AMA ATV Motocross Nationals Round #2 - Mill Creek Raceway Pell City, Alabama March 21-22, 2009

Mill Creek Raceway - ATV Motocross Track

It was a perfect day for racing at Mill Creek with good track conditions and beautiful weather, but even the near perfect conditions, and racing at his home track, was not enough to bring luck Keith Little’s way.

The ATVA implemented its new format and some rule changes for the upcoming year at this round. With the tight schedule and minimal time on hand, racers and their crews are finding it tough to fix any issues their machines might have in between qualifying rounds, which was what happened to Little. During his qualifier, Little encountered what he thought was an issue with his CDI box. Little replaced it and went out to try and qualify, but the issue persisted. By the time Little was able to track down the problem, which turned out to be a faulty thermostat, it was too late and Little was forced to watch all the action from the sidelines, much to his dismay and that of his hometown fans.

Kawasaki's Keith Little grabbed the Pro LCQ Holeshot & held the lead for 2 laps, till he was sidelined and out of the Pro Main	Kawasaki's Russell Shumaker was able to make the pass on Trent Kandel to secure the final transfer spot behind Cale Downen

Little was not the only one to have a bad day. Kawasaki’s Josh Creamer, Can-Am’s Cody Miller and Jeremie Warnia, and Cale Downen were all involved in a huge crash shortly after the start that also slowed up several riders who were stuck behind. “There were quads flying everywhere, bodies flying everywhere. I don’t know how I avoided it,” said Can-Am Motoworks’ Brandon Smith who considered himself fortunate to not be a part of the carnage.

Nick DeNoble grabbed the Moto One Holeshot while havoc broke out behind him with Cody Miller & Josh Creamer colliding, which sent Miller flying into the front of Doug Gust & subsequently he got ran over before Gust could come to a stop. Meanwhile, Cale Downen was pushed outside & crashed into the fence. Fortunately, everyone was able get back up from the terrifying wreck and continue the race with just some scraps & bruises

Josh Creamer was pretty banged up from the incident, but continued to race to salvage points as did Cody Miller, who was inadvertently used as traction by Suzuki’s Doug Gust. “I felt really bad about running him over so I’m glad he is okay,” said Gust.

“In the first corner, I ran into Josh and caught his tire and I just went up and over and Josh went down as well. It was a tough crash and I was pretty sore after that, but I kept going,” said Miller who is hoping for a better go of things at round three.

Dustin Wimmer claims back to back wins to extends his AMA ATV Motocross points lead to 11 points over Joe Byrd

“My bike is dialed in and running perfectly. I just went out there and tried to ride smart and stay consistent. Starting out the year like this definitely has me motivated,” stated Dustin, who is determined to go for a repeat of his championship this season.