TUF Honda’s Jeff Gibson won the opening round of the 2011 AMA Arencross Series in Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 8, while Xtreme Cycle and ATV Suzuki’s Cory Green took the opening-round win in the Lites Western Regional Championship.Gibson, the 2009 Arenacross Champion, got off to a fast start and held off challengers Tyler Bowers and Chad Johnson of the Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki team. Bower and Johnson ended up joining Gibson on the podium.Riding in front of his home crowd, Green scored the Lites-class win ahead of fellow Oklahoman, House of Kawasaki’s Chad Cook and FHK Honda’s Kyle White.Nathan Skaggs, on the Foremost Insurance/Spinechillers/Honda Fairfield Racing Honda, pocketed all of the money in the Dash For Chas.Arenacross Class Results (Tulsa, Okla.)
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Honda
Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki
Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki
Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda
Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda
Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki
Cole Siebler, Emmett, Idaho, Honda
Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki
Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, Honda
AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Tulsa, Okla.)1. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki2. Chad Cook, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kawasaki3. Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda4. Aviery Hickey, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki5. Brian Alquist, Lagrange, Calif., Honda6. Justin Kelly, Lelumia, Ill., Honda7. Tyler Sehr, Belleville, Ill., Honda8. Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha9. Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM10. Jeremy Huddleston, Eustace, Texas, KTMArenacross Class Points (After Race 1 of 19)
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Honda – 25
Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 22
Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 20
Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda – 18
Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 16
Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki – 15
Cole Siebler, Emmett, Idaho, Honda – 14
Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki – 13
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki – 12
Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, Honda -11
Arenacross Lites Class Western Regional Points (After Race 1 of 10)
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki – 25
Chad Cook, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kawasaki – 22
Aviery Hickey, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki – 20
Brian Alquist, Lagrange, Calif., Honda – 18
Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha – 16
Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM – 15
Jeremy Huddleston, Eustace, Texas, KTM – 14
Chase McGrath, Bennington, Neb., Honda – 13
Travis Merrill, Fowler, Ill., KTM – 12
Cody Doerfler, Peyton, Colo., Yamaha – 11
