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.
AMA Arenacross Class Results (Tulsa, Okla.)
1.Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky.,Babbitt's Kawasaki
2.Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Babbitt's Kawasaki
3.Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Babbitt's 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
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