Peters Clinches Arenacross
Championship
R
ounds 10 and 11 of the 2020
AMA Kicker Arenacross
Championship took place this
past weekend at the Maverik
Center in Salt Lake City, Utah,
and for the first time of the
season, the top spot on the 250
Pro and 450 Pro podiums on
both Friday and Saturday nights
went to someone not named Kyle
Peters or Jace Owen. However,
Peters came into the February
28-29 weekend knowing he
could clinch the championship
by simply finishing on the podium
in both classes. Peters raced all
weekend with an injured wrist,
unable to secure first place in any
of his finishes, but plenty able
to secure the AMA Arenacross
National Title on Saturday night.
Friday's 250 Pro Main brought a
lot of action to the Maverik Center.
Bitterman came out hot and took
an early lead in the race, but fell
to the back of the pack after get-
ting tangled up with a Tuff Block
cover a few laps in. Sanayei took
the lead at that point, but ended
up going down in the middle of
the race after making contact with
the wall. Gared Steinke and Kyle
Peters, who had been battling one
another all race, then took the
top two spots in the race, staying
within a second of one another
until the very end. Steinke ended
up securing the victory, his first
of the Kicker Arenacross series.
Peters came in second followed
by Skyler Adams in third. This
was Adams' first podium finish of
the series. Bitterman managed to
make his way from the back of the
pack to finish fifth overall.
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THE
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Kyle Peters clinched the 2020
Kicker Arenacross Championship
in Salt Lake City. PHOTOS: JACK JAXON
