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It was Sewell who edged out Faith to start the second Main Event, with Owen and Steinke battling for a spot on the podium right behind them. Sewell paced the field for one lap and then crashed out of the lead in the track’s sand section, quickly remount- ing in fourth place. That allowed Faith to assume control of the race, with Owen second and Steinke third.
Once out front Faith never looked back, but it wasn’t without persistent pressure from Owen, who stayed on the rear fender of Faith’s Kawasaki all the way to the finish. Faith crossed the line less than a second ahead of Owen, while Sewell bounced back from his crash to grab the final podium spot from Steinke in third. Mages finished fifth.
Faith’s triumphant 1-1 effort was his most impressive of the season and now gives him four Main Event wins this season. Sewell’s resiliency in the second Main Event allowed him to finish second overall (2-3) while Owen’s runner-up effort in the second Main Event (4-2) helped him edge out Steinke (3-4) for third overall, giving the Honda rider back-to-back podium results. Mages completed the top five (5-5).
In RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge action, the Team Babbitt’s duo of Blose and Faith did battle in the final pairing, with Blose taking the win along with the extra championship bonus point.
Faith win’s helped him move back atop the Arenacross Class standings for the first time since the second race of the championship. He now has an 11-point lead over Sewell, who moved into second, while Hayes fell from first to third after missing out on the evening’s action, 14 points out of the lead.
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