Fowler Wins GNCC Pro ATV Championship and is a Yamaha Wall of Champions Inductee

Walker Fowler and his team after his GNCC Pro ATV Championship

Fowler and his team and family celebrate a second ATV title (photo: Yamaha)

For the second consecutive season, Walker Fowler has won the hyper-competitive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1 Pro ATV championship. Seven seems to be the magic number for the K&N-sponsored racer. Fowler stepped up to the top podium spot in 7 of the 13 GNCC Pro ATV races in both 2015 and 2016.

Fowler’s 7 first-place finishes, combined with 11 podium finishes overall in 2016, secured him the championship in the penultimate race of the season. However, not one to just mail it in, he raced to second in the final round of the season at the Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

“To race and win the best cross-country class in the nation feels amazing, especially two years in a row,” Fowler said. “Thanks to Yamaha for the consistent performance of the YFZ450R, and for supporting not only my team, but the ATV racing community as a whole.”

Walker Fowler racing his Yamaha YFZ450R

Fowler raced to 7 wins in his 2016 championship season (photo: Yamaha)

Clearly, Fowler’s success is appreciated by Yamaha. After Fowler garnered his second championship, Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS Group Marketing Manager was quick to sing the praises of the manufacturer’s ATV star.

“Fowler dominated the cross-country ATV circuit this season and consistently demonstrated why the YFZ450R is the racers’ top sport ATV of choice, with the power, durability, and performance to consistently top the podium,” said Nessl. “A big congratulations from everyone at Yamaha to Walker and his team for another amazing season.”

The accolades rained on Fowler from Yamaha reached a crescendo when the company named him a 2016 Yamaha Wall of Champions inductee. The significance of the award was not lost on Fowler, but he was quick to share the spotlight with his fellow Yamaha racers who were honored alongside and before him.

Walker Fowler signs GNCC Pro ATV Championship number 1 plate

Fowler signing another big number 1 GNCC ATV plate

“It's been a huge honor to be recognized by Yamaha Motor USA for my achievements in 2016,” said Fowler. “But to be honored amongst these superstar athletes makes it even more memorable!”

Fowler, who moved from motorcycles to ATVs earlier in his career, will be adding another racing series to his repertoire.

“For the 2017 GNCC series, not only are we going to be contending for our third championship on an ATV; Yamaha has also given us the opportunity to contend for our first XC1 Pro UTV title,” said Fowler. “So I’m super pumped, and I think we’re going to have a real good year.”

K&N congratulates Walker Fowler on the 2016 GNCC Pro ATV XC1 championship and on his Yamaha Wall of Fame induction. We look forward to being part of his ATV and UTV title chase in 2017.

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