Iowa’s Gavin Faith took top honors at the opening round of the 2016 AMSOIL Arenacross Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 9. In the one night, two-moto event, Faith was the most consistent, finishing 2-3 to nail the overall victory over Jacob Hayes 5-1 and Chris Blose 4-4. It was an all-Kawasaki podium.
Opening-race winner Travis Sewell of Westville, Indiana, went 1-7 for fifth overall.
Defending champ Kyle Regal had a tough night, going 10-9 for eighth overall. It wasn’t all bad for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider, however, he did come away with the win in the RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge.
Yamaha-mounted Keith Tucker, of Fuquay Varina, N.C., took the win in the Eastern Regional Lites class.
RESULTS
Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 1
- Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM
- Gavin Faith, Duncombe, Iowa, Kawasaki
- Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Husqvarna
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Kawasaki
- Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki
- Keith Tucker, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Yamaha
- Jacob Williamson, Swartz Creek, Mich., Kawasaki
- Justin Cooper, Cold Springs Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha
- Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki
- Kyle Regal, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Husqvarna
Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 2
- Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki
- Keith Tucker, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Yamaha
- Gavin Faith, Duncombe, Iowa, Kawasaki
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Kawasaki
- Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Husqvarna
- Jacob Williamson, Swartz Creek, Mich., Kawasaki
- Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM
- Lane Staley, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM
- Kyle Regal, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Husqvarna
- Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda
Arenacross Class Overall Results (Main Event Results)
- Gavin Faith, Duncombe, Iowa, Kawasaki (2-3)
- Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki (5-1)
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Kawasaki (4-4)
- Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Husqvarna (3-5)
- Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM (1-7)
- Keith Tucker, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Yamaha (6-2)
- Jacob Williamson, Swartz Creek, Mich., Kawasaki (7-6)
- Kyle Regal, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Husqvarna (10-9)
- Justin Cooper, Cold Springs Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (8-11)
- Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda (11-10)
RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge Results
- Kyle Regal, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Husqvarna (2 points)
- Gavin Faith, Duncombe, Iowa, Kawasaki (1 point)
- Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Husqvarna (1 point)
- Jacob Williamson, Swartz Creek, Mich., Kawasaki (1 point)
- Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM (1 point)
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Kawasaki (1 point)
- Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki (1 point)
- Kyle Bitterman, West Pelzer, S.C., Husqvarna (1 point)
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Results
- Keith Tucker, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Yamaha
- Lane Staley, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM
- Henry Miller, Rochester, Minn., Honda
- Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda
- Dylan Walker, Lancaster, Ohio, Honda
- Ben Nelko, Aliquippa, Pa., KTM
- Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki
- Brandon Hartranft, Brick, N.J., Yamaha
- Tyler McSwain, Shelby, N.C., Yamaha
- Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM
Arenacross Class Championship Standings
- Gavin Faith, Duncombe, Iowa, Kawasaki – 30
- Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki – 29 (1 Main Event Win)
- Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM – 27 (1 Main Event Win)
- Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Husqvarna – 27
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Kawasaki – 27
6 . Keith Tucker, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Yamaha – 26
- Jacob Williamson, Swartz Creek, Mich., Kawasaki – 22
- Kyle Regal, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Husqvarna – 17
- Justin Cooper, Cold Springs Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha – 15
- Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda – 13
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Standings
- Lane Staley, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM – 15
- Henry Miller, Rochester, Minn., Honda – 14
- Dylan Walker, Lancaster, Ohio, Honda – 12
- Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki – 10
- Brandon Hartranft, Brick, N.J., Yamaha – 9
- Tyler McSwain, Shelby, N.C., Yamaha – 8
- Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM – 6
- Drayke Sizemore, Tamaroa, Ill., Yamaha – 5
- Isaac Teasdale, Robbinsville, N.C., KTM – 4
- Benny Bloss, Oak Grove, Mo., Yamaha – 2
