said. "I didn't get the greatest
start—maybe I was fourth or
fifth—and I was just patient from
there in getting to the front. I
didn't rush anything while mak-
ing some passes, and then both
Korie
and I had a huge battle
pretty much all race. Congrats
to her on the title; she absolutely
earned it."
In the overall 2025 GNCC
Championship, Kelley finished
out the year with 251 points, fol
-
lowed by Davis with 247 points,
Barnes
with 207, Draper with
196, and Angus Riordan with
190. Kelley won the XC1 class by
more than 50 points over Draper
and Witkowski.
Davis edged out Barnes by six
points, 309 to 303, to take the
XC2 title. Riordan was a close
third, with 291 points, in the
championship.
CN
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Mike Witkowski (Hon, XC1)
02:44:42.000
2. Cody Barnes (Hon, XC2)
02:44:55.189
3. Liam Draper (Yam, XC1)
02:45:18.699
4. Johnny Girroir (KTM, XC1)
02:45:26.185
5. Grant Baylor (Kaw, XC1)
02:45:26.632
6. Brody Johnson (Hon, XC2)
02:46:11.311
7. Jordan Ashburn (GG, XC1)
02:46:21.037
8. Kailub Russell (Yam, XC1)
02:46:21.650
9. Josh Strang (Bet, XC1)
02:46:33.010
10. Ben Kelley (KTM, XC1)
02:46:35.299
Brandy was going strong. It was
a fast track, and it definitely
favored her style, so I knew I
was going to have to really twist
the throttle today. We went back
and forth towards the middle of
the race, and she had the lead
for a little bit. We were just go
-
ing back and forth, fighting the
lappers.
It was definitely stress-
ful, but then when I saw that we
had
built up a two-minute gap
on Rachael, I was just trying to
ride smooth and smart and not
make too many mistakes, but it
was stressful for a couple laps."
"Today was good," Richards
Archer, with Steede edging out
Archer by just two points in the
championship, 290-288. Third in
the championship was GasGas
rider Shelby Turner.
"It's indescribable to win the
title. Awesome!" said Steede.
"I'm speechless. It hasn't sunk in
yet. It's been a long time com
-
ing. The race was gnarly right
from
the get-go. I think for the
first eight miles, I was leading
with Rachael behind me, and
Brandy was behind her. And we
were flying that first lap, and
I think they were kind of go
-
ing back and forth behind me.
ROUND 13 / OCTOBER 26, 2025
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
P86
Previous race winner
Kailub Russell was
eighth overall.
