#13 John Natalie Jr grabbed fourth place overall at Steel City with a 4-5 finish

Vista, CA (6/2/2010) - Motoworks’ John Natalie made a hard charge at the ATV Stampede at Steel City Raceway to take fourth overall and move into the number three spot in the AMA Pro ATV Championship points chase.

John Natalie was the hometown favorite at Delmont, PA as round five of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championships got underway, and Natalie put on an impressive performance for all of his fans.

Natalie charged off the line in moto one in a close second place behind Josh Upperman and took over the lead just two laps in. Natalie would hold his lead for six laps before settling in for a fourth place finish. In the second moto, Natalie had his work cut out for him as he recovered from a 12th place start. Natalie quickly began picking off the competition. Natalie held strong and made his way to the number five position before reaching the checkered flag. Natalie’s impressive 4-5 finishes gave him fourth overall and has him sitting in a comfortable third in the pro points race with 171 points, which is ten points ahead of his nearest competitor.

Chad Wienen ran into a bit of bad luck in the first moto, but came back strong in moto two. Wienen got off to a decent start in the second moto and charged his way into the number four position at the mid-way point, where he would remain until reaching the finish line. As the series reaches the halfway mark, Wienen currently holds down the number six spot in the points championship and is hoping to gain some ground for the final rounds. “I’m really going to be giving it my all out there. I want to win and I’m hoping to be on the podium at the next round at Spring Creek,” said Wienen.

#44 Chad Wienen landed in the 7th position overall after a 17-4 finish & is looking for better luck at Spring Creek	#62 Jeremie Warnia went 9-18 for 17th overall at Steel City after a crash in moto 2 put him to the back of the pack

Jeremie Warnia was looking good in moto one as he worked his way up through traffic to take a ninth place finish. Warnia was also doing well in the second moto, but while he was battling with Jeremy Lawson, the pair would connect, which would cause both riders to crash and send Warnia to the back of the pack.

As the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championship nears the halfway point, The Motoworks team has its sights set on the podium for round six, which will be held at Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, MN on June 4th – 6th.

 

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