OFF-ROAD
AMSOIL GNCC SERIES
ROUND 8 / JUNE 23, 2019
SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN RESORT / SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA
P74
"The first two hours is basically
like a glorified trail ride for some
of us up at the front," said Kailub
Russell. "It's a pretty fast pace. But
Ricky got off to a great start. He
wanted to go. He was taking some
chances on those fire roads. He
was going quick. I'm like, 'man,
that's a little sketchy on the first
lap,' but he was making it work."
Ricky Russell eventually slowed
his pace, finishing an eventual
fourth overall, his best finish of
the season, while Kailub went on
to enjoy his sixth win at the Snow-
shoe facility.
"This place is special to me,
this is my sixth win here, and I
really enjoy the whole weekend
on this beautiful mountain," said
Kailub Russell. "I enjoyed the
course today, but it was getting
tough out there. I enjoy everything
about this race."
Despite coming up just short
of the win, Baylor was happy to
come away with second.
"We went back and forth, I
think four or five times that last
(Above) Ben Kelley won again in XC2
and was also third overall. (Below)
Baylor (left) and Russell share a few
words moments after the race.
"Stew put the hammer down
and tried to get away there at the
end," said Russell. "We closed
the gap and made a move over
by the seven-mile marker. We
went back and forth a couple
different times on that last lap,
but it was a fun race. We had
guys spread out all over the
course. Our guys [the KTM
team] worked their butts off. To
win here and extend the points
lead is great."
At the start of the race, and for
the first two laps, Am Pro Ya-
maha's Ricky Russell led the way,
breaking away from Russell on
lap one in an attempt to pull away.
