ROUND 11 / SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
MILLFIELD, OHIO
P76
OFF-ROAD I GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
on Ricky, so I was in fourth.
We were charging so hard with
Thad, and Ricky was so aggres-
sive. We did a lot of bar-banging,
but going into that last lap, I just
kind of pushed myself a little
too much and just got my heart
rate super high. Obviously, it's
already high at that point in the
race, and I started throwing up.
So, tried to manage that and
then finish out the lap."
Trevor Bollinger, who grabbed
the holeshot to start the race,
led for a short period and ran
with the lead group, but at the
halfway point the Rockstar
Energy Factory Husqvarna rider
crashed in a ravine and lost a
vall. "I battled all the way down
to the finish. I could see Stew
and Jordan at one time halfway
through the race, so I knew I
was close. Just a little bit short
today of a podium, but we're get-
ting better."
FMF/KTM's Josh Toth ran in
fourth for a good portion of the
race but settled for six in the
end.
"I kind of struggled to find
my flow today, especially when
we got into the tighter stuff,"
said Toth. I was able to pick a
few people off when I could. I
was battling with Ricky, Thad
and Josh Strang all day. Going
into the last lap, I made a pass
After missing the previous
round due to Covid protocols,
Ricky Russell returned to action
and posted a solid fourth overall,
matching his second-bast finish
of the year. The Coastal Racing
GasGas rider had a runner-up
finish at this year's Tiger Run
GNCC in Union, South Carolina.
Rockstar Energy Factory
Husqvarna Racing's Thad Duvall,
who has missed more rounds
than he has ridden due to injury,
rounded out the top five.
"I didn't get off to the greatest
jump, but I just kind of worked
my way up into third at one time,
but I just had a silly mistake and
Ben got away from me," said Du-
Jordan Ashburn
spent some of the
race in the lead.
He filled out the
podium.
