AMA ATV Motocross Nationals Round #6 - Birch Creek MX Danville, Virginia June 8, 2013

Starts were key to moto 2 and John Natalie shot out of the gate with some fire and grabbed the SSi Decals Holeshot Award. Natalie took advantage of his great start and drove into a pace that set him up for a comfortable lead on the rest of the field. Natalie took the moto 2 win with a ten second lead over second salvaging a fifth place overall finish for the weekend.

Motoworks' #13 John Natalie grabbed the SSi Decals Moto 2 Holeshot Award & held the lead from start to finish, which gave him 5th Overall on the day

"I had a lot of motivation coming into moto 2 after my moto 1 finish. I knew the start was the most important thing and that I had to get it if I wanted to take the win. My team and mechanic really pulled it together between motos and had my machine running great to not only pull the holeshot but the moto 2 win!" said Natalie.

Upperman came out of the first turn in second and had pressure from behind nearly the entire moto. Upperman was able to hold his position and rode flawlessly. The second place finish secured second place overall for the weekend and Upperman's first podium of the 2013 season. Wienen followed out of the first turn in third and despite trying to make a pass into second was unsuccessful. Wienen went on to finish the moto in third and took his fourth consecutive overall win of the season with a 1-3 finish for the day.

Baldwin's Josh Upperman had both #1 Chad Wienen & #84 Thomas Brown riding his rear bumper the entire moto, but Upperman didn't fold under the pressure & held on to claim the second spot along with his first podium finish of season

"I've been waiting for my first podium all season long and am pumped to be up on the box. Heading into this break it is really going to give me the motivation to drive into the second half of the season looking for the top of the box," said Upperman.

Brown had a much better start to moto 2 and came out of the first turn in fourth. Brown stayed right behind the second and third place riders but was also unable to find a place to pass before the checkers flew. Brown took his fifth third overall finish of the season extending his second place championship points margin.

Yamaha's #84 Thomas Brown finished 2-4 for third overall, which is earned him his fifth podium finish of the year