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Rossville, IN (7/222007) - Sunday's
AMSOIL Wild Cat Open Championship proved pivotal in
the 2007 WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour as winners returned
to victory lane, and the Pro points leads changed hands.
In the end, Chad Wienen won his fourth SuperQuad
Pro 450 final, and Chris Borich earned his fifth QuadTerrain
Pro Stock win in six attempts this season. Meanwhile
John Natalie, Jr. took the lead in the SuperQuad Pro
450 championship, while Jesse West grabbed the top
slot in the QuadTerrain Pro Stock points chase.
The races will be telecast on ESPN2 on Sept. 7 at
3 p.m. EDT.
Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar, MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki),
after two difficult races in Virginia, bounced back
here. After qualifying second, he took the lead at
the start, and easily walked away from the rest of
the field.
"The last round was kind of rough for us,"
said Wienen. "We went back to the drawing board
and picked it up. My team just stepped it up and made
it happen for me."
Natalie (No. 13 Elka, Maxxis/Honda), who suffered
severe leg and chest injuries in a crash during practice
earlier this season, was ecstatic to be back in the
points lead after finishing second. Pat Brown (No.
199 Golden West Cycles/Yamaha) finished third.
"I was busted up pretty bad," said Natalie
of his injuries. "I had a torn sternum, as well
as ACL and MCL injuries. We just kept fighting. I
rode through the pain, we came back, and now we're
in the points lead--which is where we belong.
"This takes a lot of heart," added Natalie
of his privateer effort. "I don't have time to
do anything else. All day long, I just work on bikes
and ride. I eat, sleep and breath racing, and now
it's starting to pay off."
