WIMMER TAKES FIRST PROFESSIONAL VICTORY, GRABS WPSA POINTS LEAD; KILBY GETS OFF THE SCHNEID WITH FIRST POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR WIN

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Dustin Wimmer showed the poise of a veteran by winning his first professional ATV race, and Scott Kilby netted his debut WPSA PowerSports ATV Championship Tour victory during Sunday's Jack Link's Feed Your Wild Side ATV Championship at South Fork Dirt Riders. The event, Round 6 of the 2006 title chase, was the second round of the Illinois double championship weekend here.

Wimmer (No. 183 East Coast ATV, Axis, Sparks, Maxxis/Honda) was first out of the gate in the SuperQuad Pro 450 event and earned the $1,000 Quad Magazine Holeshot Award. From there, he was in his own zip code, leading every lap virtually unchallenged. With the victory, the Center Valley, Pa. rider took the lead in the Riders' Championship. Jeremiah Jones (No. 2 Team Suzuki, Yoshimura/Suzuki) came out atop a three-quad battle for second, ahead of Patrick Brown (No. 199 Factory Yamaha, Golden West Cycles, Ohlins/Yamaha). Doug Gust, who led the points coming into the race, suffered a rare mechanical failure while running third in his No. 55 Team Suzuki, Yoshimura/Suzuki and finished 19th.

"It really hasn't sunk in," said Wimmer. "We unveiled a brand-new quad this weekend and the setup was perfect for this track. I like high-speed tracks like this. You definitely have to hang on, and set up for the speed. We just need to stay consistent and do my best going into the last four races."

Kilby (No. 227 Maxxis, OMF/Can-Am) survived a tough QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock race. He took the point for good when three quads tangled in the log jam on the third lap. He wasn't challenged from there and beat William Yokley (No. 23 Suzuki) and Brock Parker (No. 493 LTE Exhaust, Super Grips/Can-Am) to the finish. Daryl Rath (No. 67 Rath Racing, Maxxis, Douglas Wheels), who finished fifth, holds the points lead ahead of Yokley and Kilby, but only nine points separate the top three in the standings. Clifton Beasley (No. 226 Warnert Racing, Chapman Performance/Can-Am) was the first out of the rock crawl and won the ATVRiders.com "Rock'n'Roll" Award, worth $500.