Natalie Scores His First Win of The Season at Ballance MX
Bowling Green, Ky. (April 2, 2011) -The Motoworks
Can-Am duo of Chad Wienen and John Natalie is no stranger to the podium
by now, as they currently sit first and second in the AMA ATV Motocross
Championship Series presented by DWT after round three at Ballance MX in
Bowling Green, Ky. After finishing second to teammate Chad Wienen in
the first two rounds, Natalie finally put the pieces together to prove
that "Big Red" can be beat - taking his first moto win and overall of
the season.
 Photo By: Mike Roth - Event PixNatalie gets his first win of the season "It was a good race," said the moto one winner. "I got a pretty good
start and after I passed into the lead I just held on until the end.
Chad was right there the whole race."
Wienen got off to a rough start in moto one, getting pushed out to
around seventh. The points leader quickly made his way to the front of
the pack and settled in behind his Motoworks Can-Am teammate until he
experienced some bike problems when his rear shock broke. Chad pushed
through, though, going on to capture his first second place finish of
the season.
 Photo By: Mike Roth - Event PixRookie Chase Snapp secured his season best fifth overall Rookie Chase Snapp put in an impressive ride aboard his Can-Am and
after getting off to a back of the pack start, Snapp worked his way up
to fifth behind Florida's Jeremy Lawson. Walsh Race Craft Fox Shox
Maxxis FMF's Lawson maintained a consistent pace in moto one to finish
fourth.
 Photo By: Mike Roth - Event PixLawson, Natalie and Wienen on the podium "The track was a little more technical this week so and it picked out
the riders a little more," said Natalie. "I like the technical stuff a
lot better but this weekend I just got good holeshots and went from
there. Chad and I battled it out for about five or six laps and I just
held on until the end."
Wienen got a bad holeshot in moto two but quickly began picking off
riders. Upperman kept close behind Natalie until about lap six when
Wienen made his way into the second spot. It didn't take long for
Lawson to make his move past Upperman to secure a third spot, giving him
a season-best finish on the podium. Lawson now sits fourth in the
overall point standings behind Upperman.
 Photo By: Mike Roth - Event PixLawson put his Suzuki on the podium After finishing second this weekend, Chad Wienen still sits at the
top of the point standings with round three winner John Natalie just six
points behind in second. Only ten points separate the third and fourth
spots of Upperman and Lawson and Joe Byrd rounds out the top five
eleven points behind Lawson.
The AMA ATV Motocross Championship Series heads to Mechanicsville, MD
for the Motoworks Budds Creek event, with Pro class racing starting at 1
p.m. Saturday, supported by 37 amateur classes throughout Saturday and
Sunday. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
AMA Pro ATV Results
1. John Natalie (CAN)
2. Chad Wienen (CAN)
3. Jeremy Lawson (SUZ)
4. Josh Upperman (HON)
5. Chase Snapp (CAN)
6. Nick DeNoble (HON)
7. Joe Byrd (HON)
8. Travis Moore (HON)
9. Harold Goodman (HON)
10. Thomas Brown (YAM)
AMA ATV Motocross Championship Pro Point Standings
1. Chad Wienen (144) 2. John Natalie (138) 3. Josh Upperman (116) 4.
Jeremy Lawson (106) 5. Joe Byrd (95) 6. Chase Snapp (79) 7. Nick DeNoble
(73) 8. Travis Moore (65) 9. Joel Hetrick (62) 10. Derek Swartfager
(58)
About the AMA ATV Motocross Championship
The AMA ATV Motocross Championship is the nation's premier amateur
and professional ATV motocross series, hosted 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 program. Since 1985, the series continues to
expand and produce top talent from the amateur ranks, while premiering
the professional class. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com. | 
