Josh Upperman Looks for Home
State Win at Sunday Creek ATV MX
AMA
ATV MX Championship - Round 7 - Sunday Creek
MX - June 30 - July 1, 2012
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Baldwin Motorsports'
Josh Upperman sits fourth in the 2012
AMA ATV MX Pro Points after round 6
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Morgantown, WV (6/28/2012) - Ohio’s
Josh Upperman came away from the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross
National Championship Series with the National number
two plate, but the Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Maxxis
rider has yet to secure a win this season. With
a stacked field of competition, Upperman heads to
his home state for Round 7 of the series at Sunday
Creek Raceway in Millfield, Ohio, where he looks
to take home his first victory of the 2012 season.
Points leader Chad Wienen will be a tough competitor,
and defending champ John Natalie comes into the
weekend on a roll with a two-race win-streak.
Motoworks/Can-Am’s Natalie has bested Wienen
the past two rounds as he continues to close the
gap in the series standings. The competition level
has been intense between the two former teammates
and almost every race this season has boiled down
to the final stretch before the checkers.
“We’re carrying a lot of good momentum
from the past two rounds as we head to Sunday
Creek this weekend,” Natalie said. “I
feel comfortable on the machine and we’re
anxious to get out there and grab another win
for the Motoworks/Can-Am team.
Although Natalie has won two consecutive overalls,
it’s still Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh
Race Craft/Yamaha’s Wienen who holds the
red number plate, marking the series points lead.
Wienen has won three races total, while Natalie
has two, and Motoworks/Can-Am’s Joel Hetrick
has one win this season. Hetrick lacks numbers
in age compared to his veteran competition, but
that doesn’t stop the young gun from showing
his tenacity on the racetrack.
Hetrick tops Upperman in the standings by only
five points going into Upperman’s home track
in Ohio. Upperman took the overall win at Sunday
Creek in 2011, putting him in high favor to do
it again this weekend.
"I really like the Sunday Creek race track
and I'm pumped to race in front of my family and
friends this weekend in Ohio," Upperman said.
"I'm definitely ready to put my Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Maxxis
team in the center of the box!"
TBrown Yamaha/Moto-Xperts’ Thomas Brown
sits less than 10 points behind Upperman in the
series points. Brown secured his first podium
finish of the year in Round 6 and came close to
taking his first moto-win of the season in the
process.
The pro riders will run Saturday as part of a
full schedule of amateur racing, including classes
for Youth, Women and Veteran riders. Amateurs
will practice on Friday and race on Saturday and
Sunday. Tickets on Saturday are $20 for spectators
($10 for ages 6-11), and admission includes full
pro-pit access and an autograph session.
To get to the track from Athens, take Rt. 33
W. 1 mile to 13N (Chauncey Exit). Go 3 miles into
Chauncey. Turn right—staying on Route 13
North. Continue for 10 miles to Jacksonville.
Go right on Sixth St. for 2 miles, then turn left.
For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the AMA
ATV Motocross Championship
The AMA ATV Motocross Championship is the
nation's premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, hosted at top motocross
facilities nationwide. The 11-round series
features the Nation's best racers, teams and
sponsors, and is America's largest and longest-running
ATV national motocross program. Since 1985,
the series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while premiering
the professional class. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
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