2006 ATVA MX Nationals Round #5 – Budds Creek - Race Coverage

With only a few laps left, Jeremiah Jones takes a look over to see who is coming in behind him, and it would be John Natalie Jr along with Dustin Wimmer as he was pressuring Natalie Jr for the second spot while Natalie Jr was experiencing some serious arm pump and was just trying to hold on at the end of the race.

Wimmer would finally make the pass and move into the runnerup spot while Joe Byrd closed the gap on the pair in 4th place.

Doug Gust moved into the 6th spot behind Joe Haavisto as the Suzuki Team was having a great day besides the unfortunate collision in the first Moto, which sent Gust out of the chase for the Podium

Jones may have been in the lead , but anything could happen, and he almost lost it over the second tabletop when the lip sent him out of shape for a rough landing, but he was able to straighten it out and stay on the gas.

He would keep it under control for the remainder of the Moto and take the second Moto win for a perfect 1-1 day and his first Podium since Unadilla in 2005.

In the final laps, Joe Byrd would make the pass on Dustin Wimmer and move into 2nd place and take second overall for the weekend.

Natalie Jr would finish out the second Moto in 4th place with Joe Haavisto all over him as they crossed the checkered flag, which was enough for Natalie Jr to finish out on the Podium for the 5th time this season as he maintains his points leads.

The Overall Winnner, Jeremiah Jones was greeted on the podium by his lovely wife, Jamie, and their baby boy.

The top three finishers up on the podium balcony over looking the cheering crowd below on the hillside

2006 Budds Creek’s Top Three Finishers, Jeremiah Jones, Joe Byrd, and John Natalie Jr.

Afterwards, John Natalie jr protested Jeremiah Jones and Joe Byrd as he promised before the start of the races on Friday during the riders meeting ,and he plans on doing it through out the remainder of the season to keep everyone honest.

On the positive, Both Jones and Byrd were below the 450cc limit and everyone went home happy.