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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals
High Point Motocross
Mt.
Morris, Pennsylvania
May 24-25, 2008
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Honda's Joe Byrd
Hits High Point Grand Slam
AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
High Point Links |
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| Honda's
Joe Byrd Wins Overall & Claims $1,000
check from ITP & Quad Magazine |
Mt.
Morris, PA (5/25/2008)
– Joe Byrd has been around long enough to
know when it’s time to pull off a big win.
With Round 6 of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited marking mid-point of the 2008
race season, as well as the opening round of the
ITP Tires Grand Slam Presented by QUAD Magazine,
Byrd brought his "A" game...and it showed.
Byrd knew it was time to win, and win he did.
Byrd (No. 7 Honda) captured the ATVRiders.com
Holeshot Award in the second moto, and, combined
with his third-place finish in the first moto,
he netted his second overall victory of the year.
Putting in another strong ride was Can-Am’s
Jeremy Lawson, who finished second, ahead of Josh
Creamer (No. 9 Team Monster Energy Kawasaki),
who recorded his second podium this season
Byrd switched machines three rounds ago and since
then, he has been methodically marching his way
to the top of the series points.
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| The
2x AMA Pro ATV Champion,Joe Byrd, Wins his
2nd race of the season, but he still remains
58 Points behind Dustin Wimmer in the 2008
Points Race |
“This quad has just worked out great,"
said Byrd. "Sometimes, one machine is just
better than the other one; plain and simple. We
finally got to enjoy perfect weather and I was
feeling great out there. We worked hard on the
set up on this Honda and it was working perfectly.”
The victory provided a boost to Byrd’s
points tally, but the Union City, Tenn. native
is still taking it race by race.
“We got off to a slow start,” said
Byrd. “We’ve been trying to dig ourselves
out of a hole and things are coming around. There
are still a lot of motos to go.”
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Jeremy
Lawson earns his 1st Podium finish on the
Epic Racing Can-Am DS450 |
After posting a solid runner-up finish, Lawson
(No. 16 Can-Am) suffered a poor start in moto
two, but quickly made his way into second place.
Once there, he made a short charge after Byrd,
but couldn't make a dent in the Honda’s
rider’s lead. His second-place overall finish
is his best this season.
“I rode my hardest to overcome my bad start,
and I just hit the wall when I reached second,”
said a motivated Lawson. “It’s been
a good weekend for me and my Can-Am has been working
well. The guys at Epic have been working hard
to give me everything I need.”
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