Press Release

Bowers Overcomes Adversity to Win Fifth Straight from Wichita

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3/5/2011 11:32pm

Tanner Moore Secures Arenacross Lites Victory
 
WICHITA, Kan.
(March 5, 2011) – Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki presented by
Maxxis’ Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., continued his current reign
atop the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series by capturing his fifth consecutive
win inside INTRUST Bank Arena on Saturday night. In Arenacross Lites
action, Letko KTM’s Tanner Moore, of Auburn, Kan., grabbed an
impressive victory in front of his hometown crowd.
 
Unlike
recent weeks, Bowers was not the class of the field in the Arenacross
class main event. Instead, the current championship points leader was
forced to work his way through the field and took his seventh win in
hard-earned fashion.
 
Fellow
Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki rider Gray Davenport, of Lehi,
Utah, grabbed the early lead and paced the field for the first half of
the race. However, his hard-charging teammate Chad Johnson, of
Rhinelander, Wis., surged into the top spot on Lap 13 and looked to
pull away for his second win of the year. Meanwhile, Bowers was working
from a start deep inside the top 10 and eventually caught his teammate
on Lap 17, taking over the lead and cruising to victory. Johnson
followed in second while Team Faith Yamaha’s Kelly Smith, of Ludington,
Mich., showcased arguably his best effort of the season with a strong
third-place finish. Davenport fell to fourth.
 
Bowers
points lead over TUF Honda’s Jeff Gibson, of Blacklick, Ohio, sits at
31 points. Gibson suffered from a bad start of his own and was mired
deep inside the top 10 throughout the main event before working his way
into fifth by the end.
 
The
Arenacross Lites class has been competitive in the Western Regional
Championship and Moore’s win is a testament to the parity the class has
seen at the front of the field. Moore was challenged at the front
throughout the 18-lap main event by Airide Kawasaki’s Jake Locks, of
Dixon, Calif., who took home a runner-up finish. Rounding out the
podium was Foremost Insurance/Spinechillers/HondaofFairfield.com rider
Patrick Massie, of Washington Court, Ohio.
 
It
was a big night for Moore in the point standings as well, taking a
significant bite out of his deficit to current points leader Chad Cook,
of Oklahoma City, Okla., who suffered his worst outing of the year in 10th.
Resner Builders Hardware Honda’a Vicki Golden, of El Cajon, Calif.,
continued her historic run with a second straight main event appearance
and the best finish in AMA Arenacross Series history by a female in 12th.
 
The
AMA Arenacross Series continues next weekend with its return to
Greenville, S.C. and the BI-LO Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

Arenacross Class Results (Wichita, Kan.)

  1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki
  2. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki
  3. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., Yamaha
  4. Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki
  5. Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Honda
  6. Nathan Skaggs, Chilicothe, Ohio, Honda
  7. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda
  8. Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Yamaha
  9. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki
  10. Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki

AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Wichita, Kan.)

1.     Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM
2.     Jake Locks, Dixon, Calif., Kawasaki
3.     Patrick Massie, Washington Court, Ohio, Honda
4.     Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha
5.     Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., Honda
6.     Jeremy Huddleston, Eustace, Texas, KTM
7.     Tyler Sehr, Belleville, Ill., Honda
8.     Nick Click, St. Clair, Mo., Honda
9.     Aviery Hickey, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki
10.  Chad Cook, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kawasaki

Arenacross Class Points (After Race 12 of 19)

  1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 277
  2. Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Honda – 246
  3. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 242
  4. Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki – 189
  5. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda – 179         
  6. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., Yamaha – 164
  7. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 161
  8. Cole Siebler, Emmett, Idaho, Ho            nda – 153
  9. Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Yamaha – 140
  10. Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki – 130

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

  1. Chad Cook, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kawasaki – 138
  2. Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM – 108
  3. Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha – 98
  4. Aviery Hickey, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki – 89
  5. Tiger Lacey, Spring Creek, Nev., Kawasaki – 75
  6. Tanner Young, Marland, Okla., Yamaha – 73
  7. Jeremy Huddleston, Eustace, Texas, KTM – 65
  8. Bobby Fitch, Littleton, Colo., Honda – 44
  9. Ricky Yorks, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha – 42
  10. Noa Quinabo, Riverside, Calif., Suzuki – 42
 
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for 2011! Live timing and scoring from each round of the AMA Arenacross
Series. To follow the intense racing action live, log onto www.Arenacross.com.  For all media requests, please contact Brandon Short at brandon@nextlevelsportsinc.com or 949-365-5750.
 
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