VOLUME 62 ISSUE 43 OCTOBER 28, 2025 P79
BY SHAN MOORE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MACK FAINT
H
aving overcome numerous inju-
ries over the past few years and
persevered
through his share of
ups and downs, Ben Kelley secured the
overall GNCC title, his second in four
years, with a 10th-place finish at the
13th and final round of the 2025 Grand
National Championship Series at this
weekend's Ironman GNCC in Craw
-
fordsville, Indiana.
Phoenix
Honda riders Mike Witkows-
ki and Cody Barnes finished first and
second
overall for the day. Barnes also
won the XC2 division.
A meager seven points separated
Grant Davis and Kelley, his FMF KTM
Factory Racing teammate, in the battle
for the overall title coming into the Iron
-
man, with Davis holding the advantage
with
247 points versus Kelley's 240.
Davis wrapped up the XC2 250 Pro
title at the previous round in Ohio, so
for the Ironman he moved up to the
XC1 class—making this his XC1 de
-
but—so he could start on the first row
with
Kelley for a heads-up battle for
the title. However, since Davis was still
technically an XC2 rider, according to
the rules, he would be held at the finish
line for 15 seconds.
