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Joe Byrd Hits one out of the Park
Earns extra three "grand" for his efforts
HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. (Aug.
10, 2008) -- Joe Byrd clinched the $5,000
ITP Tires Grand Slam Championship presented by
QUAD Magazine Sunday at Loretta Lynn Ranch. The
championship within a championship is part of
the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National
Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited.
Byrd (No. 7 American Honda/Joe Byrd Riding
School Honda) won two out of the four races in
the special championship. He earned $1,000 for
each victory, as well an extra $1,000 and a
special gold medal for the overall title. Dustin
Wimmer finished second in the chase, earning a
bronze medal, while the silver medal went to
Jeremy Lawson (No. 16 Team Epic Can-Am).
"That was a really cool thing for the series
to do," said Byrd of the special program, which
was unveiled earlier this year and featured
special awards in every racing class. "Having a
series within a series gave us all something
extra to try to win and it feels good to be the
first person to win it. It's awesome."
Wimmer
(No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper
Suzuki) and Chad Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar/
MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki) each won
a single race, earning $1,000 each.
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, 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.
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 at the rate of 25%
in the past two 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.
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