ArenaCross Media Press Release:
The eighth round of the 2015 AMSOIL Arenacross, featuring Ricky Carmichael’s Road to Supercross, kicked off the first of two nights inside the Mid-America Center. After a pair of Arenacross Class Main Events, Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki‘s Jacob Hayes added to his championship lead by earning his third overall win of the season. In the third round of the Western Regional Arenacross Lites Class Championship, Slaka Wear KTM’s Steven Mages grabbed his second straight victory.
Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Chris Blose grabbed the hole-shot in the first Arenacross Class Main Event ahead of Hayes and Husqvarna TiLUBE TUF Racing’s Kyle Regal. Hayes kept the pressure on his teammate throughout the opening laps and was able to pass Blose on the straightaway on Lap 3. Once out front, Hayes opened a small gap over the field and in an effort to keep him within striking distance, Regal made a pass on Blose on the ensuing lap right after the finish line. However, Blose responded and took the position back, only to have Regal reclaim second in the whoops.
The top three remained that way for several laps before Regal closed in on Hayes for the lead with two laps to go. As he looked to track down Hayes for the top spot, Regal went down and lost several positions, reentering the race in fifth. That allowed Hayes to take the checkered flag for the win ahead of Blose, Husqvarna’s Gavin Faith, KTM’s Travis Sewell and Kawasaki’s Matt Goerke rounding out the top five. Regal followed in sixth.
Hayes had the opportunity to select the inversion for the second Main Event, and with the help of the crowd he chose the case with the number eight, meaning half of the 16-rider field would be inverted.
As the second Main Event got underway, Hayes overcame the inversion to grab the holeshot ahead of Faith, and Goerke. The leaders remained the same until Lap 4, when Faith, an Iowa native, made an aggressive move after the whoops. Hayes nearly went down but saved, ultimately costing him another position to Goerke.
While the top three asserted themselves out front, Regal and KTM’s Gared Steinke engaged in a heated battle for fourth in the closing laps. After several attempts, Regal finally made the pass stick for fourth. A few moments later on Lap 13, Goerke challenged Faith for the lead in the whoops and took over the top spot, only to crash before the finish and lost valuable positions. That allowed Faith to reclaim the lead, which he carried through to the finish in front of the hometown crowd. Hayes followed in second, with Regal third. Steinke was fourth, Suzuki‘s Cory Green was fifth, while Goerke failed to finish the Main Event after his crash, finishing 12th.
Earlier in the evening, Regal took the win over Steinke in the Head 2 Head Challenge, earning an additional championship bonus point.
Hayes’ 1-2 finishes were enough to give him the overall victory over Faith in second (3-1) and Blose third (2-5). Regal finished fourth overall (6-3), while Sewell rounded out the top five (4-7).
In the Arenacross Class championship standings, Hayes, who entered the night with a one point lead over Goerke, moved to 14 points over Regal, who took control of second. Goerke, who finished eighth overall, sits third, 15 points out of the lead.
The start of the Western Regional Arenacross Lites Class Main Event saw Yamaha’s Josh Cartwright grab the hole-shot in his first race with the team ahead of Mages and KTM’s Dave Ginolfi. Mages immediately challenged Cartwright for the lead and the pair went side-by-side on Lap 2, with Mages eventually taking control of the Main Event. Once out front, Mages opened up a comfortable lead while Cartwright and Ginolfi waged battle for the remainder of the race. Mages took the win in dominant fashion, with Cartwright second and Ginolfi third. KTM’s Cody VanBuskirk was fourth, with championship leader Daniel Blair rounding out the top five aboard his KTM.
Blair, who entered the night with a five-point lead, now holds a 14-point lead over VanBuskirk, who took over second. KTM’s Brandon Glenn is third, 17 points back.
Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 1:
Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki
Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki
Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Husqvarna
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM
Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM
Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha
Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 2:
Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Husqvarna
Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM
Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM
Josh Cartwright, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha
Arenacross Class Results – Overall (Main Event Finishes)
Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki (1-2)
Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Husqvarna (3-1)
Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki (2-5)
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna (6-3)
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM (4-7)
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM (8-4)
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki (7-6)
Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki (5-12)
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM (11-8)
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM (9-9)
RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge Results:
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna (2 points)
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM (1 point)
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM (1 point)
Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Husqvarna (1 point)
Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki (1 point)
Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki (1 point)
Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki (1 point)
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM (1 point)
Western Regional Arenacross Lites Class Results:
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM
Josh Cartwright, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM
Cody VanBuskirk, Harvard, Ill., KTM
Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., KTM
Dylan Rouse, Florence, Ky., KTM
Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM
Jason McConnell, Canonsburg, Pa., KTM
Benjamin Nelko, Aliquippa, Pa., KTM
Keaton Ward, Bozeman, Mon., KTM
Arenacross Class Points (Race 11 of 20)
Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki – 291 (6 Main Event wins)
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna – 277 (3 Main Event wins)
Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki – 276 (3 Main Event wins)
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM – 222
Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha – 221 (1 Main Event win)
Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki – 218 (4 Main Event wins)
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM – 215 (1 Main Event win)
Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Husqvarna – 194 (4 Main Event wins)
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM – 181
Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM – 156
Western Regional Arenacross Lites Class Points (After Race 4 of 9)
Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., KTM – 53 (1 Main Event win)
Cody VanBuskirk, Harvard, Ill., KTM – 39
Brandon Glenn, Mesquite, Texas, KTM – 36
Jake Locks, Dixon, Calif., KTM – 18
Mason Wharton, Brush Prairie, Wash., Kawasaki – 17
Clay Elliott, Buford, Ga., KTM – 17
Josh Struebig, Crown Point, Ind., KTM – 16
Jason McConnell, , Canonsburg, Pa., KTM – 15
Chase Marquier, Newcastle, Okla., Honda – 13
Dalton Oxborrow, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki – 12
Travis Bannister, Calhan, Colo., Honda – 12
The Council Bluffs stop of AMSOIL Arenacross continues tomorrow with the second night of action on Saturday, March 7, inside the Mid-America Center. Racing begins at 5 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET.
Tickets for each round of AMSOIL Arenacross are on sale HERE.
The entire AMSOIL Arenacross season will air on FOX Sports 1, including re-airs on Fox Sports 2.
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