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ner and second overall Ashburn. "Honestly, I feel amazing," said Davis. "I got off to a third-place start, got the lead, and then started picking off XC1 guys one by one. I got stuck on a hill and lost all the passes I made up and, I'm like, 'I got to go,' so I started picking them off again. On the last lap, Draper let me by, and I got behind Ashburn and was doing everything I physically could but couldn't pass him. It's still awesome to come away with my XC2 Championship. It's pretty sick." With Davis on his tail, Ashburn knew he had no chance for the overall, but the GasGas rider still wanted to finish ahead of the 19-year-old. "Hats off to Grant," said Ash - burn. "It was a gnarly day out there. The super physical track got super slippery. I didn't get a good start today. I had to try to work my way through the pack and it was quite a lot tougher to pass than I thought it would be. Once I got up toward the front into second and then made a pass on Draper to take the lead, I was trying to get away from Grant. I just pushed so hard on the last lap to try not to let him get around me. I'm happy with P2 overall for the day, but congrats to Grant, he had a good ride." Draper finished on the overall podium for the third straight race, with third overall and sec - ond XC1 Pro, after leading much of the weekend's event. FMF KTM Factory Racing's Ben Kelley came from the back of the field to finish fourth over - all and third XC1 rider. FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers' Angus Riordan put on a strong push on the final lap to finish fifth overall and second in the XC2 250 Pro class, displacing Phoenix Honda Racing's Cody Barnes, who was sixth overall and third in the XC2 250 Pro division. Red Bear Rocky Mountain Kawasaki's Steward Baylor Jr suffered a mechanical and was credited with 20th overall, while newly crowned GNCC champ FMF KTM Factory Racing's Johnny Girroir went down on the first lap and called it an early day. In the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class, Jhak Walker (Liqui Moly Factory Beta Racing) claimed his fifth win of the season, beating Dakoda Devore (Devore KTM FXR SRS Suspension) by nearly six minutes. Yamaha rider Raley Messer, making his first appearance in the class, was third. Walker leads Devore by six points, 296 to 290, in the XC3 125 class standings with one race remaining. After some more light rain fell, the morning race saw slick conditions. After the two-hour race, 150 B Schoolboy (12-17) racer Cade Staats took the over - all win. WXC competitor Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki's Rachael Archer finished sec - ond overall in the race and took home not only the WXC class win but the 2024 GNCC WXC National Championship. KTM's Brandy Richards was second in WXC and Yamaha rider Ellie Winland was third. Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Grant Davis (KTM) XC2 2. Jordan Ashburn (GG) XC1 3. Liam Draper (Yam) XC1 4. Ben Kelley (KTM) XC1 5. Angus Riordan (KTM) XC2 6. Cody Barnes (Hon) XC2 7. Lyndon Snodgrass (Kaw) XC1 8. Mike Witkowski (Hon) XC1 9. Josh Strang (Bet) XC1 10. Thad DuVall (Kaw) XC2 VOLUME ISSUE OCTOBER , P33 Rachael Archer clinched the Women's Championship with another victory.