Chad Wienen Leads ATVMX Points
Heading into RedBud National
AMA
ATV MX Championship - Round 9 - RedBud - July
28-29, 2012
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Wienen Motorsports
/ Yamaha's Chad Wienen sits 29 points
ahead of 2011 AMA ATV MX Champion John
Natalie who sits second in the Pro Points
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Morgantown, WV (7/26/2012) - AMA
Pro ATV points leader Chad Wienen holds a slight
advantage over defending champion John Natalie as
the 2012 AMA ATV Motocross National Championship
Series heads to the penultimate Round 9 this weekend
at RedBud MX in Buchanan, Mich.
The Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Race Craft/Yamaha-backed
points leader is very familiar with RedBud's loamy
Midwestern dirt, as the Illinois native grew up
racing the popular Michigan track. Wienen is coming
off a two-race winning streak and a third win in
his home region could put him in a favorable position
for the final round at Loretta Lynn's in August.
However, Motoworks/Can-Am's Natalie - two-time
ATVMX champion - isn't about to let Wienen go
unchallenged in search of his first-ever Pro ATVMX
title. Like Wienen, Natalie sustained a two-race
win streak in Rounds 5 and 6, preceding Wienen's
current streak and there's no telling which rider
will emerge on top.
The 2012 season has produced some of the best
racing in series history and that's because of
the deep field of talent in the ATV Pro class.
Motoworks/Can-Am's Joel Hetrick holds an overall
win and several podium finishes in only his second
season in the premiere class. Hetrick is perhaps
the biggest threat to the veteran duo of Wienen
and Natalie, but a couple of finishes off the
podium will most likely hinder Hetrick's chances
at a title this year.
Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Maxxis rider Josh Upperman
and TBROWN Yamaha/Moto-X-Perts rider Thomas Brown
have continued to finish inside the top five each
weekend, sitting within ten points of each other
for fifth place in the standings. Both Upperman
and Brown are looking to secure their first wins
of the season in the final two rounds.
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, go to the stop sign at Redbud
Trail and turn left. The track is about 2-3 miles
down on the right side. For more information on
this weekend's event, please visit http://www.redbudmx.com/atvnationals.htm.
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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