ARENAX: Round #3 Grand Rapids Results

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Arenacross Media Press Release:

Saturday night signified the conclusion of the third round of the 2013 Arenacross season with a second night of action inside Van Andel Arena. After a dominant night on Friday in which he swept each of the two Arenacross Class Main Events, Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., kept the momentum going on Saturday, once again winning each of the Main Events. The impressive performance was Bowers’ fourth overall victory this season and extended his lead in the championship. In the Arenacross Lites Class Steven Mages of Sardinia, Ohio, also made it a clean sweep of the weekend, capitalizing on a late-race pass to take his second consecutive win.

The first Main Event provided a glimpse of what lied ahead for Bowers’ competitors when he grabbed the hole-shot to post a wire-to-wire finish without much of a challenge from any rival. Jeff Gibson, of Pataskala, Ohio, followed in second, while Michael McDade, of Edinburg, Pa., rounded out the podium in third.

Once again, Bowers held the distinction of being the rider to select the inversion for the second Main Event. On Friday night, Bowers’ selection inverted the entire 16-rider field, but on Saturday, the top eight riders had their gate picks altered.

Pitted on the far outside position of the first row, Bowers still managed to pass the field out of the gate and grab another hole-shot. Once in the lead, Bowers never let up, putting forth another wire-to-wire effort to claim his ninth Main Event win in 12 attempts, including a perfect four victories this weekend. He was accompanied on the podium by Nathan Skaggs, of Chillicothe, Ohio.

In the overall classification, Bowers was followed by Gibson, while Skaggs finished third.

With his second straight night earning maximum Main Event points, Bowers moved to 35 points ahead of his teammate Zach Ames, of Prospect, Ohio. The countdown to the Race to the Championship has now reached its halfway point, with only three rounds remaining until the four-round showdown to crown a champion.

In Saturday night’s Head-to-Head Bracket Racing, Skaggs became the first rider of the 2013 season to win two championship points this season. The KTM rider, who also won the bracket on Friday night, defeated Bowers in the captivating two-lap sprint.

In the Arenacross Lites Class Main Event Steve Roman, of Apollo, Pa., grabbed the hole-shot with Mages and T.J. Philips, of New Castle, Pa., in tow. Roman led for most of the 18-lap Main Event, but a bobble inside the final five laps allowed Mages to slip by, followed by Kyle White, of Freeport, Ill., in second. Mages held on for the win, with White grabbing the runner-up spot. Roman finished in third.

Coverage of tonight’s action can be seen tomorrow, exclusively on SPEED, beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

The 2013 AMSOIL Arenacross season continues next weekend from Tulsa, Okla., and the BOK Center with one night of action on Saturday, January 26. Fourth round broadcast coverage can be seen on SPEED next Sunday, January 27, at 6 p.m. ET.

Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 1 (Grand Rapids)

Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki

Jeff Gibson, Pataskala, Ohio, KTM

Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki

Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM

Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM

Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki

Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM

Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda

Dave Ginolfi, Budd Lake, N.J., KTM

Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki

Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 2 (Grand Rapids)

Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki

Jeff Gibson, Pataskala, Ohio, KTM

Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM

Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki

Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM

Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki

Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda

Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., Suzuki

Dave Ginolfi, Budd Lake, N.J., KTM

Michael Willard, Newark, Okla., KTM

Arenacross Class Overall (Main Event Finishes)

Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki (1-1)

Jeff Gibson, Pataskala, Ohio, KTM (2-2)

Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM (4-3)

Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki (3-6)

Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM (5-5)

Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki (10-4)

Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda (8-7)

Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki (6-11)

Dave Ginolfi, Budd Lake, N.J., KTM (9-9)

Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., Suzuki (11-8)

Arenacross Lites Class Results (Grand Rapids)

1.     Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM

2.     Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda

3.     Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki

4.     T.J. Phillips, New Castle, Pa., Yamaha

5.     Michael Willard, Newark, Ohio, KTM

6.     Jacob Knable, North Chesterfield, Va., Kawasaki

7.     Zachary Newberry, Fincastle, Va., Suzuki

8.     Vaughn Mays, Genoa City, Wis., KTM

9.     Patrick Massie, Washington Court House, Ohio, Kawasaki

10.  Tucker Snyder, Proctorville, Ohio, Kawasaki

Arenacross Class Points (After Race 6 of 16)

Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 186

Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki – 151

Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki – 150

Jeff Gibson, Pataskala, Ohio, KTM – 125

Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki – 110

Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM – 109

Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM – 108

Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., Suzuki – 104

Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM – 102

Dave Ginolfi, Budd Lake, N.J., KTM – 81

Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Points (After Race 6 of 8)

Michael Willard, Newark, Ohio, KTM – 57

Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki – 51

Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM – 45

T.J. Phillips, New Castle, Pa., Yamaha – 36

Jim Neese, Jamestown, N.C., Kawasaki – 29

Vaughn Mays, Genoa City, Wis., KTM – 29

Jacob Knable, North Chesterfield, Va., Kawasaki – 28

Zachary Newberry, Fincastle, Va., Suzuki -- 21

Tucker Snyder, Proctorville, Ohio, Kawasaki -- 19

Travis Delnicki, Woodstock Valle, Conn., Suzuki – 18

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