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BATTLE FOR THE CUP
The fourth round of AMSOIL Arenacross’ Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup continued the championship’s west coast swing from the new, state-of-the-art Golden 1 Center on Saturday night. Following his most dominant outing of the entire 2017 season, Rockstar Energy/OTSFF/Yamaha,
, in association with Cycle Trader and Rock River, rider Chris Blose earned his first overall victory
in the Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup with a perfect night of maximum points. In the Western Regional AX Lites Class, DrivenMX Racing KTM’s Jared Lesher took his second Main Event win of the season. Blose’s path to victory started prior to the 250AX Class Main Events with a triumphant effort
in the RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge over Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki, presented by AP Design, rider Gavin Faith, the championship leader. With his win, Blose earned an additional bonus point in the Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup. In the first of two 250AX Class Main Events, Blose put his Yamaha out front immediately, with Faith and Team TiLUBE/Jack’s Links/TUF Racing Honda’s Jace Owen in tow. The top three riders in the championship standings were able to keep pace with one another in the early laps, which allowed them to break away from the field.
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“I FELT LIKE LIKE I HAD MY STRENGTHS AND THEY HAD THEIR STRENGTHS.”
“IT WAS A GOOD RACE -- JUST GOOD, CLEAN, HARD RACING. IT WAS FUN!”