OFF-ROAD
FINAL ROUND / NOVEMBER 1, 2015
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
P74
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES PRESENTED
finished out the season third
overall (which includes the XC2
riders) and second in the XC1
class, nipping Grant Baylor by
one point. Baylor was one of
those riders who went down in
the first turn, rounding the first
lap in eighth place in class. He
would go on to finish sixth in
class/seventh overall on the day.
The final podium position was
up for grabs, but it was Ash-
burn who nabbed the final step,
finishing comfortably ahead of
bikes were tangled up."
This gave Strang plenty of
breathing room at the end, and
he took the checkered flag two
minutes ahead of Sipes.
"I [felt] I had the speed to win
today; I just need to stay off the
ground," Sipes said.
"Overall it was a good day and
a good way to end the year,"
Strang said.
For Strang, this was his
seventh visit to the podium in
the XC1 class this year and he
small lead.
Sipes tried to keep the
pressure on Strang but he had
troubles keeping his bike on two
wheels.
"Sipes had a crash with a
lapper and I was able to further
extend my lead," said Strang. "It
was really fun riding with those
guys early on."
"I couldn't stay off the ground
today," Sipes said. "The fifth
time I went down, I got together
with a lapper pretty hard and our
