N-Fab AmPro Yamaha's Jordan Ashburn sits in fourth in the championship standings with two podium finishes this season. Ashburn has been one of the most consistent riders inside the top 10, but the Tennessee native struggled at the last round after coming back from a big crash at the beginning of the race.
KTM Support rider Grant Baylor, who currently leads the XC2 Pro Lites championship standings, has been successful in challenging the overall leaders with two second place overall finishes thus far. Baylor sits only 14 points behind Ashburn in fifth overall, where he looks to continue improving his rank in the remaining rounds.
N-Fab AmPro Yamaha's Paul Whibley currently sits sixth overall in the championship standings with just one podium finish this season. The two-time GNCC National Champion finished a strong second at the 2011 Mountain Ridge GNCC, where he looks to continue his success in the rocks this weekend.
Raines Riding University/Atlas Cycles' Ricky Russell sits in second place in the XC2 Pro Lites Championship but after a hard fought battle for the title, Russell will miss the remainder of the season due to injury. The Washington native announced this week that he had surgery on his wrist and is looking forward to recovering for the 2015 season.
XC2 Pro Lites rookie Trevor Bollinger currently sits third in the class standings, with one victory behind him. RideMPS.com/AMSOIL Honda's Layne Michael sits in the fourth place spot after missing the last round due to injury, and Maxxis/KLIM/DirtWise KTM Race Team's Jesse Groemm rounds out the top five.
With an almost-perfect season thus far, Factory FMF/KTM's Kacy Martinez wrapped up the WXC Championship four rounds early at Snowshoe. Martinez will look to continue her dominance in the final three rounds, where she tops Ohio's Mandi Mastin, who sits one point ahead of N-Fab AmPro Yamaha's Becca Sheets in the championship standings.
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Top Image: Kailub Russell is well on his way to breaking into the top five on the All-Time Bike Overall Wins List.
Credit: Ken Hill
