Rookie Taylor Futrell Captures First Career Arenacross Lites Win GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (January 9,
2010) – Night two of the AMA Arenacross Series’ opening weekend
from Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. produced
yet another memorable evening of action as the Muskegon, Mich.- based
Babbitt’s Monster Energy/Ti Lube Kawasaki made it two-for-two as Tyler
Bowers, of Danville, Ky., took the AMA Arenacross class win. American Honda/Foremost
Insurance Honda’s Taylor Futrell, of Clinton,
N.C., raced to the AMA Arenacross Lites win in just his second career start. Bowers proved that
getting a good start is key in the closely-contended AMA Arenacross Series,
getting out of the gates at the front of the field alongside Babbitt’s
teammate Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas and Jackson Performance
KTM’s Kelly Smith, of Ludington, Mich. The trio battled for the lead in
the early stages of the race before Bowers made a strong pass for the lead and
never looked back. Demuth held on for second while Spinechillers
Honda’s Zach Ames put on another strong performance in third. Night one
winner Chad Johnson, of Rhinelander, Wis., overcame yet another bad start,
coming from dead last to finish fifth. The AMA Arenacross
Lites class main event was red-flagged after eight laps and after a restart,
rookie Futrell took advantage of a second place start
to make the move for the lead and take home his first career victory as a
professional. Veteran Foremost Insurance Yamaha rider Jim Neese,
of Julian, N.C., brought home a runner-up finish while Serious Racewear Honda’s Ryan Zimmer, of Angier, N.C.,
finished third. After two races,
Bowers moves into the AMA Arenacross class points lead, followed by Johnson and
Ames. The AMA Arenacross
Series continues next weekend, traveling to the great state of Maryland for the
Baltimore Arenacross, January 15-17. Tickets are
available online at www.arenacross.com, www.ticketmaster.com, www.tickets.com.
For more information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.
AMA Arenacross Class Results, (Grand Rapids,
Mich.) 1.
Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki 2.
Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills,
Texas, Kawasaki 3.
Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda 4.
Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM 5.
Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis.,
Kawasaki 6.
Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki 7.
Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda 8.
Gray Davenport, Lehi,
Utah, Kawasaki 9.
Brock Sellards,
Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda 10.
Dave Ginolfi,
Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki AMA Arenacross
Lites Class Results (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1.
Taylor Futrell,
Clinton, N.C., Honda 2.
Jim Neese,
Julian, N.C., Yamaha 3.
Ryan Zimmer, Angier, N.C., Honda 4.
Kurt McCabe, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Honda 5.
Daniel Aulsaybrook,
Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki 6.
Chad Wages, Frederick, Md., Suzuki 7.
Devon Pilkington, Virginia Beach, Va.,
Kawasaki 8.
Nick Jackson, Zumbrota, Minn., Honda 9.
Travis Merrill, Quincy, Ill., KTM 10.
Randy Woodring,
Spring Lake, Mich., Yamaha AMA Arenacross
Class Points (After Race 2 of 19) 1.
Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki
– 43 2.
Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis.,
Kawasaki – 41 3.
Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda
– 40 4.
Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills,
Texas, Kawasaki – 31 5.
Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda
– 30 6.
Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki
– 26 7.
Brock Sellards,
Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda – 25 8.
Dave Ginolfi,
Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki – 23 9.
Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda
– 22 10.
Gray Davenport, Lehi,
Utah, Kawasaki – 20 11.
Robbie Reynard, Oklahoma City, Okla.,
Suzuki – 20 AMA Arenacross
Lites Class Points (After Race 2 of 19) 1.
Kurt McCabe, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Honda
– 43 2.
Daniel Aulsaybrook,
Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki – 38 3.
Taylor Futrell,
Clinton, N.C., Honda – 33 4.
Devon Pilkington, Virginia Beach, Va.,
Kawasaki – 30 5.
Chad Wages, Frederick, Md., Suzuki
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