ATV
MX Championship
Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, IL
June 17, 2017 |
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Chad Wienen Takes Sunset Ridge
Pro ATV MX Win
Joel Hetrick &
Jeffrey Rastrelli Round Out the Pro ATV MX Podium
Walnut,
IL (6/18/2017)
- Hot and humid weather conditions greeted the racers
of the Wiseco ATV Motocross National Championship
(ATVMX) presented by CST Tires, an AMA National
Championship, as they competed at round six, yesterday,
June 17. Threatening rain showers held off, making
for a great day of racing as fans witnessed Chad
Wienen take his Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh
Racecraft/Yamaha/Maxxis/7240-backed machine to the
middle of the podium.
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Pro
ATV Motocross Podium (left to right)
Joel Hetrick (2nd), Chad Wienen (1st), Jeffrey
Rastrelli (3rd)
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Wienen kicked off the day earning the ATVriders.com
Fastest Qualifier Award, but when the gate dropped
for the first moto it was Maxxis/Elka/Liquid Wrench/Honda’s
Joel Hetrick out front with the early lead and
the SSi Decals Holeshot Award. JB Racing/Root
River Racing’s Jeffrey Rastrelli capitalized on
his good start and took the lead position from
Hetrick by the completion of the opening lap.
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In
Moto One, Joel Hetrick claimed the SSi Decals
Holeshot Award in Moto One |
Wienen got off to a not so favorable start, and
quickly got to work where he rode behind Hetrick
by only the third lap. Rastrelli, Hetrick and
Wienen continued a tight race, where the trio
were wheel-to-wheel. Hetrick made the push for
the lead at the halfway point of the race, and
Wienen got around Rastrelli shortly after. The
frontrunners kept a close distance and a steady
pace, with Hetrick taking the win just seven seconds
ahead of Wienen and Rastrelli.
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Chad
Wienen went 2-1 for the overall win at
Sunset Ridge ATV MX
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Root River Racing’s Josh Upperman kicked off
the second moto with the SSi Decals Holeshot award.
Rastrelli found himself back up in the front,
right behind Upperman. Hetrick and Wienen sat
inside the top-five, but had to work their way
up to the leaders on the first lap, by the second
lap Hetrick was able to secure the lead position
with Rastrelli in tow. Wienen applied the pressure
to them for the first half of the race and took
command of the lead with only five laps remaining.
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Josh
Upperman grabbed his first SSi Decals Holeshot
Award of the season in the second moto |
Hetrick wasn’t willing to settle for second and
focused on making the pass back, but ran out of
time. Wienen took the second moto win, just one
second ahead of Hetrick. Wienen also earned the
overall win, while Hetrick took the runner-up
position. After stalling his quad in the first
moto, GennUSA Racing’s Nick Gennusa rebounded
for a 7-3 moto score to finish just off the overall
podium in fourth. Rastrelli went 3-4 for fourth
overall and Root River Racing/CST Tires/Pro Motorsports-backed
Thomas Brown rounded out the top five with a 4-6
moto tally.
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Jeffrey
Rastrelli demonstrated that he has what
it takes to be a champion, by leading
over half of the first moto
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ATVMX racing action returns to Millville, Minnesota
on July 1 for the Spring Creek ATVMX National.
A highlight show featuring this weekend’s event
will air on MAVTV on Saturday, August 12.
2017
AMA ATV Motocross Race Results
Round 6 - Sunset Ridge MX |
Pro
ATV Motocross Overall Race Results: |
- Chad Wienen (2-1)
- Joel Hetrick (1-2)
- Jeffrey Rastrelli (3-4)
- Nick Gennusa (7-3)
- Thomas Brown (4-6)
- Josh Upperman (5-7)
- Ronnie Higgerson (8-5)
- Westley Wolfe (6-8)
- Parker Wewerka (11-9)
- Sam Rowe (10-11)
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Pro ATV Motocross
Points Standing: |
- Chad Wienen (255)
- Joel Hetrick (248)
- Jeffrey Rastrelli (202)
- Thomas Brown (195)
- Nick Gennusa (187)
- Ronnie Higgerson (169)
- Josh Upperman (157)
- Parker Wewerka (143)
- Westley Wolfe (120)
- Brett Musick (104)
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SSi
Decals Holeshot Award Standings: |
- Joel Hetrick (10)
- Cole Sepesi (2)
- Josh Upperman (2)
- Sam Rowe (2)
- Chad Wienen (1)
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ATVriders.com
Top Qualifier Award Standings: |
- Joel Hetrick (3)
- Chad Wienen (3)
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