Mark Madl Awarded 2012 AMA
ATV MX Rookie of the Year Top
10 AMA Pro ATV Finishers & 2012 Rookie of
the Year
2012 AMA ATV
Motocross Rookie of the Year Mark Madl
Morgantown, WV (8/14/2012) -
MX Sports Pro Racing and the ATVPG are pleased to
announce the 2012 AMA ATV Motocross National Championship
Series top ten AMA Pro ATV class finishers, as well
as the 2012 Rookie of the Year. Once again, the
top ten and specialty award winners are invited
to attend the Season Celebration, alongside champions
in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned
by AMA Pro Racing, at the South Coast Winery, in
Temecula, Calif. The event is scheduled to begin
at 5:00 p.m. Pacific.
On Sunday, September 9, teams and riders of the
AMA ATV Motocross Championship and the Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross Championship, along with many members
of the motocross industry, will gather to celebrate
the title winners in the Pro ATV Class, 450 Class,
250 Class and WMX Class. FUEL TV and NBC host Jason
Weigandt, along with trackside public address announcer
Tim Cotter, will emcee the festivities. The two
familiar voices of motocross will take a look back
at each round of the two- and four-wheeled motocross
championships and the highlights that shaped how
the titles unfolded in each division.
Headlining the several awards that will be handed
out that evening are the coveted Gary Denton Motocross
Cup for Pro ATV, the Edison Dye Motocross Cup for
the 450 Class, and the Gary Jones Motocross Cup
for the 250 Class. Each trophy will be awarded to
the rider and team that claimed each respective
championship. Additionally, the Women's Motocross
Cup will be presented to the rider and team that
captured the WMX Class title.
All four of the respective 2012 champions will have
his and her chance in the spotlight, receiving their
own trophy and distinguished medal to commemorate
their achievement and serve as the ideal complement
to the exclusive number one plates that will adorn
their bikes the following season. MX Sports Pro
Racing will also recognize the 2012 Sportsperson
of the Year, which is given to the rider that exhibited
the determination and class often identified with
the most renowned names in the sport, as well as
hand out Rookie of the Year accolades to the top
first-year rider in each class. Eighth place finisher
Mark Madl, Kathleen, Fla., will receive the 2012
Rookie of the Year honor in the Pro ATV division.
AMA Pro ATV Class Top 10:
1. Chad Wienen 2. John Natalie 3. Joel Hetrick 4.
Josh Upperman 5. Thomas Brown 6. Derek Swartfager
7. Adam Clark 8. Mark Madl 9. Jeffrey Rastrelli
10. Jesse Barnes
The 2012 AMA ATV Motocross Championship will award
all amateur classes at Waterfront Place Hotel and
Convention Center in Morgantown, W. Va. Details
will be released shortly.
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.