AMA ATV Motocross Nationals Round #9 - Pleasure Valley Johnstown, Pennsylvania July 12-13, 2008

In lap nine, things began to get ugly as the rain began to fall. The heavy shower soon saturated the track causing slick conditions, which had a huge impact on the top five racers. “I was coming into a downhill section and I started to slide. I ended up flipping, but I got back on and kept going,” said Dustin Wimmer, who’s mishap sent him back to 4th place and allowed Lawson and Creamer to take over 2nd and 3rd.

Dustin Wimmer would make the pass on Doug Gust to take over the lead by lap seven with Wimmer beginning to stretch out his lead before the rain started	During the 9th lap, the skies opened up and dramatically changed the track conditions, which sent Wimmer flipping down the slick big downhill and out of the lead

John Natalie also had a spill in moto two, which sent him to the back of the pack. “I caught a rut coming down a hill and flipped, but it was probably one of the easiest get-off’s I’ve had,” he said. John got back on and proceeded to lay down the fastest lap time of the day at 01:45.496. John’s determination moved him into 11th by the tenth lap, but the mud and rain caused visibility problems for him, which slowed him down and caused him to fall back to 12th.

Kawasaki's Josh Creamer started back in 7th, but he was determined to earn a spot on the Podium as he charged his way up to a 3rd place finish ahead of Wimmer	Can-Am's Sage Baker was charged his way from 12th to a 7th place finish passing Joe Byrd on the final lap, which was a season best for Baker

Harold Goodman who had been running in the top five ran into mechanical issues in lap twelve and ended his day with a DNF, which was a first for Goodman in over a year. Chad Wienen was having a better time of things in moto two. Despite a slow start, the Suzuki racer kept his head down and soon worked his way into the number five spot. Sage Baker, who had come off the line in mid pack, was able to consistently work his way up until reaching 7th place.

Doug Gust Wins the 2nd Moto & Claims his 2nd Overall Win for 2008, which moves him with 8 points of Joe Byrd for the 2nd Spot in points

Right behind Gust was Can-Am’s Jeremy Lawson in 2nd and Josh Creamer in 3rd. Josh’s 1-3 finish allowed him to take 2nd on the podium, which is his best finish to date, while Dustin Wimmer claimed 3rd overall and increased his points lead even further over Joe Byrd, who is currently standing in second. Jeremy Lawson’s 6-2 finishes allowed him 4th overall and Kawasaki’s Keith Little rounded out the top five.

AMA Pro ATV Motocross Nationals Podium (left to right) Josh Creamer(2nd), Doug Gust (1st), Dustin Wimmer(3rd),

It was a big day for the Kawasaki team as all three team members had strong finishes with Josh and Keith both finishing in the top five and Russell Shumaker finishing in eighth place overall. “It was a big day for all of us,” said Creamer. “We’ve all been working really hard and it’s paying off.”