Bobby Kiniry and Matt Goerke leave their Arenacross competition quaking in Pennsylvania.
ThermoTec/FMC Racing Yamaha’s Bobby Kiniry and Monster Energy/Babbitt’s Kawasaki’s Matt Goerke became the fifth and sixth-different AMSOIL Arenacross class winners of the 2015 season when the series stopped at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, February 6-7.
The wins were career firsts for both riders, Kiniry scoring his win on Friday night, while Goerke won Saturday night. In the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class, Slaka Wear KTM’s Steven Mages earned his first win of the season on Friday, and KTM rider Dave Ginolfi extended his series points lead by winning on Saturday night.
Kiniry grabbed the holeshot with Steven Mages and Motosport.com/Haeseker Racing KTM’s Gared Steinke running second and third when the first 15-lap main event got underway. Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Chris Blose, who won the previous round, started in fourth and was able to move into podium position on lap five by making the pass on Steinke. Kiniry withstood late pressure from Mages and held on for the win, while Goerke worked his way through the field to finish third. Faith made a late pass on Blose to finish fourth.
When the gate dropped on the second main event, Watson Metals/Compound MX Honda’s Kyle Bitterman grabbed the early lead ahead of TZR KTM’s Josh Osby and KTM rider Dave Ginolfi. Husqvarna TiLUBE TUF Racing’s Kyle Regal and Hayes came through the first turn in great position despite the 16-rider inversion. Regal and Hayes began their march to the front quickly, surpassing Ginolfi lap three and Osby on lap four to set their sights on Bitterman out front.
Bitterman stood tough and fended off the challenge for half of the main event before Regal was able to make the pass for the lead in the whoops on lap eight. Regal, Hayes and Bitterman completed the top three, with Faith fourth and Ginolfi fifth, just ahead of Kiniry.
When the final points were tallied, Kiniry’s 1-6 finishes gave him a slim one-point edge on both Hayes (7-2) and Faith (4-4), who tied for second. Hayes’ second-place finish in the second main event gave him the tiebreaker over Faith.
Goerke has been one of the most formidable contenders in the series, though he had yet to land an overall win. He gave himself an opportunity in the first main event on Saturday night. Regal shot into the lead, just ahead of Goerke and Steinke. Regal and Goerke established themselves out front while Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Chris Blose moved past Steinke on lap three to take over third. Shortly thereafter, fellow Team Babbitt’s rider Jacob Hayes slotted into fourth, setting his sights on his teammate.
Out front, Goerke was looking for a way around Regal and after several attempts, made the pass stick after the whoops on lap 13. Regal attempted a counter move, resulting in contact between the two riders. Hayes closed in quickly as a result and ultimately made contact with Goerke, causing Hayes to fall to the ground. Both Goerke and Regal resumed out front, with Goerke in the lead, while Hayes ended up losing several positions. Goerke took the win with Regal second and Blose third.
Regal scored another holeshot at the start of the second main event, leading teammate Gavin Faith and Hayes. Blose wasn’t far behind in fourth, while Goerke settled into fifth. Faith made a mistake in the rhythm section on lap two, allowing both Hayes and Blose to pass him. In the ensuing laps, Hayes closed in on Regal for the lead and made an aggressive pass coming out of the whoops on lap six that caused heavy contact between the two riders and forced Regal off the track.
Hayes was able to pull clear of Blose, with Faith in third and Goerke in fourth. The top four remained the same until Lap 11, when Faith made a move on Blose to reclaim the runner-up spot. Hayes cruised to the win with Faith and Blose completing the top three.
Goerke finished fourth and his consistency on the evening (1-4), combined with a win in the RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge, gave him the overall win ahead of Blose (3-3). Faith’s late pass for second helped him secure third overall (5-2).
