Phoenix Racing Yamaha’s Brycen Neal would make his way into the lead on the second lap of the race, and he continued to push himself ahead in the mud. However, HHR/Fly Racing/QuadTech’s Hunter Hart was hungry for a win, and he would put himself in contention to make it happen.

While out on the last lap, Hart would capitalize on the conditions and lapped traffic making the pass stick on Neal. A little later, Neal would try to make the pass back around Hart but would be unsuccessful. Hart would cross the line with a four second lead over Neal who would come through to finish second. Merritt Racing/BNR Motorsports/GBC’s Josh Merritt would battle within the top five after holding the early lead. Merritt would also make a last lap pass to round out the top three finishers.

JMR/GBC/Elka/Moose Racing’s Jarrod McClure had his best finish of the season as he came through fourth overall on the day in some of the gnarliest conditions. Action Off-Road/AMSOIL/CB Racing’s Chris Borich also put in his best race of the season as he came through to finish fifth overall on the day.

Coming through to finish sixth overall on the day was BNR Motorsports/Fearless/Kenda Tires’ Steven Harrell. As the race got underway, Harrell would push himself through the slick muddy conditions for the duration of the two-hour race. OBOR/Moose Racing/Parts Unlimited/Lonestar’s Adam McGill made a comeback as he started back in eleventh on the opening lap of the race and would work his way up to seventh overall on the day.

BulletProof Doorz/Kenda Tires/Senge Graphic’s Ronnie Rusch finished eighth overall on the day as he raced his way up through the slick conditions. Phoenix Racing Yamaha/Action Off-Road’s John Glauda Jr. would have a good start to the day, but he would unfortunately fall back to ninth in class and tenth overall on the day. Rounding out the top 10 XC1 finishers was Phoenix Racing Yamaha’s Grayson Eller.

In the XC2 Pro-Am class it was Ryland Johnson Racing/SSi Decals/Maxxis Tires’ Elijah Edmondson keeping it steady and working his way into the lead position for the last two laps of the race and earning his first XC2 win. Action Off-Road/BNR Motorsports/GBC Tires’ Kenny Shick would also remain consistent throughout the day, earning himself a spot on the podium with second in class. BNR Motorsports/Pierce Performance/GBC Tires’ Alex Thieman worked his way up from a bad start, coming from 14^th place in class up to third to finish out the day.

Cole Lykins would earn the Kenda Tires Powerline Park Top Amateur honors as he came through to finish 14th overall in the afternoon race, while also earning the College A (16-19) class win in some of the gnarliest conditions. Trevor Furby  would come through 16^th overall on the day, and first in the Junior A (20+)  class as he sat second on the Top Amateur podium. Aiden Jones would. Round out the top three Top Amateurs in Ohio as he finished 18^th overall on the day and second in the College A (16-19) class.

As the 4x4 Pro class took off first in the morning ATV race, it was Pro Row 784/TMS/Edwood/DeRisi’s Brandon Frazier getting a good jump off the line and taking the $100 BNR Motorsports 4x4 Pro Holeshot Award. Frazier would continue to lead the way for the majority of the race, but he would suffer misfortune on the last lap of the race and be unable to complete the race, ultimately finishing sixth in class.

Battling right behind Frazier for the lead throughout the race was Kenda/KMK Off-Road/Ryco Electric’s Cody Collier. As the pair headed out on the last lap, Collier was less than a second behind Frazier. Collier would be able to take over the lead and get the overall morning win as well as the 4x4 Pro class win in Ohio.

KMK Off-Road/OBOR/FXR’s Kaden Wharff and Moose Racing/Full Throttle Heating & Cooling/Kenda Tires’ Gavin Jenkins would battle back-and-forth the first part of the race in the third and fourth place positions. Wharff would make the move into third and then second on the last lap of the race. Jenkins would round out the top three overall and 4x4 Pro class finishers at the sixth round of GNC Racing.

