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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #5 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut,
Illinois
May 2-3, 2009
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Kawasaki's Chad Wienen
Wins Wild Weekend at Sunset Ridge
Can-Am's
Cody Miller & Suzuki's Doug Gust Podium
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ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #5 - Sunset Ridge |
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Monster
Energy / Kawasaki's Chad Wienen Claims his
1st Win on the Kawasaki KFX450R |
Walnut,
IL (5/4/2009) –
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Chad Wienen brought home
his first win of the season in front of throngs
of excited fans at his home track during round five
of the AMA Pro ATV MX championship at the Sunset
Ridge National in Walnut, Illinois. Wienen went
1-1 in perfect weather conditions to close down
the point's margin and moves into third place for
the Championship.
This is the first round since series leader Dustin
Wimmer has been out with an injury and he drops
to second in the points behind new series leader
Joe Byrd, who struggled during the day with 6-19
moto scores. Warnert Racing Can-Am's Cody Miller
nabbed second followed by Rockstar Makita Suzuki's
Doug Gust in third.
The Sunset Ridge National event also marked round
four of the amateur portion of the ITP Tires/Moose
Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship presented
by Parts Unlimited.
"I just felt really comfortable and got
great starts which helped me along the entire
weekend," Wienen said. "It was just
a weekend where everything came together and I
don't think anything could have gone better for
me. Having my fans cheering me on made my job
a lot easier."
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Josh Creamer lead for Several laps in Moto
One with teammate, #44 Chad Wienen, eventually
making the pass to take over the lead |
Wienen started the weekend off right, taking
the Top Qualifier Award, but it was his teammate
Josh Creamer that grabbed the holeshot award in
moto one. Creamer held the lead until the third
lap, until Wienen rocketed past him to take over
the top spot all the way to the checkers. With
more than half the race over Motoworks Can-Am's
Jeremy Lawson, who started in the middle of the
pack, also passed Creamer to move into second
place. The lone Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider for
the weekend, Doug Gust, turned the pressure on
Creamer in the last lap, but Creamer outlasted
him to come in third.
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| Illinois'
own Chad Wienen had plenty of motivation
to grab the win with his crew cheering him
on track side & hundreds of spectators
along the fences cheering for him with eash
passing lap to the checkered flag |
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