After coming through second overall at the previous round, Action Off-Road/Kenda/Tely Energy Racing’s Cole Richardson is hopeful he can make his way to the center of the box this weekend in Indiana. Richardson remains third in the points standings but is only nine points out from second in points.

WFR/GBC Tires/Fly Racing/Yamaha’s Walker Fowler had to battle his way back towards the front after a crash put him back a bit at the last round of racing. Fowler is aiming to get back to the front and stay there on Saturday afternoon. After five rounds of racing, Fowler continues to hold onto the points lead by 41 points.

Earning the XC2 Pro-Am class win at round five was PirateMX.com/OBOR Tires/Moose Racing’s Branden Owens. Branden will battle for his second overall win of the season but will have to hold off the XC2 points leader BNR Motorsports/Senge Graphics/Houser Racing’s Ronnie Rusch.

In the 11 a.m. race 4x4 Pro points leader, OBOR/Can-Am/DeRisi Racing’s Landon Wolfe will be aiming to earn his third win of the season and extend his points lead over Kenda/BNR/Nine2/Custom Axis’ Cody Collier. Also looking to break into the center spot of the podium for the first time this season will be Can-Am/Tennessee Towing/BNR Motorsports’ Robbie Pecorari and HMF Engineering/GBC/BNR Motorsports’ Brandon Frazier.

Also, during that morning race, the WXC competitors will be battling for their own top spot in their class. Hannah Hurricane Hunter/OBOR Tires/Fly Racing’s Hannah Hunter will once again be looking to claim the number one spot as she did two weeks ago in South Carolina, but she will have some fierce competition from points leader, Action Off-Road/Moose Racing/GBC Motorsports’ Katelyn Osburn.

Then on Saturday afternoon the Specialized Turbo eMTB GNCC Round 3 will take place at Ironman Raceway. Gear Racewear/Specialized’s Charlie Mullins has earned the first two wins of the season and currently leads the points with Live It Extreme’s Kyle Smith earning a pair of third place finishes to hold second in the points. Both riders will be battling at the front once again this weekend, with Smith hoping to put an end to Mullins winning ways.

Then on Sunday afternoon the world’s fastest off-road motorcycle racers will take to the Indiana woods at 1 p.m. to battle for three-hours of racing. AmPro Yamaha’s Steward Baylor Jr. has won the last three GNCC races and has propelled himself into third in the points standings after a rough start to the season. This weekend Steward will be ready to battle for his fourth win of the season and earn some valuable points in his hunt for the number one plate this season.

Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Ricky Russell returned the podium last round after battling at the front of the pack for the entire race. That was Russell’s first podium appearance since his injury in the beginning of 2020. Russell has been steadily working through the pack this season and will aim to continue to be a front runner at the races.

Continuing to lead the overall points standings is FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Benjamin Kelley. After earning the win at round two, Kelley has been a consistent force throughout the season, but he will aim to earn another win this weekend to hold onto that lead.

In the XC2 250 Pro class it is Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jonathan Girroir continuing to lead the way after earning four-straight wins. Girroir will lineup ready to battle for his fifth consecutive win of the season, while also hoping to break into the top three overall finishing positions once again. Girroir leads the championship points by 18 over second place.

One rider looking to put a stop to Girroir’s success will be Rockstar Energy Factory Husqvarna Racing’s Craig DeLong. After finishing runner-up and third throughout the season, DeLong is eager to battle for his own win in the XC2 class this weekend.

Breaking into the top three two weeks ago in South Carolina was Factory Beta USA’s Thorn Devlin. Devlin has been steadily working his way towards the front of the class after some bad luck hindered him at the beginning of the season. This weekend Devlin will continue to battle and aim for another podium finish.

Looking to keep his win streak alive in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class will be Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvarna’s Jonathan Johnson. With five rounds of racing complete, Johnson continues to keep his momentum going as he has earned each and every win thus far in the season. Lojak Cycle Sales’ Chase Colville and Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Ben Parsons are eager to put an end to his winning ways though and will aim to break into that top spot this weekend.

In the WXC class, BABS Racing Yamaha/Fly/Maxxis/Pro Circuit’s Bike Becca Sheets will look to keep her win-streak as she has taken the win at the past two races. Sheets will also look to get to the front of the morning race and earn the overall win. AmPro Yamaha’s Rachael Archer will aim to get back to the front and earn valuable points in the championship hunt. After earning second at the last round Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green’s Korie Steede is eager to run at the front of the pack once again and hopefully battle for her first win in 2021.

After racing in the Progressive American Flat Track race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Travis Pastrana and Ryan Sipes will make their way to Indiana to race in the Sportsman A class on Sunday morning. Pastrana will be aiming to beat Becca Sheets of the WXC class, along with all the other fierce WXC competitors.