#13 John Natalie Jr secured the Fastest Qualifier Award at Ballance MotoX

Vista, CA (4/20/2010) - Can Am / Motoworks’ John Natalie was on a mission at round two of the AMA ATV Motocross Championship series, taking the fastest qualifier award, the moto one holeshot, and the moto one win, while teammate Chad Wienen finished in a strong fourth overall, putting him in third in the points chase.

During Saturday’s qualifiers, John Natalie seemed unstoppable as he claimed the ATVRiders.com “Fastest Qualifier” award with a time of 1.39.145, while teammate Chad Wienen scored the second fastest qualifying time with 1.39.199.

As the gate dropped for the first pro moto at Ballance MotoX, John Natalie was on the gas just like in the qualifying round. Natalie flew off the line, taking the moto one holeshot, but he was followed closely by Josh Creamer. Natalie stayed focused and held his lead, despite a heated battle with Creamer in the final few laps, and took the moto one win. “I had a great start, so I was able to go out there and just set the pace,” stated Natalie.

The number 13 Can-Am racer seemed ready for a repeat in moto two, but Natalie encounter an issue early in the race and would end his day with eighth overall, but that did not deter his enthusiasm one bit. “I’m really looking forward to Birch Creek. I plan on picking up right where I left off in moto one here and take the overall win!” Natalie exclaimed.

John Natalie cruises around the track enroute to his moto 1 victory at Ballance MotoX	#44 Chad Wienen leads teammate John Natalie through a left hand corner during Moto 2 in Kentucky

Chad Wienen also had a productive weekend as he charged his way to a fourth place overall finish and the number three spot in the points chase. Wienen stayed consistent and chose great lines that enabled him to get past Dustin Wimmer in moto two. “I was right on Dustin and I was just watching what lines he was taking. In this one section there was a line that I thought looked faster. I took it and got around him, so I guess I just kind of outsmarted him on that one,” said Wienen, who has plans of being on the podium at round three.

Round number three of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championships will head to Danville, VA where Birch Creek will play host as John Natalie and Chad Wienen will be in pursuit of the podium.

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