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ROUND 13 / NOVEMBER 8, 2026 NEWBURG, WEST VIRGINIA OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES P96 Virginia with the title still up for grabs. Steede and McDonald entered the Buckwheat 100 tied in points (270), just nine points behind Richards, who carried the momentum into the finale following a hard-fought vic- tory at the Ironman GNCC two weeks earlier, where she chased McDonald for much of the race before making the winning pass on the final lap. At the Buckwheat 100, Steede grabbed the holeshot and the season finale WXC-class win, her fourth win of the season, over McDonald, breaking the tie. However, Richards clinched the title with a third-place finish, top- ping Steede by seven points in the final standings, with McDon- ald, second on the day, another five points back for third in the championship. Richards officially closes out the year on 286 points, followed by Steede with 279, McDonald with 274, Carly Lee with 170, and Lilley Sheets with 163 rounding out the top five. CN OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Kailub Russell (Yam) 2:42:30.939 2. Liam Draper (Yam) 2:42:32.699 3. Grant Davis (KTM) 2:42:34.299 4. Michael Witkowski (Hon) 2:43:24.572 5. Craig DeLong (Hus) 2:44:06.011 6. Jordan Ashburn (Hon) 2:45:30.537 7. Angus Riordan (Hon) 2:45:35.259 8. Toby Cleveland (Hus) 2:45:58.918 9. Jason Tino (KTM) 2:46:26.979 10. Jhak Walker (Bet) 2:47:01.290 the XC2 250 Pro class. In the XC2 class, Riordan finished the year with 281 points, followed by Jhak Walker with 269, Tino with 258, Brody Johnson with 218, and Gavin Simon with 171, rounding out the top five. The WXC division entered the Buckwheat 100 with a championship battle of its own, as FMF KTM Factory Racing's Brandy Richards, Rockstar En- ergy Husqvarna's Korie Steede and AmPro Yamaha's Danielle McDonald arrived in West just tried to stay off the ground. It's pretty amazing." Draper was unavailable for comment following the race. Ashburn finished the year with 217 points to Draper's 216. Steward Baylor took third in the championship with 193 points, followed by Craig DeLong with 175, Ben Kelley with 162 and Russell in sixth with 159 points. Angus Riordan, who led the XC2 250 Pro division through- out the race, ultimately claimed the class championship with a seventh-overall finish. Toby Cleveland (Husqvarna), Jason Tino (KTM) and Jhak Walker (Beta) rounded out the top 10 overall and finished second through fourth, respectively, in Van Adams was the day's top Amateur racer in 12th overall. He also won the Open A class.