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BATTLE FOR THE CUP
AMSOIL Arenacross entered its final night of competition
for the 2017 season on Friday night inside Orleans Arena. Just eight points separated the top three riders in the Race to the Ricky Carmichael Cup, with reigning champion Gavin Faith leading rivals Chris Blose and Jace Owen. After the dust settled following pair of 250AX Class Main Events Faith not only stood atop the podium with the overall victory, but he also put the finishing touch on a second straight AMSOIL Arenacross title and hoisted the Ricky Carmichael Cup for the second consecutive year in Las Vegas.
In the AX Lites Class Regional Shootout a pair of champions were crowned in the Eastern and Western regions. In the Eastern Regional Championship Yamaha/Rock River bLU cRU rider Justin Cooper captured his first career title, while Team Babbitt’s/GPF/Monster Energy Kawasaki/MMCR rider Ryan Breece emerged triumphant in the Western Regional Championship. Team Babbitt’s/GPF/Monster Energy Kawasaki/MMCR’s Jacob Williamson took the shootout win.
The key to Faith’s triumphant night began with the RMATV/ MC Head 2 Head Challenge, where the Team Babbitt’s/ Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki, presented by AP Design, rider outlasted Blose and his Rockstar Energy/ OTSFF/Yamaha, in association with Cycle Trader and Rock River, machine. The additional championship bonus point added even more pressure on his contenders.
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