Team Green Kawasaki’s Jacob Hayes was one of Friday night’s big winners, topping the premier class with a 1-2 tally. Photography by Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography.
The 2015 AMSOIL Arenacross, featuring Ricky Carmichael’s Road to Supercross made a trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan for the second stop of the 2015 series. Another exciting weekend of racing saw some wild action on Friday night and a shake-up in the points after Saturday night’s action drew to a close.
Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jacob Hayes was the first big winner at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Hayes topped the wild action on Friday night, which had the crowd in a frenzy as Hayes and his Babbitt’s Kawasaki teammate Chris Blose went bar-to-bar for the win in the first main event. Hayes’ second-place finish in the second main event was enough to grant him the overall win.
Husqvarna’s Gavin Faith celebrated Saturday night’s big win in Grand Rapids. Photography by Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography.
Husqvarna TiLUBE TUF Racing’s Kyle Regal took the second main event win – a career first for him, and paired it with his fifth-place finish in the first main to card second overall. Matt Goerke rounded out the podium with a solid 3-3 tally on Friday night.
Unfortunately for the Babbitt’s Kawasaki’s team, Zach Ames (second-place finisher from the opening round) was unable to compete after a practice crash ended his weekend prematurely. Worse yet, his Babbitt’s teammate Chris Blose had a hard get-off in the second main event and joined Ames on the sidelines for the rest of the weekend. Blose finished second in the first main, and was running second in the second main when he went down after the finish line jump.
Bobby Kiniry (116) made this aggressive move on Cory Green (5) in Friday night’s second main event as the duo battled for second place. They both ended up on the ground. Photography by Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography.
On Saturday it was Husqvarna’s Gavin Faith who ended the night on top in the premier class. In the first main, he finished ahead of Goerke for the win. In the second main, it was KTM’s Steven Mages turn to take the win, but Faith’s runner-up finish was enough to garner him with the overall. Mages took second with a 5-1 score while Browning and Goerke had to split hairs for the final podium position. Browning’s 3-3 finish barely edged out Goerke’s 2-4 for third on the night.
Mitchell Harrison nabbed his first Lites main event win in Saturday night in Grand Rapids. Photography by Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography.
Despite his fourth-place finish on Saturday night, Goerke holds the championship points lead coming out of Grand Rapids. Hayes was unable to repeat his winning performance from Friday, and finished a distant 11th overall on Saturday. With Blose and Ames both out of the action, the advantage goes to Goerke.
In the Lites class, Team Green’s Darian Sanayei backed up his opening round performance with another big win on Friday night. The Road to Supercross competitor methodically made his way through the pack from 5th place to win the Lites main event and strengthen his lead. That’s as far as his win streak would extend, however, as Saturday night was a different story.
Darian Sanayei (457), Jacob Hayes (2), Bobby Kiniry (116), Kyle Regal (4), Matt Goerke (44) and Gavin Faith (617) get things going in Michigan’s Van Andel Arena. Photography by Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography.
Sanayei was off to a great start in the Lites Main until he crashed out of the race. It was Sanayei’s Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green teammate Mitchell Harrison who took the win, controlling the race from start to finish. Honda’s Daniel Herrlein held on for second ahead of KTM’s Daniel Blair.
Team Green remains undefeated in the Lites division, but it is Herrlein who took control of the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Championship points lead. KTM’s Dave Ginolfi now sits second while Sanayei slipped back to third overall.
Husqvarna’s Kyle Regal at the ready. Photography by Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography.
FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Arenacross Class Overall
1. Jacob Hayes (1-2)
2. Kyle Regal, Hus (5-1)
3. Matt Goerke, Kaw (3-3)
4. Travis Sewell, KTM (4-4)
5. Willy Browning, KTM (8-7)
6. Cory Green, Suz (7-8)
7. Steven Mages, KTM (11-5)
8. Chris Blose, Kaw (2-15)
9. Robert Kiniry, Yam (6-12)
10. Daniel Herrlein, Hon (10-10)
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites
1. Darian Sanayei (Kaw)
2. Daniel Herrlein (Hon)
3. Josh Cartwright (Yam)
4. Dave Ginolfi (KTM)
5. Steven Mages (KTM)
6. Cody VanBuskrik (KTM)
7. Dave Blanchet (Kaw)
8. Daniel Blair (KTM)
9. Jake Locks (KTM)
10. Josh Struebig (KTM)
SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Arenacross Class Overall
1. Gavin Faith, Husqvarna (1-2)
2. Steven Mages, KTM (5-1)
3. Willy Browning, KTM (3-3)
4. Matt Goerke, Kaw (2-4)
5. Gared Steinke, Kaw (4-6)
6. Travis Sewell, KTM (7-8)
7. Cory Green, Suz (6-9)
8. Kyle Regal, Hus (14-5)
9. Dave Ginolfi, KTM (9-10)
10. Daniel Herrlein, Hon (8-11)
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites
1. Mitchell Harrison (Kaw)
2. Daniel Herrlein (Hon)
3. Daniel Blair (KTM)
4. Dave Ginolfi (KTM)
5. Steve Roman (Suz)
6. Cody VanBuskirk (KTM)
7. Scott Zont (KTM)
8. Christian Telker (Yam)
9. Dylan Rouse (KTM)
10. Dave Blanchet (Kaw)
POINTS STANDINGS
Arenacross Class Points
1. Matt Goerke (84)
2. Jacob Hayes (68/2 wins)
3. Steven Mages (64/1 win)
4. Travis Sewell (64)
5. Willy Browning (63)
6. Kyle Regal (60/1 win)
7. Daniel Herrlein (50)
8. Chris Blose (49/1 win)
9. Robert Kiniry (49)
10. Gared Steinke (44)
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Points
1. Daniel Herrlein (44)
2. Dave Ginolfi (41)
3. Darian Sanayei (33/2 wins)
4. Steven Mages (29)
5. Scott Zont (26)
6. Steve Roman (24)
7. Dave Blanchet (20)
8. Michell Harrison (18/1 win)
9. Josh Cartwright (18)
10. Dylan Rouse (18)
