Throughout the 2018 season, Hetrick has shown maturity and gained patience when it came to battling at the front of the pack. Through 14 motos this season, both Hetrick and Wienen have not finished outside the top two and the fans have witnessed some of the greatest battles to date in this series. With the championship on the line, this could bring a heightened level of competition to the final rounds and a RedBud MX win by Wienen would result in an all-out battle for the National Championship. 

While Hetrick and Wienen have been the only riders to earn overall wins this year, TBrown84 Training/CST Tires’ Thomas Brown and Baldwin/Jeff Rastrelli Land Grading/Ford Brothers Racing Honda’s Jeffrey Rastrelli have both been trying to change that statistic. Brown has finished inside the top five at every round with the exception of Underground where he finished sixth overall. Rastrelli was off to a great start of the season finishing third at the first three rounds, and then battling at the front with Wienen at round five in Pennsylvania. Rastrelli had a setback before the Sunset Ridge ATVMX National, suffering from an injury sustained in a practice crash but was able to rebound with a top five finish at Unadilla. Brown and Rastrelli are both hoping to end the 2018 season on a high note and battle for that center spot on the podium.

GennUSA Racing/CST Tires/Corrosion Specialties’ Nick Gennusa has shown great promise in making a podium appearance this season. Gennusa has finished in the fourth overall position at the past two events, with a third place finish in moto two at Unadilla just two weeks ago. If Gennusa can put together two great moto performances he will be looking at an overall spot on the podium in no time.

JH Racing/Walsh Race Craft/SSi Decals Zachary Kaczmarzyk and GBC Motorsports/Hetrick Racing/Walsh Race Craft/Solo Pilot’s Westley Wolfe currently sit sixth and seventh in the points standings. As the series winds down, both are looking for their breakthrough race. Wolfe has finished inside the top five once this season and is looking to add another one to his resume, while Kaczmarzyk has finished consistently in the top 10 at every round this season. 

Also hoping to have a breakthrough race are Koster Racing’s Wes Lewis, Rockford Fosgate/Ti-Lube/Honda’s Haedyn Mickelson and Root River Racing’s Dylan Tremellen. All three riders are in a heated battle to round out the top 10 this season as Lewis sits two-points ahead of Mickelson and Tremellen, who are tied in the points standings in ninth. 

Saturday’s race schedule is as follows: practice at 10 a.m. followed by a timed qualifying session at 11:30 a.m. Pro motos are at 2 and 4 p.m. with an autograph session taking place at 4:30 p.m. For a complete schedule of the weekend’s activities, please visit the RedBud ATV National event page on the series website by clicking HERE. 

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. A highlight show featuring the event will air on MAVTV Saturday, September 15 at 9:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. ET. 

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: Micah Fouts (50 CVT/50 Auto), Autumn Biland (WMX), Michael Biland Sr (Senior 40+ B), Jamie Greenman (Senior 40+ C), Andrew Hartwell (450 A/Production A/College), Matt Greenwald (Super Mini/90 Shifter), Jacob Hill (Junior 25+/Vet 30+), Blair Miller (250 Mod/Schoolboy Sr), Mason Jackson (Super Mini/90 Open Sr/90 Shifter), Natalie Jackson (Girls), Bryce Miller (125/90 Automatic), Chase Seeley (450 A/Production A/College), Terry Pelham (Masters 50+), Tanner Reynolds (50 CVT/50 Auto), Levi Simpkins (250 Mod/Super Mini) and Jayden Weage (90 Auto). 

To get to the track from Chicago follow I-94 East through Indiana and take exit 4A to US-12 East. Follow the route for 18 miles until arriving at a stoplight. Turn left on Red Bud Trail and the track entrance will be five miles down the road on the left.

From Ohio follow Toll Road (80) to exit 72 in Indiana. Then go North on US-3 to exit 3. Turn left and go approximately two miles until reaching the first stoplight. Turn right on Red Bud Trail and look for the track entrance on the left.