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Dustin Wimmer Bad Fast, Qualifies First at Muddy
Creek
Dustin Wimmer was fastest Saturday at
Muddy Creek Raceway. |
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (June 21, 2008) -- Dustin Wimmer took the top spot in qualifying Saturday
for tomorrow's Oakley ATV Southern National at
Muddy Creek Raceway. The event is Round 8 of the
ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National
Motocross Championship. Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) turned in the top time of one
minute, 54.633 seconds during the final session
to beat out his teammate Chad Wienen (No. 44
Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki) and
Josh Creamer (No. 9 Monster Energy Kawasaki). "The promoters did a lot of preparation with the
track," said Wimmer of Sam Gammon and his
Victory Sports Racing crew. "They mixed a lot of
sawdust into the dirt and it really helped hold
the moisture into the track. "The track is pretty fast and there aren't a lot
of places to pass, so getting a good start is
going to be crucial tomorrow," added Wimmer.
"It's great to have Chad back too. Our team is
back in full force and I'm looking forward to
seeing all Suzukis at the front tomorrow." Wienen returned to action this weekend after
missing a race due to shoulder injuries and is
riding a brand new quad. The time off must have
been good for the Galena, Ill. resident, as he
was only one second off Wimmer's time. Jason Dunkelberger (No. 19 East Coast ATV
Racing), Cody Miller (No. 22 Can-Am), Hunter
Miller (No. 90 Golden West Cycles Yamaha) and
Brock Lyons (No. 43 Rath Racing/Dunlop Polaris)
qualified for tomorrow's finals through the Last
Chance Qualifier (LCQ). Rich Stambach, Steve Runkel, Michael Brown, John
Ragon, Greg Meeks, Trent Kandel and Thomas Hager
didn't qualifying for the 20-quad field. The
Oakley ATV Southern National continues tomorrow
with Pro finals scheduled at noon and at 3 p.m.,
as well as a full program of Pro-Am, Amateur,
Youth, and Women's racing. (Stephani McIntyre
Photo) About the ATV Association
(ATVA)
The ATV Association (“ATVA”) is the official
sanctioning body of the amateur division of the
ATVA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts
Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA is a sister
organization of the 260,000 member American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA). ATV racing has
experienced phenomenal growth in recent years,
and continues to gain momentum and support,
outselling off-road motorcycles annually. Each
ATVA round attracts hundreds of racers who
compete for bragging rights to one of 31 amateur
national titles. For more information, please
visit
www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV Promoters
Group (ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championships, presented by
Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG is to
raise awareness of ATV motocross through the
production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events they
produce, please visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited
The AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
is the nation’s premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, and competes at top
motocross facilities nationwide. The 11-round
series features the Nation's best racers, teams
and sponsors, and is America’s largest and
longest-running ATV National Motocross series
with more than 20 years of competition. The
series continues to expand and produce top
talent from the amateur ranks, while keeping
close to the grassroots fun that makes people
love to go to the races.
Series sponsors include title sponsors ITP
Tires and Moose Racing, and presenting sponsor
Parts Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors
include ATV Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis
Tires, Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend Warrior
Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson Racing.
Media partners include ATV Insider, ATV Rider
and ATVRiders.com. For more information, please
visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
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