GNCC Racing’s Josh Toth Races Southwick National 450 Motos, Drives 12 Hours then Wins Little Raccoon National Enduro

Josh Toth is damn good on a motorcycle, there is no questioning that. The Connecticut native has been a competitor in the Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Racing series for many years, and won the 2017 XC2 Championship. After several seasons as part of KTM’s factory off-road program, he’s really found his footing by racing a variety of events, sometimes under his own privateer program. This year he’s back on a factory team via Stu Baylor’s Rocky Mountain/Red Bear Kawasaki squad, but he’s still proving quite versatile.

Toth came to The Wick 338, the AMA Pro Motocross Championship round about 30 minutes from where he lived growing up. Toth raced the 2023 Southwick National, finishing 22-21 for 24th overall in an impressive effort. We have seen GNCC racers jump into Pro Motocross before, including Josh Strang, Barry Hawk, Kailub Russell, and many more, so it is not uncommon, although certainly not easy.

In 2024, Toth, on his own privateer team, won a GNCC overall from the second row, riding a 250F. That was the first time anyone had ever accomplished the feat, but there’s since been a flood of XC2 riders taking GNCC overalls. That now includes Toth this year, as he won the overall win the Snowshoe GNCC in West Virginia last Sunday, again from the XC2 class! And he beat his boss, Baylor, to take the race win.

At The Wick 338, Toth was on his KX450 practice bike with some moto suspension, taking  in his home race, as did fellow GNCC Racing competitor Mike Witkowski. Toth was out of a qualifying position but when Jeff Walker got penalized one position for jumping on a red cross flag, Toth slotted into the final gauranteed spot in the motos. Witkowski landed in the motos as well. The two were even on the track near each other during qualifying and in the motos! Toth finished 25-26 for 25th overall as Witkowski finished 31-23 for 28th overall.

Then, Toth and his crew hopped in his van after the motos and hauled ass to Ohio for the Little Racoon National Enduro. He ended up winning the event overall on Sunday. Impressive weekend for talented New England native! Toth had to beat his boss again to do it, as he topped both Baylor bothers (Stu Jr. and Grant) in what was a podium sweep by the Rocky Mountain/Red Bear Kawasaki team.

At Southwick, Toth finished 25-26 for 25th overall as Witkowski finished 31-23 for 28th overall.

If you missed it, check out the podcast interview Jason Weigandt did with Toth after the Snowshoe GNCC, where Toth dug into his plans for Southwick then the Little Racoon the next day and much more.

Motocross

	Rider	Hometown	Motos	Bike
1	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	1 – 1	Honda CRF450R
2	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	2 – 2	Honda CRF450R Works Edition
3	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	3 – 3	Yamaha YZ450F
4	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	6 – 5	Yamaha YZ450F
5	Jorge Prado	Lugo, Spain	5 – 6	Kawasaki KX450SR
6	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	8 – 4	Husqvarna FC 450
7	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	4 – 8	KTM 450 SX-F
8	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	7 – 7	Yamaha YZ450F
9	Justin Barcia	Monroe, NY	10 – 9	GasGas MC 450F Factory Edition
10	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	12 – 10	Husqvarna FC 450
11	Harri Kullas	Estonia	9 – 13	Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition
12	Joey Savatgy	Thomasville, GA	13 – 11	Honda CRF450R
13	Benoit Paturel	France	14 – 14	Suzuki RM-Z450
14	Coty Schock	Dover, DE	18 – 12	Yamaha YZ450F
15	Valentin Guillod	Switzerland	16 – 15	Yamaha YZ450F
16	Lorenzo Locurcio	Venezuela	15 – 16	GasGas MC 450F Factory Edition
17	Cornelius Tøndel	Norway	11 – 38	Honda CRF450R Works Edition
18	Grant Harlan	Justin, TX	17 – 17	Yamaha YZ450F
19	Mitchell Harrison	Lansing, MI	19 – 19	Kawasaki KX450
20	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA	23 – 18	Yamaha YZ450F
21	Bryce Shelly	Telford, PA	22 – 20	Yamaha YZ450F
22	James Harrington	Plymouth, MA	20 – 39	Yamaha YZ450F
23	Justin Cokinos	Hanover, MA	29 – 21	Yamaha YZ450F
24	Matti Jorgensen	Helirod, Denmark	21 – 24	Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition
25	Josh Toth	Winstead, CT	25 – 26	Kawasaki KX450
26	Ricci Randanella	Marlton, NJ	28 – 25	Kawasaki KX450SR
27	Joey Crown	Metamora, MI	26 – 27	Kawasaki KX450
28	Michael Witkowski	North Liberty, IN	31 – 23	Honda CRF450R
29	Cory Carsten	Bayville, NJ	32 – 28	Suzuki RM-Z250
30	Derek Drake	San Luis Obispo, CA	40 – 22	Yamaha YZ450F

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