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of Blose, with Owen third, Rockstar Energy/OTSFF/Yamaha’s Matt Goerke fourth, and Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Gared Steinke in fifth. When the second Main Event got underway it was Faith who narrowly edged out Owen for the holeshot. The two riders battled side-by-side for the top spot, but that allowed the Yamaha duo of Goerke and Blose to both make their way around and assume control of the race, dropping Faith to third and Owen to fourth. Goerke settled into the lead ahead of his teammate and comfortably controlled the Main Event. Faith continued to pressure Blose for second and was about to make the pass until the red flag waved for a downed rider on Lap 12, immediately bringing the race to a stop and forcing a restart. The field lined up single file to contest the closing laps and when the green flag waved
it was Owen to seized the opportunity. After running fourth throughout the entirety of the Main Event, Owen passed both Faith and Blose to move into second on Lap 12. Faith slotted into third, while Blose lost two positions to drop off the podium in fourth. Goerke went on to take his first Main Event win of the season, 1.2 seconds ahead of Owen, with Faith in third. Steinke followed in fourth, with Woodstock KTM’s Daniel Herrlein in fifth.
By the completion of Lap 1 both Owen and Rockstar Energy/OTSFF/Yamaha, in association with
Cycle Trader and Rock River, rider Chris Blose had moved past Lamay, into second and third, respectively. Both Owen and Blose kept Faith in their sights throughout the early stages of the race, but then began a battle for second, which allowed Faith to open a slight gap. Blose moved past Owen into second on Lap 8, but faced a deficit of over two seconds to Faith. The reigning AMSOIL Arenacross Champion went on to take the win, crossing the line 2.7 seconds ahead
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