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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #5 - Ballance Moto-X
Bowling Green, Kentucky
June 2, 2012

AMA Pro ATV Motocros Racing

AMA Pro ATV Motocross - Round 5 - Ballance Moto-X - Race Report
DWT / Can-Am's John Natalie Wins, Chad Wienen & Joel Hetrick Podium

2012 AMA Pro ATV Motocross
Round 5 - Ballance Moto-X
Bowling Green, KY (6/2/2012) – This was the first time for the AMA ATV Motocross Championships to be held under the night lights of Ballance Moto-X. For some, the night lighting was a challenge, and for others it was an advantage. Can-Am/Motoworks’ John Natalie, Jr. found it to be to his advantage as he took both moto wins for his first overall win of the season and he was joined on the podium by Yamaha’s Chad Wienen in second and Can-am's Joel Hetrick in third.

The weather in Oakland, KY was good for round number five of the series. The first moto still featured plenty of daylight, but the second moto proposed a unique set of challenges, with shadows cast by the stadium style lights that can distort the faces and landings of jumps.

Craig Porter - Honda TRX 450R ATV

#100 Craig Porter grabbed the Moto One Holeshot followed by #44 Chad Wienen & #13 John Natalie Jr

The first moto was good for Can-Am/Motoworks’ John Natalie, Jr. after he made the pass on Craig Porter, who grabbed the holeshot, and took the lead early in the first lap. Natalie came under pressure from Chad Wienen and despite several attempts by Wienen, Natalie was able to hold him off and take the moto one win.

John Natalie - Can-Am DS450 ATV Motcross Champion

Motoworks' #13 John Natalie Jr quickly took over the lead in Moto One with #44 Chad Wienen in chase early on, but Natalie would extend his lead to just over 3 seconds before Wienen began to close the gap once again in the final laps

“Moto one went great for me. I had a good start and I got out front in the first lap and just took it all the way in,” said Natalie.

John Natalie - Can-Am DS450 ATV Motcross Champion

DWT's #13 John Natalie Jr was able to hold off Wienen to secure the Moto One Win

In moto two, Natalie was on top of his game off the start and grabbed the moto two holeshot. Natalie held his lead from start to finish despite some pressure from his teammate Joel Hetrick early in the moto. Natalie stayed the course and held on to the number one spot and took the win by over two seconds.

John Natalie - Can-Am DS450 ATV Motcross Champion

Can-Am's #13 John Natalie Jr grabbed the Moto Two Holeshot, but he wasn't alone with #88 Joel Hetrick in chase for several laps. Natalie would secure the fastest laptime of the Moto in lap 5 with a time of 01:16.630 as he attempted to pull away from Hetrick

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