Hetrick is also credited with last year’s Muddy Creek National win. The iconic venue is known for its tight racing, meaning fast lap times need to be accompanied with holeshots in order to get the job done. Neither Hetrick or Wienen were successful with the SSi Decals Holeshot Award at last year’s event, but they will both be looking to get out front early and battle for the win this weekend.

Another rider looking to engage in the battle is Root River Racing/CST Tires/Pro Motorsports-backed Thomas Brown who continues the champion chase. Brown comes into this round with back-to-back fifth place finishes, and will be charging to return to the box.

JB Racing/Root River Racing’s Jeffrey Rastrelli and GennUSA Racing’s Nick Gennusa move into the halfway point of the season tied for fourth, just 44 points out of the lead. Between crashes and injury, Rastrelli has shown the heart of an aspiring champion. Gennusa’s impressive consistency continues to keep him a podium contender as the season progresses.

Baldwin Motorsports/Ford Brother's Racing/Root River Racing’s Ronnie Higgerson continues his quest for a podium this season. The Honda rider was plagued with some bad luck at last year’s Muddy Creek event, and will be looking for redemption this Saturday. Root River Racing’s Josh Upperman follows Higgerson in the ranks, just six points behind.

Walsh Racecraft/Honda’s Parker Wewerka continues to hold onto the eighth-place points championship, while Ford Brother’s Racing/Solo Pilot’s Westley Wolfe now trails him in ninth. Brett Musick rounds out the top ten in the standings as the series travels to Tennessee.

Saturday’s race schedule is as follows: practice at 10 a.m. followed by a timed qualifying session at 11:30a.m. Pro motos are at 2 and 4 p.m. with an autograph session taking place at 4:30 p.m.

Saturday spectator passes run $20 for adults and $10 for children (6-11), with kids five and under getting in for free. Each pass includes pro pit access and pro autographs at no additional charge.

Amateur racing will take place throughout the weekend alongside the AMA Pro class, and local riders are invited and encouraged to compete in the event, as ATVMX offers classes for riders of all skill and experience levels. The amateur race entry fee is only $50 and riders can sign up at the event. To learn more about ATVMX racing, please refer to the ATVMX101 webpage.

Local racers expected to compete this weekend will be: Tyler Powers (450 A/College 16-24), Eli Elswick (450 B/Production B), Dalton Lipford (450 C/Production C), Chris Nixon (Pro Sport/PJunior 25+), brothers Silas (Pro) and Lucas Lamons (Junior 25+ and Pro Sport), Daniel Davis (Open B/450 B), Kenneth Payne (Open B/450 B), Chris Furches (Open C/450 C), Garrik Kelley (Open C), Ezra Sheldon (Open C), siblings Lilly (Girls 8-13) and Alex Huckabey (College 16-24), Darrin Huckabey (College 16-24), Phillip Oppen (Junior 25+), brothers Waylon (50 Open 4-8/50 CVT 4-8) and Lincoln Tummel (70 Automatic 6-11/50 Open 4-8/50 CVT 4-8), Rocky Heupel (Veteran 30+), Bryson Slagle (90 Open Sr. 12-15/90 Automatic 8-13/90 Shifter 12-15), Patrick Gordon (125 8-15/90 Automatic 8-13) and Braden Lollis (Youth All Star 13-15).