As the WXC line took off and headed towards the woods it was JMR/Action Off-Road/GBC/Moose Racing’s Katelyn Osburn grabbing herself the $100 BNR Motorsports WXC Holeshot Award and leading the way for the rest of her competitors. Osburn would continue to battle for the lead with Osburn Off-Road/Fearless/Kenda Tires’ Hannah Hunter for the next couple of laps, but when they through timing and scoring on with just two laps to go Hunter would hold the number one spot with Osburn in second.

Hunter would continue to hold the lead for the next two laps, crossing the finish line first and earning her second win of the season. Osburn Off-Road/Pierce Performance/Moose Racing’s Chloe Harper would battle her way up through the pack, making her way into fourth and then crossing the line second in the WXC class as the checkered flag waved. Katelyn Osburn would hold off the rest of the pack as she crossed the line third in class.

In the Youth ATV race it was Eli McCrary coming from the second row in the YXC2 Super Mini Jr. (12-13) to take the overall race win. Jacob Smallwood would come through second overall and first in the YXC1 Super Mini Sr. (13-15), while Kole Brandt rounded out the top three Youth ATV overall finishers and earned second in the YXC1 class. Brooks Hill and Beau Bothwell rounded out second and third in the YXC2 class.

Aden McGomery would earn the 250 (13-15) class win, while Maverick Smith took the 250 (13-15) Limited class win. Chad McCormick took the 125 (8-12) class win and Riley Morrow would earn the 125 (8-12) Limited class win. In the 90 (8-12) class it would be Beau Collins earning the win. Lakah Carr earned the Schoolgirl (12-15) class win, Ava Lucas took the Girls Sr. (12-15) class win and Baylee Wright would earn the Girls Jr. (8-11) class win. Johnny Martin Jr. took the 70 CVT (6-11) class win.

Coming through to take the Micro ATV overall win was MXC1 (8-9) competitor, Casen Jennings. Audrey Petrilla would come through to earn second overall and in the MXC1 class at round six. Justin Collins Jr. would round out the top three Micro ATV finishers, while also earning the MXC2 (6-8) class win.

Grady Miller rounded out the top three MXC1 class finishers while Cash Knecht finished second in MXC2. Holden Wolford would come through to take the 50 Sr. (6-7) class win in the Micro ATV race, while Chayce Putnam earned the 50 Jr. (4-5) class win. In the 90 Stock (8-9) it was Kartyr Phillips taking the class win.

Grabbing the Micro Bike overall win was Daxton Mullins, while he also took home the MXC1 (8-9) class win. Kane Morrison would finish second overall and second in the MXC1 class, while Weston Ford rounded out the top three overall finishers and MXC1 class finishers. Ryder Baricska finished first in the MXC2 class with Kash Brummage and Viktor Cadieux rounding out the top three in class.

Carson Zink earned the 50 Sr. 1 (7) class win, Kolt Morrison earned the 50 Sr. 2 (6) class win, Jacobi Duvall earned the 50 Jr. 1 (6-7) class win and Kane Gasper earned the 50 Jr. 2 (4-5) class win. Maverick Novak took the Micro-E1 (7-8) class win, Nathan Zhang took the Micro-E2 (4-6) class win. Tucker Rodeheaver took the Micro (4-6) Shaft Drive class win and Braxton Waller earned the Trail Rider (7-9) class win in Ohio.

The AMSOIL Moto Hero Award was received by David Lichtenstein from Grafton, West Virginia. David is in the United States Army and serves as a sergeant first class in the special forces. David has been deployed over six times throughout his 18 years of service. He has served in Iraq, Kuwait, Mali, Germany, Guatemala, Poland and the Czech Republic. He was recently deployed in 2024 to western Europe and will be deploying again in May to the middle east for his final tour before retirement. He will receive an AMSOIL shopping spree, commemorative American flag from Columbia flag and sign co. Plus $200 gift certificate for their online store and a $250 KANATI gift certificate.

Progressive GNCC Racing will continue with round 7, the AMSOIL Hoosier, on May 16-18, 2025, at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana. This event will host the second round of the 2025 Specialized Turbo eMTB GNCC National Championship, along with some other great special activities. Click HERE for more event information.

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