2005 ATVA ITP Moose GNC MX Round #10 - Daniel Boone

Meanwhile, on the Podium, John Natalie Jr congratulated Pat Brown for presumably finishing 3rd Overall, which would have been his 1st Podium appearance after just missing the podium last year at Daniel Boone in his Pro debut when he finished 4th Overall.

After Mark recalculated the numbers, Pat had once again come close to earning a spot on the Podium, but actually the honor belonged to Dustin Wimmer who just beat out Brown last year for the final podium spot, but regardless, Pat Brown is still in his 1st Year as a Pro and I am sure he will earn his rightful spot on the podium soon enough and it may be this year.

Great Racing Pat!!!

Dustin Wimmer had no clue that he earned a spot on the podium and actually went back to the pits to cleanup before he was notified that he was needed on the Podium after finishing 6-5 which was one point better than Pat's 10-2 combination.

GNC Announcer, Mark Straubinger, showed his 4th of July Spirit with his American Flag shirt

Joe Byrd earned his 2nd Podium finish in a row with a 2nd Overall this weekend

With a huge crowd gathered around the podium, John Natalie celebrated his Win and Championship by throwing out Hats to the crowd.

The 2005 GNC National Champion, #13 John Natalie Jr.

John's Parents, Nancy and John, joined him on the podium to celebrate this long awaited Championship

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Finally it was time for the Champagne Celebration with Joe Byrd popping the bubbly and spraying down the crowd

Dustin Wimmer poured the remains on his bottle over John Natalie Jr's head.

Normally the coverage would end with the Podium Celebration, but not this race because while I walked around the pits after the race to gather the missing bits of information to complete the race coverage, and ofcourse, I went to visit John Natalie Jr to ask him a few questions, but my interview was delayed because instead hurrying to pack up and leave, he sat it his table signing autographs for the fans who didn't get there chance in the earlier autograph session, which I thought was awesome.

Also, Joe Byrd, was happy to introduce me to his mechanic, Dan Lamey, with DASA who was responsible for building him the engine that earned him his 1st two Holeshots in his professional career.

Dan Lamey is no stranger to ATVs because he actually use to race 3 Wheelers back in day with Marty Hart.