AMA ATV Motocross Nationals Round #8 - Unadilla MX New Berlin, NY July 13, 2013

Upperman was the only rider who finished within the top five who was able to make any passes on the field. Upperman had a bad jump off the gate and came out on the field just inside the top ten. Upperman's endurance kept strong until the end of the moto as he tried to make a pass into fourth but ran out of time. Upperman took fifth overall in New York and moved into fifth overall in the championship points chase.

Josh Upperman placed 6-5 at Unadilla rounding out the top 5 in the Pro Class

"I had a lot of pressure behind me in moto 1 and it really wore on me, but I came back out for moto 2 ready to go. I got off to a bad start and really had to work hard to make my way up towards the front of the field. I'm happy with a top five overall but am really going to be looking to find the podium again at the next round," said Upperman.

Joel Hetrick ran into some mechanical issues during Pro Moto 2. Hetrick was still able to finish 8th overall despite placing fourteenth in Moto 2

Hetrick was sitting inside the top five when he had a mechanical issue and had to pull into the mechanic's area. Hetrick was able to salvage valuable championship points by finishing fourteenth but fell back into sixth in the championship points trailing Upperman by one point. Walsh Race Craft rider, Nick DeNoble got off to a great start in moto 2, coming out of the first turn in sixth. DeNoble was able to maintain sixth until the checkers flew and secured sixth overall for the weekend.

Nick DeNoble placed 6th overall

"I've always really enjoyed this track and knew coming in I had to just focus on my starts, stay positive, and ride my own race. I'm really happy about my sixth overall finish and looking forward to heading back home to the Midwest for Round 9," said DeNoble.

The series will continue Round 9 of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross, sanctioned by AMA, National Championship at Red Bud MX in Buchannan, MI. on July 27. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.

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