Kailub Russell claimed his first overall GNCC victory of 2026 at Ironman on Sunday, October 25. Liam Draper completed an AmPro Yamaha one-two, with Michael Witkowski third. The organizer’s October 26 motorcycle report identifies the Crawfordsville, Indiana, race as round 12 of the 13-round season. [1]
The published Overall National Championship standings leave Jordan Ashburn first on 202 points, ahead of Steward Baylor Jr. on 193 and Draper on 191. That is a nine-point gap between the leading two, with Draper another two points back. Ashburn finished sixth overall at Ironman and Baylor seventh. [1]
Jhak Walker added a class victory to a strong overall result: the Beta rider won 250 Pro and finished fourth overall. Keep those two classifications separate when reading the results—the combined afternoon order and the individual class results answer different questions. [1]
The championship moves to the Buckwheat 100 at CJ Raceway in Newburg, West Virginia. The official timetable lists the Pro Bike race for Sunday, November 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. local time. November 6 is the start of the advertised event weekend, not the date of the professional motorcycle race. [2]
For anyone arranging the trip, use that distinction when checking time off, travel and the race program. The posted weekend schedule also separates registration and the amateur races from the professional start. Recheck the current event page before leaving rather than treating a single date on a season calendar as the complete timetable. [2]
The remaining question belongs to the racing. Ironman produced a winner’s story and a championship story on the same afternoon; they should not be collapsed into one headline. Follow the official final-round results and national standings for the title outcome, rather than treating a hypothetical finishing-order calculation as a confirmed clinching scenario.
Related: Ironman preview: an eight-point lead and a revised weekend schedule.
Sources & race information
- Ironman GNCC motorcycle racing, Crawfordsville, Indiana: (completed).
- Buckwheat 100 Pro Bike race, CJ Raceway, Newburg, West Virginia: (scheduled 1–4 p.m. local time; event weekend November 6–8).
- GNCC: Ironman motorcycle results and Overall National standings — published .
- GNCC: Buckwheat 100 daily race schedule.
Sources checked Oct 26, 2026 (UTC). Race results, announcements and schedules are attributed to the linked official sources. Recheck current event information before making plans.