Rounds three and four of the 2026-27 AMA Partzilla National Arenacross Championship took place at the Florence Center in Florence, South Carolina, on November 6-7. With another doubleheader weekend on the schedule, fans were treated to close battles in both classes and over both nights of racing. In the end, though, Izaih Clark proved to be the big winner as he battled Kyle Peters and took three of the four race wins throughout the weekend.
Peters claimed the first victory of the weekend during Friday night’s 250 class main event. After winning his heat race, the PMG Suzuki rider started second behind the Yamaha-mounted Gavin Towers. It took Peters only two laps to move into first, using his veteran Arenacross experience to overtake and run away with the win. Clark, the 250-class points leader, charged his way from fourth to second on the final lap and finished 4.5 seconds behind the winner, Peters. Towers held on for third after taking the holeshot and leading the first two laps.
Clark then fired back in the open-displacement Arenacross class. The Honda rider grabbed a crucial holeshot and led the field from the get-go. Clark led the entire main event and clinched the win by over four seconds. Justin Rodbell used some blue-collar aggression to make early passes and circulated in second place for the full race. Peters, the open-class points leader, struggled with a midpack start but fought up to third at the checkers.
“That first main I decided I really wanted to win about halfway through, and you can’t really do that,” Clark said on the podium. “I came close and I was fired up for this one. Just knew what I needed to do, just getting used to some stuff. But it was a good race.”
Saturday night saw a rematch between all of the heavy hitters. Clark and Peters found themselves neck and neck off the start in the 250-class main event. While Clark led, fans held their breath as the two riders stayed within two seconds for the entire race. Clark managed the gap and eventually crossed the line just over a second ahead of Peters. Cole Thompson, the night’s fastest qualifier, rode a consistent race and crossed third behind the two leaders.
Clark again dominated in Saturday’s Arenacross class, leading wire to wire for a round-four victory. He showed the crowd why he’s got the number one plate on his Honda, leading all 15 laps for a Saturday night sweep. He now leads the points in both the 250 and Open categories.
Thompson grabbed his best finish of the weekend with a second in the Arenacross class ahead of Wyatt Thurman.
Peters suffered mechanical issues in Saturday’s Arenacross main event, which dropped him outside the top 10 and a lap down at the line.CN
2026 AMA East Arenacross Rounds 3-4 Results
Friday
250 (Top 5)
- Kyle Peters (Suz)
- Izaih Clark (Hon)
- Gavin Towers (Yam)
- Luke Fauser (KTM)
- Noah Viney (Kaw)
Arenacross (Top 5)
- Izaih Clark (Hon)
- Justin Rodbell (Hon)
- Kyle Peters (Suz)
- Gavin Towers (Yam)
- Kyle Bitterman (Hon)
Saturday
250 (Top 5)
- Izaih Clark (Hon)
- Kyle Peters (Suz)
- Cole Thompson (Yam)
- Wyatt Thurman (KTM)
- Gavin Towers (Yam)
Arenacross (Top 5)
- Izaih Clark (Hon)
- Cole Thompson (Yam)
- Wyatt Thurman (KTM)
- Justin Rodbell (Hon)
- Kyle Bitterman (Hon)
