ATV MX Championship Spring Creek MX Millville, MN July 1, 2017

Wienen went 2-2 in the motos and finished second overall on his Wienen Motorsports/SSI Decals/Maxxis Tires Yamaha. It was a “what-could-have-been-race” for the defending champion as mistakes added up to second in the final order.

Yamaha's Chad Wienen went 2-2 for 2nd overall at Spring Creek MX

“Today was just about mistakes,” said Wienen. “I was very fortunate I kept my Yamaha on track. This was one of my bad days and I guess it wasn’t too bad. I just made one big mistake. In the first moto, I got stuck behind Thomas and Joel really just got away from me. In the second moto, I had a great gate, I made a pass on Joel and I started pulling away. I made a big mistake and almost crashed. I don’t know if a rock got stuck into my wheel because I almost spun around. That’s when Joel got back behind me. I tried to put in another charge, but I realized that if I kept pushing something bad was going to happen.”

Brown, astride his Root River Racing's Yamaha, scored a 4-3 on the weekend. He was proud to bring Root River a podium on its home turf, after battling with Rastrelli in both motos.

DWT's Thomas Brown secured the final spot on the Podium

“Jeffrey and I battled both motos,” said Brown. “He was on me on the last lap and was right on me. It’s great to win here in Minnesota. We’ve been struggling the last four races. I haven’t been riding like I should. The Root River Racing team never gave up on me, even when I thought about giving up on myself. The whole team has really pulled together.”

Rastrelli, riding the JB Racing/PEP Shocks finished 3-4. Though he finished fourth overall, the training he’s put in is starting to pay off with two hard-fought finishes on the fast and rough track.

JB Racing's #28 Jeffrey Rastrelli battled with Thomas Brown both motos at Spring Creek MX

“I really trained hard these last two weeks and I think it showed with the endurance I had,” said Rastrelli. “I just couldn’t make the pass on Thomas. I tried everything that last moto. I rode a pretty flawless race, but there was just one fast line and I couldn’t get past him.”

Nick Gennusa rode a 7-5 for an overall fifth on the AGX/Walsh/Maxxis Honda. Though fifth was not his preferred finishing position, he is looking forward to the next race, at his home track Unadilla.

Walsh's Nick Gennusa rounded out the Top Five

“At least we’re going to my favorite track next: Unadilla,” said Gennusa. “It’s my home track and that’s some motivation. We have some hard work to do for the next two weeks. I’m struggling a little bit mid-season, but I’m giving it everything I can. The holeshot was tricky and I struggled with gate picks. It seemed like the track only had limited passing opportunities. I’m not too thrilled, but I’ll be ready for Unadilla.”

Team USA ATV Motocross Team (left to right) Harv Whipple, Chad Wienen, Thomas Brown, Joel Hetrick, Mark Baldwin

The next race for the ATV Motocross National Championship is scheduled for July 15-16 at Unadilla MX in New Berlin, NY.

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