Ashburn would put his head down during the last lap and make the pass back on DeLong to take his second win of the season. This win would also secure him the 2022 GNCC Overall National Championship. DeLong would come through to take second on the day and move into second in the championship standings. Ben Kelley, who started the season six-for-six before suffering a leg injury, is third. KTM has confirmed Kelley is out for the final two races of the year. 

“I’m pumped and happy to be up here,” Ashburn said in a team release after the race. “I was just trying to stay out front and put in good, consistent laps because everybody was so close and I feel like we did that pretty well today. I had to push so hard there at the end to get Craig back but man, it was a race! I tried to focus on having consistent rides all year, be on the box week in and week out and just stay healthy and I think it worked out this year - I’m pumped!”

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thad Duvall had to work his way up through from a sixth place start to earn his second-straight third place finish and podium finish of the season. Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Ricky Russell had a good start to the day as he ran second on the opening lap, but a crash on lap two would put him back to seventh. Russell would continue to push and worked his way up to fourth overall on the day.

“I love the Burr Oak GNCC, there’s just something about this place,” Delong said. “It’s where I got my first win in XC2 and I’ve won here the last three years. I felt good coming into today and I knew I was the only one who could give Jordan [Asburn] a run for his money and try to keep it [the championship] going to the next race. I tried my best. He got the best of me about halfway through the last lap in the Penton section - I hit a little bit of a wall and he picked a good line and got around me. So hats off to him, he’s been riding well all year. One of my goals was to lead laps this year, and now I can check that off the list and keep moving forward.”

“I didn’t really feel comfortable today but I never gave up and kept grinding all day,” DuVall said. “I don’t think I was the fastest out of the group we were in but I definitely outlasted the guys - I feel like I could have gone another lap. I’m stoked to be on the podium and representing my sponsors up there but at the end of the day, I want to win bad!” 

Coming through fifth was FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Joshua Toth. After a decent start to the day Toth would battle up front for majority of the race, even after a mid-race encounter with another rider left him back in the pack for one lap. Toth regained his composure and made his way back up to a top five finish on the day.

“Overall, it was a pretty solid day," said Toth. "I got off to a decent start and was right in the mix all day battling for the podium and up front. I never lost sight of the leaders, so it was good to be up in the mix again. Midway through the race, I put myself into second position and then the leader went down right in front of me and I had nowhere to go. I got hit from behind and actually lost five positions there and had to work my way back up to fifth. I felt like I had a podium in sight but overall, I’m happy with the day.”

Rev Motorsports/GASGAS Racing’s Grant Baylor started his day out in third on the opening lap but would find himself finishing the day out sixth overall. AmPro Yamaha’s Steward Baylor would ultimately finish seventh in the XC1 class after having to return to his pits early.

In the XC2 250 Pro class it was once again Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jonathan Girroir earning his third-straight win. Tely Energy Racing/KTM’s Liam Draper started out the day ninth, but he would put his head down and push to move into a podium position on lap two. Draper would then make the move to second and hold onto that until the checkered flag flew. Coming to earn his first podium finish of the season was Liqui Moly Beta Racing’s Jonathan Johnson. As he came through on the opening lap Johnson was back in fifth, but he would steadily make his way into third and hold that for the remainder of the race.

In the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvarna’s Brody Johnson earned his eighth win of the season and has taken over the points lead with two rounds of racing remaining. Liqui Moly Beta Racing’s Jason Lipscomb held onto that second place position for the duration of the race, while Solid Performance/GASGAS/Fly Racing’s Max Fernandez worked his way back up to third after a sixth place start to his day.

Team Green Kawasaki's Joseph Cunningham would earn the Top Amateur honors as he came through 11th overall and earning the 250 A class win. Grant Davis came through second on the Top Amateur podium, and in the 250 A class with his 12th place overall finish.  Nathaniel Tasha (AKA "Bubz") earned third in the 250 A class and atop the Top Amateur podium with his 18th overall finish.

AmPro Yamaha’s Rachael Archer earned her fifth WXC class win of the season, while also taking the points lead over the rest of the competition. Rockstar Husqvarna/Surge Off-Road Coaching Team’s Tayla Jones came back to earn second in the race after suffering a DNF at the previous round of racing. Jones currently sits third in the points standings. Trail Jesters KTM Racing’s Korie Steede battled at the front of the pack for the entire race, but she would be unable to make the pass back on Jones. She would come through third in WXC, while now sitting seven points behind Archer in the championship standings.

In the youth race it was Nick DeFeo coming through to earn his 11th overall and YXc1 Super Mini Sr. class win of the season. DeFeo was also crowned the Youth Motorcycle Overall Champion as he has been undefeated this season. Sawyer Carratura finished second overall and in the YXC1 class while Ryan Amancio came from the second row in YXC2 Super Mini Jr. class to earn third overall on the day and earn his class win.

Rivers Morris rounded out the YXC1 class top three finishers on the day, while Jiggs Fustini and Brody Amos came through to earn the YXC2 second and third place finishing positions. In the 85 (12-13) class it was Levi Wilkins earning the win, and Ryder Sigety taking the 85 Big Wheel (12-15) class win. The 85 (7-11) class win was earned by Colton McQuarrie, while the 65 (10-11) win was taken by Travis Lentz and the 65 (7-8) was earned by Jace Mitchell. In the 65 (9) class it was Deegan Caplinger earning the win. The Girls Sr (12-15) class saw Madison Kazmir take the win, while Paisley Harris earned the Girls Jr (8-11) class win. In the Trail Rider (7-15) class itw as Landon Bauman earning the win.

The AMSOIL Moto Hero was awarded to Corey Benton AKA The Pickle Man. Corey was in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 until 2002. He was aboard the first Marine ship that docked in New York City on 9/11. He started at Boot Camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and would then be stationed over in Pensacola, Florida and then Camp Pendleton, California before returning to South Carolina.Corey absolutely fell in love with the off-road racing series, and recently raced in a couple GNCC events – Tiger Run & Camp Coker finishing 15 and 13 in Trail Rider. Corey continues to battle throat cancer, but still shows his support and love for racing and cannot thank everyone enough. He received a $250 AMSOIL shopping spree, a set of Kanati truck tires courtesy of GBC, 100% camouflage goggles and a commemorative American flag from Columbia sign & co. Along with a $200 gift certificate from them.

The next round of racing will take place on October 8-9 in Newburg, West Virginia for the AMSOIL Buckwheat 100. To find out more information on the event, as well as weekend schedule, start rows and track maps, click HERE.

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Kanati Tires Burr Oak Results and Points Standings

Millfield, Ohio

Round 11 of 13

Sunday, September 25, 2022

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Championship Standings

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