Chino, CA (6/15/2009) - Yoshimura's
Dustin Wimmer came to New Berlin, NY to try
and get back some of the points he lost while
recovering from a shoulder injury. His teammate
Doug Gust came to prove that he could continue
his performance streak. Both came back successful.
Gust started the event with the fastest lap
time in qualifying. In the first moto he was
second out of the gate and sparred with Weinen
and Upperman throughout the race, finally crossing
the checkers in third place. In the second moto,
he grabbed the holeshot and continued as the
frontrunner, battling it out for the lead. Again,
he crossed the line in third -- the combined
score was good enough for a well earned second
place overall.
Dustin Wimmer had a decent start in the first
moto but got into a tangle at the third turn
putting him in dead last. He battled his way
through half the field to secure a tenth place
spot. In the second moto, Wimmer got a mid pack
start and picked riders off one by one until
he ran out of time and had to settle for a fourth
place finish, netting Wimmer 6th overall for
the day.
"I've been really training hard since
Steel City, trying to get back into shape,"
Wimmer explained. "I came into this race
at about 75% and by the second moto, I was feeling
really good. From here I'm heading back to Georgia
to train some more so I can be back to normal
for Muddy Creek."
"Dustin looked great out there,"
Team Manager Kory Ellis said. "Every lap
he just got faster and stronger, so that by
the end of the second moto he looked like his
old self again. We made up some points, and
Dustin certainly has the potential to take every
moto from here on and retain the Championship."
The top three contenders have shifted positions
recently due to Wimmer's injury but as it stands
now -- Wimmer is ten points out of second and
19 points from the leader.
In the production classes -- Yoshimura support
rider Joel Hetrick pulled second in Pro Am Production
and Pro Am Unlimited. Chase Snapp got third
in Pro Am Unlimited and 450A.
