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Joe Byrd Bounces back!
Wins Birch Creek Round of the AMA Pro ATV Motocross Nationals

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Danville, VA (4/27/2008) - Is Joe Byrd back? "Let's hope so," said a triumphant Byrd after sweeping both motos to win Sunday's TriangleCycles.com ATV National at Birch Creek Motorsports, marking his first victory of the season. The event was Round 4 of the 2008 ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA Pro Championship.

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Joe Byrd won the Suspension Systems Holeshot Award en route to winning the first moto and the ATVRiders.com Holeshot Award in the second moto.

Joe Byrd's 1-1 Victory at Round 4 of the AMA Pro ATV Motocross Racing Series leaves him with 119 overall points putting him in 3rd place for the series.

Byrd (No. 7 Honda) traded the lead once with Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper) before winning and the first moto, and ran away with the second moto. The two-time and defending AMA Pro Champion finished ahead of Wimmer, who notched his fourth consecutive podium. Jason Dunkelberger (No. 19 East Coast ATV/Honda) earned his first ATV Pro podium, finishing third.

"This track really worked for me this weekend," said Byrd, who was near the top of the timing charts all weekend. "We've been working hard this season, and we're going to keep doing what we're doing. The early part of the year was difficult; hopefully this is a sign of things to come.

Pro ATV Results - Top 10

Current Pro ATV Points

  1. Joe Byrd (1-1)
  2. Dustin Wimmer (2-2)
  3. Jason Dunkelberger (3-8)
  4. Doug Gust (4-7)
  5. Jeremy Lawson (6-5)
  6. Josh Upperman (11-3)
  7. Harold Goodman (10-4)
  8. John Natalie (5-11)
  9. Cody Miller (9-9)
  10. Josh Creamer (13-6)
  1. Wimmer 178
  2. Gust 145
  3. Byrd 119
  4. Natalie 113
  5. Creamer 104
  6. Goodman 103
  7. Wienen 92
  8. Dunkelberger 82
  9. Lawson 80
  10. Arno 80

"This will definitely build momentum going into the next race," added Byrd. "More importantly, it will raise the morale in the Byrd compound, making all of those 18-hour shifts meaningful."

With the victory, Byrd moves up four positions to third in points, 59 markers behind Wimmer. Doug Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar, MSR, Suzuki, Yoshimura, Pro Taper) is second in the title chase, while John Natalie (No. 13 Can-Am) and Josh Creamer (No. 9 Team Monster Energy Drink/Kawasaki) are fourth and fifth, respectively.

The next race for the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA Championship is scheduled for May 10-11 at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Ill.

About the ITP/Moose Racing ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
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The AMA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National Motocross Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited is the nation's premier amateur and professional ATV motocross series, and competes at top motocross facilities nationwide. The 11-round series features the Nation's best racers, teams and sponsors, and is America's largest and longest-running ATV National Motocross series with more than 20 years of competition. The series continues to expand and produce top talent from the amateur ranks, while keeping close to the grassroots fun that makes people love to go to the races.

Series sponsors include title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose Racing, and presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors include Can Am, Amsoil, ATV Sport Magazine, Quad Magazine, Moto Tees, Maxxis Tires, and FMF. Associate sponsors include Fox Shox, Gatorade, Hinson Racing, Custom Axis, and H-Bomb. Media partners include ATV Insider and ATVRiders.com. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.


About the ATV Association (ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA") is the official sanctioning body of the amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National Motocross Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA is a sister organization of the 260,000 member American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). ATV racing has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years, and continues to gain momentum and support, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each ATVA round attracts hundreds of racers who compete for bragging rights to one of 31 amateur national titles. For more information, please visit www.atvaonline.com.


About the ATV Promoters Group (ATVPG):
The ATVPG is composed of the individual promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National Motocross Championships, presented by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through the production of professional and amateur championship racing events. For more information on the ATVPG and the ATV National events they produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.

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