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As the gate dropped on the second Main Event, Owen once again put his Honda out front, with Hayes close behind. Blose was third, followed by Stroupe and his Rockstar Energy Drink Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Gared Steinke. Owen would hold the lead for a lap before Hayes seized control of the Main Event. As he chased Owen for second, Blose dropped a couple positions and fell out of podium contention, allowing Stroupe to take over third.
Hayes would maintain a lead of just about a second over Owen, but pulled away on the final lap to take the win by three seconds. Stroupe finished third, with Sewell fourth and Blose fifth.
The 1-1 effort by Hayes makes him the winningest rider in the Arenacross Class, with three overall victo- ries and eight Main Event wins. Owen posted his best finish of the season in second (5-2) while Stroupe began his substitution for the injured defending champion Kyle Regal with a third-place effort (4-3). Sewell finished fourth (3-4), while Blose rounded out the top five (2-5).
In RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge action, Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Gavin Faith edged out Hayes in the final pairing to earn an additional championship bonus point.
Hayes extended his lead in the Arenacross Class standings to 19 points over Faith, who finished sixth overall. Blose is third, 25 points back, followed by Sewell and TiLUBE/Tuf Racing Honda’s Ben Lamay.
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