Chris Blose Wins Nashville Arenacross

Kit Palmer | February 1, 2015

Chris Blose won both main events at the Nashville Arenacross. Photography Josh Rud/ShiftOne Photography

Round four of the AMSOIL Arenacross Series made its debut at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, January 31, and Chris Blose became the first rider so far to win both main events on the same night in the premier Arenacross class. The

Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki rider, Blose, is now fourth in the points standings.

Jacob Hayes, Blose’s teammate, narrowly beat out TiLUBe Husqvarna’s Kyle Regal for second overall. After all was said and done, Hayes moved into the points leading, taking over that spot from Matt Goerke, who had a crash-filled night.

Goerke was in top contention in both main events before falling both times, twice in the second race. He finished outside the top 10 in both mains.

Honda rider Daniel Herriein finished fourth overall and Bobby Kiniry (Yamaha) fifth overall.

Spinechillers Racing KTM’s Dave Ginolfi won the Arenacross Lites class over Monster Energy Team Green Kawasaki’s Mitchell Harrison and GEICO Honda’s Tristan Charboneau.

Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 1

1.    Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki

2.    Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna

3.    Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki

4.    Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki

5.    Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha

6.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda

7.    Darian Sanayei, Orting, Wash., Kawasaki

8.    Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM

9.    Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM

10.    Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM

Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 2

1.    Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki

2.    Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki

3.    Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna

4.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda

5.    Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM

6.    Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha

7.    Darian Sanayei, Orting, Wash., Kawasaki

8.    Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM

9.    Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki

10.    Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki

Arenacross Class Results – Overall (Main Event Finishes)

1.    Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki (1-1)

2.    Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki (3-2)

3.    Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna (2-3)

4.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda (6-4)

5.    Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha (5-6)

6.    Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki (4-9)

7.    Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM (8-5)

8.    Darian Sanayei, Orting, Wash., Kawasaki (7-7)

9.    Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM (10-8)

10.    Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM (9-12)

RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge Results

1.    Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki (2 points)

2.    Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna (1 point)

3.    Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki (1 point)

4.    Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha (1 point)

5.    Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki (1 point)

6.    Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM (1 point)

7.    Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki (1 point)

8.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda (1 point)

Western Regional Arenacross Lites Class Results

1.    Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM

2.    Mitchell Harrison, Cairo, Ga., Kawasaki

3.    Tristan Charboneau, Tenino, Wash., Honda

4.    Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki

5.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda

6.    Cody VanBuskirk, Harvard, Ill., KTM

7.    Brandon Glenn, Mesquite, Texas, KTM

8.    Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., KTM

9.    Jason McConnell, Canonsburg, Pa., KTM

10.    Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM

Arenacross Class Points (Race 6 of 20)

1.    Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki – 158 (3 Main Event wins)

2.    Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki – 149

3.    Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna – 139 (2 Main Event wins)

4.    Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki – 119 (4 Main Event wins)

5.    Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM – 118 (1 Main Event win)

6.    Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM – 114

7.    Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM – 110

8.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda – 110

9.    Bobby Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha – 109

10.    Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., KTM – 96

Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Points (After Race 4 of 10)

1.    Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM – 57 (1 Main Event win)

2.    Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda – 56

3.    Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki – 37

4.    Darian Sanayei, Orting, Wash., Kawasaki – 35 (2 Main Event wins)

5.    Mitchell Harrison, Cairo, Georgia, Kawasaki – 33 (1 Main Event win)

6.    Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM – 33

7.    Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM – 29

8.    Dylan Rouse, Florence, Ky., KTM – 23

9.    Dave Blanchet, Quebec, Canada, Kawasaki – 20

10.    Josh Cartwright, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha – 18

 

 

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Kit Palmer | Editor Kit Palmer started his career at Cycle News in 1984 and he’s been testing dirt and streetbikes ever since – plus covering any event that uses some form of a knobby tire. He’s also our resident motorcycle mileage man with a commute of 120 miles a day.