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Yamaha's Chad Wienen Wins Overall at RedBud ATV MX
AMA ATV MX Championship - Round 9 - RedBud - July 28, 2012

Yamaha's Chad Wienen
Yamaha's Chad Wienen claimed his third consecutive win at RedBud ATV MX
Cypress, CA (7/30/2012) - Aboard his Yamaha YFZ450R, Chad Wienen powered to 2-1 moto finishes to claim his sixth overall win of the year at Red Bud MX in Buchanan, Mich. on Saturday, July 28. The convincing win extends Wienen’s lead to 36 points over John Natalie, his closest rival in the championship, who finished third overall with 1-6 moto results. Meanwhile Wienen’s teammate Thomas Brown put in a solid effort over the weekend to take fourth overall with 3-4 moto finishes. Brown rides fifth in the championship with nine of 10 rounds now completed.


Yamaha's Chad Wienen
Chad Wienen has a 36 point lead in the AMA ATV MX Pro Championship
In the first moto, Natalie took the early lead with Brown closely behind and Wienen trapped back in sixth – a tough spot to be in a Pro ATV motocross race. Brown then moved his YFZ into the lead on the second of 11 laps and held it until lap four as Wienen began to work his way forward. While Natalie was busy reclaiming the lead from Brown, Wienen was really on a charge, already up to third and setting his sights on Brown in second. However Brown wasn’t through fighting, and it took Wienen until the next-to-last lap to move past his teammate to grab second place and put himself in position for the overall victory. But it would take winning the next moto to get the job done.

In the second moto, Brown again started second – this time behind rival Josh Upperman – with Wienen much closer to the front in third place. Wienen advanced into second on lap two as Brown dropped to fourth, and that’s all it took for Wienen to next set his sights on Upperman and pass him for the lead at the halfway point. From that point until the finish, Wienen built up a small margin over Upperman and was able to hold on for the win. All Wienen has to do now is produce a good result at the series finale in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. on Aug. 11-12 to claim the 2012 AMA Pro ATV championship.

2012 AMA ATV MX Pro Points After Round 7
Position Name Points
1 Chad Wienen – Yamaha 421
2 John Natalie 385
3 Joel Hetrick 341
4 Josh Upperman 326
5 Thomas Brown – Yamaha 314

About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a leader in the motorsports market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings also include motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of dealers in the United States.

Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit www.yamaha-motor.com.

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