TULSA, Okla. (February 6, 2010) – After making a
stellar debut one year ago, the AMA Arenacross Series’ sophomore outing
at Tulsa’s state-of-the-art BOK Center returned and kept the thousands of
Oklahoma fans on their feet as Babbitt’s Monster Energy/Ti Lube
Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., bounced back from a tough
outing last week to win his sixth race of the 2010 season. Foremost Insurance
Yamaha’s Tyler Bright, of Lexington, N.C., grabbed the victory in the AMA
Arenacross Lites class. The Tuf Honda duo of
Brock Sellards, of Sherrodsville,
Ohio, and reigning series champion Jeff Gibson, of Thornville, Ohio, were the
first riders through turn one in the 25-lap AMA Arenacross main event and
looked strong through the early portion of the race, but the Babbitt’s
Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki trio of Bowers and
teammates Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas, and Chad Johnson, of
Rhinelander, Wis., kept the pressure applied and eventually worked their way
by. The top three riders in the premier AMA Arenacross class championship went
on to sweep the podium – Bowers, Demuth, Johnson. It marks the second
time in 2010 that the Babbitt’s squad swept the overall podium. After a strong outing one week ago, Bright
maintained the momentum on Saturday night. GPF/Babbitt’s Kawasaki’s
Daniel Aulsaybrook, of Ortonville, Mich., grabbed the
AMA Arenacross Lites class hole shot and went on to lead during the early
portion of the main event. However, a fall opened the door for Bright, who made
the pass for the lead and never looked back. Oklahoma native Cory Green, of
Nowata, Okla., secured the runner-up spot while GPF/Babbitt’s
Kawasaki’s A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., rounded out the podium in
third. After losing 12 points last week, Bowers gained
five over Johnson and extended his points lead to 20 points. Green moves into a
tie with Catanzaro in the AMA Arenacross Lites Western Regional Championship. The AMA Arenacross Series continues next weekend
from Youngstown, Ohio at the Coveli Center next
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tickets
for all rounds of the 2010 season can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com
and www.arenacross.com.
For
more information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com. AMA Arenacross Class Results (Tulsa, Okla.) 1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki 2. Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki 3. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki 4. Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda 5. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda 6. Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki 7. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda 8. Robbie Reynard, Oklahoma City, Okla., Suzuki 9. Tyler Bright, Lexington, N.C., Yamaha 10. Brock Sellards, Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Tulsa, Okla.) 1. Tyler Bright, Lexington, N.C., Yamaha 2. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki 3. A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki 4. Justin Berry, Edmond, Okla., Kawasaki 5. Patrick Massie, Washington Court, Ohio, Honda 6. Jim Neese, Julian, N.C.,
Yamaha 7. Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM 8. Tanner Young, Marland,
Okla., Yamaha 9. Chad Cook, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kawasaki 10. Colt Humphrey, Morris, Okla., Honda AMA Arenacross Class Points (After Race 8 of 19) 1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 181 2. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki –
161 3. Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki
– 147 4. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 133 5. Brock Sellards, Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda – 119 6. Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda – 116 7. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda – 105 8. Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki –97 9. Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki – 93 10. Robbie Reynard, Oklahoma City, Okla., Suzuki
– 79 AMA Arenacross Lites Class Western Regional Points
(After Race 2 of 10) 1. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki – 42 2. A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki
– 42 3. Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM – 25 4. Ricky Draper, Bellevue, Neb., Honda – 21 5. Jim Neese, Clinton, N.C.,
Yamaha – 21 6. Justin Berry, Edmond, Okla., Kawasaki – 18 7. Parker Eckman, Tustin,
Calif., Honda – 16 8. Jason Hussey, Moscow Mills, Mo., Kawasaki –
15 9. Tanner Young, Marland,
Okla., Yamaha – 13 10. Chad Cook, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kawasaki –
12 11. Kyle Hussey, Moscow Mills, Mo., Kawasaki – 12
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