AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
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Suzuki's Chad Wienen |
Hurricane Mills, TN (8/9/2008) -
Chad Wienen has had rotten luck this season.
The rider of the No. 44 Team Rockstar/ MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) suffered two shoulder injuries
in successive weeks and was even sidelined
for a race. That all changed Saturday at ATV
Dirt Days as the Loretta Lynn Ranch as Wienen
netted the top spot in qualifying for tomorrow's
finals. The race is the season finale for
the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National
Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited.
Wienen was nearly two full seconds ahead
of his teammate Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 Team
MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki).
Pat Brown (No. 199 Factory Yamaha) was third
quick, ahead of Doug Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar/
MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki),
and Josh Creamer (No. 9 Team Monster Energy/Kawasaki).
"This feels really good," said
Wienen. "I spent the last few weeks
training in the heat and the bike is working
great. I won here last year, and the reason
I won was consistency. I hope stay consistent
tomorrow and win the race.
"This has been just a difficult season,"
added Wienen. "I came out swinging
at the beginning of the year, then I was
hit with those two shoulder injuries. That
was tough to deal with, but I'm glad to
be fully recovered now. A win here would
give me great personal joy, but, more importantly,
it would be great to give back to my fans.
They've stuck with me this season and they've
been waiting a long time for a win."
Jasmin Plante (No. 91 Ultimate Yamaha/Toyota
Yamaha), Jason Dunkelberger (No. 19 East
Coast ATV), Russ Shumaker (No. 68 Team Monster
Energy Kawasaki) and Rocco Arno, Jr. (No.
101 Privateer) qualified for the final through
the Last Chance Qualifier. Hunter Miller,
Brian Ace, Trent Kandel, and Rich Stambach
didn't qualify.
ATV Dirt Days continues tonight with a
live concert by Krista Marie. The event
concludes tomorrow with Pro finals, as well
as a full compliment of Pro-Am, Amateur,
Youth and Women's Racing.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA
is a sister organization of the 260,000
member American Motorcyclist Association
(AMA). ATV racing has experienced phenomenal
growth in recent years, and continues to
gain momentum and support, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles.
For more information, please visit www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV Promoters
Group (ATVPG):
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championships, presented
by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG
is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through
the production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events
they produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ITP/Moose
ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
is the nation's premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, and competes 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
series with more than 20 years of competition.
The series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while
keeping close to the grassroots fun that
makes people love to go to the races.
Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose Racing,
and presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited.
Premiere and Feature sponsors include ATV
Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend
Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider,
ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
