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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #5 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, Illinois
May 25, 2013
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Chad Wienen Wins
Third Straight at Sunset Ridge AMA ATV
MX
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Wienen didn't get off to the best start,
but the current points leader quickly worked
his way up into the third place position
by the end of the first lap. Attempting
to make a pass for second, Wienen spun out
on the wet track and moved back into third
with two laps to go.
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#20 Josh Creamer went 5-1 at Sunset Ridge MX to earn third overall |
Chad
Wienen placed third in Pro Moto 2 on his Yamaha YFZ450R ATV |
Wienen's third place
finish in Moto 2 was enough to secure the
overall win and allow him to maintain the
points lead after five rounds of racing.
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Wienen Motorsports / Maxxis teammates #1 Chad Wienen & #84 Thomas Brown battle for position during Pro Moto 2 |
Brown got off to another rough start in
Moto 2, sitting just inside the top ten.
The Texas native put his head down and made
his way up to sixth by the end of lap one
and sat in third by the end of lap two.
Natalie only lost three positions when he
stalled his machine on lap two and sat in
the fourth place position until he made
a pass on Brown for third with five laps
to go. After Wienen spun out, Natalie reclaimed
second place where he ultimately finished
in Moto 2.
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#7 Joe Byrd 4-6 earning sixth place overall on his Honda 450R ATV |
#20 Josh Upperman placed 5th in moto 2 earning sixth overall |
Byrd grabbed his second top five start
of the day and was passed by Upperman for
his position by the end of the fifth lap.
Upperman had a rough start to Moto 2 but
was able to work his way up and crossed
the checkers in fifth taking sixth overall
for the weekend. Byrd crossed the Moto 2
finish line in sixth and took fifth overall
in Illinois.
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#9 Josh Creamer, #13 John Natalie, & #39 Sean Taylor make their way around the muddy track at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Illinois |
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Despite having surgery just 5 days prior, Joel Hetrick chose to race & earn some much needed Championship Points |
Root River Racing's rookie Sean Taylor
had his best start to a moto for his pro
career coming out of the first turn in second.
Taylor took an 11th place finish in Moto
2 and went 12th overall for the weekend.
Corrosion Hetrick Racing's Joel Hetrick
was able to make up 18 points throughout
the weekend even coming off of surgery less
than five days ago.
Round 6 of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross,
sanctioned by AMA, National Championship
Series will take place in Danville, Va.
at Birch Creek Raceway on June 8. For more
information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
2013
Mtn. Dew AMA Pro ATV Motocross Round
5
Top 10 ATV Race Results & Point
Standings |
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ATV Race Results: |
Pro
ATV Point Standings: |
- Chad Wienen (YAM)
- John Natalie (HON)
- Josh Creamer (CAN)
- Thomas Brown (YAM)
- Joe Byrd (HON)
- Josh Upperman (HON)
- Nick Denoble (SUZ)
- Jeffrey Rastrelli (CAN)
- Casey Martin (HON)
- Joel Hetrick (HON)
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- Chad Wienen (221)
- Thomas Brown (188)
- Josh Creamer (185)
- Joel Hetrick (168)
- John Natalie (167)
- Josh Upperman (156)
- Joe Byrd (132)
- Nick Denoble (118)
- Jeffrey Rastrelli (115)
- Casey Martin (89)
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About the Mtn.
Dew ATV Motocross National Championship
The Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship,
sanctioned by AMA, is the nation's premier
amateur and professional ATV motocross series,
hosted at top motocross facilities nationwide.
The 10-round series features the Nation's
best racers, teams and sponsors, and is
America's largest and longest-running ATV
national motocross program. Since 1985,
the series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while
premiering the professional class. For more
information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
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