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ATV Tour
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London, KY (6/17/2007) - Chad Wienen
and Scott Kilby won first two Pro ATV finals of the
day Sunday at Daniel Boone Motocross Park. The events
are part of the WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour Blue Ridge
Open Championship. The double national weekend continues
this afternoon with three more Pro finals.
Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar, MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki)
won a hard-fought battle with John Natalie, Jr. (No.
13 Maxxis, Elka/Honda) to net the victory, his second
this season. Natalie finished second, earning his
second consecutive runner-up finish. Dustin Wimmer
(NO. 191 MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki) drove through
the field to finish third after taking a provisional
starting position.
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Lonestar
Racing's Keith Little outruns Houser's Harold
Goodman for the Holeshot
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"Natalie fought hard, and I fought hard, but
it was a clean race," said Wienen, who took the
lead for good on lap four after a three-lap battle
with Natalie. "Though it looks like I was a bit
out of control, I calculated my move. Natalie ran
a bit wide, and I took advantage."
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ATV's John Natalie lead for several laps with
Suzuki's Chad Wienen in hot pursuit |
Chad
Wienen eventually made the pass to take over
the lead and secure his second WPSA Overall
win |
The SuperQuad Pro 450 race was stopped on the fifth
lap due a crash involving Dustin Nelson and Jason
Dunkelberger. Nelson was transported to a Lexington,
Kentucky-area hospital for treatment of a leg injury,
while Dunkelberger was treated on site and released.
The race, under WPSA rules, was restarted from the
beginning.
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Keith
Little held the 3rd spot for several laps before
both Gust & Wimmer would make the pass |
Dustin
Wimmer made an incredible charge through the
pack to secure the final Podium spot from Doug
Gust |
Keith Little (No. 12 Lonestar/Honda) won the 1,000
QUAD Magazine Holeshot award.