DWT / Motoworks' Dillon Zimmerman placed fifth at Racetown 395

Vista, CA (5/17/2012) – Can-Am/Motoworks’ Dillon Zimmerman claimed a top five finish at round number five of the 2012 WORCS series and Josh Frederick finished in the top ten to still maintain the number two spot in the points chase after a brutal round of racing at Racetown 395 in Adelanto, CA.

Temperatures reached the century mark by the time the Pro class began to line up for Sunday’s main event. Due to the high heat, track officials doused as many parts of the track with water as they could, but some of the outlying areas were unreachable and remained very dusty. The mixed conditions were rough for racers and the heat caused fatigue to set in early, but the Can-Am/Motoworks team persevered.

Dillon Zimmerman was just outside of the top five on the start and knew that he needed to race smart and keep a fast pace. After a couple of laps, Zimmerman was challenging for the number five spot and after battling for a couple of laps, he was able to get by. “I was battling the dust for a good part of the race. There wasn’t a lot of options to pass, it was either too dusty to see or it was too wet. I just knew that I couldn’t hang back and keep eating dust and mud anymore so I just went for it,” explained Zimmerman.

“The heat was really bad and I was getting pretty tired out there, but I just kept going and did the best I could. I was lucky that the Can-Am is such a great machine and held up to the conditions and that Motoworks does such a good job so I could finish well,” said Zimmerman.

Josh Frederick was inside the top five on the start and began to chase down the competition right away. Frederick moved into the number three spot after just one lap and then took over second place at the mid-way point of the race. Frederick was closing in on the leader, but in lap eight, just a half mile from the pits, Frederick ran out of gas and had to run back to the pits for more fuel.

Frederick currently sits second in the WORCS Pro ATV points after Round 5 at Racetown 395. Frederick is also ninith in the WORCS SxS 1000 class in his Can-Am Commander Side-by-Side

“It was so hot out there that the gas just boiled out and evaporated a lot quicker than we had planned for. I am a little disappointed because I was feeling really good out there and I was closing in on the lead, but now I really have a lot of motivation for the next round,” said Frederick, who despite the mishap, was still able to finish in ninth place and hold onto second in series points.

Round number six of the 2012 WORCS series will head to On the Edge Raceway in Enterprise, UT on June 15th – 17th, where Josh Frederick will be on a mission to win.