2011 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals #5 - Sunset Ridge - Live ATV Race Coverage

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Walnut, IL - After the first two rounds of the AMA ATV Motocross National Championship Series presented by DWT, it appeared that Motoworks Can-Am rider Chad Wienen had it all figured out as he led the rest of the field by nearly 20 points. After struggling with bad luck in the mud last round, Wienen now sits seventeen points behind John Natalie for the first place points position heading to his home track at Sunset Ridge MX this weekend.

The ITP Sunset Ridge event is the fifth stop on the eleven round ATVMX tour. A mixture of sand and loamy dirt, Sunset Ridge provides a fast-paced track with plenty of opportunity to roughen up.

Walsh Race Crafts Suzuki rider Jeremy Lawson is coming off a season-best second place finish at Budds Creek, looking to capture a win this weekend. Being from Florida, Lawson is looking to use the sandy course to his advantage. Ballance Racing's Thomas Brown will be back in full swing this weekend after experiencing mechanical issues in the first few rounds. Brown currently sits in tenth overall in points, not reflecting the hard work the Yamaha rider has been putting in both on and off the track this season.

Wisconsin's Nick DeNoble captured his first podium of the season in round four as he endured the muddy track conditions at Budds Creek. The Janssen Motorsports-backed DeNoble currently sits in sixth place overall, looking to put his Honda inside the top five this weekend at his home track.

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The rain moved in last night, but the skies cleared out this morning, and the track is perfect for racing. Joel Hetrick recorded the fastest laptime in the 1st Pro Practice, but Chad Wienen turned up the heat in the 2nd Pro Practice with a 1:44, which was over 2 seconds faster than John Natalie in the 2nd spot.

With the points battle heating up between Natalie and Wienen, it should make for an exciting Pro race, which is set to start at 1PM Central Time.

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pros are lining up now and getting ready for their parade lap.

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parade lap is done, racing should be starting soon.

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moto one pro holeshot goes to joel hetrick

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wienen and natalie are right behind hetrick

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hetrick still leading while wienen and natalie battle it out

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hetrick
natalie
wienen
upperman
snapp
lawson
denoble
heimes
brown
moore
byrd
goodman
clark
ven john
swart***er

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wienen pressuring natalie for second

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wienen gets by natalie and is chasing down hetrick

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wienen takes the lead

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natalie is all over hetrick

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chase snapp is gaining ground on upperman

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hetrick still holding off natalie

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lap four

wienen
hetrick
natalie
upperman
snapp
lawson
brown
denoble
moore
heimes
byrd
goodman
clark
swart***er
ven john

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wienen continues to pull away while hetrick and natalie battle it out for second

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hetrick is still looking smooth and in control in second. natalie still not able to get around him

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adam clark makes the pass on goodman for 12th

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wienen on cruise control out front at the midway point

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natalie makes the pass on hetrick, but hetrick is fighting back

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lap seven

wienen
natalie
hetrick
upperman
snapp
brown
denoble
moore
heimes
byrd
clark
goodman
clark
swart***er
ven john

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thomas brown is challenging jeremy lawson for sixth

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chase snapp bobbles and allows lawson to close in

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wienen has a six second lead and hetrick is closing back in on natalie

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brown passes lawson for sixth

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brown now passes snapp for fifth

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lap ten

wienen
natalie
hetrick
upperman
brown
snapp
lawson
denoble
moore
byrd
heimes
clark
swart***er
goodman
ven john

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snapp closing back in on brown

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snapp and brown connect and snapp takes back fifth

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brown is battling back and they are tire to tire

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snapp and brown still battling with two laps left

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white flag is out and wienen is still in the lead by 8 seconds

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chad wienen takes the moto one win!

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moto one unofficial results

wienen
natalie
hetrick
upperman
snapp
brown
lawson
denoble
byrd
heimes
clark
moore
swart***er
moore
goodman
venjohn

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almost time for moto two

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pro moto two holeshot goes to joel hetrick again!

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upperman in second and wienen in third

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natalie in fourth

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1st lap

hetrick
upperman
wienen
natalie
snapp
brown
denoble
lawson
byrd
goodman
clark
swart***er
moore
ven john
heimes

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wienen is challenging upperman for second

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wienen and upperman still battling

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upperman, wienen and natalie all running close

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hetrick is starting to put a gap between him and upperman

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lap 3

hetrick
upperman
wienen
natalie
snapp
brown
lawson
byrd
denoble
goodman
clark
moore
heimes
swart***er
venjohn

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wienen up to second

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snapp and brown are battling again with brown making the pass on snapp

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wienen passes hetrick for the lead and natalie gets around upperman

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natalie is closing in on hetrick for second

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lap six

wienen
hetrick
natalie
upperman
brown
snapp
lawson
byrd
denoble
goodman
moore
clark
heaimes
swart***er
venjohn

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brown, snapp, lawson and byrd all running close

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natalie is all over hetrick

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travis moore moves up to tenth

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natalie gets around hetrick

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upperman is closing in on hetrick

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lap 8


wienen
natalie
hetrick
upperman
brown
snapp
lawson
byrd
denoble
moore
goodman
clark
heimes
swart***er
ven john

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lawson is pressuring chase snapp for sixth

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wienen bobbles and almost loses lead to natalie, but hangs on

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lap 11

wienen
natalie
hetrick
upperman
brown
snapp
lawson
byrd
denoble
moore
goodman
clark
heimes
swart***er
ven john

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natalie closing in on wienen

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snapp going after brown for fifth

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natalie's motor just blew up

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if wienen wins, he could take over the points lead

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one lap to go

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smoke is puring from natalie's quad, but he is still going

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wienen takes the moto two win

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looks like natalie is out before crossing the finish line

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moto two unofficial


wienen
hetrick
upperman
brown
snapp
byrd
lawson
denoble
moore
clark
swart***er
goodman
heimes
ven john
natalie

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on the podium


1. wienen
2. hetrick
3. upperman

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The pro report is already posted on the front page.

http://www.atvriders.com/atvracing/ama-atv-mx-racing-2011-05-race-report.html

[scotturban]

all these updates are cool, thanks

[GNCC Laeger 250]

way to go Joel Hetrick!!!!!!

[mamaknothead]

Way to go Rookie!!!!!!Great job Joel!!!