Bowers Makes It Two in a Row on Friday Night in Baltimore

Jim Neese Grabs Arenacross Lites Class Victory

BALTIMORE, Md. (January 15, 2010) – The second round of the AMA Arenacross Series kicked off in fine fashion on Friday night from Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena. An enthusiastic crowd was on hand to witness Babbitt’s Monster Energy/Ti Lube Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., take his second straight win. Foremost Insurance Yamaha’s Jim Neese, of Julian, N.C., raced to a well-deserved AMA Arenacross Lites class victory.

As the premier AMA Arenacross class blasted out of the gates for its Friday night main event, Spinechillers/Storm Lake Honda’s Nathan Skaggs, of Chillicothe, Ohio, Babbitt’s Monster Energy/Ti Lube Kawasaki’s Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas, Tuf Honda’s Brock Sellards, of Sherodsville, Ohio, and Jackson Performance KTM’s Kelly Smith, of Ludington, Mich., led the field. Bowers was forced to overcome a bad start, but quickly mad his way to the front of the pack. Smith experienced bike issues early in the main, and was forced to drop out while running third. As Bowers made the move on Skaggs, who won his heat race earlier in the evening, Demuth and Sellards were engaged in a stellar battle for third. In the final corner, the duo came together with Demuth coming out on the better end while Sellards dropped back to ninth. Skaggs followed Bowers across the line while Demuth held on for third.

Neese capitalized on his veteran experience to take control of the AMA Arenacross Lites class and in the end, held off his hard charging teammate Tyler Bright, of Lexington, N.C., and Factory Pech Racing Kawasaki’s Devon Pilkington, of Virginia Beach, Va., in third.

The Baltimore Arenacross continues tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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AMA Arenacross Class Results, (Baltimore, Md.)

1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki

2. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda

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

4. Robbie Reynard, Oklahoma City, Okla., Suzuki

5. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki

6. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda

7. Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda

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

9. Brock Sellards, Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda

10. Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki

AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Baltimore, Md.)

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

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

3. Devon Pilkington, Virginia Beach, Va., Kawasaki

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

5. Ryan Zimmer, Angier, N.C., Honda

6. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki

7. Chad Wages, Frederick, Md., Suzuki

8. Ricky Draper, Bellevue, Neb., Honda

9. Patrick Massie, Washington Court, Ohio, Honda

10. Lee Chavous, Perkasie, Pa., KTM

AMA Arenacross Class Points (After Race 3 of 19)

1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 68

2. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 57

3. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda – 55

4. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 52

5. Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki – 51

6. Robbie Reynard, Oklahoma City, Okla., Suzuki – 38

7. Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki – 37

8. Brock Sellards, Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda – 37

9. Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda – 36

10. Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki – 31

AMA Arenacross Lites Class Eastern Regional Points (After Race 3 of 9)

1. Devon Pilkington, Virginia Beach, Va., Kawasaki – 50

2. Daniel Aulsaybrook, Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki – 44

3. Kurt McCabe, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Honda – 43

4. Chad Wages, Frederick, Md., Suzuki – 43

5. Tyler Bright, Lexington, N.C., Suzuki – 42

6. Ryan Zimmer, Angier, N.C., Honda – 36

7. Taylor Futrell, Clinton, N.C., Honda – 33

8. Justin Kelly, Lelumia, Ill., Kawasaki – 25

9. Randy Woodring, Spring Lake, Mich., Yamaha – 23

10. Seth Caldwell, Cheswig, S.C., Yamaha – 16