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Article: Stompin' good: pro rookie Chris Jenks survives dust to earn first GNCC overall.(Grand National Cross Country all-terrain vehicle racing event)
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- ATV Sport
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- December 1, 2005
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North Carolina's Yadkin Valley
Stomp GNCC went down with a few firsts. For the first time in more than 10 seasons, defending Pro class champion Bill Ballance wouldn't be competing due to a broken leg. For the first time ever, North Carolina's largest wine growing region was to host a GNCC event. And for the first time since turning pro, Four-Stroke Tech's Chris Jenks won the afternoon overall.
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Jenks, who turned pro at the 2004 Ironman finale, had yet to finish on top of the podium, but ended that with an impressive victory at Round 10. The young rider, who has steadily improved in his first ...