Russell dominant again at John Penton GNCC
Strang returns for points despite shoulder injury.
Image: Ken Hill.
Defending champion Kailub Russell dominated the eighth round of the 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series in the 26th annual running of the Wiseco John Penton GNCC.
Factory FMF/KTM’s Russell led the three-hour race from start to finish on the way to his seventh win of the season, ahead of AirGroup/Rockstar Energy/Husqvarna’s Ryan Sipes and N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Grant Baylor.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Josh Strang returned to racing and grabbed the Holeshot Award, but the effects of his shoulder injury proved too painful on the way to 12th in XC1, completing just four of six laps.
The 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series resumes 20-21 June with the AMSOIL Snowshoe in Snowshoe, WV.
2015 Grand National Cross Country Series
Round eight – John Penton, OH
XC1 Pro results:
1. Kailub Russell
2. Ryan Sipes
3. Grant Baylor
4. Thad DuVall
5. Andrew DeLong
6. Jordan Ashburn
7. Steward Baylor
8. Chris Bach
9. Takeshi Koikeda
10. Chris Douglas
12. Josh Strang (AUS)
XC1 Pro championship standings:
1. Kailub Russell 235
2. Grant Baylor 150
3. Thad DuVall 142
4. Ryan Sipes 139
5. Josh Strang (AUS) 138
6. Chris Bach 135
7. Jordan Ashburn 111
8. Takeshi Koikeda 91
9. Adam Bonneur 87
10. Chris Dougal 86
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