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AMSOIL Arenacross hosted its fifth round of the 2017 season on Saturday with an exciting night
of competition from Freedom Hall. A sweep of the 250AX Class Main Events gave Team Babbitt’s/ Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki, presented by AP Design, rider Gavin Faith his second overall victory of the season. In the Eastern Regional AX Lites Class, Yamaha Rock River bLU cRU rider Justin Cooper raced to his third win of the season, extending his points lead.
Before the Main Events got underway, defending AMSOIL Arenacross Champion Faith raced to his fourth RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge win of the season, outlasting TiLUBE/Jack Link’s/TUF Racing Honda rider and championship leader Jace Owen.
Faith carried the momentum of the Head 2 Head Challenge right into the first Main Event, grabbing the holeshot over Owen, with Rockstar Energy/ OTSFF/Yamaha, in association with Cycle Trader and Rock River, rider Matt Goerke in third. By the conclusion of the opening lap Faith already held
a lead of over a second on the field, which he would never relinquish. Owen was able to keep Faith in sight and solidified his hold on second, while teammates Goerke and Blose engaged in an exciting battle for>th>ird over the early stages of the race.
“IT’S REALLY COOL TO RACE IN FRONT OF ALL THE FANS... THEN TO HAVE THE GOAT CHEERING US ON... THAT’S JUST ICING ON THE CAKE!”
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