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AURORA, Ill., (Jan. 13, 2006) Kevin Johnson came to win tonight in Baltimore after a good start the Team Faith rider cruised by Suzuki’s Jim Neese in the first lap. Johnson never let up scoring his fastest lap on lap 14. Rockstar Suzuki rider Greg Schnell passed Jim Neese in the final turn to finish second.
Ohio’s Brock Sellards missed an opportunity to gain point on series leader Chad Johnson. Chad suffered with the flu all week and was unable to get to the practice track during the week. Johnson finished 5th in the main. Sellards day started wrong when his chain came off in his heat race causing him to go to the semi final and ultimately a second row start in the main event. On the first lap Brock stalled his four stroke Honda and was unable to restart for several laps. Sellards would go on to finish 11th. Chad Johnson increased his lead on Sellard to 23 points
In the AMA Arenacross Lites class Shawn Clark would out last Jim Neese and Jim Chester to win the main event.
AMA Arenacross Results
1. Kevin Johnson, Yamaha
2. Greg Schnell, Suzuki
3. Jim Neese, Suzuki
4. Jeff Northrop, Honda
5. Chad Johnson, Yamaha
AMA Arenacross Lites Results
1. Shawn Clark, Kawasaki
2. Jim Neese, Suzuki
3. Jim Chester, Suzuki
4. Roy Horton, Honda
5. Sonny Nighman, Kawasaki
AURORA, Ill., (Jan. 14, 2006) Team Faith’s Kevin Johnson won his second AMA Arenacross in as many nights at the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD. Suzuki’s Jim Neese took the hole shot and led for nearly all of the main event. It was with 4 laps to go when Kevin Johnson passed Neese in the hairpin turn at the end woops section. Neese would get him back on the next lap. The final two laps saw both Johnson and Neese along with Honda’s Brock Sellards and Yamaha’s Chad Johnson battle for the win. When the dust settled Kevin Johnson, Brock Sellards, Jim Neese and Chad Johnson crossed the finish strip within seconds of each other.
Jim Neese had first pick on the starting line in the AMA Arenacross Lites class but decided not to race and save himself for AMA Arenacross class. Kawasaki’s Shawn Clark had a great start before his transmission locked up in the first lap. Local rider Jeremy Cook went on to win his first AMA Arenacross Lites class.
AMA Arenacross Results
1. Kevin Johnson, Yamaha
2. Brock Sellards, Honda
3. Jim Neese, Suzuki
4. Chad Johnson, Yamaha
5. Greg Schnell, Suzuki
AMA Arenacross Lites Results
1. Jeremy Cook, Kawasaki
2. Joshua Schmitt, Honda
3. Roy Horton, Honda
4. Kody Molitor, Kawasaki
5. Jared Boothroyd, KTM
AMA Arenacross Points Standings
Chad Johnson (6) 257
Brock Sellards (4) 238
Kevin Johnson (2) 225
Greg Schnell 206
Jeff Northrop 205
Jim Neese 203
Shawn Clark 161
Zach Ames 136
Scott Metz 115
Jim Chester 105
Tickets are available online at www.arenacross.com, www.ticketmaster.com, www.tickets.com. For more information on the Toyota AMA National Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.
