AMA ATV Motocross Nationals Round #5 - Sunset Ridge MX Walnut, Illinois May 25, 2013

DASA's Joe Byrd placed 4th in Pro Moto 1 on his Honda 450R ATV

Veteran Joe Byrd was maintaining his third place start on top his Joe Byrd Quad Riding School Dasa machine and Upperman was sitting in fourth. After a few intense laps, Brown made a pass on Upperman but Upperman didn't lose any time and continued to pressure the battle. Upperman attempted to make a pass back on Brown but instead went end-over-end to the ground. Upperman recovered quickly from the fall, maintaining a top ten position.

#7 Joe Byrd & #84 Thomas Brown battle for third place position at Sunset Ridge

Meanwhile, Brown and Byrd had an intense battle for the third place position. Brown and Byrd are not strangers to each other this season after their battling at Round 4, but Brown was able to make a clean pass on Byrd with a few laps to go, crossing the line in third place, with Byrd following in fourth.

"I had a bad start to the moto and really had to work hard to work my way up through the field. I've been working really hard trying to get into that top spot, I know what I need to work on and am hoping to get up there soon," said Brown.

BCS / Can-Am's #9 Josh Creamer & Walsh Race Craft's #123 Nick DeNoble battle for position

BCS Can-Am rider Josh Creamer also came out of the first turn just outside the top five and moved quickly into the sixth place spot by the end of the third lap. Creamer then went on to have an intense battle with Walsh Race Craft's Nick DeNoble.

DeNoble came out of the first turn in the top five and sat in the sixth position until Creamer made a pass on him about halfway through the moto.

The rain rolled in right before the pros went to the line for Moto 2 but that didn't hinder the racing. As the gate dropped it was John Natalie who came out of the first turn in the front of the field but before the end of the second lap Creamer passed for the lead after Natalie stalled his machine. Even in the muddy conditions Creamer was able to defend the position and not only take the moto win but also third place overall.

BCS / Can-Am's Josh Creamer earned the win in Pro Moto 2 on his Can-Am DS450 ATV

"My machine was set up really well for the conditions of moto 2 and my ITP tires really hooked up off the start and I was able to come out with the Holeshot. From there on I had to ride really smart to keep the position with the pressure I had behind me but I'm really happy to be back up on the podium," said Creamer.