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 Racing
AMA/ATVA ATV National Motocross Championship Series Presented by Parts UnlimitedThe AMA ITP/Moose Racing 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 Racing, and presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors include Can Am, Amsoil, ATV Sport Magazine, Quad Magazine, Moto Tees, Maxxis Tires, and FMF. Associate sponsors include Fox Shox, Gatorade,HinsonRacing, Custom Axis, and H-Bomb. Media partners include ATV Insiderand 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 Racing 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 in recent 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.
About the ATV Promoters Group (ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National Motocross Championships, 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.