West Virginia native , AmPro Yamaha ’ s Layne Michael would have a good race as he came through to finish fourth overall on the day . Michael found himself making passes throughout the first half of the race , eventually moving into third on the fourth lap of the race . Michael would continue to hold onto third place for three laps , however , he would be unable to hold off Duvall on the last lap .
After battling for a top three finishing position for the first half of the race , Magna1 Motorsports / Husqvarna ’ s Jordan Ashburn would come through to cross the finish line fifth overall on the day . Babbitt ’ s Online / Monster Energy / Kawasaki Team Green ’ s Josh Strang worked his way up from a ninth place start to the day to finish sixth overall .
Rockstar Energy Factory Husqvarna Racing ’ s Trevor Bollinger would cross the line seventh overall after running at the front of the group on the opening lap . Bollinger would fall back to seventh and try to make his way back up towards the front , but he would be unable to make the pass back around Strang . After a crash on lap two , Russell would try to remount and make a push towards the front . Russell would continue to push , crossing the finish line eighth in XC1 .
Making the move up to the XC1 Open Pro class was AmPro Yamaha ’ s Michael Witkowski . As the race wore on Witkowski would find himself sitting 10th in XC1 , but he would find himself battling with FMF / KTM Factory Racing ’ s Josh Toth for the last two laps . Witkowski would cross the line ninth in XC1 as Toth came through to round out the top 10 finishers .
The start of the race looked to be a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing ’ s Jonathan Girroir . However , as Girroir charged on from his fourth place position on lap two he would soon find himself making the pass for the lead with just two laps to go . Girroir only needed to finish inside the top 5 of the XC2 competitors to clinch the 2021 XC2 GNCC National Championship , but he has the mindset of a winner and he wanted to win the race and the championship . Girroir would do just that as he crossed the finish line 1.3 seconds ahead of second , clinching the XC2 250 Pro National Championship .
Rocketing towards the first turn was Babbitt ’ s Online / Monster Energy / Kawasaki Team Green ’ s Lyndon Snodgrass as he edged out Factory Beta ’ s Thorn Devlin for the $ 100 Hot Cams XC2 Holeshot Award . Snodgrass would continue to battle with the top three for the duration of the race , making the pass for second
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