DELONG AND BOLLINGER FINISH SIXTH AND SEVENTH, RESPECTIVELY, AT ROUND 7
MURRIETA, CA – May 23, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Craig DeLong battled adverse course conditions at Sunday’s John Penton GNCC, salvaging sixth-place in the XC1 Open Pro class in Millfield, Ohio. Round 7 of the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series brought challenges for teammate Trevor Bollinger, too, as he fought through a clutch issue in the second half of racing to ultimately finish just behind DeLong in seventh.
DeLong didn’t get the most favorable jump off the start and he found himself facing a lot of roost while charging toward the front. Heavily motivated to gain positions, DeLong had propelled himself into sixth by the second lap. Halfway into the three-hour race, DeLong went to battle with Josh Toth for sixth, eventually settling into the seventh-place spot for the remainder of the race.
“I got a bad start and I was in last right off the bat,” DeLong said. “I got roosted a lot and just kind of hung out in the back. I got stuck on a couple hillclimbs on the second lap and XC2 caught up and passed me – I was just in the back playing catch-up. It was just an off day for me, uncharacteristic, with too many mistakes.”
Teammate Trevor Bollinger was running in fourth aboard his FX 350 early on, progressing to third by the second lap of racing. Around the halfway point, Bollinger experienced a mechanical issue that he wrestled with until the end of the three-hour race. He lost a few positions while navigating the deeply rutted course without a clutch, Bollinger ultimately got scored seventh in class.
“I went into the woods third and had myself in a good position early on,” Bollinger said. “I had an issue with the clutch and ended up riding the last three laps with no clutch, and it was pretty gnarly on a rutty track. I could barely get around, so we ended up seventh.”
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