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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals
Round #10 - Red Bud MX
Buchanan,
Michigan
July 26-27, 2008
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ATV MOTO ONE
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As the checkered flag was waved, Suzuki's Chad
Wienen took his first moto win of the season.
“This was really a big weight lifted off
my shoulders,” stated Wienen, who has been
plagued by a shoulder injury for most of the season.
“I’m back to 100% and feeling really
good and now I’m trying to get back in the
swing of things,” he concluded. Honda’s
Joe Byrd crossed the line in 2nd place, followed
by Doug Gust in 3rd.
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| Suzuki's
Chad Wienen takes the checkered flag and
earns his 1st Win for 2008 after a serious
of bad luck and injuries |
Honda's
Joe Byrd makes the pass on Doug Gust to
take over the 2nd spot with Gust holding
onto 3rd place |
Dustin Wimmer cruised across the finish line
with 4th place and the championship. “It
feels great!” exclaimed Wimmer when asked
how he felt about taking his first-ever Pro championship.
“I’ve wanted and worked at this my
whole life and to finally have it happen is a
dream come true.”
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ATV Ref, Harv Whipple, presented Dustin
Wimmer with the #1 Plate after clinching
the Pro ATV Championship for Suzuki with
his 4th place finish in Moto One. Afterwards,
Wimmer along with his most of the race team
& family joined him on the Podium for
a group photo
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Yamaha’s Pat Brown rounded out the top
five in moto one while Josh Upperman held on for
an impressive 6th place with John Natalie right
behind him in 7th. Harold Goodman finished in
8th with Can-Am’s Jeremy Lawson finishing
moto one in 9th place; and despite his earlier
crash, Russell Shumaker crossed the finish line
in 10th place.
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Honda's
Joe Byrd grabbed the Moto 2 Holeshot over
Kawasaki's Keith Little |
When the gate dropped for moto two, it was Joe
Byrd who grabbed the holeshot, with Kawasaki’s
Keith Little in a close second and John Natalie,
Harold Goodman and Russell Shumaker all in hot
pursuit. Doug Gust got off to a mid pack start.
“I was late coming to the gate and got almost
last pick, so I didn’t get the best line
out of the hole,” said Gust.
Josh Creamer, who was hoping for a repeat holeshot
had a bit of a slow start as well. “I got
pinched out in the holeshot so I just started
picking people off,” said Josh. Creamer
made an incredible charge and by the eighth lap
found himself in 4th place.
Dustin Wimmer was also a little slow coming off
the line. “After taking the championship
in moto one, I was a little distracted out there
for moto two because it still hadn’t sunk
in yet that I got it,” said Wimmer humbly.
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| Warnert
Racing's John Natalie was flying high in
Moto 2 as he held a top three position the
entire Moto |
Suzuki's
Dustin Wimmer battled with Yamaha's Pat
Brown early in the 2nd Moto, till Brown
had a wipe-out, which sent him to the back
of the pack |
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