AMA
ATV Motocross
Round #5 - Iron Man
Crawfordsville, IN
May 30, 2015
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Thomas Brown Takes
Ironman Pro ATV Motocross Win
Chad Wienen Regains Pro ATV MX
Points Lead
2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 5 - Links
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Yamaha's
Chad Wienen family & friends cheered
him on to a second place finish in Moto
One
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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.
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Vechery Racing's
Ronnie Higgerson rounded out the top five
in Moto One
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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.
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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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