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ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #8 - Red Bud
Buchanan, Michigan
July 26, 2014
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Chad Wienen Takes Third
Pro ATV Motocross Championship
::Continued::
With one big step towards the AMA Pro ATV crown
completed, Wienen seized control of Moto 2 out
of the gate, grabbing the SSi Decals Holeshot
Award and essentially dashing any of the hopes
of his fellow competitors.
 Yamaha's
Chad Wienen grabbed the Moto 2 holeshot
& lead from start to finish
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Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Upperman Racing Honda’s
Josh Upperman jumped out to a great start in second,
with Natalie not far behind in third and Brown
in fourth. After solid first motos both Hetrick
and Creamer were forced to fight their way from
starts outside the top five.
 Baldwin's
Josh Upperman rebounded in moto 2 recording
the fastest laptime in the moto, but he
rolled his front tire off the bead in
the final lap of moto two, which dropped
him back to a third place finish for 5th
Overall at Red Bud
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With Wienen out front and in control of the moto,
there was little left that his rivals could do
as the reigning champ was at the top of his game
at RedBud. As Wienen dominated, the focus turned
to the battle between Upperman and Natalie for
second. The pair paced one another for the entirety
of the moto until Upperman had his tire come off
the bear in the final lap that allowed Natalie
to steal away the spot.
 John
Natalie finished in the 2nd in Moto two
just ahead of Josh Upperman, which earned
Natalie 2nd Overall for the weekend, which
moved Natalie with 5 points of Thomas
Brown in the championshp points race for
third overall
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Brown was in the hunt for a podium again in Moto
2 and ultimately secured another fourth-place
effort ahead of Rastrelli in fifth. After suffering
early misfortune and dropping all the way to ninth,
Hetrick valiantly fought his way back to sixth
to ensure his spot on the overall podium.
 For
the first time in four Straight race,
Thomas Brown finished off the podium in
4th Overall after going 4-4 at Red Bud
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It was the third 1-1 performance of the 2014
season for Wienen and served as a fitting complement
to his championship-clinching effort. Natalie’s
best outing since the third round resulted in
his fourth podium effort of the season in second
(3-2), while Hetrick’s resiliency (2-6) helped
him edge out Brown (4-4) for the third an final
spot on the podium. Upperman completed the top
five (7-3) for the afternoon.
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Mtn
Dew ATV Motocross - Round 8 - ATV MX Pro
Podium (left to right)
John
Natalie Jr (2nd),
Chad
Wienen
(1st), Joel
Hetrick (3rd)
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