Season Finale of GNCC RacingThis Weekend at Ironman Raceway
The season concludes this weekend.
The Season Finale of the 2022 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, heads to Ironman Raceway this weekend, October 22-23, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. With the weather that is currently forecast for the weekend, it is looking to be completely different than last year’s event.
On Saturday, the battle for the coveted National Championship will come down to two riders, Magna1 Motorsports’ Brycen Neal and WFR/GBC/Fly Racing/Yamaha’s Walker Fowler. Neal currently sits 12 points ahead of Fowler as they come into the season finale, and both will be aiming to get that number one plate at the conclusion of the race on Saturday.
After finishing third at the last round, and winning the Ironman GNCC just one year ago, Getter Nissan/Kenda/Action Off-Road’s Cole Richardson is hoping to be in the mix up front once again to end the season.
The Original Formula 88/Ithaca Recreation Sports/Maxxis/Fly Racing’s Hunter Hart and Pierce Performance/GBC/Action Off-Road/Active Waste Solution’s John Glauda Jr. rounded out the top five at the previous round, but both are hoping they can pick it up at the season finale and battle for another top finishing position.
This weekend in the XC2 Pro-Am class Action Off-Road/DIRTNASTY/Twizted Vision’s Wyatt Wilkin will try to keep his momentum rolling after earning his first win of the season. Wilkin is hoping to end the year on a high note by earning his second-straight win. Pirate MX Powersports/OBOR/Moose Racing/Parts Unlimited-backed rider Branden Owens, who earned a win earlier this year, is hoping to conclude the season by finishing center of the box. Another XC2 rider looking to end the year on a high note would be Hetrick Racing/Kenda/Elka/HMF’s Steven Harrell. After finishing on the podium, a handful of times this season, Harrell is hoping to end the year with a win on Saturday afternoon.
In the 4×4 Pro class the National Championship is coming down to this race between Kenda/Nine2/Custom Axis’ Cody Collier, Pro Row 784/GBC/BNR/Victory Golf Cart’s Brandon Frazier and Stewart Boys Racing/Action Off-Road/DeRisi/HMF’s Haedyn Mickelson. While OBOR/Can-Am/Action Off-Road’s Landon Wolfe sits fourth in the points with a 26 point gap. Collier has been leading the way throughout the season and is hoping he can earn the win and number one plate this weekend.
Special activities throughout the weekend will include trick-or-treating, a Halloween costume contest and ePeeWee (STACYC) racing. Trick-or-Treating will take place on Friday from 4-6 pm through vendors row and sponsor village, and then again on Saturday from 6-8 pm where candy will also be available at the Halloween costume contest and at the ePeeWee race. The ePeeWee race will be held at 6 pm at the finish line, and the Halloween costume contest will take place at 6:30 pm at Team Faith’s pit area. For more information on the weekend activities and schedule, click HERE.
Overall ATV National Championship Standings:
Brycen Neal (307)
Walker Fowler (295)
Hunter Hart (210)
Cole Richardson (199)
John Glauda Jr. (192)
Devon Feehan (167)
Jay Shadron (166)
Jarrod McClure (139)
Adam McGill (135)
Wyatt Wilkin (126)