OFF-ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
ROUND 6 / JUNE 14, 2020
HIGH POINT RACEWAY / MOUNT MORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA
P58
I caught up to Kailub a bit there. Once
he's in front he's always hard to catch."
AmPro Yamaha's Layne Michael start-
ed the race strong and claimed the $100
All Balls Holeshot award, even though
Russell thought he had actually claimed
the holeshot. The two fought elbow to
elbow to reach the line. Michael ran
second for the first few laps of the race,
but eventually tangled with a lapper and
went down, dislocating his shoulder.
"I wanted to get out front early be-
cause I knew it was going to be dusty,"
said Michael. "I didn't know if I got the
the final lap, but he couldn't get any
closer and took the checkers 12 sec-
onds behind Russell.
"I don't know what happened on the
start," said Strang. "I did some practice
starts earlier and was fairly confident. It
took me a lap and a half before I passed
anyone. So, I wasn't happy with how I
was riding. I was just bummed because
it was almost like the day was over be-
fore it even started. Once I started pass-
ing people, I started getting past them
a little quicker. Once I got into second,
I just rode my own race and rode well.
(Left) Russell went on to win
but struggled getting around
lappers, which enabled runner-
up Josh Strang to get close.
(Right) Previous race winner
Strang got off to a slow start but
pressured Russell at the end.
holeshot or not, but Kailub and
I were close. He ended up
going ahead of me, so I was
just keying off him. He pulled I
think it was 24 seconds when
I changed goggles and then I
knocked it down to 10. I was
able to catch him. But then a
lapper hopped in-between us,
and I just changed my line. I
clipped a root at the base of a
tree and swapped out. It wasn't
a hard crash by any means, it
was just how I landed on my
shoulder, and I felt it pop out.
I tried getting it back in myself
out on the track. I was throwing
my arm all over the place, but
I couldn't get it back in. I came
back and we got it back in. I
was going to go back out but
Dr. McGee advised me not to.
It's frustrating."
