WALSH Race Craft's Parker Wewerka the #1 Rookie in AMA ATV MX National Championship

26 May 2017

Parker Wewerka racing in the AMA ATV MX National Championship

Parker Wewerka is the fastest rookie in the AMA ATV MX National Championship

Parker Wewerka of WALSH Race Craft is making waves in his rookie season as a professional rider in the AMA ATV MX National Championship series. The K&N-sponsored rider is proving to be the cream of the rookie crop in the highly competitive field.

Round 1 - Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Forida

Daytona would mark Wewerka’s first race as a Pro ATV racer. The Wewerka team decided not to race in the Pro-Am because points did not matter for any of the classes outside of Pro.

Wewerka qualified with a 5th place finish in his first heat race. In the main event, Wewerka came out strong, rounding the first corner in seventh position. Wewerka maintained good speed and consistency through the entire race, finishing sixth overall for round 1.

Smart and consistent racing has payed off for Wewerka in the first two rounds

Wewerka finished the 2017 Daytona ATV Supercross in the highest position of competing rookie Pro racers.

Round 2 - Underground MX Park, Kemp, Texas

Round 2 in Texas was slated to reflect to the normal racing schedule, running Pro on Saturday and Pro-Am on Sunday. However, the threat of bad weather in the forecast for Sunday moved the Pro-Am to the last moto on Saturday.

Showing consistency uncharacteristic of a rookie, Wewerka finished both Pro class motos in eighth place. The matched pair of showings gave him eighth place overall. Again, Wewerka finished in the highest position of competing rookie Pro racers.

Wewerka leads the Pro-Am class of the AMA ATV MX National Championship

The Pro-Am race was limited to one moto at the end of Saturday. Wewerka came off the line with a strong start. He made it around the first corner in second place and quickly moved into the lead before the end of the first lap.

Wewerka made the rest of the moto look easy as he rode a near perfect race. He extended his race margin to a 12.9 second lead by the end of the moto and set the fastest lap time.

After the first two rounds of the AMA ATV MX National Championship series, Wewerka sits in 8th place in the Pro class. He is 2 points behind 7th and 6 points ahead of 9th. He leads the Pro-Am class with a 5 point margin over the rider in 2nd. Nice start rookie!

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