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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #4 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, IL
May 19 , 2012
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AMA Pro ATV Motocross
- Round 4 - Sunset Ridge - Race Report
Wienen Motorsports' Chad
Wienen Wins, John Natalie & Joel Hetrick
Podium
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AMA Pro ATV Motocross
Round 4 - Sunset Ridge MX |
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Walnut, IL (5/19/2012) –
Yamaha / Wienen Motorsports’ Chad Wienen claimed
victory at home track of Sunset Ridge, much to the
delight of his many fans that gathered for this
round, and he was joined on the podium by Can-Am/Motoworks’
John Natalie, Jr. in second and Joel Hetrick in
third.
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Round
4 of the 2012 AMA Pro ATV Motocross Series
was held at Sunset Ridge MX track in Walnut,
IL, which is corn & wind mill country
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The weather was nothing short of hot for this
round, with temps in the mid 90’s and high
humidity that took a toll on many racers’
endurance. The track was good but got rough as
the day progressed, but it didn’t seem to
matter much to Chad Wienen who was determined
to take the hometown win.
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#44
Chad Wienen's pit area was surrounded
by huge crowd of fans most of the day
on Saturday with a bus load from Galena,
IL showing up to cheer on Wienen
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Yamaha/Walsh Racecraft’s Chad Wienen got
a good start in the first moto, in the number
three spot behind Nick DeNoble and Harold Goodman.
Wienen waited patiently for a good opportunity
to pass and made his way around Goodman for second
in the second lap. Wienen then pressured DeNoble
and took over the lead in lap three.
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Yamaha's
#44 Chad Wienen charged his way into the
lead early on in Moto One & he was
surely motivated by fans cheering for
him along the fence line
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Once out front, Wienen consistently increased
his lead until the mid-way point when a bobble
allowed Joel Hetrick to close in slightly. Wienen
was not about to let his lead slip away and put
the hammer down, winning the first moto by over
ten seconds.
“The fan support out here is awesome and
I am so stoked to take the first moto win here
at home,” said Wienen excitedly after his
moto one win.
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#44 Chad Wienen & #84 Thomas Brown battled
early on in the Moto with Wienen making
the pass in lap 10 to take over the lead |
In moto two, Wienen again had a decent start,
but went over a berm just after the start and
fell to fifth. Wienen wasted no time in getting
back in position to start picking off the competition.
Wienen quickly began to move up and was in third
by the second lap. Wienen was in close behind
Thomas Brown and John Natalie and it was a three
way challenge for the lead with all three racers
battling fiercely.
Wienen eventually got by Natalie and started
to close in on Brown, who was in the lead. Wienen
began to apply the pressure and was able to make
the pass on Brown. Wienen began to pull away,
but in the final lap, Natalie caught up and closed
in. with only a half a lap left to go, Wienen
and Natalie were almost side by side, and at the
checkered flag, Wienen took the win by only .02
seconds.
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FMF
Racing's #44 Chad Wienen crossed the Moto
2 finish line just a fraction of a second
ahed of Can-Am's #13 John Natalie Jr to
secure the overall win
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Chad
Wienen pours some water over his head to
cool off after a tough moto win |
“I gave it everything I had out there and it
really felt great to take the win today, especially
with all of the fans and support I have here today.
It was amazing to hear everyone cheering as we went
by. I really want to thank everyone, my friends,
family, fans and all of my sponsors for helping
to make this happen,” said Wienen, who now
has a 23 point advantage in the AMA Pro ATV Motocross
points race over reigning champion, Can-Am's John
Natalie .
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