Ironman GNCC ATV Coverage

Round 12 is in the books.

The Progressive Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Specialized (GNCC Racing), an AMA National Championship, kicked off its season finale on Friday, October 20 with Specialized Turbo eMTB Racing, and yesterday, October 21, with ATV, Micro and Youth Bike Racing throughout the day. The Yamaha Racing Ironman GNCC is held annually at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

As the green flag flew one more time for the XC1 Pro class it would be Hunter Hart Racing/Ithaca Recreation Sports/Fly Racing’s Hunter Hart earning himself the final $100 XC1 Holeshot Award courtesy of All Balls Racing. Hart would hold the early lead for the first three laps of the race before Phoenix Racing Yamaha’s Brycen Neal made the pass into the lead. Neal would continue to place a gap over the rest of the field and hold the lead until the checkered flag flew, sealing his 2023 season with an overall win.

WFR/Yamaha Racing’s Walker Fowler would be lurking the whole race as he continued to make his way closer and closer to Hart who was running second. As the duo was making their way towards the finish line, Fowler would be close enough to strike and make the pass for second overall on the day. Hart would round out the top three overall finishers at the Yamaha Racing Ironman GNCC.

Richardson Racing/Action Off-Road/Kenda’s Cole Richardson would have a consistent day as he battled inside the top three for the first half of the race, and he would catch Fowler and Hart too as they came towards the finish. Richardson would come through just .241 seconds behind Hart to earn fourth overall on the day. OBOR Tires/Moose Racing/Parts Unlimited/Lonestar’s Adam McGill would battle throughout the day to end his season with a top five overall finishing position at Ironman.

After running in seventh for the opening laps of the race Stewart Boys Racing/GBC/Pierce Performance’s Wyatt Wilkin would make the move into sixth overall as he came through to see the checkered flag waving. Abney Racing/Action Off-Road/Maxxis/Lonestar Racing’s Austin Abney was running inside the top five at his hometown race in Indiana. However, Abney would be unable to hold off some of his competitors and would come through to earn seventh overall on the day.

Action Off-Road/GBC Tires/Rath Racing/BNR/SSi Decal’s Josh Merritt would come through to earn eighth overall on the day, while Steven Harrell Racing/BNR Motorsports/Kenda/HMF’s Steven Harrell came through ninth at the season finale and Action Off-Road/AMSOIL/Fly Racing’s Chris Borich would round out the top ten overall in the race and in the XC1 Pro class.

In the XC2 Pro-Am class it would be Alex Thieman and James Glauda battling back and forth throughout the day. Thieman would make the move right before the white flag flew indicating one more lap to go. He would continue to push ahead of Glauda, who was trying to make his way back into the number one position. Thieman would earn the win with Glauda coming through second. Tavin Cook would be in the mix up front early in the race as he held the lead before a mechanical issue would take him out of the race. Kenny Shick would hold on to finish third in the class at the season finale in Indiana.

Taking home the Top Amateur honors from the Yamaha Racing Ironman GNCC would be Daulton Keyes of the Junior A (20+) class as he earned the win and finished 13th overall on the day. Brody Lee would come through second on the Top Amateur podium as he earned the College A (16-19) class win and finished 14th overall. Keaton Henderson rounded out the top three on the Top Amateur podium as he earned second in the College A (16-19) class and 15th overall on Saturday.

As the 4×4 Pro class took off in the morning race, it would be BNR Motorsports/Can-Am/GBC/HMF/Tennessee Towing’s Robbie Pecorari earning the $100 BNR Motorsports Holeshot Award. However, it would not take long for Edgewood/TMS/DeRisi Racing’s Brandon Frazier to make his way into the number one position. Frazier would continue to push throughout the race as he was battling for that number one plate at the season finale today. Frazier would hold the lead until the checkered flag flew but would fall short of the championship.

Coming through to make a last lap pass, right before the finish line, was Stewart Boys Racing/Action Off-Road/DeRisi/HMF’s Hayden Mickelson as he moved into second when he saw the checkered flag waving. Mickelson would sit back in third for majority of the day, but he would be able to strike right at the right time. Ryco Racing/Kenda Tires/KMK Off-Road/Elite Graphic’s Cody Collier would find himself in second as he as the race got underway and continued on but would be unable to hold off Mickelson as they came towards the finish on the last lap. Collier would cross the line in third, but he would earn enough to clinch his second-straight 4×4 Pro GNCC National Championship.

Andrew Smallwood would clinch the Youth ATV Overall National Championship and would come through to earn the win at the season finale in Indiana. Noah Lykins would come through to earn second overall and in the YXC1 Super Mini Sr. class, while Ryan Wilhelm rounded out the top three overall and finishers in the YXC1 class. Jacob Smallwood would come through to earn the YXC2 Super Mini Jr. class win, with Bodie Buckhannon and Avery Collins rounding out the top three in the YXC1 class.

Garrett Cox earned the (13-15) class win, while Holten Nicholson earned the 250 (13-15) Limited class win. In the 125 (8-12) class it was Michael Stringfellow earning the class win, and Ethan Fruits coming through to take the win in the 125 (8-12) Limited class. Jonny Vertz took home the 90 (8-12) class win, while Madison Luckadoo earned the Schoolgirl Sr (13-15) class win. Jenna Berg earned the Schoolgirl Jr. (12-15) class win, while Kelci Stringfellow took the Girls Sr. (12-15) win and Falyn Holcomb would earn the Girls Jr. (8-11) win. JP Pickens Jr. earned himself the 70 CVT (6-11) class win.

Catch GNCC Pro ATV Racing free via RacerTV.com all season long. Pro ATV Racing starts Saturday’s at 2pm ET, with the exception of Big Buck, Snowshoe and Ironman events where they will start at 1pm ET. Later in the year GNCC Racing will premiere on MAVTV with event highlight episodes.

For more information on the GNCC series, visit the official website at www.gnccracing.com or join the conversation on the series Facebook page, follow on Twitter and Instagram, and be sure to always hashtag #GNCC.

Yamaha Racing Ironman Results and Points Standings
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Round 12 of 12
Saturday, October 21, 2023

XC1 Pro Event Results:

Brycen Neal (YAM)
Walker Fowler (YAM)
Hunter Hart (YAM)
Cole Richardson (YAM)
Adam McGill (HON)
Wyatt Wilkin (YAM)
Austin Abney (YAM)
Joshua Merritt (YAM)
Steven Harrell (YAM)
Chris Borich (YAM)

*Overall National Championship Standings:

Brycen Neal (295)
Hunter Hart (251)
Cole Richardson (236)
Adam McGill (199)
Joshua Merritt (168)
John Glauda Jr. (156)
Wyatt Wilkin (149)
Steven Harrell (125)
Jarrod McClure (122)
Jay Shadron (118)

*Indicates that the Overall National Championship Standings will determine the 2023 National Champion.


XC2 Pro-Am Event Results:

Alex Thieman (YAM)
James Glauda (YAM)
Kenny Shick (YAM)
Grayson Eller (YAM)
Chase Allison (YAM)
Tanner Walker (YAM)
Danick Paquin (YAM)
Dylan Walraven (YAM)
Chance Hickey (HON)
Cory Vandelinder (YAM)
XC2 Pro-Am Series Standings:

Steve Harrell (295)
Grayson Eller (239)
Branden Owens (199)
James Glauda (194)
Tanner Walker (191)
Dylan Walraven (180)
Kenny Shick (162)
Layne McCormick (151)
Chase Allison (127)
Charles Dunn III (106)