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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #4 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, IL
May 19 , 2012
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Chad Wienen Sweeps
Sunset Ridge ATV Motocross in Home State
Motoworks / Can-Am's John
Natalie & Joel Hetrick Round Out Pro Podium
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AMA Pro ATV Motocross
Round 4 - Sunset Ridge MX |
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Walnut, IL (5/20/2012) –
Chad Wienen came into round four of the 2012 AMA
ATV Motocross National Championship with heavy
momentum as the series returned to his hometown
track at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Illinois.
Wienen once again swept both motos of the day,
marking seven of the eight moto wins this season
and further extended his lead in the championship
point standings.
Motoworks/Can-Am’s Joel Hetrick once again
proved that he could lay down the fastest lap
time as he grabbed the ATVRiders.com Fastest Qualifier
Award to kick off the day at Sunset Ridge. It
was Lonestar/SSi Decals/Get Dirty MX’s Nick
DeNoble who captured both SSi Decals Holeshot
Awards but the Wisconsin native ran into issues
all day, keeping him from finishing both motos.
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Chad
Wienen was the main attraction at his
home track Sunset Ridge MX
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Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Race Craft/Yamaha’s
Chad Wienen picked up right where he left off
last round. Wienen got out front early in Moto
1 and battled with Motoworks/Can-Am’s Joel
Hetrick throughout the fifteen-lap race. Hetrick
kept Wienen in his sights all day but despite
all efforts to take the win, Hetrick wasn’t
able to make the pass on Wienen.
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DeNoble grabbed both SSi Decals Pro MX Moto
Awards |
Nick DeNoble grabbed his first holeshot award
of the season Motoworks/Can-Am’s John Natalie
began Moto 1 with a back of the pack start, but
the defending champ moved his way inside the top
three as the moto wore on. Natalie settled into
third and chased the battle of Hetrick and Wienen
throughout the moto. TBROWN Yamaha Racing/Moto-X-Perts
rider Thomas Brown got tangled up with another
rider at the beginning of Moto 1 and was forced
to pass through the pack, eventually making his
way up to a seventh place finish.
In Moto 2, the leaders mixed it up but it was
Wienen who once again came out on top, securing
both moto wins at his home track. Natalie, Hetrick
and Brown didn’t make it easy for Wienen
to walk away with it though, as the trio contested
the leader harder than ever in Moto 2. Brown got
out front early on and led for about five laps
before Wienen inherited the lead around lap 10.
Natalie and Brown battled Wienen to the very end
and the top three came through the checkers less
than three seconds apart. Wienen and Natalie had
yet another photo finish for the win, crossing
the finish less than one second apart. Wienen
swept both motos for the overall win, while Natalie
went 2-3 for second place and Hetrick took third
with a 2-4 score. Thomas Brown put together fourth
overall with 7-3 finishes, putting him in fifth
place in the championship standings.
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