AMA ATV Motocross Nationals Round #1 - Glen Helen Raceway San Bernardino, California March 7-8, 2009

The second moto played out quite differently with Wimmer powering his Suzuki to the second MotorcycleUSA.com Holeshot Award and easily settling into the lead over Byrd who leveled out in second. Creamer, after a middle pack start, made his way into the number three spot that secured the second spot on the podium behind Wimmer; something that he did not quite realize during the race.

#191 Dustin Wimmer lead the charge from start to finish in Moto 2 after edging out #7 Joe Byrd for the Holeshot

"My mechanic was telling me 'second, second' and I didn't know what it meant," Creamer said. "I was thinking, trying to figure it out. I guess I was never really good at math."

2x Champion, Honda's Joe Byrd, kicks off the 2009 season with a podium finish	Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer celebrates after taking the checkered flag for the Win

Byrd rounded out the podium happy with a better start to the season compared to last year. "We had a better setup in the second moto and we like this track," he said. "It's good and rough."

AMA Pro ATV Motocross Nationals Podium (left to right) Josh Creamer(2nd), Dustin Wimmer (1st), Joe Byrd (3nd)

Yamaha rookie Thomas Brown was so excited to be at the race you couldn't wipe the grin off of his face. The Sanger, Texas native was riding like he definitely belonged next to the veterans of the class. Riding an ailing machine in moto one, he kept it together to finish ninth then upped it to fourth for a fourth overall.

Yamaha's Thomas Brown secures an impressive 4th Overall in his Pro ATV Racing debut on the YFZ450R	Pro Rookie, Honda's Clay Holmes, also secures an impressive 5th Overall after battling with Thomas Brown both Motos

Another rookie and Byrd's protege, Clay Holmes of Lexington, Tenn., came close to earning the number four spot, but the quiet rider earned eighth and fifth to grab his first Top 5 finish in the Pro class.