AMSOIL AMA GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES PRESENTED BY MAXXIS
VOL. 51 ISSUE 10 MARCH 11, 2014 P91
ing a couple of big names that
graduated to the XC1 ranks this
season, the Pro Lites division is
stacked with solid veteran riders
and up-and-coming talent. KR4
Performance's Shane Hufford
was running the race of his ca-
reer by leading most of the way
after grabbing the $100 DigitalOf-
froad.com XC2 Holeshot Award.
But Raines Riding University/
OffRoadViking.com/Yamaha's
Ricky Russell made a run to the
front. The muddy course, how-
ever, created a race of survival,
and Maxxis/KLIM/DirtWise KTM
Race Team's Rory Mead, who
was barely even hanging in the
top five early on, steadily worked
his way forward and snagged the
lead on the next-to-last lap. Like
Mullins in XC1, Mead's patience
and tenacity paid off with a win.
Ricky Russell was second and
Hufford nearly collapsed of ex-
haustion at the finish, but still
took third in the class.
Reigning XC2 Pro Lites Cham-
pion Grant Baylor ran into some
issues early on but the Factory/
FMF/KTM rider was able to sal-
vage some points with a sixth
place in the class.
The 250 A class saw a great
battle between Indiana's Austin
Lee and Pennsylvania's Craig
Delong all afternoon. Delong
captured the class win and 16th
overall to earn the American Kar-
go Top Amateur Award.
In the two-hour 10 a.m. race,
the all-new WXC Women's Pre-
mier class went to Factory FMF/
KTM's Kacy Martinez, with Mandi
Mastin and N-Fab/AmPro Yama-
ha's Jessica Patterson rounding
out the podium.
Missouri's Rick Matteson, Su-
per Senior A class winner, put
in a solid two-hours to capture
his first-ever 10 a.m. overall vic-
tory, edging out Martinez in the
second spot. Ohio's Troy Stanley
came in as the runner-up in the
Super Senior A Class, rounding
out the podium with a third overall
finish.
In the 8 a.m. Youth race, Flor-
ida's very own Jesse Ansley took
his first-ever Youth overall win,
while also securing a big victory
in the 85 (12-13) Class. Alabama's
Kyler Godwin claimed the Super
Mini (14-15) Class win and sec-
ond place overall, followed by
Brayden Coler with third overall
and second place in the Super
Mini (14-15) division. CN
OVERALL
1. Charlie Mullins (KTM)
2. Paul Whibley (Yam)
3. Josh Strang (YAM)
4. Thad DuVall (Hon)
5. Andrew Delong (Hus)
6. Steward Baylor (KTM)
7. Jordan Ashburn (Yam)
8. Ryan Sipes (KTM)
9. Kailub Russell (KTM)
10. Takeshi Koikeda (Hon)
