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MODA CENTER
BATTLE FOR THE CUP
The battle for the 2017 title officially got underway on Saturday night as AMSOIL Arenacross’ Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup kicked off inside Moda Center. Capitalizing on his championship-winning experience from a season ago, Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/ AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Gavin Faith made the first statement of the playoff-style title fight by taking a crucial overall victory in the opening round. In the Western Regional AX Lites Class DrivenMX Racing KTM’s Jared Lesher took his first win of the season in an eventful Main Event that helped vault him to the top of the championship standings. The fight to earn every championship point available in the Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup kicked off with the RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge prior to the 250AX Class Main Events. In a hotly contested final pairing, Faith edged out championship rival Jace Owen and his TiLUBE/ Jack Link’s/TUF Racing Honda for a crucial extra bonus point in the Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup. The win would prove to pay big dividends for Faith at the end of the night.
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