Feehan made his way through the pack after a fourth place start to the day. Fowler looked determined to hold his lead and would put his head down and push for the last two laps as Feehan continued to close the gap. As the pair came through the finish line Fowler would come through 1.06 seconds ahead of Feehan. Fowler would clinch his seventh National Championship and Feehan would finish second for the first-time ever.

Action Off-Road/Kenda/Tely Energy Racing’s Cole Richardson was lurking just behind the front-runners for most of the race. Richardson would start the day in second, but he would fall as far back as fourth during the race. As the white flag came out Richardson would find his way back to third overall, and he continue to push until he made his through the checkered flag. Richardson rounded out the top three overall.

Finishing fourth on the day in Ohio was Hunter Hart Racing/Maxxis/Fly Racing’s Hunter Hart. As the race got underway Hart would find himself running back in fifth, however he would go to work and click off the passes to move into the second place position on lap three. Hart would eventually have an issue with his goggles on the last lap, and he would fall back to fourth as he crossed the finish line. 

OBOR/Moose Racing/Parts Unlimited-backed rider, Adam McGill rounded out the top five overall finishers. McGill worked his way into fifth after running in sixth for the first half of the race. He would come through just one second behind Hart.

After running towards the front of the group at the start of the race JMR/GBC Tires/Elka/Moose Racing’s Jarrod McClure would cross the line sixth at the conclusion of the two-hour race. Merritt Racing/BNR Motorsports/GBC Tires’ Josh Merritt came through to earn seventh in XC1 Pro, while Action Off-Road/Maxxis/Demaree Motorsports/Fly Racing’s Austin Abney battled back to earn eighth in XC1.

Coming through in the ninth place position was Pierce Performance/GBC Tires/Fly Racing/Action Off-Road’s John Glauda Jr., and Covert Racing/Custom Axis/Goldspeed/Houser Racing’s Greg Covert would round out the top 10 finishers in the XC1 Pro class.

In the XC2 Pro-Am division it would be PirateMX.com/OBOR Tires/Moose Racing’s Branden Owens skyrocketing to earn himself the $100 BNR Motorsports Holeshot Award. Owens would not look back as he began to place a gap over the rest of the XC2 competitors. As the two-hour race ended Owens would come through with a four minute lead.

BNR Motorsports/Yamaha’s Ben Kowalewski would have a consistent race running in the second place position. Kowalewski would continue to push as the race wore on, but he would be unable to catch the leader by the time the checkered flag flew. BNR Motorsports/Senge Graphics/Houser Racing’s Ronnie Rusch would run between the third and fourth position throughout the race, ultimately crossing the line third in his class.

Earning the top amateur honors was Junior A competitor, Jay Shadron as he came through in the 11^th overall position. Steven Harrell would come through to earn second on the top amateur podium with a 15^th overall and win in College A. Layne McCormick would make his way onto the top amateur podium in third as he crossed the finish line 18^th overall on the day.

As the 10 a.m. race got under way it was Kenda/BNR/Nine2/Custom Axis’ Cody Collier earning himself $100 courtesy of BNR Motorsports 4x4 Pro Holeshot Award. Collier would battle at the front pack for the majority of the race, but he would soon feel the pressure from OBOR/Can-Am/DeRisi Racing’s Landon Wolfe. When the white flag flew, Wolfe would make his way around the No. 823 machine and into first place.

By earning his seventh win of the season Wolfe secured his third-straight 4x4 Pro GNCC National Championship.

HMF Engineering/GBC Tires/BNR Motorsports’ Brandon Frazier would also battle with Wolfe and Collier throughout the day, eventually making the pass on Collier stick before crossing the finish line. Frazier would finish the day second in 4x4 Pro and overall, with Collier coming through to take third.

The WXC race was action packed in the morning race as Action Off-Road/Moose Racing/GBC Motorsports’ Katelyn Osburn battled through to earn her fifth win of the season. Osburn remains in the points lead as the series heads into the penultimate round in West Virginia. Coming through to earn second was Hannah Hurricane Hunter/OBOR Tires/Fly Racing’s Hannah Hunter. Hunter would start the day in third place but would soon make the pass for second stick. Hunter sits second in the points standings and will be looking to make up some valuable points at the next race. Jumping out to earn the BNR Motorsports $100 WXC Holeshot Award was Fly Racing/GBC Motorsports/Yamaha Racing’s Traci Pickens. As the race wore on Pickens and Hunter would battle it out for the second place position. Pickens would ultimately finish the day third in WXC, her third podium of the season.

The AMSOIL Moto Hero was awarded to Donny Griffith at this weekend’s Burr Oak GNCC event. Griffith hails from Dundee, Michigan and currently races in the ATV Warrior class. He sits third in the points, and he earned his first win of the season at round 10. Griffith is part of the 173^rd Airborne Brigade “Sky Soldiers.” This is an Airborne Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army. Griffith has been deployed to Iraq and served with the Army E4 Paratrooper ranks. He was nominated 26 times by his fellow competitors and family, and a common note from everyone who nominated him was that he was a great team leader. Donny received a set of GBC Kanati truck tires, an AMSOIL Shopping spree, 100% goggles, ARMA Blitz kit, and an American Flag from Columbia Flag & Sign Co.

Earning the ATV Youth overall win was the YXC2 Super Mini Jr. competitor, Bryce Pullen. YXC1 Super Mini Sr. racers, Brody Lee and Harrison Lindsey would round out second and third overall on the podium. Lee would earn the YXC1 class win with Lindsey taking second. Cody Whitaker earned third in the YXC1 class, while Wyatt Curfman and Trip Marino came through to take second and third in the YXC2 class.

In the ATV Micro race, it was Kody Buckhannon earning the MXC1 and overall win on the day, while Bryson Dickerson finished second in Ohio. Jase Strouse rounded out the top three overall finishers from the second row in the MXC2 class. Strouse continues to lead the points in the MXC2 class after earning his sixth win.

Falyn Holcomb rounded out the MXC1 class podium with a third place finish, while Klaiton Sampson and Stratton Weddle finished second and third in the MXC2 class. J.P. Pickens Jr. came through to earn the 50 Sr. class win and a 7^th overall finishing position, while Eli McCrary 90 Stock came through in 9^th overall taking the 90 Stock class win.

Coming through in the Bike Micro race on Saturday morning to earn his seventh MXC1 win of the season was Hunter Hawkinberry. As the series continues, Hawkinberry maintains the points lead over Beau Garetson who finished second in the MXC1 class at the Burr Oak GNCC. MXC2 competitor, Karson George battled back to earn third overall and his sixth class win of the season.

Brody McLaughlin rounded out the top three in the MXC1 class while Trason Landrum and Wyatt Johnson finished second and third in the MXC2 class. Hunter Jones came through in fourth overall to secure the 50 Sr. class win, with Jace Mitchell right behind him in fifth overall to finish second in the 50 Sr. class.

GNCC Racing continues with round 12 on October 9 and 10 for the AMSOIL Buckwheat 100 in Newburg, West Virginia at CJ Raceway. These event was new to the series last season but looks to be a fan and rider favorite for years to come.

This year’s Ironman GNCC will follow an amended race schedule, along with revised race times. One significant change is due to the high number of entries in the Bike Amateur Race, there will now be two separate Bike Amateur races on Sunday morning.

Another important change to the weekend’s race schedule is that the Youth Bike race will be held on Saturday afternoon at 4 pm to further accommodate the two separate bike amateur races. Click HERE to view the complete Competition Bulletin.