AMSOIL Arenacross Series
Mohegan Sun Arena
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Results: February 6-7, 2015
Friday
Main Event 1
1. Bobby Kiniry-Yam
2. Steven Mages-KTM
3. Matt Goerke-Kaw
4. Gavin Faith-Hus
5. Chris Blose-Kaw
6. Travis Sewell-KTM
7. Jacob Hayes-Kaw
8. Gared Steinke-KTM
9. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM
10. Kyle Regal-Hus
Main Event 2
1. Kyle Regal-Hus
2. Jacob Hayes-Kaw
3. Kyle Bitterman-Hon
4. Gavin Faith-Hus
5. Dave Ginolfi-KTM
6. Bobby Kiniry-Yam
7. Travis Sewell-KTM
8. Josh Osby-KTM
9. Steve Roman-Suz
10. Steven Mages-KTM
Overall
1. Bobby Kiniry-Yam/1-6
2. Jacob Hayes-Kaw/7-2
3. Gavin Faith-Hus/4-4
4. Kyle Regal-Hus/10-1
5. Steven Mages-KTM/2-10
6. Travis Sewell-KTM/6-7
7. Kyle Bitterman-Hon/13-3
8. Chris Blose-Kaw/5-12
9. Dave Ginolfi-KTM/12-5
10. Matt Goerke-Kaw/3-14
Arenacross Lites
1. Steven Mages-KTM
2. Dave Ginolfi-KTM
3. Steve Roman-Suz
4. Kyle Bitterman-Hon
5. Jacob Williamson-Kaw
6. Scott Zont-KTM
7. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM
8. Chase Marquier-Hon
9. Robert Piazza-Hon
10. Brandon Glenn-KTM
Saturday
Main Event 1
1. Matt Goerke-Kaw
2. Kyle Regal-Hus
3. Chris Blose-Kaw
4. Steven Mages-KTM
5. Gavin Faith-Hus
6. Travis Sewell-KTM
7. Bobby Kiniry-Yam
8. Jacob Hayes-Kaw
9. Willy Browning-KTM
10. Cory Green-Suz
Main Event 2
1. Jacob Hayes-Kaw
2. Gavin Faith-Hus
3. Chris Blose-Kaw
4. Matt Goerke-Kaw
5. Bobby Kiniry-Yam
6. Kyle Regal-Hus
7. Willy Browning-KTM
8. Travis Sewell-KTM
9. Steven Mages-KTM
10. Cory Green-Suz
Overall
1. Matt Goerke-Kaw/1-4
2. Chris Blose-Kaw/3-3
3. Gavin Faith-Hus/5-2
4. Kyle Regal-Hus/2-6
5. Jacob Hayes-Kaw/8-1
6. Bobby Kiniry-Yam/7-5
7. Steven Mages-KTM/4-9
8. Travis Sewell-KTM/6-8
9. Willy Browning-KTM/9-7
10. Cory Green-Suz/10-10
Arenacross Lites
1. Dave Ginolfi-KTM
2. Kyle Bitterman-Hon
3. Steve Roman-Suz
4. Cody VanBuskirk-KTM
5. Jacob Williamson-Kawi
6. Daniel Blair-KTM
7. Brandon Glenn-KTM
8. Jeremy Hand-Kaw
9. Dave Blanchet-Kaw
10. Dylan Rouse-KTM
AMSOIL Arenacross Series Point Standings (After race 8 of 20)
1. Jacob Hayes-211/4 main event wins
2. Matt Goerke-197/1 main event win
3. Kyle Regal-189/3 main event wins
4. Chris Blose-166/4 main event wins
5. Steven Mages-163/1 main event win
6. Bobby Kiniry-159/1 main event win
7. Travis Sewell-153
8. Willy Browning-132
9. Gavin Faith-126/2 main event wins
10. Gared Steinke-115
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Points (After Race 6 of 10)
1. Dave Ginolfi-88/2 main event wins
2. Steve Roman-65
3. Daniel Herrlein-56
4. Scott Zont-48
5. Steven Mages-46/1 main event win
6. Darian Sanayei-35/2 main event wins
7. Mitchell Harrison-33/1 main event win
8. Dave Blanchet-32
9. Jacob Williamson-30
10. Dylan Rouse-30
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