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MX Championship
Loretta Lynn's
Hurricane Mills, TN
August 12, 2017
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Joel Hetrick Clinches Championship,
Chad Wienen Wins
Joel Hetrick Goes
1-2 for 2nd Overall to Clinch the Pro Championship
Hurricane
Mills, TN (8/14/2017)
- While Chad Wienen prevailed in the final battle,
Joel Hetrick won the war. Though Wienen won the
final round of the 2017 AMA Pro Wiseco ATV Motocross
National Championship presented by CST at the Loretta
Lynn Ranch, Hetrick clinched the championship. Hetrick
finished second overall, ahead of Thomas Brown,
who finished third in the title chase. Pro Rookie
Westley Wolfe and Nick Gennusa completed the top
five.
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Joel Hetrick celebrates his Pro ATV Motocross
National Championshp |
Hetrick came into the final round with one goal
in mind: win the title. Wienen, on the other hand,
was looking for his sixth straight title. It all
became a matter of mathematics in the first moto.
Ripping off an impressive holeshot, Hetrick led
every lap on his Honda. Wienen drove from the
back of the field after a difficult start and
finished second. In the second moto, Hetrick rode
a smart and consistent race, finishing second,
while Wienen won. It marked Wienen’s fifth victory
of the season.
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DASA
Racing's Joel Hetrick grabbed the Moto One
Holeshot & held the lead from start
to finish to secure the moto win |
“It was an amazing year with so much competition,”
said Wienen. “Congratulations to Joel on his first
championship. We gave him a fight the whole time.
We didn’t want to relinquish it, but he put together
some great rides. I got beat out of the start
in the first moto. We made some adjustments for
the second moto. We came out of the start a lot
better. We made some quick passes and we put together
a great moto.”
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| Maxxis'
Joel Hetrick made history at Loretta Lynn's
by claiming his first Pro ATV Motocross
Championship |
Though Hetrick had what he described as “not
a great” start to the season, he had race craft
when it counted. He swept motos in the last three
races, taking over the points lead after the last
race and finishing 11 points ahead of Wienen in
the final tally. The title was a dream come true
for Hetrick, who won a total of five races this
year and finished on the podium in the other five.
“The main goal was to win the championship and
we worked so hard for this,” said Hetrick, who
earned an additional $5,000 for the title. “I’ve
been through a lot this year. The first couple
of races weren’t great. I thought after those
races that our season was over, but I put my head
down, charged hard and we got it. This is a childhood
dream. I’ve worked for this all of my life; I’ve
been riding for 20 years. I just can’t say enough.
It’s an amazing feeling and I’m happy to be here.”
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| Pro
ATV Motocross Podium (left to right)
Joel Hetrick (2nd), Chad Wienen (1st), Thomas
Brown (3rd)
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While Hetrick was dominating, Wienen was having
trouble with starts. Those starts are what slowed
him enough in the end to relinquish the points
lead to Hetrick.
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Yamaha's
Chad Wienen claimed his 5th ATVriders.com
Fastest Qualifier Award, which tied him
with Joel Hetrick for the 2nd straight
year, so each will receive $500 from ATVriders.com
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