2013 WORCS ATV Racing Round #5 - Honolulu Hills May 11, 2013 Taft, California

FOX's Nelson lost several spots early in the race when he lost his seat, but Nelson was on a mission as he charged his way back up through the pack to claim the final spot on the Podium for his first WORCS podium finish of the year.

"I am stoked to be on the podium, this is the first time all season. It was a tough race; I got a good start, but then my seat fell off on the first lap. I had to pull off and put it back on. Once I got going I was way behind the pack and it was nasty conditions to come from behind. It was really dusty in some spots and super muddy in others. I was just blowing through tear offs and my Yamaha started to overheat, but me and my Yamaha didn't give up. It ran strong and I pushed hard all the way to the end," said Nelson.

Yamaha's Josh Row made a run for a podium finish, but he had to settle for the fourth spot with Nelson making the pass for the final podium spot. "Last weekend I had a pretty bad get off and bruised my ribs. They still hadn't healed from before, so with two laps to go I started to make mistakes and I ended up losing a position. The heat added to the roughness of the track; the canyons were the worst. It was like breathing in fire as I rode through them," said Row.

LMR's Robbie Mitchell held the third spot early on in the race, but his airbox came lose, which forced him to the pits and dropped him back to the sixth spot before gaining a spot in the final laps to round out the top five.

Can-Am / GPR Off-road's Dillon Zimmerman charged his way into the third spot late in the race, but he ran his foot over after his nerf bar nets broke, which sent him back several spots with just two laps remaining in the race.

WORCS Pro-Am ATV Podium (left to right) Bryce Peart (2nd), David Flores (1st), Levi Shirley (3rd)

In the Pro Am class, Lonestar Racing's David Flores claimed his second straight win of the year with H&H Racing's Bryce Peart and Duncan Racing's Levi Shirley rounding out the podium.

WORCS Racing Series will head to Pala, California on July 12-14 for round 6 at Pala Raceway.