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Monster Energy
Kawasaki’s Wienen Claims First Podium of the
Season
Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s
Chad Wienen rode to his first podium finish of
the season, while teammate Josh Creamer turned
out a solid fourth-place finish during the third
round of the AMA ATV Motocross Championship at
Ballance Moto X in Bowling Green, Ky. With both
riders inside the top-five, the race in Kentucky
was the best team finish for Kawasaki since the
program started in 2007.
Where He Belongs
Following two solid motos,
Wienen made his well-earned trip to the podium.
His first moto saw him in control of second
place and catching the leader, but he ran out of
time before the checkered flag. Wienen was happy
to settle for second. In the second moto, Wienen
started around 10th place and rode all the way
up to second to finish second overall.
“I was trying to focus on riding a smooth race,”
said Wienen. “The guys have been working really
hard to get things figured out for me. We are on
the right track now and hopefully at the next
race I can use this momentum to pull off another
good finish.”
Moving Forward
After a tough race during the
second round, Wienen was mentally ready to come
back and charge to the front of the pack. He did
just that in both motos with solid second-place
finishes and a vindicating first podium finish
of the season.
“The past couple weekends have been tough,” said
Wienen. ”It would have been easy to come into
this race feeling defeated, but I feel like I
was mentally prepared to come back and finish
where I feel I’m capable of finishing.
Solid Finishes
Fully recovered from his
brilliant crash during round two, Creamer
managed to ride a consistent race and hold down
fourth in both motos. Along with Wienen, he had
to exercise patience while making his way
through the pack during the second moto.
“I’ve pretty much recovered from my crazy crash
in Alabama,” said Creamer. “I wasn’t getting the
best starts and the track was a little rough. I
picked it up in the second moto and felt really
good even though I had to ride through the
pack.”
Next Track
The next race takes place in two
weeks at Birch Creek in Danville, Va. Creamer is
looking forward to making his move back to the
podium.
“I really like that track, as long as it doesn’t
rain,” said Creamer. “I think I could do well
and I really want to put myself in a good
position for another podium.”
Quality Fan Time
After the race, Wienen made
friends with his fans, signing his celebration
bottle for a young fan.
Making It Count
Kawasaki’s Cody Gibson kept his
winning streak alive in Kentucky, winning both motos in the Pro Am Unlimited and finishing
third overall in the Pro Am Production with one
moto win. Gibson sits first in points for the
Production class and third overall in the
Unlimited class.
Results
AMA ATV Motocross Championship
Balance Moto X – Bowling Green, Ky.
April 5, 2009
Pro Overall Results (Moto Finishes)
1. Joe Byrd, Union City, Tenn., Honda, 1-1
2. CHAD WIENEN, GALENA, ILL., MONSTER ENERGY
KAWASAKI, 2-2
3. Dustin Wimmer, Center Valley, Pa., Suzuki,
3-3
4. JOSH CREAMER, N. STONINGTON, CONN., MONSTER
ENERGY KAWASAKI, 4-4
5. Cody Miller, Greenville, Texas, Can Am, 6-6
6. Thomas Brown, Sanger, Texas, Yamaha, 8-7
7. Clay Holmes, Lexington, Tenn., Honda, 9-8
8. Josh Upperman, Louisville, Ohio, Honda, 15-5
9. Brandon Smith, South Jordan, Utah, Can Am,
12-9
10. Doug Gust, Salem, Wis., Suzuki, 11-10
16. KEITH LITTLE, SPRUCE PINE, ALA., KAWASAKI,
18-13
18. RUSSELL, SHUMAKER, BRISTOL, WIS., KAWASAKI,
19-15
Pro Overall Point Standings
1. Dustin Wimmer, Center Valley, Pa., Suzuki,
137
2. Joe Byrd, Union City, Tenn., Honda, 136
3. JOSH CREAMER, N. STONINGTON, CONN., MONSTER
ENERGY KAWASAKI, 97
4. Thomas Brown, Sanger, Texas, Yamaha, 87
5. Josh Upperman, Louisville, Ohio, Honda, 82
6. Jeremy Lawson, Live Oak, Fla., Can Am, 73
7. Doug Gust, Salem, Wis., Suzuki, 71
8. Clay Holmes, Lexington, Tenn., Honda, 70
9. CHAD WIENEN, GALENA, ILL., MONSTER ENERGY
KAWASAKI, 69
10. John Natalie, Jr., Houtzdale, Pa., Can Am,
68
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