Gavin Faith knots the AMSOIL Arenacross Race to the Championship with a win at the Tacoma Dome.
Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Gavin Faith scored his first overall win in the AMSOIL Arenacross Race to the Championship at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, Saturday night, and moved into a tie with teammate Chris Blose in the battle for the championship just as the series eclipsed the halfway point.
Another Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki rider, Jacob Hayes, was quickest off the line in the first Arenacross main event, and he and Blose battled back and forth for the lead early in the race before Hayes earned a little breathing room. Hayes then sasew his win chances go out the window when he tangled with a fallen rider and crashed, handing the lead to Blose, who went on to take the win. Faith held off TiLUBE/TUF Racing Honda’s Ben Lamay for second place. Travis Sewell was fourth, with Hayes recovering from his crash to finish fifth.
TiLUBE/TUF Racing Honda’s Jace Owen led Hayes and Faith at the start of the second main event, with Blose fourth. Blose would pass Faith for third on the opening lap, and had he finished there he would have collected the overall win, but a crash in the rhythm section on lap two and dropped out of contention. Owen, Hayes, Faith and Lamay ran in the top four until Hayes made a successful bid for the lead on lap 13. Hayes took the win, with Owen second, Faith third and Lamay fourth.
Faith’s 2-3 finishes gave him the overall win, beating Hayes’ 5-1 scores by one point. Lamay was third overall, followed by Owen and Blose. Faith’s win tightened up the Race for the Championship as much as it can be: he is now tied with Blose with just three rounds remaining. Anything can still happen, but Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki is looking solid to regain the series title, as Hayes sits third in the standings.
2016 AMSOIL Areanacross Series
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma, Washington
Results: April 16, 2016
Arenacross Main Event 1
1. Chris Blose-Kaw
2. Gavin Faith-Kaw
3. Ben Lamay-Hon
4. Travis Sewell-KTM
5. Jacob Hayes-Kaw
6. Jace Owen-Hon
7. Kyle Regal-Hus
8. Austin Politelli-Kaw
9. Gared Steinke-Hus
10. Steven Mages-Kaw
Arenacross Main Event 2
1. Jacob Hayes-Kaw
2. Jace Owen-Hon
3. Gavin Faith-Kaw
4. Ben Lamay-Hon
5. Ryan Breece-Yam
6. Travis Sewell- KTM
7. Chris Blose-Kaw
8. Austin Politelli-Kaw
9. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM
10. Gared Steinke-Hus
Arenacross Class Overall
1. Gavin Faith-Kaw/2-3
2. Jacob Hayes-Kaw/5-1
3. Ben Lamay-Hon/3-4
4. Jace Owen-Hon/6-2
5. Chris Blose-Kaw/1-7
6. Travis Sewell-KTM/4-6
7. Austin Politelli-Kaw/8-8
8. Ryan Breece-Yam/12-5
9. Kyle Regal-Hus/7-12
10. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM/11-9
RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge
1. Travis Sewell- KTM (2 points)
2. Ben Lamay-Hon (1 point)
3. Gavin Faith-Kaw (1 point)
4. Chris Blose-Kaw (1 point)
5. Kyle Regal-Hus (1 point)
6. Jace Owen-Hon (1 point)
7. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM (1 point)
8. Jacob Hayes-Kaw (1 point)
2016 AMSOIL Arenacross Race to the Championship Standings
1. Gavin Faith-126/8 Main Event Wins
2. Chris Blose-126/4 Main Event Wins
3. Jacob Hayes-113/9 Main Event Wins
4. Jace Owen-110/1 Main Event Win
5. Ben Lamay-105/3 Main Event Wins
6. Travis Sewell-95/5 Main Event Wins
7. Gared Steinke-82
8. Kyle Regal-74
9. Cody VanBuskirk-45
10. Daniel Herrlein-1
Western Regional Arenacross Lites Main Event
1. Carlen Gardner-KTM
2. Kyle Bitterman-Hus
3. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM
4. Robbie Wageman-Yam
5. Tallon Lafountaine- KTM
6. Jared Lesher-KTM
7. Jake Anstett-KTM
8. Dylan Rouse-KTM
9. Dillon Cloyed-Hon
10. Chris Howell-Hus
Western Regional Arenacross Lites Class Standings
1. Cody VanBuskirk-113/1 Main Event Win
2. Ben Nelko-102/2 Main Event Wins
3. Carlen Gardner-89/1 Main Event Win
4. Cheyenne Harmon-89/1 Main Event Win
5. Jared Lesher-84/1 Main Event Win
6. Dylan Rouse-67
7. Scott Zon-63
8. Dave Ginolfi-56
9. Dillon Cloyed-41
10. Brandon Marley-35
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