AMA ATV Motocross Round #1 - Echeconnee MX Macon, GA March 21, 2015

Wienen soon closed in on Natalie and a battle for second ensued. As this was taking place, Hetrick continued to build on an already comfortable lead. Natalie and Wienen’s battle came to an end on Lap 4 when Natalie crashed after the two potentially made contact with one another in what was later considered to be just a byproduct of hard, aggressive racing up front.

Motorsport.com's John Natali Jr went down hard in Moto One when Chad Wienen & John Natalie Jr came together, which sent Natalie jr flipping. Fortunately, Natalie Jr's helmet visor was the the only thing broken & Natalie jr remounted his Honda & salvaged a 7th place finish

Hetrick continued to pull away and take the win, with Wienen second. JB Racing Can-Am’s Jeffrey Rastrelli made an impressive run to third after starting fifth. Maxxis Yamaha, powered by Moto-Xperts, rider Thomas Brown was fourth, with Yamaha rider Nicholas Gennusa rounding out the top five.

JB Racing's Jeffrey Rastrelli charged his way to a 3rd place finish in Moto One with Yamaha's Thomas Brown in chase

Moto 2 kicked off with more of the same from Hetrick, who swept the SSi Decals Holeshot Awards for the afternoon. He stayed out front for one lap, but Wienen got a better start and took advantage of it by pressuring Hetrick early and making the pass for the top spot.

Elka's Joel Hetrick once again grabbed the Holeshot in Moto 2, but this time he wasn't able to run away with lead with Chad Wienen challenging Hetrick for the front spot early on in the moto

These two riders put on a captivating battle for four laps, and Hetrick often attempted different lines to get a run and pass Wienen. On Lap 5, Hetrick pushed it too far and pitched his bike over while turning under Wienen and fell to ninth.

#1 Chad Wienen & #88 Joel Hetrick swapped the lead back & forth several times before Hetrick made a mistake & rolled over in a turn, which give Chad Wienen sole control of the lead