AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #4 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, Illinois
May 31, 2014
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Thomas Brown Wins Sunset
Ridge ATV Pro Motocross
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Upperman took the runner-up spot just under a
second behind Brown, while Wienen settled for
third. Rastrelli capped off a strong final moto
effort with a fourth-place finish, followed by
Hetrick in fifth.
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Joel Hetrick
finished in 5th place in Moto 2 for 4th
Overall
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With his 2-1 moto scores Brown edged out Wienen
(1-3) for the overall win by just two points.
Upperman captured his second overall podium result
of the season in third (3-2) with his best effort
of the ATVMX championship thus far.
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Jeffrey Rastrelli
once again claimed a top five overall
finish on his Can-Am DS450
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Hetrick followed up his win at the previous round
with a fourth-place finish (4-5), while Rastrelli
rounded out the top five (7-4). Natalie missed
out on the overall podium for the first time this
season, finishing sixth (6-6).
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John Natalie
Jr finished off the podium for the first
time this year with a 6-6 finish
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"I guess I like these kind of finishes,"
exclaimed Brown. "I was able to get in behind
Upperman [in the second moto] and make the pass
with just a few turns to go. Everything worked
well today and I'm so thankful for the cheering
and support the fans gave us whenever we passed
by."
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Thomas Brown
celebrates his overall win with Chad Wienen
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"I knew one of those Yamaha's were on my
rear," said Upperman. "I planned to
go on the inside there [on the final lap] to block
Thomas' [Brown] pass attempt, but just plain blew
it."
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