Warnert Racing's
Cody Miller Takes Top Five Finish at Ballance
Moto X
Warnert Racing's AMA ATV Motocross
- Round 3 Race Report
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#13 John
Natalie
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Bowling Green, KY (4/16/2009) -
Can-Am Warnert Racing’s Cody Miller bounced
back from a nasty spill at round number two of the
AMA ATV Motocross Championship series to take a
well deserved top five finish at round three.
Although a tornado watch was posted, Mother Nature
decided to give a reprieve to racers this year
for round number thee of the AMA ATV Motocross
Championship, which was held at Ballance Moto
X. Last year, stormy weather turned the track
to a muddy mess but this year, conditions were
near perfect and Cody Miller took full advantage
of that.
In moto one, Miller came off the line in fifth
and soon worked himself into the number four position,
but fell back to fifth in lap two. Miller was
holding strong until teammate John Natalie went
for the pass in lap four. Miller was then in sixth
place, but did an excellent job of holding off
Jeremy Lawson for several laps to hold his spot
all the way to the finish line.
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#22 Cody
Miller got a bit banged up at Steel Creek,
but will be all ready to go for Ballance
MX
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In moto two, Miller got an even better start,
taking fourth going into the first corner. Unfortunately
for Cody, he spun out and fell back to eighth
half way through moto one. Cody put his head down
and kept his focus. Cody caught up to newcomers
Clay Holmes and Thomas Brown. The number 22 Can-Am
made his way around both riders within two laps
and began to pull away. Miller held a strong sixth
place all the way to the checkered flag. Miller’s
6-6 finishes earned him the number five spot overall,
his best finish so far this season. “I’m
pretty happy with my finish, especially after
what happened last round,” stated Miller,
who was involved in a nasty crash off the start
at the last round. “I’m just going
to keep working hard and try to keep progressing
from here,” Miller concluded.
John Natalie was looking fast and strong as his
mid pack start in moto one soon turned into a
5th place position. John even began gaining ground
on Josh Creamer who was holding down fourth place,
but there was not enough time for him to close
in to make a move before the checkered flag was
waved. Natalie was eager to secure another good
finish in moto two, but mechanical issues put
his plans on hold. “I felt really good out
there, so I’m hoping next round I will be
up on the podium,” said Natalie determinedly.
The next round of the AMA ATV Motocross Championship
will have the Can-Am Warnert team heading to Birch
Creek in Danville, VA on April 18th-19th where
Natalie and Miller both scored top ten finishes
last year and hope to have even better performances
this year.
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