AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #6 - Spring Creek MX
Millville, MN
June 28, 2014
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Chad Wienen Wins Spring
Creek Pro ATV Motocross
ATV Motocross Racing
2014
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 6 - Links
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Millville,
MN – The anticipated
return of the Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National
Championship, sanctioned by AMA (ATVMX), to Spring
Creek MX Park was a spotlight event for 2014 with
an exciting festival-like atmosphere surrounding
the sixth round of the season. In the end, the
same man who stood atop the podium at the previous
visit to Millville in 2011 walked away with the
overall victory as Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh
Yamaha's Chad Wienen won his fourth race of the
championship to extend his AMA Pro ATV points
lead at the Mtn. Dew Spring Creek ATV National.
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Mtn
Dew ATV Motocross - Round 6 - ATV MX Pro
Podium (left to right)
Joel
Hetrick (2nd),
Chad
Wienen
(1st), Thomas
Brown (3rd)
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Despite the threat of thunderstorms, conditions
were great for racing and following practice for
the AMA Pro ATV Class, it appeared as though it
could be anyone's race to win as JB Racing/Cheerwine
Can-Am's Jeffrey Rastrelli emerged with the ATVRiders.com
Top Qualifier Award. That fast lap was the first
of Rastrelli's career and granted him first gate
pick for the moto.
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For the first
time, Jeffrey Rastrelli grabbed the ATVriders.com
Fastest Qualifier Award
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Veteran Josh Upperman put his Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Upperman
Racing Honda up front early in the opening moto
by grabbing the SSi Decals Holeshot Award. The
Ohio native opened a small margin over BCS Performance
Can-Am's Josh Creamer and Wienen, and was able
to set the pace for the first couple laps. Wienen
began his charge to the front early, passing Creamer
for second and then applying pressure on Upperman
for the lead. By the time the field came around
to complete the second lap, Wienen was out front
and proceeded to open a multi-second gap over
the field.
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Baldwin's
#20 Josh Upperman grabbed the Moto One
SSi Holeshot Award
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Behind Wienen, the competition was stellar with
Upperman and Creamer going wheel-to-wheel for
several laps in second and third. JB Racing/DWT/Mtn.
Dew Live Wire Can-Am's Joel Hetrick soon joined
the duo, overcoming a fifth-place start to put
himself in the hunt for the podium. From Lap 3
to Lap 6 Hetrick picked off a rider a lap until
he ultimately moved past Creamer for the second
spot. Wienen cruised to the moto win by over six
seconds on Hetrick, with Creamer putting forth
a great ride to finish third. Rastrelli was impressive
in his climb from sixth to fourth, while Wienen
Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha's Thomas Brown
rounded out the top five. Upperman dropped multiple
positions at the halfway point and finished sixth.
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FOX's Chad
Wienen Charged his way to the front &
ran away with the Moto One win
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The start of Moto 2 featured a surprise out front
early as H&M Motosports' David Haagsma raced
to the SSi Decals Holeshot Award. The California
native and WORCS racer made the trip to try his
hand in ATVMX the last couple rounds and he went
on to lead the first lap with Rastrelli and Motosport.com
/ RRR / Ford / DWT / Walsh / Fox Honda's John
Natalie hot on his rear fender. Brown crossed
the line in fourth, Hetrick fifth, and Wienen
all the way back in sixth.
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Maxxis' David
Haagsma grabbed the Moto Two SSi Holeshot
Award
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