Wienen Earns Seventh Championship
October 4, 2020
Wienen Motorsport's Chad Wienen earned his seventh AMA ATV MX PRO
National Championship this past weekend at the final 2020 round of
racing for the ATV MX National Series at South of the Border MX in
Hamer, South Carolina.
Heading
into the last round of racing, Wienen held a ten-point lead over the
rest of the field in the points standing. After grabbing the fastest
qualifier award in morning practice, Wienen felt solid heading to moto
1. Shooting out second of the holeshot, Wienen made a pass into the lead
before the end of the first lap and went on to put some distance
between himself and the rest of the field to secure the first win of the
day.
Wienen
once again came out second as the gate dropped in moto 2. Wienen
settled into the second place position and halfway through the moto
started to push forward to minimize the gap between himself and the
rider out front. Unable to make up a decent enough amount of time,
Wienen rode out the remainder of the last race of the 2020 season in
second and secured his seventh championship.
"Winning
the championship for the seventh time is just starting to sink in. When
I set off and started racing almost 20 years ago it was always a dream
to win a Pro Championship. It never crossed my mind that winning more
than one was even a possibility and now taking home my seventh
Championship plate, it's been a dream. All of the hard work, sacrifices
and endless dedication can become overwhelming throughout the season but
being able to bring home a championship reminds you of why it is all
worth it. The support from my family, sponsors and fans has always been
the ultimate motivation for me and I would not have been able to have
had any of my success without that support so for that I am truly
grateful. I'm looking forward to enjoying some downtime with my family
and then begin the planning for 2021! Thank you for all of the support
throughout the 2020 season."