WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR RETURNS TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN;
KENTUCKY RACERS YOKLEY AND VAUGHN READY FOR DANIEL BOONE

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The WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour will return to the place where it started its history-making tour, as it invades Daniel Boone Motocross Park for this weekendÕs Blue Ridge Open Championship. The double national event, which comprises Rounds 4 and 5 of the Tour, is scheduled to kick off Friday with Pro qualifying and continues through Sunday, which will feature Pro finals.

The events will be telecast on ESPN2 on Sunday, July 15 at 1 p.m. EDT, and again on Saturday, July 21 at noon EDT.

The PowerSports ATV Tour returns to Daniel Boone Motocross Park, where it started its inaugural season in 2006. The venue features one of the most breathtaking viewing vistas on the Tour, and the most elevation change of any WPSA venue, making for a great show and a competitive race.

The racing weekend will feature the nation's top Pro riders, competing in three Classes: SuperQuad Pro 450, QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock, and SuperSport Side by Side. The SuperQuad Pro 450 Class features big air, motocross style racing. QuadTerrain Challenge features larger, utility-type ATVs, competing on an obstacle course that includes log jams, mud bogs, rock crawls, as well as high-speed sections.

The SuperSport Class comprises four-wheel utility vehicles piloted by a driver and co-driver, sitting side by side. The purpose-built racing machines compete on a modified course that includes both big-air sections, as well as obstacles.

The race weekend will also feature nearly 20 other classes for Pro Am, Amateur, Junior and Women's classes.

The Pros will be competing in two complete races, with qualifying scheduled for Friday and Saturday and finals scheduled for Sunday.

SuperQuad Pro 450
With two races on tap this weekend, every point will count. Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki) padded his lead in the chase last weekend with his first victory of the season. In doing so, Wimmer, who leads teammate and defending champion Doug Gust by 15 points, helped Suzuki continue its run toward its second consecutive manufacturers' title. Suzuki currently has a 10-point lead on Honda in the standings.

Injured, but by no means on his back, John Natalie, Jr. (No. 13 Elka, Maxxis/Honda) has recovered from injuries sustained practicing earlier this season to finish second in the most recent round, in Oklahoma. Though he sits fifth in points, Natalie is always one to watch, and he wants nothing more than his first WPSA title.

Keith Little is on a roll following the Oklahoma round. After finishing third in the final there, he moved up to third in points on the No. 12 Lonestar/Honda.

Sitting fourth is the always-competitive "Big" Chad Wienen. (No. 44 Team Rockstar, MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki). With one win under his belt this season, the super-privateer-turned-factory-star rider will definitely be in contention here.