ATV MX Championship
Monster Mountain MX
Tallassee, Alabama
April 15, 2017 |
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Chad Wienen Wins Third Straight
at Monster Mountain
Joel Hetrick &
Jeffrey Rastrelli Round Out the Pro ATV MX Podium
Tallassee,
AL (4/17/2017)
- Hot and humid weather conditions returned for
the third round of the Wiseco ATV Motocross National
Championship (ATVMX) presented by CST Tires, an
AMA National Championship. Wienen Motorsports /SSi
Decals / Walsh Racecraft / Yamaha / Maxxis / 7240’s
Chad Wienen would walk away with the overall win
after going 2-1 at the famed Monster Mountain MX
Park in Tallassee, Alabama.
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Pro
ATV Motocross Podium (left to right)
Joel Hetrick (2nd), Chad Wienen (1st), Jeffrey
Rastrelli (3rd)
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GennUSA Racing’s Nick Gennusa kicked off the
day setting the fastest lap time in the first
session, but it would ultimately be Maxxis / Elka
/ Liquid Wrench / Honda’s Joel Hetrick who earned
the ATVriders.com Top Qualifier Award at the conclusion
of the second qualifying heat.
Hetrick kept the momentum rolling into the first
moto gate drop, where he claimed the SSi Decals
Holeshot award. Just as previous rounds, Wienen
was upfront as well, where he was able to apply
the pressure to Hetrick. With the front runners
engaged in their own battle, much of the focus
was turned the next four riders after Root River
Racing/CST Tires/Pro Motorsports’ Thomas Brown
who rode in third.
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After
taking home the ATVriders.com Top Qualifier
Award, Joel Hetrick claimed the SSi Decals
Holeshot Award in Moto One, which has leading
the points for both after three rounds |
Root River Racing’s Josh Upperman, Gennusa, Savage
Motorsports/Maxxis/Walsh Racecraft/Elka Suspension/BCS
Performance’s Ronnie Higgerson and JB Racing/Root
River Racing’s Jeffrey Rastrelli were engaged
in a four-way battle. As the race wore on Rastrelli
charged through the pack one-by-one in an attempt
to score a podium finish, but would have to settle
for fourth at the conclusion of the race. Wienen,
Hetrick and Brown filled the Moto 1 podium. Rastrelli
would finish just off the podium in fourth, with
Higgerson and Upperman following in fifth and
sixth.
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Root
River Racing's Josh Upperman
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345 Motorsports’ Cole Sepesi jumped out to the
early lead in Moto Two grabbing his first ever
SSi Decals Holeshot Award. Sepesi’s quick work
helped him avoid a first turn pile-up that took
Root River Racing’s Dylan Tremellen and Londerville
Steel/Janssen Motorsports-backed Cody Janssen
as victims. Hetrick would also face some bad luck
and go down on the first lap.
After placing second in the first moto, Wienen
was on charge and moved to the lead position by
the conclusion of the first lap. With a clear
track, the five-time champion continued to build
a lead while Rastrelli and Gennusa kept him in
check. Gennusa trailed Rastrelli until the mid-way
point of the race, where he was able to make the
pass.
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Chad
Wienen went 2-1 for the overall win at
Monster Mountain ATV MX
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Gennusa continued to gain on Wienen, but would
still lack four second as the checkered flag came
out. Wienen improved his first moto finish, taking
the top spot on the box in Moto 2. Gennusa and
Rastrelli rounded out the second moto podium Higgerson
rode a consistent race for fourth, and Hetrick
recovered from his crash to finish fifth.
With a pair of 2-1 moto finishes Wienen took
home the Monster Mountain National win, followed
by Hetrick (1-5) and Rastrelli (4-3). Gennusa’s
stand-out ride in the second moto placed him just
off the overall podium in fourth, with Brown finishing
behind him with another impressive ride for fifth
overall (3-6).
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Jeffrey
Rastrelli claimed the final spot on the
podium
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Higgerson continued his success going 5-4 for
sixth overall. Walsh Racecraft/Honda’s Parker
Wewerka followed in seventh overall (8-7,) with
Upperman behind him in eighth (6-10). Ford Brother’s
Racing’s Westley Wolfe (9-8) and Koster Racing’s
Brett Musick (10-9) rounded out the top ten overall.
The ATVMX circuit travels north in two weeks,
April 29, for the ATV Stampede at High Point Raceway
in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania.
2017
AMA ATV Motocross Race Results
Round 3 - Monster Mountain MX |
Pro
ATV Motocross Overall Race Results: |
- Chad Wienen (2-1)
- Joel Hetrick (1-5)
- Jeffrey Rastrelli (4-3)
- Nick Gennusa (7-2)
- Thomas Brown (3-6)
- Ronnie Higgerson (5-4)
- Parker Wewerka (8-7)
- Josh Upperman (6-10)
- Westley Wolfe (9-8)
- Brett Musick (10-9)
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Pro ATV Motocross
Points Standing: |
- Chad Wienen (119)
- Joel Hetrick (104)
- Thomas Brown (7)
- Nick Gennusa (88)
- Jeffrey Rastrelli (82)
- Ronnie Higgerson (77)
- Josh Upperman (71)
- Parker Wewerka (68)
- Westley Wolfe (53)
- Brett Musick (48)
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SSi
Decals Holeshot Award Standings: |
- Joel Hetrick (4)
- Cole Sepesi (2)
- Chad Wienen (1)
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ATVriders.com
Top Qualifier Award Standings: |
- Joel Hetrick (2)
- Chad Wienen (1)
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