Although he lined up at the previous round for his first race back, DuVall didn’t get the full three-hour GNCC experience due to a freak issue that took him out of race contention. With another fresh start at Sunday’s Hoosier GNCC, DuVall got off to a great start in the XC1 Open Pro class, where he charged his way into second entering the woods on the opening lap. He got shuffled back a few positions in the early part of the race but he found his groove about halfway through and put on a last-half charge to climb his way back inside the top-five. He continued to gain momentum in the final hour and he eventually overtook the fourth-place position as the two-lap card fell. Putting in his first full three-hour race since the opening round in February, DuVall finished the day off strong in fourth.

“I tried to ride my own race at the beginning but I made a lot of mistakes and got super tight,” DuVall said. “I felt really good towards the end, so I just kept hammering. To come out and get fourth at the first race back, I’ll take it. It’s a good building block so we’ll keep building up the pyramid and hopefully we’ll get some wins.”

Trevor Bollinger, who is also battling his way back from injury, had a positive day of racing in Indiana. He captured a top-10 start in the XC1 Open Pro class and slowly climbed his way up to sixth after the first hour and a half of racing. He remained in the fight for sixth heading into the last hour but he ultimately dropped back to seventh, where he would ultimately finish for the day.

“This was my fourth race back and we definitely had a better day today,” Bollinger said. “I felt more competitive, even though the results don’t quite show it, and I feel like I had a little more fire in me. I’m looking forward to the next few races, giving me more time to get healthy and get back up front where we belong.”