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Wimmer Moves Toward Championship after Capturing
RedBud Round of the AMA Pro ATV MX Series
Buchanan, MI ( August 3, 2009) - Rockstar
Makita Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer took what looked
like an effortless win as he sailed to his sixth
win of the year, in a methodical 1-1 win at
RedBud MX in Buchanan, MI. Wimmer has run the
gamut of luck this season, starting off
exceptionally well, then sitting out two races
with an injury, struggling trying to mount a
comeback, and then winning the last two races
back. Now, Wimmer stands close to winning
back-to-back championships in the ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross
Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited, this
one his toughest yet.
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Josh Creamer and Chad
Wienen were close behind, keeping the Kawasaki
versus Suzuki fight alive for in the
Manufacturer's Cup Championship.
Cody Miller took home the ATVSource.com Top
Qualifier Award.
In moto one, Creamer took the MotorcycleUSA.com
holeshot and led the first five laps while
Harold Goodman, Wimmer and Doug Gust stayed
close behind. Wienen had a rough start, starting
back in ninth but in typical Wienen fashion,
recovered to fourth place by the end of the moto.
Wimmer passed Goodman on the 2nd lap and
pressured Creamer until the 6th lap, when he
took the lead for the win. Gust took a solid 3rd
place. Honda's Joe Byrd crashed in the first
turn and finished 13th, but bounced back in the
second moto.
In that moto, Goodman continued to ride well,
taking the MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot while
Wimmer, Creamer, Byrd and Gust followed behind.
Wienen had another bad start in 9th place before
he was able to recover. Wimmer passed Goodman on
the second lap and took the lead, but his win
wasn't easy. Byrd and Creamer pressured each
other as they started to gain on Wimmer. At the
last minute, Wimmer was able to dig a little
deeper to hold onto first. Byrd took second,
while Creamer took third.
Wimmer took to the podium with an escalated
points lead. Creamer took second overall with
teammate Wienen in third. Wimmer is now 45
points ahead in the points lead, so he needs to
score just five points at the final round in two
weeks, the ATV Dirt Days at Loretta Lynn Ranch.
Wienen is in second in the points with Byrd only
six points behind. Gust is only a few points
behind Byrd in fourth.
As for the Manufacturer's Cup, Wimmer's win
vaulted the Suzuki team further into the points
lead, with 382 points. Kawasaki is still yet in
second with 351 points. Kawsaki's big
competition is Team Honda with 348.
Results:
1. Dustin Wimmer SUZ (1-1)
2. Josh Creamer KAW (2-3)
3. Chad Wienen KAW (4-5)
4. Doug Gust SUZ (3-6)
5. Joe Byrd HON (13-2)
6. Richard Pelchat CAN (8-8)
7. Jeremy Lawson CAN (10-7)
8. Josh Upperman HON (7-10)
9. Harold Goodman HON (5-14)
10. Jermie Warnia CAN (9-11)
Points Standings
1. Dustin Wimmer (385/6 wins)
2.
Chad Wienen (340/2 wins)
3.Joe Byrd (334/ 1 win)
4.Douglas Gust (327)
5. Josh Upperman (301)
6.
Josh Creamer (298/ 1 win)
7.John Natalie (258)
8. Jeremy Lawson (250)
9.Cody Miller (215)
10.Thomas Brown (203)
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
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(ATVPG)
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promoters that host the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV
Motocross Championship Presented by Parts
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About MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
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Sports Pro Racing, Inc. is a second-generation
family owned business that has been in operation
for over 26 years and is an industry leader in
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