ROUND 10 / SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
OFF-ROAD I GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
P92
Rachel Gutish by three minutes
and 14 seconds at the finish.
Still nursing a sore wrist, Trail
Jesters Racing KTM's Korie
Steede was third, another three
minutes back, with Raines Yama
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ha's Prestin Raines in fourth.
CN
OVERALL
1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Craig DeLong (Hus)
3. Ricky Russell (Yam)
4. Ben Kelley (KTM)
5. Jordan Ashburn (Hus)
6. Trevor Bollinger (Hus)
7. Jonathan Johnson (Bet) XC2
8. Angus Riordan (KTM) XC2
9. Liam Draper (Yam) XC2
10. Mike Witkowski (Hon) XC2
off in a hole and I got the lead
again."
RPM Racing's Angus Riordan,
AmPro Yamaha's Liam Draper
(Yam) and Phoenix Honda's Mike
Witkowski rounded out the top
10. Riordan, Draper and Witkows
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ki were also second, third and
fourth in the XC2 250 Pro ranks.
Dakota Devore (KTM) claimed
his third win of the season
in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am
class. Sawyer Carrature finished
second with fellow Yamaha
rider Drew Callaway another six
minutes back.
AmPro Yamaha's Rachael
Archer successfully defended her
title, wrapping up the WXC Pro
Women's race three races early by
topping Over and Under GasGas'
Jonathan Johnson had to be
smiling when he woke up to rain
at the Summit Bechtel Reserve
in Beckley, West Virginia. The
Beta USA rider is known for his
mud-riding skills and put them
to good use to claim his first-
ever XC2 250 Pro class victory
and seventh overall. Johnson
grabbed the holeshot to start
the race, and except for a brief
period behind AmPro Yamaha's
Liam Draper, Johnson led the
XC2 class the entire way. In fact,
Johnson led even the XC1 riders
on adjusted time for the first two
laps of the race.
"I got out front and did a good
just of managing the race," said
Johnson. "Liam got around me
early on the first lap, but he slid
Dakota Devore topped the
XC3 125cc Pro-Am class.
