Kingsville, OH – After a successful 2010 race year, Baldwin Motorsports’ Josh Upperman would finish out his season in the top five of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championships pro points battle after a top five finish in the final moto of the season.
Sweltering heat, humidity, and thunderstorms came into play for the final round of the 2010 race season, creating difficult and rough conditions for racers. After heavy rains fell at Loretta Lynn’s on Saturday night, and again on Sunday morning, that delayed classes, it was decided that the Pro class would run a one-moto format, with the winner taking all.
Track conditions had dried out quite a bit by the time the Pro’s took to the line, giving Josh Upperman the traction he needed to take second place in the Pro holeshot. Upperman had his hands full as he battled with Thomas Brown and Jeremy Lawson. Upperman would fall back, but he put the hammer down and made his way into the number four spot before crossing the finish line. Upperman’s consistency this season also allowed him to claim fourth in the Pro points championship.
“We have all worked really hard this year and Josh has done an excellent job and gave it everything he had all season long, so we are pretty happy with how everything has gone. I have to thank everyone who has had a hand in helping us out this year and we are already looking forward to next season,” stated Mark Baldwin.
Now that the season has ended, Mark Baldwin and Josh Upperman will be heading to France where Upperman will compete in the annual 12 Hours of Pont de Vaux with Shane Hitt and Bryan Cooke. “We are really excited for Pont de Vaux. I think we will do well and it should be a lot of fun,” stated Baldwin.
With the 2010 season at an end for the Baldwin Motorsports team, Mark Baldwin and Josh Upperman will be working hard to get ready for the 2011 season upon their return from France and a hopeful victory at the 12 Hours of Pont de Vaux.
2010 Sponsors: Baldwin Motorsports, Inc. Performance Engineered Products, JB Racing, Fly Racing, Goldspeed, Rath Racing, Precision Racing Products, Hinson Clutch Components, Douglas Wheel Technologies, Wiseco, Quad Tech, Fasst Co., Pro-Design, Works Connection, Throttle Jockey, PowerMadd, RPM, VP Race Fuels, Scott Goggle, Six Six One, CV 4 Products, Ancra, D.I.D., Sunstar DP Brakes, Falicon, SIDI.
AMA ATV MX Championship Final Point Standings –
1. Josh Creamer/Suzuki – 459
2. Dustin Wimmer/Suzuki – 427
3. Chad Wienen/Can-Am – 366
4. Josh Upperman/Honda – 359
5. John Natalie Jr./Can-Am - 346
