2017
ATV Masters TT
Day Two - Kinston, NC
Lenoir County Fairgrounds
April 8, 2017
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Chuckie Creech
Claims ATV Masters TT Pro Overall Win
Brad Riley & Michael
Houghton Round Out Pro ATV Podium
Kinston, NC (4/11/2017) –
Chuckie Creech took the overall victory in the Pro
class during the ATV Masters Shootout TT race at
Ironclad Race Track. Creech finished second on day
one of two-day event and won the second day’s race
to secure the victory. In the process, he pocketed
$2,800 with the $500 Overall Bonus. Brad Riley finished
second overall, and Michael Houghton rounded out
the Pro ATV Podium on Saturday night.
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Pro
ATV Podium - ATV Masters TT (left to right)
Michael Houghton (3rd), Chuckie Creech (1st),
Brad Riley (2nd) |
The event is the brainchild of Rick Earnhardt.
Envisioning it as the “Daytona 500 of TT Racing,”
Earnhardt put up the largest prize for a TT event
in recent history with a $20,000 purse and $6,000
Pro purse each day, as well as $8,000 in contingencies
and cash for amateur and Pro Am. The purse paid
back to 10th place.
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The ATV Masters
TT event gave away some great looking
trophies to the racers along with thousands
in prizes
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“We needed to do something a little different
in the TT world and I wanted to make this the
biggest TT race of the year that kicks things
off,” said Earnhardt. “I didn’t realize how much
work it was, but it was worth it. Next year, once
the word gets out, we’ll have a lot more riders
come from across the country. We’re even hearing
from some pro motocross racers. We had 10 in our
50cc youth class, which is amazing. Sponsors are
already wanting to talk to us about next year.”
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Darla Justus
took home a brand new Honda Generator
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The race was held in typical TT style with a
technical dirt track featuring plenty of blue
groove, as well as a Joker Lane. The Joker Lane,
which had to be taken twice during the main, was
a longer lane around the start-finish line that
helped break up the pack and make for more competitive
racing.
Creech won the 25-lap main during the second
day of racing. Riley finished second, ahead of
Michael Houghton, Andrew Evanyke and Nate Dawyko.
Creech took the Joker Lane early and then challenged
Riley in the end. Riley took the Joker Lane late
in the race, handing the lead and the win to Creech.
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#25 Chuckie
Creech grabbed the ATV Masters TT Pro
Holeshot
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“Anyone out here could have won because there
are a lot of fast guys out here,” said Creech.
“I had to pick and choose when to take the Joker
Lane. The guy behind me cut off, and then I took
the Joker Lane and got back up to Brad Riley.
When he took it, I was right there on it.”
Creech unveiled a new quad for the event. While
he knew he had a good bike, he was still nervous
going into the event. “We knew what we had, but
this is a new bike and you have to get your trust
back into it,” said Creech. “We were pretty well
set up.”
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#25 Chuckie
Creech held on to take the win on Saturday,
which also earned him a bonus $500 for
the Pro Overall Win Award
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