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AMA ATV Motocross
Round #5 - Iron Man
Crawfordsville, IN
May 30, 2015

AMA ATV Motocros Racing

Thomas Brown Takes Ironman Pro ATV Motocross Win
Chad Wienen Regains Pro ATV MX Points Lead

2015 AMA ATV Motocross
Round 5 - Links

Crawfordsville, IN (6/1/2015) – The Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, (ATVMX) crowned a brand new winner at the fifth round of 2015 for its inaugural visit to Ironman Raceway, nestled just an hour outside the motorsports mecca of Indianapolis. A consistent afternoon by Maxxis Yamaha, powered by Moto-Xperts, rider Thomas Brown allowed him to take his first overall victory of the season, which was solidified by his first moto win of the year in the final race of the day.
Pro ATV Motocross Podium
ATV MX - Round 5 - Pro ATV Motocross Podium (left to right)
Chad Wienen (2nd), Thomas Brown (1st), Josh Upperman (3rd)

Thunderstorms threatened the area most of the day but the morning started dry, and as has been the case for the past four rounds, Joel Hetrick started the day off on a high note by grabbing his fifth ATVRiders.com Top Qualifier Award. As the Moto 1 gate dropped, the Hetrick Racing/Corrosion Specialties Honda rider didn’t waste any time getting out front as he shot out to the SSi Decals Holeshot and quickly left the rest of the field in his dust.

Joel Hetrick ATV Motocross

ELKA's Joel Hetrick grabbed his 5th ATVRiders.com Fastest Qualifier Award & he took advantage of his gate pick selection to grab the SSi Holeshot in Moto One & lead from start to finish for the Moto Win

Behind Hetrick, a battle ensued between the Yamaha duo of Brown and reigning AMA Pro ATV Champion Chad Wienen. The pair swapped the final two podium positions several times before Wienen ultimately pulled away aboard his Wienen Motorsports/Maxxis/SSi Decals/Walsh Race Craft Yamaha for second. When the checkered flag flew, Hetrick had a sizeable margin of victory at 6.2 seconds over Wienen and Brown

Chad Wienen ATV Motocross

Yamaha's Chad Wienen family & friends cheered him on to a second place finish in Moto One

Following the top three were Root River Racing’s Josh Upperman in fourth, and Vechery Racing/NSD/Pafford EMS Honda’s Ronnie Higgerson in fifth, tying his best moto finish of the season.

Ronnie Higgerson ATV Motocross

Vechery Racing's Ronnie Higgerson rounded out the top five in Moto One

Prior to the start of the second moto, thunderstorms and lightning passed through the area, slightly delaying the gate drop. Once the crew had finished working on the track, the riders prepared to attack the wet conditions. Getting out front with clear vision was a priority in the mud and it was Upperman who scored the SSi Decals Holeshot award once the field emerged out of the first corner. Brown, Wienen and Hetrick all made their way by Upperman after the first few corners.

Josh Upperman ATV Motocross

Root River Racing's Josh Upperman grabbed the Moto Two Holeshot & he went on to claim the final spot on the Pro ATV MX Podium

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