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Chad Wienen Takes
the Win at Final Round of AMA/ATVA National
Championship
Wienen Secures His First Overall Win
Chad Wienen Charges for the Checkers
Dustin Wimmer Follows Wienen for
Second
Doug Gust Tears it Up at
Loretta's |
Brea Ca. - August 11, 2008 - Team Rockstar/
MSR / Pro Taper / Yoshimura / Suzuki's Chad
Wienen secured the final victory of the final
round of the 2008 Moose Racing/ITP Tires
AMA/ATVA National Championship series at Loretta
Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.
Although Dustin Wimmer clinched the 2008
Championship at the previous round in Red Bud,
Michigan, and Suzuki had locked up the coveted
Manufacturers' Cup Championship, Wimmer's
teammate, Chad Wienen had yet to taste victory
this season.
"It was a difficult year
for me," Wienen said. "It was like one step
forward, two steps back. I was racing at 60 to
70 percent all year trying to get over these
nagging injuries."
Wienen was fastest in
Saturday's qualifying round and went into this
contest to win the Tennessee classic for the
second year. He took top honors in the first
moto and then settled for second knowing that he
had secured the overall ahead of teammate Dustin
Wimmer.
Wienen was territorial from the
victory podium: "I've won two years in a row
here at Loretta's," Wienen said. "So the way I
figure it, I am renaming this place Wienen's
Ranch... I hope Ms. Lynn won't mind!"
"I
was really looking forward to this race," Wienen
said after the event. "I am the defending winner
here and really wanted that overall. The way
things worked out - it was really pretty easy. I
just cruised home in the second moto and wrapped
it up. I'd really like to thank Suzuki for
building such a great bike - the QuadRacer R450,
my Mechanic Theo, and the entire team. In spite
of a this being a pretty rough year luck wise,
it felt really good to end it on an up note."
"It was great for Chad to pick up the
final win," said Team Manager Kory Ellis. "Every
rider on the team has won at least one race this
season and that is important for building
momentum into next season. We know the QuadRacer
450 is the best machine, we know every one of
our riders is capable of winning, and the team
in general knows that we can get the job done."
For 2008 Team Suzuki definitely did get
the job done. In the 11 rounds of the series,
the Suzuki QuadRacer R450 was on the podium of
every race. Here are the end-of-series final
facts and figures:
Final stats for Team
Rockstar/ MSR / Pro Taper / Yoshimura / Suzuki:
8 wins (5 Wimmer, 2 Gust, 1 Wienen)
4
seconds (2 Wimmer, 2 Wienen)
4 thirds (2
Wimmer, 2 Gust)
Final overall scores:
Dustin Wimmer - First Place with 438 points
Doug Gust - Third Place with 352 points
Chad Wienen - Sixth Place with 268 points
In addition, the Suzuki QuadRacer R450
dominated the series over the other quads
securing the Manufacturers' Cup.
Final
Manufacturers' Cup points:
1 Team Suzuki 466
2 Team Honda 393
3 Team Can-Am 366
4
Team Kawasaki 341
5 Team Yamaha 217
6
Team Polaris 3
Although the championship
series is over, next up is the invitation-only
Steel City ATV Open, to be held August 30th at
Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa. Although it
will be a non-points paying event, The Suzuki
Squad will be there in force to put on a good
show and win bragging rights.
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Rockstar - MSR - American
Suzuki - Yoshimura R&D - Pro Taper
Makita Industrial Power Tools - XCeldyne - CV4
Products - JB Racing - Pro Aluminum - Galfer -
NGK - Fox Shocks - Maxxis - Douglas - Quad Tech
- Motion Pro - Hinson Clutch - Precision Racing
Products -
VP Fuels - One Industries -
Mechanix Wear - Motorex USA
Photos by Harlen Foley
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