Bowers Tightens Hold on Championship Lead on Night One in Council Bluffs

2010-03-13 08:30
Green Races to Lites Class Victory to Stay in Title Fight

The first night of the AMA Arenacross Series’ round from Council Bluffs, Iowa’s Mid America Center produced a familiar winner in the AMA Arenacross class as Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., won his ninth race of the 2010 season. Reynard Mod’s Kawasaki’s Cory Green, of Nowata, Okla., grabbed the AMA Arenacross Lites victory to inch closer to the top of the Western Regional Championship standings.

Bowers was untouchable on Friday night, grabbing the premier class holeshot and leading all 25-laps of the main event. As the series’ winningest rider dominated the field, the battle for the rest of the podium waged on. Overcoming a rough start, Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki’s Chad Johnson, of Rhinelander, Wis., grabbed the runner-up spot while reigning series champion Jeff Gibson, of Thornville, Ohio, rounded out the podium in third.

As Green distanced himself from the AMA Arenacross Lites field, GPF Babbitt’s Kawasaki’s Daniel Aulsaybrook, Ortonville, Mich., kept the pressure on the lead, but came up short in the end with a runner-up effort. Foremost Insurance Yamaha’s Jim Neese, of Julian, N.C., finished third as series points leader A.J. Catanzaro overcame a last-place start to finish fourth and hold on to the points lead.

Bowers’ lead over teammate Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas, currently sits at 24 points in the premier AMA Arenacross class while Catanzaro’s lead sits at 16 points over Green in the AMA Arenacross Lites Western Regional Championship.

The Council Bluffs Arenacross continues tomorrow night from the Mid America Center beginning at 7:00 p.m.


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AMA Arenacross Class Results (Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Night One

1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki

2. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki

3. Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda

4. Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki

5. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda

6. Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki

7. Tyler Bright, Lexington, N.C., Yamaha

8. Dave Ginolfi, Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki

9. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Honda

10. Daniel Aulseybrook, Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki



AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Night One

1. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki

2. Daniel Aulseybrook, Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki

3. Jim Neese, Julian, N.C., Yamaha

4. Tanner Reidman, Julian, N.C., Yamaha

5. A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki

6. Ricky Draper, Bellevue, Neb., Honda

7. Jake Locks, Dixon, Calif., Kawasaki

8. Nick Jackson, Zumbrota, Minn., Honda

9. Patrick Massie, Washington Court, Honda

10. Travis Merrill, Quincy, Ill., KTM



AMA Arenacross Class Points (After Race 15 of 19)

1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 328

2. Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki – 304

3. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 282

4. Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda – 242

5. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 238

6. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda – 219

7. Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki – 180

8. Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki –170

9. Tyler Bright, Lexington, N.C., Yamaha – 151

10. Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki – 138



AMA Arenacross Lites Class Western Regional Points (After Race 7 of 10)

1. A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki – 153

2. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki – 137

3. Jim Neese, Clinton, N.C., Yamaha – 93

4. Travis Merrill, Quincy, Ill., KTM – 71

5. Ricky Draper, Bellevue, Neb., Honda – 66

6. Parker Eckman, Tustin, Calif., Honda – 63

7. Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha – 62

8. Brandon Jones, Denair, Calif., Kawasaki – 56

9. Ryan Eppers, Stephenville, Texas, Kawasaki – 47

10. Landen Powell, South Jordan, Utah, KTM – 44



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