2016
AMA ATV Motocross
Round #12 Edge of Summer
Mt Pleasant, MI
September 9, 2016
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Joel Hetrick Wins, Chad Wienen
Clinches Championship
Joel Hetrick Takes 8th Win,
Chad Wienen Clinches 5th Championship
Mt Pleasant, MI
(9/9/2016) – The twelfth and
final round of the 2016 Pro AMA ATV Motocross National
Championship took place at the Soaring Eagle Resort
and Casino in Mount Pleasant, MI where Joel Hetrick
took his eighth overall win and Chad Wienen was
crowned the 2016 Pro National ATV MX Champion for
the fifth straight time.
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Edge
of Summer - Round 12 - Pro ATV Motocross
Podium (left to right)
Chad Wienen (2nd), Joel Hetrick (1st), Jeffrey
Rastrelli(3rd) |
Joel Hetrick dominated the Soaring Eagle event
with 1-1 moto finishes for first overall. This
was Hetrick’s eight win of the season.
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DASA Racing's
Joel Hetrick grabbed both moto holeshot,
which wrapped up the SSi Decals Holeshot
Award Championship
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“I got both holeshots, both moto wins, and locked
up the SSI Decals holeshot award,” said Hetrick,
who also tied for the ATVRiders.com fastest qualifier
award.
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Maxxis'
Joel Hetrick was on his game as he claimed
both moto wins at the Pro ATV Motocross
Season Finale
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Hetrick finished out the season just eight points
down from winning the national championship. “Coming
in here I knew it would be tough to win the championship,
but we are going to be charging for it next year.
I am excited for it. I want to thank DASA for
pulling me off the start, Maxxis tires that hooked
up great, Ian Harris at SSI Decals for the holeshot
award, and Harlen Foley from ATVRiders.com for
putting up the fastest qualifier award,” stated
Hetrick.
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ELKA's Joel
Hetrick took the checkered flag for his
8th Overall Win of the season, but finished
8 points behind Winenen for the Championship
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Chad Wienen clinched his fifth consecutive national
championship with a second place overall finish
on the weekend. Wienen had a tough start in the
first moto, but put his head down and worked his
way back up to third before the moto ended. “It
was a tough start to the day, but we played it
smart and played it cool,” said Wienen.
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Maxxis'
#1 Chad Wienen clinched his 5th Straight
Pro ATV Motocross Championship
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