BY SHAN MOORE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN HILL
F
our for four. That's Ben
Kelley's record in GNCC
competition for the 2022
season, his latest win coming at
this weekend's Tiger Run GNCC
in Union, South Carolina. The
FMF/KTM rider has dominated
the competition so far this year
and this weekend's race was no
different. After taking the lead in
turn two to begin the three-hour,
seven-lap race, Kelley led the rest
of the way, delivering a mistake-
free performance on the rough,
dry, hard-packed and slick 12-mile
course. Feeling no pressure
early in lap one, Kelley finished
almost a minute-and-a-half clear
of runner-up Jordan Ashburn
(Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvarna)
at the finish.
"Leading the whole race is hard,
especially this track," said Kel-
ley. "It was rough, dry, hard pack,
slick. That stuff is just hard to ride
for me. This was probably the
toughest race so far this year, but I
ROUND 4 / MARCH 27, 2022
BIG BUCK FARM / UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA
P70
OFF-ROAD I GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
Ben Kelley claims fourth straight GNCC win at
the Dunlop Tiger Run in South Carolina
THE TIGER KING
