AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #7 - Spring Creek MX
Millville,
MN
June 4, 2011
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Can-Am/Motoworks'
Chad Wienen Wins Overall at Millville
John Natalie & Jeremy
Lawson Round Out Podium
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ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #7 - Spring Creek MX |
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Millville,
MN (6/5/2011) – Warm
temperatures and sunny blue skies surrounded round
7 of the AMA ATV Motocross National Championship
Series presented by DWT, as the series headed to
Spring Creek MX in Millville, Minn. this weekend.
Challenging track conditions made for an exciting
day of racing as the top ATV racers in the country
battled for the overall win.
Joel Hetrick grabbed both SSiDecals.com Holeshot
AwardsChad Wienen grabbed the ATVRiders.com Fastest
Qualifier Award after taking advantage of the
smooth track conditions in the first qualifying
session. As the day went on, the notoriously rough
Millville track chalked longer and more demanding
lap times.
Joel Hetrick shot off the start to grab the SSiDecals.com
Holeshot Award in moto one, barely edging out
Jannsen Motorsports rider Nick DeNoble. Wienen,
the fastest qualifier of the day, got a mid-pack
start, forcing him to work his way through the
pack early on. Hetrick held Natalie off for about
five laps until the rookie appeared to get a little
winded. Natalie took over the lead and for the
remainder of the race focused on holding his teammate
Wienen off. Wienen had Millville's famous "whoop
monster" whoop section down, gaining time
each lap.
"The whoops started to get tough as the
race went on but I was able to find a faster pace
through them and I think I definitely gained some
time through there," said Wienen. "I
had to work my way up to John [Natalie] and a
little past the halfway point I tried a couple
different lines, I tried to mirror him a couple
times and then tried to swing around him one lap
but he was protecting his lines pretty well,"
Wienen added.
Wienen and Natalie went 1-2 at Millville Walsh
Race Craft Suzuki's Jeremy Lawson appeared to
be one of the stronger riders on the rough track
as he continuously charged throughout the entire
moto. Lawson got off to a rough start but quickly
picked off riders, eventually making his way to
the fourth place of Josh Upperman. Lawson passed
Upperman on the last lap to claim a fourth place
finish in moto two.
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