BY SHAN MOORE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN HILL
W
hen newly crowned 2024 Grand Na-
tional Cross Country Series champion
FMF KTM Factory Racing's Johnny
Girroir elected to sit out the Ironman GNCC to
stay with his wife, who is expecting the cou
-
ple's second child at any moment, the remain-
der of the field was hopeful of gaining some
momentum heading into next year's champion-
ship by closing out the season with a win.
After a rough first half of the season, Rock-
star Energy Factory Racing's Craig DeLong, the
2023 GNCC champion, could've used some
of that momentum. He got just that when he
fought through the dust to work past early
leader Babbitt's Online/Team Green/Kawasa
-
ki's Lyndon Snodgrass to take a well-deserved
victory, his second in three races.
ROUND 13 / OCTOBER 27, 2024
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED
P80
CRAIG
DELONG
