Whibs at Unadilla Rd last weekend. Gained more points over 2nd in the series

Although points leader Paul Whibley didn’t get the win, the veteran hasn’t lost sight of the big picture, which is a second GNCC championship. Whibley kicked off the afternoon by grabbing the $250 Motosport.com Holeshot Award before taking the early lead with Russell, DuVall and defending champ Charlie Mullins. The top four diced back and forth throughout the first half of the race but bad luck soon plagued the Factory FMF/KTM camp as Mullins lost rear brakes and was forced to return to the pits to change them out. Russell fell back a few positions after crashing on the motocross track on Lap 3, which opened the door for Kanney and Obermeyer Yamaha-backed Chris Bach, who were previously battling for the sixth place position, to make their way to the front.

“Thad and I were battling at the end and I broke my front brake lever on the last lap,” Whibley said. “There was no way I could keep up with Thad after that, he was riding really good, so I just chose to back it down and try to ride with him and make sure to get some good points. Second is not what I was wanting but we’ll take it.”

XC1 Pro Results:
Thad DuVall (HON)
Paul Whibley (YAM)
Nathan Kanney (HON)
Kailub Russell (KTM)
Chris Bach (YAM)
Jordan Ashburn (YAM)
Charlie Mullins (KTM)
Jimmy Jarrett (HON)
Rory Mead (KTM)
Takeshi Koikeda (KTM

XC1 Pro Standings:
Paul Whibley (253/3 wins)
Kailub Russell (240/4 wins)
Rory Mead (189/2 wins)
Thad DuVall (168/1 win)
Jordan Ashburn (147)
Charlie Mullins (143)
Chris Bach (139)
Garrett Edmisten (123)
Nathan Kanney (122)
Takeshi Koikeda (111)