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As the top seed, Faith is followed by Sewell (2nd), Hayes (3rd), Blose (4th), Lamay (5th), Owen (6th), Rockstar Energy Drink Husqvarna
Factory Racing’s Gared Steinke (7th), Regal (8th), A&Y Racing Honda’s Daniel Herrlein (9th), and VanBuskirk (10th).
In the 15-lap Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Main Event, Cantrell grabbed the holeshot ahead of Team DirtBike Mike/KTM Sportscenter of Little Rock’s Brandon Marley and Shawnee Motor Company/Justified Cultures KTM’s Cheyenne Harmon. The top three settled into their positions during the first half of the race, but things changed on Lap 7. While in a battle for third, Harmon and DrivenMX/ MEPMX KTM’s Jared Lesher were involved in a three-rider incident that took both riders out of podium contention, allowing Team DirtBike Mike/KTM Sportscenter of Little Rock’s Ben Nelko to assume control of third. Cantrell started to extend his lead in the late stages of
the Main Event, leaving the Team DirtBikeMike teammates to battle for second. The Road to Supercross rider took the win while Nelko finished second following a last-lap pass on Marley. Husqvarna rider Mathew Weakley was fourth, with KTM rider Isaac Teasdale rounding out the top five.
With the Eastern Regional Championship already clinched by Daniel Herrlein, the field will next race at the final round of the 2016 season in Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena on Friday, May 6.
The highly anticipated opening round of the Race to the Championship will take place in Ontario, California’s Citizen’s Business Bank Arena with two nights of action on Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2. Racing for both nights will begin at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.
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