2016 AMA ATV Motocross Round #7 Sunset Ridge MX Walnut, IL June 18, 2016

As the moto wore on, Hetrick would slowly start pulling away from the rest of the pro field and Wienen settled into a comfortable second. Rastrelli would end up facing illness as he was working his way through the pack which ultimately took him out of podium contention.

DASA's Joel Hetrick came back from a 2nd place finish in moto one to take the Moto 2 lead, which he held to the finish

Hetrick took home the prestigious overall win going 2-1 with Wienen following in second with a 1-2 moto tally. A pair of fourth place finishes earned Haagsma third overall. This weekend marked the first time that the California native landed a spot on the overall podium.

Maxxis / ELKA's Joel Hetrick celebrated his fifth consecutive overall win by going 2-1 at Sunset Ridge MX

"I started off the day by taking the fastest qualifier position, and with a strong start in moto one I was able to make two quick passes to take over the lead by the second turn and lead all the way to the checkers," said Wienen. "The first lap of the second moto was intense and I made two different passes for the lead that I was not able to make stick and had to settle for second. My quad was ripping all day long thanks to all my sponsors. It was so awesome to have the hometown fans and friends behind me. I was digging hard for a win, but it just wasn't enough in the second moto to get it done."

Nick Gennusa finished in 4th Overall

Gennusa would just miss the overall podium in fourth, but would still manage to grab his best finish of the 2016 ATVMX season. Root River Racing/Hoosier Tires/Rage ATV's Josh Upperman trailed Gennusa in fifth overall (5-6).

Root River Racing's Josh Upperman rounded out the top five

Perhaps the most impressive ride in the second moto came from Maxxis/Root River Racing/JB Racing's Thomas Brown who was able to work his way from outside the top ten on the first lap to fifth. Brown would end up taking home sixth overall (7-5).

Savage Motorsports/Maxxis/Walsh Racecraft/Elka Suspension/BCS Performance's Ronnie Higgerson landed a top ten finish with seventh, and Rastrelli would follow in eighth (3-16). Musick scored a ninth overall (12-7), and Natalie would round out the top ten at the Sunset Ridge ATVMX National.

The ProX ATVMX circuit travels to Millville, Minnesota in two weeks, July 2, for the Spring Creek ATVMX National.

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