FLY ATV Supercross Daytona International Speedway Daytona, Florida March 10, 2015

Nick Gennusa was looking good as he came off the start in mid-pack. Gennusa moved into the number five spot and pressured Joe Byrd for fourth, but was not able to make a pass. Gennusa stayed close however and rounded out the top five overall. “I feel good about getting a top five in my first pro race. Joe Byrd was in front of me and he is tough to get around. I thought he would fade, but he didn’t. I’ve been training in Texas and it’s a lot colder there and it is warm here today so that kind of got to me a bit. This has been amazing for me and I just have to thank AGX Designs, Walsh and Fox, they are my three main sponsors for this year and they help me out a lot,” said Gennusa.

#15 Nick Gennusa made an impressive Pro debut by rounding out the top five at the Daytona ATV SX

Yamaha mounted Thomas Brown was a favorite for making it to the podium, but as luck would have it, that didn’t happen. Brown had a great start and was in the top three, but as they headed into the first rhythm section, Brown came up short and went down hard. Brown’s was down but not out and made a hard charge from the back of the pack to take a respectable sixth place finish.

Yamaha's Thomas Brown rebounded from an early wreck to claim a 6th place finish

Root River’s Josh Upperman had issues in his heat race, but looked strong in the LCQ as he grabbed the holeshot and gave Chad Wienen a good fight. Upperman however was at the back of the pack off the start when he got hung up on the tough blocks, but he was able to make it up to seventh place before reaching the checkered flag.

Adam Clark had a solid race and came from outside of the top ten to finish in eighth, while Argentinian racer, Vital Cazenave finished in ninth and Tyler Hamrick rounded out the top ten.

Liquid Wrench/JB Racing’s Jeffrey Rastrelli, claimed the fastest lap time in qualifiers with a time of 01:02.780 and looked as if he could possibly take his first ever Pro win. Rastrelli had a great start in second behind John Natalie and in the third lap, attempted a pass. The pair connected and Rastrelli was shut down. Before he could get ready to try again, Rastrelli came up on the same section where Thomas Brown crashed and also went down. His mishap ended his day early. “I had a great start, but John was on it today, and he got me. I lost a contact out there and couldn’t see well and just made a little mistake and went down. I have a great program in place, probably the best I have ever had. I am trying to step it up and make these guys proud,” said Rastrelli.

The next round of the 2015 AMA ATV Motocross Championships will head to Echeconnee MX in Lizella, GA, where the race for pro championship points will heat up as Chad Wienen will be defending his championship status from the likes of John Natalie Jr. and host of other up and coming young pro racers.

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