Can-Am/ Motoworks Chad Wienen (left) & Teammate John Natalie (right) again finish first and second at round two of AMA ATV Motocross Championships

Vista, CA (3/23/2011) – The Can-Am/ Motoworks team again dominated the podium at Mill Creek with Chad Wienen taking both moto wins for the overall while teammate John Natalie, Jr. joined him on the podium in second for round number two of the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross Championships.

After coming off of an incredible first round, the team was ready to go for round two in Pell City, AL and was feeling confident as they took to the track. Chad Wienen showed he was ready to win again as he pulled the fastest time in qualifiers earlier in the day, and from there, Wienen made it all look easy.

In the first moto, Chad Wienen was in third place off the start and began to apply the pressure to Nick DeNoble and Joe Byrd. By the third lap, Wienen took over the lead and began to check out. In the fourth lap, Wienen recorded the fastest lap time of the day with a 01:38.137 lap time and was the only racer to break the 01:38 threshold. Wienen increased his lead by about two seconds per lap and took the moto one win with an 18 second lead.

In the second moto, #44 Chad Wienen was second off the start right behind Joe Byrd but was able to take the lead the first lap

For the second moto, Wienen got an even better start in second off the line behind Joe Byrd, but Wienen was able to make the pass shortly into the first lap when Byrd made a mistake and allowed Wienen to slip underneath in a corner. Wienen again pulled away from the rest of the pack and walked away with the moto two win, putting him on top of the podium and giving him a strong points lead with 100 points. “Our whole team has been working well together and it seems like everything is just falling into place. We had a great weekend and I’m really happy to be on top of the podium again and hopefully we can keep this up and win a championship!” said Chad Wienen.

John Natalie, Jr. put in an incredible effort as well and again claimed the number two spot on the podium. Natalie was in fourth off the line in moto one and put the hammer down to pick off Nick DeNoble and battled hard to take away the number two spot from Joe Byrd. Once in second, Natalie was able to build a comfortable gap between him and the rest of the pack, taking a solid second place finish.

#13 John Natalie took second in both Pro Motos securing his spot on the podium

In the second moto, Natalie got off to a top five start and pushed hard to pick off Jeremy Lawson, and Josh Upperman. Natalie would then be locked into battle once again with Joe Byrd, but Natalie eventually came out the victor and charged his way to another second place finish, giving him the second spot on the podium and second in the points chase with 88 points. “These first two races have gone really well for us and I think it proves that we are here to win a championship,” said Natalie.

Round number three of the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross Championships will head to Ballance MX in Bowling Green, KY where the Can-Am/Motoworks team is looking to again dominate the pro podium.