Clark Takes Daytona Arenacross Win
R
ound 11 of the AMA
Arenacross took place at
the Ocean Center in Daytona
Beach, Florida, on Friday,
March 1, the day before
the Daytona Supercross. A
stacked field of rider showed
up to compete on the sandy
and rutted surface inside the
Ocean Center. Kyle Peters
and Ryan Breece are the two
heavyweights battling for the
title, but neither rider scored
a win. Instead, Izaih Clark
and Crockett Myers split
wins, with Clark taking the
overall win.
Race one saw Breece
lead early on, while Peters
struggled to get to the front.
Breece held the top spot for
the first seven laps before
connecting with a Tuff Block
and crashing off the side of
the track. This costly mis
-
take dropped him to fourth,
while Michael Hicks capital-
ized and slipped through to the lead. Hicks
looked to be running away with the win
until he bobbled in the same rhythm lane,
which allowed Clark to close. In an excit-
ing last-lap battle, Clark cut off Hicks on
the start straight, which forced Hicks onto
the ground and let Clark take the opening
win. Marshal Weltin and Breece rounded
out the podium.
Race two put the front-runners on the
back row and flipped the race-one finish
order. Husqvarna-mounted Myers grabbed
the holeshot and kept things under control
for the entire race, earning him his first-
ever main-event victory.
Behind Myers, Chase Marquier held a
solid second, with Justin Rodbell jumping
into third in the final laps. Race-one winner
Clark crossed just off the podium in fourth.
Both Breece and Peters struggled in race
two, finishing sixth and 10th, respectively.
Clark was credited with the overall win
by going 1-4 over Breece's 3-6 and Mar
-
quier's 8-2. Peters' 5-10 put him outside
the top five but he still leads the points by
three over Breece.
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OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Izaih Clark (Hon) 1-4
2. Ryan Breece (Yam) 3-6
3. Chase Marquier (KTM) 8-2
4. Marshal Weltin (Yam) 2-8
5. Crockett Myers (Hus) 10-1
WIND
IN THE
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Izaih Clark was
the surprise
overall winner
at the Daytona
Arenacross.
