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Despite having the eighth gate pick head- ing into the second Main Event, Forkner was once again able to put his Pro Cir- cuit Kawasaki back out front, grabbing
the holeshot ahead of Regal and Owen.
Faith and Rockstar Energy Drink Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kyle Bitterman rounded out the top five off the start, with Hayes and Blose tucking into eighth and ninth, respectively.
Regal put the heat on Forkner early and stayed within less than a second of the lead for the first half of the Main Event, but Forkner gradually started pulling away late. Owen and Faith enjoyed an intense battle for third, with Faith eventually working his way by on Lap 12. That opened the door for Woodstock/TZR KTM’s Travis Sewell to close in on Owen for fourth, making the pass on the final lap. Forkner cruised to the win nearly three seconds ahead of Regal, leading all 15 laps. Faith was third, with Sewell fourth and Owen fifth. Hayes followed in sixth, with Blose seventh.
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Forkner became the second rider to post a 1-1 sweep this season, solidifying his position as one of the sport’s most promising young stars, and ended the four-race winning steak Team Babbitt’s had to start the year. For- kner also became just the second Road to Supercross rider to win an Arenacross Class overall, the first since Aaron Plessinger did it in Baltimore during the 2014 season. Regal, the defending AMSOIL Arenacross Champion, earned his best result of the season in sec- ond (4-2), while Faith rounded out the overall podium in third (5-3). Owen was fourth (3-5) and Hayes was fifth (2-6) in his hometown race.
In the RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge earlier in the evening, Blose defeated his teammate Faith in the final to earn an additional championship bonus point. That helped Blose finish ninth overall (11-7) and marked the first time this season he failed to finish on the overall podium.
With Blose’s season-low finish to date, Hayes took over the Arenacross Class points lead. He has a four-point advantage over Blose, with Faith just one additional point back in third.
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