OFF-ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
ROUND 12 / OCTOBER 10, 2019
SUMMIT BECHTEL RESERVE / MORGANTOWN, WV
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BY SHAN MOORE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN HILL
R
ound 12 of the 2019 Amsoil Grand National
Cross Country Series played out at a brand
new venue at Summit Bechtel Reserve in
West Virginia, where it marked the premier run-
ning of the Yamaha Mountaineer GNCC.
Located on more than 14,000 acres, the new
venue, which is managed by the National Council
of the Scouts of America, was spectacular. The
race itself was a tough one and, in the end, pro-
duced anything but your standard GNCC results
but did yield a familiar champion.
FMF KTM Factory Racing's Kailub Russell
clinched his seventh-career AMA Grand National
Cross Country Series Championship despite not
finishing the race.
Russell had a nasty crash while practicing
earlier in the week and injured his shoulder. It was
Kailub Russell
and the KTM crew
celebrate Russell's
seventh GNCC title
in West Virginia.
PHOTOS: KEN HILL
RUSSELL CLINCHES
Kailub Russell clinches championship
while Ben Kelley nabs first
