AURORA, Ill. (, 2007) – The Toyota AMA Arenacross tour rolled into the MetroCentre for round four here in Rockford, Ill. Honda’s Chad Johnson and Kawasaki’s Kelly Smith won their respective heat races to set the stage for the 25 lap main event that featured four past national champions. Last years champion Danny Smith joined Josh Demuth, Chad Johnson and Robbie Reynard on the starting grid.
Keith Johnson’s Fiberwise Pasta Yamaha launched off the line to win the Toyota Certified Used Hole Shot paying him $750. Johnson led the first six laps before yielding to Chad Johnson’s Bad Boy Power Drink Honda. Chad went on to lead the rest of the laps to win the main event.
On lap three Danny Smith was running fourth when he crashed in the whoops dropping him to 15th. Smith would only recover to 11th. Josh Demuth, perhaps the most feared rider in the field, was running fourth when his Honda’s front end washed out from under him dropping him to 6th position on lap thirteen. Demuth mounted a come back that fell just short of a podium. Demuth said in a post race interview. “I’m going to be ready tomorrow; I don’t like to leave a city without a win.”
In the AMA Arenacross Lites class Travis Sewell outlasted Cory Green to win his first main event of the year.
The Toyota AMA Arenacross Series continues tomorrow night here at the MetroCentre.
Arenacross Main Event Results
- Chad Johnson, Honda
- Kelly Smith, Kawasaki
- Josh Demuth, Honda
- Keith Johnson, Yamaha
- Teddy Maier, Honda
- Tommy Hofmaster, Yamaha
- Travis Sewell, Suzuki
- Kevin Johnson, Yamaha
- Kyle Calderini, Honda
- Robbie Reynard, Suzuki
Arenacross Points
- Chad Johnson 110
- Josh Demuth 102
- Kelly Smith 99
- Jim Neese 93
- Danny Smith 87
- Brock Sellards 86
- Teddy Maier 83
- Kevin Johnson 78
- Keith Johnson 71
- Robbie Reynard 59
Arenacross Lites North Main Event Results
- Travis Sewell, Suzuki
- Cory Green, Suzuki
- Roy Horton, Honda
- Gray Davenport, Kawasaki
- Kurtis Mccabe, Honda
- Billy Jurevich, Honda
- Shane Sewell, Kawasaki
- Codi Adams, Yamaha
- Ryan Beat, Yamaha
- Colt Humphrey, Honda
Tickets for the entire Toyota AMA Arenacross Series are available online at www.Arenacross.com, www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Tickets.com. For more information on the Toyota AMA National Arenacross Series log on to www.Arenacross.com.
About Toyota AMA Arenacross Series
In its 24th year, the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series, owned by Live Nation, is the premier indoor motocross series in the U.S. playing to sold-out arenas nationwide. Information on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series events may be found at www.Arenacross.com. Live Nation is the world's largest live music company. Our mission is to inspire passion for live music around the world. We are the largest promoter of live concerts in the world, the second-largest entertainment venue management company and have a rapidly growing online presence. We create superior experiences for artists and fans, regularly producing tours for the biggest superstars in the business, including The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, U2 and Coldplay. Globally, we own, operate, have booking rights for and/or have an equity interest in more than 160 venues, including House of Blues® music venues and prestigious locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Nikon at Jones Beach in New York and London’s Wembley Arena. Our websites collectively are the second most popular entertainment/event websites in the United States, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. In addition, we also produce, promote or host theatrical, specialized motor sports and other live entertainment events. In 2006, we connected nearly 60 million fans with their favorite performers at approximately 26,000 events in 18 countries around the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.” For more information regarding Live Nation and its businesses or concerts near you, please visit our website at www.livenation.com.
About AMA Racing
AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.
