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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round # 11 - Loretta Lynn's
Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
August 9-10, 2008

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Suzuki's Chad Wienen Ends Season with a Win at Loretta Lynn's

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Hurricane Mills, TN (8/10/2008) – Chad Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar/ MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki) fulfilled his goal of treading to the top step of the podium during the 2008 season on Sunday, capturing the overall Pro ATV victory at Loretta Lynn Ranch. The event, part of ATV Dirt Days here, was the season finale for the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited.

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Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer takes home the $5,000 Pro ATV Motocross Win Bonus
Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki) finished second, ahead of Josh Creamer (No. 9 Team Monster Energy Kawasaki).

Wimmer also collected a $5,000 check for winning this year's Riders' Championship. He clinched the title two weeks ago in Michigan and also helped hand Suzuki the Manufacturers' Cup.

“I’ve really been working hard to get back to winning speed,” said Wienen, who fought multiple injuries and bad luck all season. “I was just concentrating on the overall win out there. I’m the defending race winner here, so I was looking forward to the race. It feels great to get the monkey off my back and win again. I’d really like to thank my team for giving me such a great quad, because it was the reason I was able to win.”

Suzuki's Doug Gust -  Pro ATV Motocross Racers
Suzuki's Doug Gust once again grabbed an ATVriders.com Holeshot Award

The win didn’t come easy. After finishing first in moto one, Wienen had to get past teammate ATVRiders.com Holeshot Award winner Doug Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki) in the second moto. Wienen began pressing hard, searching for a way around Gust, then Joe Byrd (No. 7 American Honda Joe Byrd Motocross School Honda) passed both Suzuki riders in one fell swoop. From there the battle was on.

Suzuki's Doug Gust  -  Pro ATV Motocross Racers
Suzuki's Chad Wienen  -  Pro ATV Motocross Racers
Suzuki's Doug Gust & Chad Wienen battled for position (above left) for a few laps before Wienen made the pass and began his run on Byrd. Chad Wienen began applying the pressure to Byrd and the intensity was building among the two especially when the pair came out of the rhythm section along the starting line, Byrd grabbed a handful of clutch and brake (above right), which sent Wienen into his rear as Byrd got back on the gas, but it didn't slow down Wienen as he would go on to make the pass for the lead before Byrd regained the lead in the 8th lap and Wienen settled into the 2nd spot to claim his second straight overall win at Loretta Lynn's, which was a season first for the injury plagued Chad Wienen
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