Led by ITP Pro Adam McGill's XC1 ATV Pro class victory, Team
ITP ATV and side-by-side racers won 10 classes and earned a total of 14 podiums
at the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country event June 15 in West Virginia. Team ITP had a total of three
of its racers earn trips to the overall podium in three of the four GNCC racing
sessions at the Mountaineer Run, which included both round eight of the ATV
schedule and round four of the GNCC SxS series.
"We had an outstanding Saturday at the Mountaineer Run GNCC,
earning 10 total class victories," said ITP public realations and race support
manager Pat McGuire. "Adam McGill put in an inspiring performance in the XC1
Pro ATV class, battling right down to the final few turns for his first win of
2013. Dave Simmons won his Super Senior 45+ class for the fifth time this
season and also took second in the morning overall. XC1 Modified class race
team Team Jacks II earned second on the side-by-side overall podium."
McGill, who earned his first ATV Pro class win of the year,
headlined the weekend for Team ITP at the Parts Unlimited Mountaineer Run in Masontown, WV.
Coming off his second-place finish at round seven, where he led most of the
race but failed to win, McGill was determined to change the outcome in his home
state. The West Union, WV, racer started the race with a bang, as he pulled the
$250 Team Woodhead/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award. From there, McGill
(Lonestar Racing/Precision/ITP) was the official lap leader the rest of the
race despite a few challenges from his competitors. Although he swapped the
race lead a few times with the current points leader, McGill remained calm and
rode his Holeshot GNCC and Quadcross XC tire combination to victory. It was
McGill's first overall XC1 ATV Pro class win and afternoon overall since last
year's eleventh round. He currently sits second in the Pro class points race
and has recorded two consecutive podium finishes.
ITP racer and afternoon session racer Brigham Patterson also
notched his first victory of the year by winning the College B (16-21) class.
Despite missing round seven, he now has three podium finishes and is currently
fourth in the class points race. ITP rider Justin Paul was fourth in the
College B (16-21) class and now sits seventh in the points standings.
Nathan Wallpe and Chad Jones, both of Hilltop Motorsports,
finished ninth and 13th, respectively, in the XC2 Pro-Am ranks. ITP pilots
Brian Schmid (Senior A/B 40+) and William Lloyd (Junior A 22+) each finished
third in their respective afternoon ATV classes. Both racers still own their
class points leads heading into round nine on June 29.
ITP-supported morning racers earned five class wins, led by
Super Senior (45+) class winner Dave Simmons, who also took the second spot on
the overall morning podium using ITP tires. Simmons, who has won his class five
times and made the morning podium five times, is currently second in his class's
points standings. Kristen Deloach (Women's A 15+), Kenny Rich Sr. (Masters
50+), Kenny Rich Jr. (24+ C) and Mark Batson (35+ C) also won their classes at
round eight. 4x4 Open class racer Sam Williams finished in second place.
Youth class racers Carter Kerens and Jordan Digby also
recorded class wins in West Virginia.
Kerens, who has three wins in the last four races, currently sits in second
place in the unofficial points standings but has the most victories and podiums
in the class. Digby, who won his third race of the year, is sixth in his class's
points race. Round four of the GNCC SxS series was also hosted at the
Mountaineer Run and two ITP-backed race teams made the podium.
Team Jacks I (Jack's Excavating/DragonFire Racing/ITP)
finished second on the XC1 Modified class podium and took second on the overall
SxS podium. Jacks I is currently fourth in the standings with three podiums in
four rounds. Team Jacks II also rode its ITP tires to a podium finish, earning
the class victory in the XC2 Limited class. Team Jacks II, which finished sixth
on the SxS overall podium, has won all four of its class events this year and
is the clear points leader heading into round five of the GNCC SxS
series.
The ATV portion of the 2013 GNCC series returns to West Virginia Saturday,
June 29, for round nine-the AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC-before taking its two-month
summer break. Round five of the GNCC SxS series will be held Oct.12 at the ITP
Powerline Park GNCC (Round 12 of the ATV/bike series) in St. Clairsville, OH.
