Wimmer Takes Dramatic Win

Armaugh, PA (July 20, 2009) - In what many described as the most exciting AMA ATV Motocross race in years, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer passed a battling Joe Byrd and Josh Creamer in the last corner of the second moto to steal the overall win at Pleasure Valley Raceway, host of round nine of the 2009 ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship. Honda's Byrd appeard headed to the overall via 2-1 moto scores until Monster Energy Kawasaki's Creamer attempted an aggressive pass in the final corner of the race, leaving the two riders tangled together and giving Wimmer a path into victory lane.

"It all happened so quick," said Wimmer. "I was just trying to get around Josh to get some points back for second place and we came over that tabletop side by side and I guess they got tangled up and I went right around them. It happened so quick I didn't really know what happened!"

Wimmer took the first moto win in front of Byrd, but Byrd appeared ready to take moto two for his second overall win this season. Instead, he ended the moto in tenth, with Creamer in seventh. Wimmer's teammate Doug Gust ended up second overall with 3-2 scores, and Baldwin Motorsports Honda's Josh Upperman took third with 5-3 finishes.

"The competition, if you look at our lap times, there are 15 guys within two seconds of each other," said Gust. "We have ten guys that could win on any given day."

Behind all this, AMA Pro ATVMX Championship Points leader Chad Wienen had a miserable day and ended up handing the points lead back to Wimmer. A first-turn crash in moto one knocked the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider out of the race with a bent machine, and a terrible start in moto two-he was 12th on lap one-resulted in a sixth-place finish in the moto. Wimmer is now back in the series lead despite losing significant ground at mid-season with a dislocated shoulder.

Wimmer also scored the ATVSource.com Fast Qualifier Award by a scant .026 seconds over Warnert Can-Am's John Natalie-a Pennsylvania native.

In moto one, Gust grabbed the MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot award, and the winner of last year's Pleasure Valley race led for a few laps, while Wimmer battled with Creamer and Byrd to get into second. Wimmer eventually overtook his teammate to take the lead and the moto win, with Byrd making a late-race move to get around Gust for second, and Creamer taking a close fourth ahead of Upperman.

Byrd, who also held the series' points lead early in the year, was determined to get the win in moto two, and he grabbed the MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot there and took off. But Creamer was determined as well. He passed Gust to get into third, and then mounted a huge rally on the last lap, passing Wimmer for second and then going after Byrd. In the last corner of the race, both Byrd and Creamer went to the outside and collided, and their machines got locked together with the finish line in site. Wimmer and Gust, who were right behind, went to the inside and emerged with an incredible 1-2 finish.

"That has be the moto of the century, four guys going for it," said Gust. "I was kind of back and watching it all. I figured something had to happen, so I put a charge for it, and then something happened and I came in second."

"It was good racing," said Wimmer. "I knew Joe was going to be strong. I tried to get around him this race (in the second moto) and it wasn't happening. This track, you have to run it wide to have good lines, you can't do it with someone right behind you."

In the Pro-Am Production Class, Cody Gibson dominated the event with 1-1 finishes on his Kawasaki.

Race Notes:

The Pleasure Valley track, located just outside of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, took on a lot of rain on Saturday night, which threatened to turn the race into a mudder. Track owner Jeff Cernic and his crew worked hard to shape he track up for Sunday's racing, and mud indeed was not a factor there. Most riders described the track as fast.

In the AMA Pro ATV Manufacturer Cup, Wimmer's win helps Suzuki build a small lead, with 332 points over Kawasaki's 318.

Wimmer now holds a 29 point lead in the AMA Pro ATV Standings with two races to go-a total of 100 points are up for grabs in the final four motos.

Results
Suzuki Summer Nationals
Pleasure Valley Raceway
Armaugh, PA

AMA ATV Pro Class

1. Dustin Wimmer 1-1 (Suz)
2. Doug Gust 3-2 (Suz)
3. Josh Upperman 5-4 (Hon)
4. John Natalie 7-3 (Can)
5. Josh Creamer 4-7 (Kaw)
6. Joe Byrd 2-10 (Hon)
7. Thomas Brown 9-8 (Yam)
8. Cody Miller 6-11 (Can)
9. Jeremy Lawson 13-5 (Can)
10. Greg Gee 11-9 (Hon)

Series Standings (After nine of 11 rounds):

1. Dustin Wimmer (335/5 wins); 2. Chad Wienen (306/2 wins); 3. Joe Byrd (304/1 win); 4. Doug Gust (292); 5. Josh Upperman (276); 6. Josh Creamer (256/1 win); 7. John Natalie (237); 8. Jeremy Lawson (225); 9. Cody Miller (194); 10. Thomas Brown (184).

About the ITP/Moose Racing ATV National Motocross Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
The 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. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.

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