also rounded out the top three in the MXC1 class.

In the penultimate round of the Specialized Turbo eMTB GNCC National Championship, it was Specialized/Gear Racewear’s Charlie Mullins grabbing the XC1 Pro class win, and overall eMTB win by over three minutes. Second place went to North Carolina’s Kyle Smith, who currently sits second in the points standings just 8 points behind Mullins. With just one more round of eMTB racing set to take place, it will be a battle to the checkers to see who wins the 2020 Specialized Turbo eMTB National Championship. William Pegram rounded out the top three finishers in the XC1 Pro class, while amateur rider Canon Kuneff made his way into second overall on adjusted time scoring.