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

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

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

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!

Parker Wewerka runs the K&N RU-4260 universal clamp-on air filter and the K&N KN-116 oil filter. For your ATV filtration needs check K&N’s online application tool.

Ford Mustang RTR driver Chelsea Denofa finishes Top 16 at Formula Drift Atlanta

Denofa joined the Ford Mustang RTR team in the off-season, and the increased amount of grip and horsepower have required Denofa to learn the new setup over the past few events. On Friday, Denofa qualified 7th on the grid with a score of 88 points, just 6 positions behind his K&N/Mustang RTR teammate Gittin Jr. who sat on the pole position. Denofa and the team were excited and confident entering the tandem eliminations. In his first battle, Denofa faced local rookie Taylor Hull in the Top 32 round and would earn the win with two consistent runs and a lead run that left Hull many car lengths behind in proximity. Hull would have mechanical issues on his second run and would be unable to finish his lead run, but Denofa had a clear advantage even before the mechanical DNF for Hull.

As Denofa heard his name being announced in front of the packed crowd at Road Atlanta, he mentally began planning ahead for his Top 16 battle with Formula Drift journeyman Ryan Tuerck. Although the two have never done battle previously in Formula Drift competition, both drivers were pumped to compete against each other as they both are perceived to be championship contenders. The battle between the two was fierce, with nearly identical runs in the lead and chase position. Denofa’s aggressive chase run was enough to earn the vote from one of the three Formula Drift judges, but the other two judges voted for the drivers to battle in a “one more time” sudden death round.

K&N-sponsored Chelsea Denofa drifting in front of a packed house at Road Atlanta

“I feel like I’m finally one with the car,” said Denofa after the event. “I’m stoked, I had the best run I’ve had all year with this car, it feels like an extension of me.” Denofa continued. Denofa and Gittin Jr. swung by the Roush Yates Engine factory earlier in the week, who’s the engine provider for both cars, providing some demos and ride-alongs for employees of the company. Both drivers will be running demonstrations at the Street Driven Tour event at Virginia International Raceway this weekend as well before heading to Wall, New Jersey for Round 4 of the Formula Drift championship on June 2nd and 3rd.

Kyle Busch celebrating his win at Charlotte Motor Speedway after the Monster Energy All Star Race

“Yeah, it means a lot, first of all to finally win at Charlotte for one, then to win the All-Star Race,” Busch said. “It's an exciting race. This race was kind of born off of exciting events that were in the race, bold moves, things like that. We did one of those tonight to win the race”.

The race, which did not count towards the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings, was still very critical for all the drivers. Busch of course, the winner of the race and the $1 million, and Chase Elliott who was voted into the race by the fans. Busch led once for ten laps.

Kyle Larson finished in second place, the winner of the first stage of the race, passed Johnson on the final lap. Larson would have been leading the race on the final restart, but a maintenance issue caused him to drop three spots.

“Yeah, that sucks,” Larson said. “But we had a dominant car all race. I thought initially our pit crew struggled that last stop. Our jack post on the right side broke off at some point throughout the race. So the jackman had to make a couple more pumps to get the car up. It slowed the stop down enough that we got beat off pit road by three cars. That was kind of the difference in the race for us.”

Kyle Busch won for the first time at Charlotte Motor Speedway at the Monster Energy All Star Race

“Competitive night for us,” Johnson said. “When the race first started, seemed like there was a little less grip. As the sun continued to go down, the track picked up some grip. We never really ran long enough to try the high lane and make up any time on it.”

The Standings in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series remain the same, with Kyle Larson leading with 475 points and 7 playoff points. Martin Truex Jr. is in second place with 431 points and 15 playoff points. Brad Keselowski is in third with 408 points and 12 playoff points.

The next race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race will be the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The YA-0116's filter element is designed for the rigors of the dirt world

Well, good things come in threes with K&N, too. The K&N YA-0116 direct replacement air filter embodies the big three in the filtration world – performance, protection, and convenience.

Let’s start with performance. The YA-0116 is designed to provide increased horsepower and acceleration. That potential performance increase comes as a direct result of the increased airflow that the pleated, cotton gauze filter element provides.

Clearly, effective engine protection is vital for the YXZ1000R as the Yamaha is an emerging king of the dirt. Putting anything but a filter that is specifically designed for the brutal conditions of the track, trail, or dune is just unwise.

The K&N YA-0116 comes ready to install right out of the box

Finally, the YA-0116 is one of the easiest and most convenient modifications you can make on your YXZ1000R. The filter comes pre-oiled and ready to install in the factory air box. It should also be noted that the YA-0116 is designed to require no fuel management modification. It’s the plug and play filter of the performance UTV world.

When it’s time to recharge the filter after a dusty day of driving, that process is made simple with the use of a K&N service kit like the 99-5000. The YA-0116 comes with a one year limited warranty.

The frame of the YA-0116 is a direct fit in the factory air box

The K&N YA-0116 fits the following vehicles:

2017 YAMAHA YXZ1000R SS SE 998 - All Models
2017 YAMAHA YXZ1000R SS 998 - All Models
2017 YAMAHA YXZ1000R SE 998 - All Models
2017 YAMAHA YXZ1000R 998 - All Models
2016 YAMAHA YXZ1000R SE 998 - All Models
2016 YAMAHA YXZ1000R 998 - All Models