AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
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Bull / Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer |
Blountville, TN
(6/21/2008) - Dustin Wimmer took
the top spot in qualifying Saturday for tomorrow's
Oakley ATV Southern National at Muddy Creek
Raceway. The event is Round 8 of the ITP Tires/Moose
Racing AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship.
Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) turned in the top time of
one minute, 54.633 seconds during the final
session to beat out his teammate Chad Wienen
(No. 44 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper
Suzuki) and Josh Creamer (No. 9 Monster
Energy Kawasaki).
"The promoters did a lot of preparation
with the track," said Wimmer of Sam
Gammon and his Victory Sports Racing crew.
"They mixed a lot of sawdust into the
dirt and it really helped hold the moisture
into the track.
"The track is pretty fast and there
aren't a lot of places to pass, so getting
a good start is going to be crucial tomorrow,"
added Wimmer. "It's great to have Chad
back too. Our team is back in full force
and I'm looking forward to seeing all Suzukis
at the front tomorrow."
Wienen returned to action this weekend
after missing a race due to shoulder injuries
and is riding a brand new quad. The time
off must have been good for the Galena,
Ill. resident, as he was only one second
off Wimmer's time.
Jason Dunkelberger (No. 19 East Coast ATV
Racing), Cody Miller (No. 22 Can-Am), Hunter
Miller (No. 90 Golden West Cycles Yamaha)
and Brock Lyons (No. 43 Rath Racing/Dunlop
Polaris) qualified for tomorrow's finals
through the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).
Rich Stambach, Steve Runkel, Michael Brown,
John Ragon, Greg Meeks, Trent Kandel and
Thomas Hager didn't qualifying for the 20-quad
field.
The Oakley ATV Southern National continues
tomorrow with Pro finals scheduled at noon
and at 3 p.m., as well as a full program
of Pro-Am, Amateur, Youth, and Women's racing.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA
is a sister organization of the 260,000
member American Motorcyclist Association
(AMA). ATV racing has experienced phenomenal
growth in recent years, and continues to
gain momentum and support, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles.
For more information, please visit www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV Promoters
Group (ATVPG):
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championships, presented
by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG
is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through
the production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events
they produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ITP/Moose
ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
is the nation's premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, and competes at top
motocross facilities nationwide. The 11-round
series features the Nation's best racers,
teams and sponsors, and is America's largest
and longest-running ATV National Motocross
series with more than 20 years of competition.
The series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while
keeping close to the grassroots fun that
makes people love to go to the races.
Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose Racing,
and presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited.
Premiere and Feature sponsors include ATV
Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend
Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider,
ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
