Grand National Cross Country
Crawfordsville, IN
Ironman
BABBITT’S ONLINE/MONSTER ENERGY®/KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN™ FINISHES THE YEAR STRONG AT THE IRONMAN GNCC WITH JOSH STRANG TAKING THE OVERALL WIN
The 12th and final round of the Grand National Cross Country took place over the weekend at the famous Ironman Raceway in central Indiana in near-perfect conditions, where team veteran Josh Strang claimed a long-overdue win. Teammates Grant Baylor and Lyndon Snodgrass would finish fourth and ninth, respectively.
At the start of the six-lap race, Strang was able to get off to a good start and set himself up well for the remainder of the race, while Baylor and Snodgrass were forced to work their way through the field over the course of the event. After coming through scoring on lap one in the third-place position, Strang didn’t look back and only improved his positioning as the race went on before making the pass for the lead on lap five.
At the conclusion of the 2023 GNCC series, Babbitt's Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green placed two riders in the top ten in points in the premier XC-1 Pro class, with Grant Baylor taking home fifth and Josh Strang taking seventh. After missing the first half of the year, Lyndon Snodgrass would finish 12th in points.
Josh Strang
"What a day! Lots of emotions, and a super fun race with the entire XC1 class. 25 career wins is something I never dreamed of when I started, but here we are! Thank you to my entire team."
Josh Strang
"Unfortunately I could not 3 peat and I missed the podium by one second. Overall I had a fun race battling for podiums where I know I should be. Keep on trucking along and moving forward, this racing is tough but extremely fun on my KX™450X."
Pro 1 Class Race Results
0
1
2
3
5
RIDER
Craig Delong
Ricky Russell
Ryder Lafferty
Grant Baylor
MOTORCYCLE
Husqvarna
Yamaha
GasGas
KX450X™
0
1
2
3
6
8
RIDER
Kade Tinkler-Walker
Jack Simpson
JP Alvarez
Cole Zeller
Cole Zeller
MOTORCYCLE
Honda
Honda
KTM
Kawasaki KX™250X
Kawasaki KX™250X
MX2 Results
0
1
2
3
8
TEAM
Thibault Benistant
Andrea Adamo
Liam Everts
Kevin Horgmo
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
KTM
KTM
Kawasaki KX™250X
Supersport Class Standings
0
1
2
3
4
TEAM
Xavi Fores
Tyler Scott
Joshua Hayes
Stefano Mesa
POINTS
357
271
220
213
MOTORCYCLE
Ducati
Suzuki
Yamaha
Kawasaki Ninja® ZX-6R
XC1 Results (Round 12 of 12)
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1
2
3
4
9
TEAM
Josh Strang
Steward Baylor Jr
Jonathan Girroir
Grant Baylor
Lyndon Snodgrass
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki KX™450X
KTM
KTM
Kawasaki KX™450X
Kawasaki KX™450X
XC1 Class Points Standings (Round 12 of 12)
0
1
2
3
6
7
RIDER
Craig B DeLong
Steward Baylor Jr
Benjamin M Kelley
Grant Baylor
Josh Strang
POINTS
246
235
215
173
170
MOTORCYCLE
Husqvarna
KTM
KTM
Kawasaki KX™450X
Kawasaki KX™450X
4-Stroke A Lites Results (Round 10 of 12)
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1
2
3
RIDER
Nicholas Defeo
Caleb Baltimore
Ryan Piper
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki KX™250X
KTM
KTM
Pro Class Standings (Round 8 of 9)
0
1
2
3
6
7
7
RIDER
Dante Oliveira
Ryan Surratt
Austin Walton
Zach Bell
Tyler Lynn
POINTS
202
160
154
112
99
MOTORCYCLE
KTM
Honda
Husqvarna
Kawasaki KX™450X
Kawasaki KX™450X
Pro 2 Class Standings (Round 8 of 9)
0
1
2
3
6
RIDER
Kade Tinkler-Walker
Jack Simpson
Jp Alvarez
Cole Zeller
POINTS
186
186
159
120
MOTORCYCLE
Honda
Yamaha
KTM
Kawasaki KX™250X
4-Stroke A Lites Standings (Round 10 of 12)
0
1
2
3
RIDER
Nicholas Defeo
Ryan Piper
Colton Shields
POINTS
180
160
135
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki KX™250X
KTM
Husqvarna
WORCS Championship
Blythe, CA
Blythe GP
Cole Zeller
“It was an unfortunate result at the end, but I'm super happy with my riding and where we're at with my KX250X. I started the race in third and passed my way into the lead through the Pro Section. I was then able to extend a decent gap ahead of the competition until I had an issue and needed to pull into the pits. We got the issue resolved and I jumped back into the race to salvage a sixth place finish.”
