2016 AMA ATV Motocross Round #12 Edge of Summer Mt Pleasant, MI September 9, 2016

In moto two, Wienen had a much better start and took second place for second overall. Wienen thanks his whole support crew for his great weekend finish and 2016 national championship win.

Chad Wienen got off to a mid-pack start in Moto One, which had him battling his way back to a third place finish

“I have to thank all my sponsors including Yamaha. They have been there since day one. I am happy they could all be there, this win is for them,” explained Wienen.

FLY Racing's Chad Wienen secured the ATVriders.com Fastest Qualifier Award at Soaring Eagle, which tied him with Joel Hetrick for the Championship

Jeffrey Rastrelli went 2-3 for third overall at Soaring Eagle and third overall in the points championship, backing up his overall in at Soaring Eagle just one year ago. “My holeshots weren’t the best all day, but we were able to pull through and work through the pack. Overall it was a good weekend, and everything was working really good. I am happy with how it came out,” stated Rastrelli.

JB Racing's Jeffrey Rastrelli went 2-3 for 3rd Overall, which secured him third overall for the year in points

Thomas Brown put in an impressive return ride by taking fourth overall with 5-4 moto finishes after healing from an injury several rounds ago. “I am glad to be back. Soaring Eagle was a great venue and great race I was so glad I was able to come back out here,” said Brown.

Root River Racing's Thomas Brown mae his return to racing at the season finale after missing the last three rounds due to injury

First moto Brown had some issues coming off the line and ended up with a start pretty close to the back. Brown put his head down and pushed himself all the way up to fifth place. “Second moto I had a better start about midpack, but ran into the back of David Haagsma. Then someone ran into the back of me and we all got locked together. We were about 20 seconds down right off the bat, but I worked my way back up to fourth,” explained Brown.

Several racers locked wheels at the start of Moto 2 including David Haagsma & Thomas Brown, but Brown rebounded to score a 4th place finish, which boosted him to 4th Overall