AMA Arenacross Series Storms into Tulsa’s BOK Center

Babbitt’s Kawasaki Sits Atop the Standings

AURORA, Ill. (February 1, 2010) – A new face graced
the top step of the podium for just the third time in the 2010 AMA Arenacross
Series and as the series continues its foray to the Midwest this weekend from
Tulsa’s BOK Center, Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki has set the bar
for all opponents.

While Babbitt’s rider and series points
leader Tyler Bowers brought his five-race winning streak into last Saturday’s
race from Kansas City’s Kemper Arena, he could not avoid the bite of bad luck
and suffered his worst outing of the young 2010 season when his front brake
line was severed during contact off the start. He survived for an eighth-place
finish.

Bowers’ teammate Josh Demuth was able to take
advantage of his colleague’s woes to win his first race of the season. He
became just the third rider to win a race this season, joining teammates Bowers
and Chad Johnson as the only riders to take the checkered flag and giving
Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki a dominating start.

Despite a healthy advantage in the standings,
Bowers’ misfortune allowed the field to close in on him and he will need to
rebound at the AMA Arenacross Series’ second visit to the state-of-the-art BOK
Center Saturday night.

In the AMA Arenacross Lites Western Regional
Championship, points leader A.J. Catanzaro looks to increase his points lead at
the second of 10 races.

At last season’s memorable AMA Arenacross
Series debut from the BOK Center, Spinechillers/Storm Lake Honda’s Nathan
Skaggs captured his third win of the 2009 season, holding off Demuth and Triple
Effect Kawasaki’s Gray Davenport en route to closing the gap on eventual
champion Jeff Gibson in the standings.

In the AMA Arenacross Lites class, Michael
McDade raced to his first career victory, edging out Dave Ginolfi and Jim
Neese.

After the outcome of last weekend’s action,
the entire AMA Arenacross class field knows no one is immune to the hard luck
that occurs in the bar-banging action of the world’s most intimate dirt-bike
series. Despite Bowers’ early-season dominance, Saturday night proved anything
can happen and a lineup of hungry riders will seek to claim victory this
weekend.

Advance
tickets are available for this weekend’s Tulsa Arenacross at the BOK Center Box
Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone and ticketmaster.com. Tickets cost $2 more
the day of the race.

Tickets
are available online at www.arenacross.com
and www.ticketmaster.com. For more
information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.

AMA
Arenacross Class Points (After Race 7 of 19)

1. 
   Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky.,
   Kawasaki – 156
   


2. 
   Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis.,
   Kawasaki – 141
   


3. 
   Josh Demuth, North Richland
   Hills, Texas, Kawasaki – 125
   


4. 
   Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio,
   Honda – 119
   


5. 
   Brock Sellards, Sherodsville,
   Ohio, Honda – 108
   


6. 
   Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio,
   Honda – 98
   


7. 
   Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda
   – 89
   


8. 
   Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas,
   Yamaha – 86
   


9. 
   Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong,
   N.J., Suzuki –82
   


10. Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah.,
    Kawasaki – 73

AMA
Arenacross Lites Class Western Regional Points (After Race 1 of 10)

1. A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield,
   Conn., Kawasaki – 22


2. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla.,
   Kawasaki – 20


3. Ricky Draper, Bellevue, Neb.,
   Honda – 16


4. Jason Hussey, Moscow Mills, Mo.,
   Kawasaki – 15


5. Kyle Hussey, Moscow Mills, Mo.,
   Kawasaki – 12


6. Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM –
   11


7. Nick Jackson, Zumbrota, Minn.,
   Honda – 10


8. Brandon Jones, Denair, Calif.,
   Kawasaki – 9


9. Parker Eckman, Tustin, Calif.,
   Honda – 8


10. Ryan Eppers, Stephenville, Texas
    – 7

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