ATV MX Championship Loretta Lynn's Hurricane Mills, TN August 12, 2017

“We struggled with the starts,” said Wienen. “The machine was just grabbing so hard that I had a tough time launching so we went back to the drawing board and ran some used clutches in the second moto. We’re going to leave here with our heads held high, knowing that we gave it everything we had.”

Yamaha's Chad Wienen claimed the Moto 2 Win for the Overall Win at Loretta Lynn's

Brown finished a strong third in the first moto. In the second moto, he lost his seat with two laps to go and, with his ECU coming loose, he slowed his pace to finish third. His fifth podium this season placed him third in points, ahead of Gennusa and Jeffrey Rastrelli.

Root River Racing's Thomas Brown finished third in Moto One

“I lost my seat toward the end of the moto and then the ECU came out and started flopping around,” said Brown. “So I just called the race and rolled those last two laps. Joel was riding smart out there and not making any mistakes. In the first moto I had a great start. The second moto was a lot rougher. We just pushed forward and got to the front.”

Brown and Rastrelli were fighting it out for third in points. Unfortunately, Rastrelli had a bad crash in the first moto and couldn’t race in the second event. Though he was OK, he fell to fifth in points as a result of the 18th-place finish.

CST's Thomas Brown secured the third spot in points with his podium finish at Loretta Lynn's

“Jeffrey and I had a great battle and it came right down to the end,” said Brown. “Unfortunately he had some bad luck so we couldn’t fight it out all day. I’m glad he’s OK.”

Pro Rookie Westley Wolfe put in some impressive motos to secure a season best 4th overall to end the season

The race also represented an end of an era as Josh Upperman and Sean Taylor announced they would retire. Speaking of veterans, the two-time champion, Joe Byrd, also competed at Loretta Lynn’s, which is his home track.

Root River Racing's Josh Upperman announced his retirement along with Sean Taylor

Now Joel Hetrick, Chad Wienen, and Thomas Brown are set to head over to Europe for the Quadcross of Nations on September 23-24th in Italy.

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