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Monster Energy Kawasaki Tandem Dominates
Steel City Round of AMA Pro ATV MX
Steel City's event featured a dry first
moto but rain made the second moto slick
and muddy.
Goodman took home some extra cash with
the MotorcycleUSA holeshot award.
The Monster Energy Kawasaki Team
surrounds their winners.
Creamer, Wienen and Upperman celebrate
in the rain. |
Delmont, PA -- Monster Energy Kawasaki's Josh
Creamer and Chad Wienen took home the top two
spots on the podium during round six of the AMA
Pro ATV MX championship at Steel City Raceway in
Delmont, PA.; a first since Kawasaki made its
return to ATV motocross racing a few seasons
ago. The Steel City ATV Stampede also marked
round five of the amateur portion of the ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross
Championship presented by Parts Unlimited.
Creamer took decisive victories in the first
and second motos, a welcome comeback to the
front after a few tough races.
"It's been a rough two weeks," Creamer said.
"I've spent a lot of time working on this and I
couldn't be more happy."
Steel City's event featured a dry first moto
and a muddy second race as afternoon
thunderstorms came down. "It was pretty
unpredictable," Wienen said. "I'm not a mud
rider but the bike was working awesome."
In the first moto, Honda rider Harold Goodman
grabbed the $250 MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot
award, but Creamer moved into first place by the
third lap and led the rest of the way. AMA ATV
MX Series leader Joe Byrd and Weinen, the winner
of the ATVSource.com Fast Qualifier Award, had
tough starts and had to work their way through
the pack. While coming through, they ran into
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer, the
defending series' champ, who was making a
dramatic return to racing after dislocating his
shoulder in a practice crash just a few weeks
ago. Weinen charged up to second, while Byrd
battled Wimmer and and Can-Am's John Natalie
just inside the top ten. Byrd and Wienen
eventually charged to the front of the line,
taking on Wimmer's teammate Doug Gust. They
dropped the veteran to fourth by the end of the
moto, and Wienen held off Byrd to take second.
Josh Upperman came in fifth followed by
Natalie in sixth and Cody Miller in seventh.
Goodman, Wimmer and Thomas Brown made up the
rest of the top 10.
By the second motos, thunderclouds had formed
and the rain came down, making the already
challenging track slick.
Harold Goodman gunned for the first turn to
take home his second $250 MotorcycleUSA.com
holeshot award, while Natalie crashed hard on
the outside. Creamer was soon on on Goodman's
tail, and he mastered the slick track to make a
pass and take the lead. Upperman overtook
Goodman as well in the second lap, and then
battled with Gust and Wienen for second. Late in
the race, Upperman stepped up his pace and
pulled away from the battle, making one final
push to catch Creamer. He went for a pass in the
final turn, but ended up a close second behind
Creamer.
"I just thought, 'C'mon man, just keep
pushing,'" said Upperman. "I just ran out of
time."
Gust and Weinen made their moves to the
front, taking the third and fourth positions
while Byrd, who had another bad start coming off
the line in 10th, settled for fifth place. The
still-recovering Wimmer finished 11th, which
allowed Byrd to extend his points lead to 25-the
distance of an entire moto.
Natalie recovered from his first-turn crash
to come in sixth, followed by Goodman in
seventh. Russell Shumaker, Gregg Gee and Nick
DeNoble rounded out the top 10.
In Pro-Am production, Cody Gibson continues
his assault on the podium in first place. Gibson
grabbed first place in the first moto and third
in the second, while Travis Moore took eighth in
moto one but came back to win moto two. Josh
Williams grabbed second overall with 5-2 scores
and William Cottage took third with a 3-4.
The ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross
Championship continues June 13th and 14th with
the Can-Am Northeastern ATV Nationals in
Unadilla, NY. For more information visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
AMA Pro ATV Results
1. Josh Creamer (KAW) 1-1
2. Chad Wienen (KAW) 2-4
3. Josh Upperman (HON) 5-2
4. Douglas Gust (SUZ) 4-3
5. Joe Byrd (HON) 3-5
6. John Natalie (CAN) 6-6
7. Harold Goodman (HON) 8-7
8. Dustin Wimmer (SUZ) 9-11
9. Nick DeNoble (HON) 11-10
10. Cody Miller (CAN) 7-14
AMA Pro ATV Point Standings
1. Joe Byrd (231/ 1 win)
2. Dustin Wimmer (206/3 wins)
3. Chad Wienen (204/1 win)
4. Josh Creamer (203/1 win)
5. Josh Upperman (173)
6. Doug Gust (168)
7. John Natalie (159)
8. Cody Miller (130)
9. Jeremy Lawson (122)
10.Clay Holmes (120)
Pro Am Production Results
1. Cody Gibson (KAW) 1-3
2. Josh Williams (SUZ) 5-2
3. William Cottage (HON) 3-4
4. Devin Heimes (SUZ) 2-5
5. Travis Moore (HON) 8-1
6. Joseph Bruening (KTM) 4-7
7. Cody Grant (SUZ) 6-6
8. Jonathan Ven John (HON) 11-8
9. Casey Martin (HON) 10-9
10. Andy Travis (KTM) 12-12
Pro Am Production Points Standings
1. Cody Gibson (115/4 wins)
2. Cody Grant (80/1 win)
3. Chase Snapp (70)
4. Casey Martin (60)
5. Travis Moore (58)
6. Joseph Bruening (57)
7.Devin Heimes, Bobby Ross, Josh Williams (50)
10. Brandon Stout, William Cottage (42)
About the ITP/Moose Racing AMA
ATV Motocross Championship Presented by Parts
Unlimited
The ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross
Championship 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. Check out weekly
Motosodes of ATVision powered by Quad at
www.atvmotocross.com For more information,
please visit
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About the ATV Promoters Group
(ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV
Motocross Championship 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 MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc. manages the Lucas Oil
AMA Pro Motocross Championship, the Women's
Motocross Association (WMA) National Motocross
Championship, and the professional racing side
of the AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championship. MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc. is a second-generation
family owned business that has been in operation
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