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Red
Bull / Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer clinches
the National Championship after the
1st Moto at Red Bud |
Buchanan, MI (7/27/2008) -
Dustin Wimmer's dreams finally came to fruition
Sunday at RedBud Raceway as the Center Valley,
Pa. racer added one more accolade to his long
resume of accomplishments: The 2008 AMA Championship.
Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) finished fourth in the first
moto and clinched the title during Round 10
of the 2008 Moose Racing/ITP Tires AMA/ATVA
National Championship. Chad Wienen won the
moto.
"It really hasn't set in yet,"
said a nearly speechless Wimmer from the
podium, while holding the coveted AMA No.
1 plate. "This has been just a great
season. I just went out there and rode safely.
I tried to stay consistent, though it was
difficult. I fought a bent tie-rod during
the moto."
Wimmer's 2008 statistics speak for themselves:
five overall victories, two additional podiums
and one fifth-place finish. Now Wimmer said
he wants to add a couple more wins to this
year's tally.
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AMA Pro ATV Champion #191 Dustin Wimmer
with his new red number plate in action |
"My Suzuki team members deserve most
of the credit," said Wimmer. "My
bike has been just perfect all year, and
that's how you win championships. We're
going to fix some things on the quad, and
go out and try to get another overall win."
Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) showed his injuries from earlier
this year are well healed as he won the
first moto. Josh Creamer (No. 9 Team Monster
Energy/Kawasaki) took the Suspension Systems
holeshot award, and checked out into his
own zip code. However, mechanical problems
on lap four sidelined Creamer, handing Wienen
the lead for good. Joe Byrd (No. 7 American
Honda/Joe Byrd Quad School Honda) was second,
ahead of Doug Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki),
The second Pro moto is scheduled for today
at 3 p.m.
NOTE: We initially computed
that Dustin Wimmer needed to finished second
or better in the first moto to clinch the
title. This was incorrect. He needed to
finish fourth or better to put himself 75
points (these are the total points remaining
this year) ahead in the title chase. We
apologize for any confusion this might have
caused.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose 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 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.
About the ITP/Moose
ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose 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 ATV
Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend
Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider,
ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
