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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #4 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, Illinois
May 31, 2014

AMA ATV Motocros Racing

Thomas Brown Wins Sunset Ridge ATV Pro Motocross
ATV Pro Motocross Racing

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Walnut, IL (5/31/2014) – Chad Wienen's bid for a fourth consecutive win at his hometown race at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Illinois, came up just a couple points short on Saturday as he watched his Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha teammate Thomas Brown capture his first win of the 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA (ATVMX), season. The fourth round of the championship featured the most parity of the season thus far, with Brown becoming the fifth different rider to finish on the overall podium.

Pro ATV Motocross Podium
Mtn Dew ATV Motocross - Round 4 - Pro ATV MX Podium (left to right)
Josh Upperman (3rd), Thomas Brown (1st), Chad Wienen(2nd)

The AMA Pro ATV Class competed in its warmest conditions thus far in 2014 and near 90-degree temperatures was accompanied by high humidity. As a result, the sandy track at Sunset Ridge MX broke down dramatically and made racing even more challenging for this highly talented field of the world's best ATV riders. Despite the heat, fans still came out in force to cheer on the competitors for a great day of action, which began with hometown boy Chad Wienen, from nearby Galena, grabbing the ATVRiders.com Top Qualifier Award.

Chad Wienen ATV MX

Chad Wienen claimed the ATVriders.com Fastest Qualifier Award

At the start of the first moto, it wasn't Wienen but Baldwin Motorsports / PEP / Upperman Racing Honda's Josh Upperman who raced to the SSi Decals Holeshot. However, his lead was short lived as Motosport.com / RRR / Ford / DWT / Walsh / Fox Honda's John Natalie took over the top spot in the second corner.

Josh Upperman ATV Motocross

Josh Upperman grabbed the SSi Decals Moto One Holeshot

Shortly thereafter, JB Racing/Cheerwine Can-Am's Jeffrey Rastrelli moved to the front of the field to lead the first lap with his JB Racing / DWT / Mtn. Dew Live Wire Can-Am teammate Joel Hetrick in second, searching for back-to-back overall wins. Upperman settled into third with Natalie fourth and Wienen crossing the line in fifth, while Brown slotted into sixth.

Jeffrey Rastrelli ATV Motocross

Jeffrey Rastrelli took over the lead in lap one, but he blew a corner & dropped back to 9th in lap two, but rebounded to 7th by the checkered flag

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