OFF ROAD
ROUND 6/MAY 11, 2014
LORETTA LYNN'S RANCH/HURRICANE MILLS, TENNESSEE
P62
AMSOIL AMA GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY MAXXIS
Team's Jesse Groemm had put
himself into a favorable position
for a podium finish. However,
RideMPS.com/AMSOIL Honda's
Layne Michael joined Groemm in
a battle with less than one mile to
go from the finish. Michael put a
spectacular last-minute pass on
Groemm on the motocross track,
where the West Virginia-native
captured a podium finish in the
XC2 Pro Lites class. Groemm
took fourth and Imperium Bicy-
cles' Chris Douglas rounded out
the top five.
Pennsylvania's Michael Mc-
Ginnis captured the $100 Digi-
talOffroad.com XC2 Holeshot
Award, ultimately finishing 11th
place in the XC2 Pro Lites class.
Pennsylvania's Craig Delong
captured another win in the 250
A class, while earning the $125
American Kargo Top Amateur
Award with 13th overall for the day.
Factory FMF/KTM's Kacy Mar-
tinez grabbed yet another win in
the WXC class, as well as second
overall for the day. Sara Baldwin
made her return to the WXC po-
dium this season with a second
place in the class, while N-Fab Am-
Pro Yamaha's Jessica Patterson
finished third in the class.
Masters A (50+) winner Vance
Earl secured his third consecu-
tive 10 a.m. overall win, followed
by Martinez in the second place
overall position, with Super Senior
A (45+) winner Ricky Matteson
rounding out the overall podium.
In the 8 a.m. Youth race,
South Carolina's Cole Mattison
secured his third consecutive
victory at round six, grabbing yet
another Super Mini (14-15) class
win along the way. Tennessee's
Sam Thurman captured a second
place finish in front of his home
state crowd, while Alabama's Ky-
ler Godwin rounded out the over-
all podium with third place in the
Super Mini (14-15) class. CN
OVERALL
1. Charlie Mullins (KTM)
2. Kailub Russell (KTM)
3. Josh Strang (Yam)
4. Chris Bach (Hon)
5. Jordan Ashburn (Yam)
6. Andrew DeLong (Hus)
7. Paul Whibley (Yam)
8. Grant Baylor (KTM)
XC2 Pro Lites
9. Ricky Russell (Yam)
XC2 Pro Lites
10. Takeshi Koikeda (Hon)
Kacy Martinez
won the Women's
class in much drier
conditions.
