Johnson Grabs Much-Needed Win in Effort to Close In on Championship

DAYTON, Ohio.
(March 20, 2010) – After
another exciting evening of the most intimate form of motorcycle racing,
the
2010 AMA Arenacross Series has just one round remaining after a
boisterous
crowd inside Dayton, Ohio's Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State
University witnessed the penultimate round of the season. In the absence
of
teammate and former series points leader Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky.,
Babbitt's Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki's Chad Johnson, of Rhinelander,
Wis.,
kept the team's dominance intact by winning his second AMA Arenacross
class
race of the year. One week after the most successful weekend of his
young
career, GPF/Babbitt's Kawasaki's Daniel Aulsaybrook, of Ortonville,
Mich., took
advantage of a runner-up finish in the AMA Arenacross Lites class to win
his
first-career title in the Eastern Regional Championship.

After news
broke late this week that Bowers
suffered a season-ending injury with only two rounds remaining, all eyes
were
on the remaining Babbitt's duo of then-second place holder Josh Demuth,
of
North Richland Hills, Texas and Johnson down in third place. While the
19-point
difference between Bowers and Demuth atop the standings would almost
certainly
be erased, a manageable 25-point margin separated Demuth from Johnson.
After a
stellar year for the entire Babbitt's squad, it was only these two
riders with
any realistic chance at claiming the vacant top spot in the standings.

As the
gates dropped on the 25-lap main
event, as expected, it was a battle between the pair of two-time series
champions. While Johnson held the advantage throughout, Demuth lurked in
his
shadow, keeping Johnson honest as he looked for a way by to claim his
sixth win
of the season. However, Johnson entered the Nutter Center with business
to take
care of and it was clear he wasn't going to walk away satisfied with
anything
but a win. As the checkered flag flew, Johnson prevailed for just his
second
win of 2010. Demuth held on for second for a Babbitt's 1-2 while Triple
Effect
Kawasaki's Gray Davenport, of Lehi, Utah, put together his best
performance of
the season to claim his first podium result of the year in third.

Last
weekend in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
second-year GPF-rider Aulsaybrook made the pair of races on Friday and Saturday
night his own personal breakout party. The Michigan native posted
a win and a
runner-up finish, gaining considerable momentum heading into the Eastern
Regional finale tonight. With just four points separating himself and
Chad
Wages at the top of the standings, Aulsaybrook needed a strong outing if
not a
win and was able to pull off an impressive runner-up effort to overcome
the
deficit and claim the title by just three points over Wages, who
finished
sixth. Reynard Mods Kawasaki's Cory green, of Nowata, Okla., grabbed the
win
while former class points leader Devon Pilkington, of Virginia Beach,
Va.,
finished third.

By virtue
of his runner-up effort, Demuth
surpassed Bowers to claim the top spot in the standings by three points.
Johnson sits in third, 22 points out of the lead with two races to go in
the
final round of the season. Regardless of what happens next weekend, the
Babbitt's Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki trio is guaranteed to sweep the
top
three positions in the championship. The AMA Arenacross Lites Western
Regional
Championship resumes action for its final round.

The 2010
AMA Arenacross Series comes to a
dramatic conclusion next weekend from Denver, Colo., and the Denver
Coliseum,
March 26-28.

Tickets
for all rounds of the 2010 season can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com
and www.arenacross.com.

For more
information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.

AMA
Arenacross Class Results (Dayton, Ohio)

1. Chad
   Johnson,
   Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki


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


3. Gray
   Davenport,
   Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki


4. Jeff
   Gibson,
   Thornville, Ohio, Honda


5. Zach Ames,
   Prospect, Ohio, Honda


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


7. Cory
   Green,
   Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki


8. Nathan
   Skaggs,
   Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda


9. Willy
   Browning,
   Pleasantville, Ohio, Honda


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

AMA
Arenacross Lites Class Results (Dayton,
Ohio)

1. Cory
   Green,
   Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki


2. Daniel
   Aulseybrook, Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki


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


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


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


6. Chad
   Wages,
   Frederick, Md., Suzuki


7. Patrick
   Massie,
   Washington Court, Ohio, Honda


8. Jake
   Locks,
   Dixon, Calif., Kawasaki


9. Auston
   Albers,
   Commerce, Ga., Kawasaki


10. Dan
    Petrie,
    Sunfield, Mich., Kawasaki

AMA
Arenacross Class Points (After Race 17 of
19)

1. Josh
   Demuth,
   North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki – 351    


2. Tyler
   Bowers,
   Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 348


3. Chad
   Johnson,
   Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 329


4. Jeff
   Gibson,
   Thornville, Ohio, Honda – 278


5. Nathan
   Skaggs,
   Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 265


6. Zach Ames,
   Prospect,
   Ohio, Honda – 250


7. Gray
   Davenport,
   Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki – 213


8. Dave
   Ginolfi,
   Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki –186


9. Tyler
   Bright,
   Lexington, N.C., Yamaha – 175


10. Willy
    Browning,
    Pleasantville, Ohio, Honda – 150

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

1. Daniel
   Aulseybrook, Ortonville, Mich., Kawasaki – 148


2. Chad
   Wages,
   Frederick, Md., Suzuki –145


3. Tyler
   Bright,
   Lexington, N.C., Yamaha – 142


4. Devon
   Pilkington, Virginia Beach, Va., Kawasaki – 142


5. Patrick
   Massie,
   Washington Court, Ohio, Honda – 85


6. Taylor
   Futrell,
   Clinton, N.C., Honda – 74


7. Davey
   Sterritt,
   Athens. N.Y., Kawasaki – 64


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


9. Kyle
   White,
   Freeport, Ill., Honda – 38


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

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