had no chance of catching Kailub Rus-
sell, who had secured the win.
Kailub took the checkered flag ap-
proximately a minute ahead of Baylor.
Ricky Russell crossed the finish line
in third but was edged out by XC2 250
Pro-class winner Layne Michael, on the
Coastal Racing/Husqvarna, for third
overall on adjusted time. And that wasn't
all, Trail Jesters/KTM Racing's Ben
Kelley also squeaked passed Russell on
adjusted time to take fourth overall and
second in XC2. Russell ended up
fifth overall, third in XC1.
JCR Racing/Honda's Trevor Bol-
linger was sixth overall/fourth XC2,
finishing just three seconds behind
Russell and about a minute ahead
of Craig DeLong (Husqvarna), who
was third in XC2. DeLong edged
out Beta's Jordan Ashburn, who
had earlier in the race held the lead
by less than a second for seventh
overall.
Josh Toth (fourth XC2) and Rus-
sell Bobbitt (sixth XC1) rounded out
the top 10 overall.
Ryan Sipes withdrew from the
race with an injury, as did Josh
Strang with a mechanical.
Jason Thomas (Husqvarna) won
the FMF XC3 Pro-Am class over
Paul Whibley (Yamaha) and Hunter
Neuwirth (Husqvarna).
Kailub Russell stands at the top
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HILL
of the leaderboard in the overall
GNCC Championship with 235
points; Duvall still holds down sec-
ond with 202, followed by Baylor
with 177 and Ricky Russell with 163.
Toth rounds out the top five with 149
points, and he also enjoys a com-
fortable lead in XC2 over Michael,
261-216. DeLong is third in class
with 207 points. CN
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Steward Baylor (KTM)
3. Layne Michael (Hus) XC2
4. Benjamin Kelley (KTM) XC2
5. Ricky Russell (Yam)
6. Trevor Bollinger (Hon) XC2
7. Craig DeLong (Hus) XC2
8. Jordan Ashburn (Bet)
9. Josh Toth (Yam) XC2
10. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
(Left) By winning the Unadilla round of the
Amsoil GNCC Series and the absence of the
injured Thad Duvall, Kailub Russell padded his
points lead significantly. (Right) Layne Michael
joined the XC1 men on the GNCC podium by
finishing third overall and winning the XC2 class.
He also clinched the XC2 title with his fifth win.
