again swept all three main
events. His 1-1-1 finishes made
it a clean sweep of all six races
and further extended his points
lead to 16 over Thompson.
"The game has been elevated,"
Breece said. "We were at the test
track last week with the Honda
boys, having Hunter [Lawrence]
and Chance [Hymas] there. It
feels good. I actually like the
pressure on me. It's making me
adapt a little harder and making
me focus in. I just want to keep
it going."
Politelli stayed consistent on
night two with three second-
place finishes. Good starts put
the Honda rider up front, and he
took second each time, behind
his MCR teammate.
"I straight up got beat this
weekend," Politelli said. "He
[Breece] was better than I was
this weekend, and I need to be
faster—that's really all there is
to say. At least I was consistent.
The last few rounds, I seem to
have a crash in there, and I didn't
do that this weekend, so that's a
plus."
Cole Thompson still took third
overall on Saturday night by tak
-
ing third in all three main events.
A run-in with Kyle Bitterman
during the main two damaged
Thompson's bike, and he was
forced to make a bike change
during the short intermission.
He finished swapping wheels as
the other competitors were lining
up but managed to get to the
gate in time and click off another
podium result.
"Anyone who's done that [bike
work] knows how stressful it is
to hear your race going off for
the sight lap." Thompson said.
"I'm just bummed I didn't make
the most of the speed I had to
-
day. I can't really say too much;
especially when you get beat,
you can't really talk."
The next round of Arenacross
takes place in Memphis, Tennes-
see, on January 24.
CN
Round 4 (Top 5)
1. Ryan Breece (Hon) 1-1-1
2. Austin Politelli (Hon) 2-2-2
3. Cole Thompson (Yam) 4-3-4
4. Kyle Bitterman (Hon) 3-5-5
5. Julien Benek (Kaw) 10-4-3
Round 5 (Top 5)
1. Ryan Breece (Hon) 1-1-1
2. Austin Politelli (Hon) 2-2-2
3. Cole Thompson (Yam) 3-3-3
4. Steve Mages (Kaw) 6-5-5
5. Julien Benek (Kaw) 4-9-4
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Breece (pictured) is leading the
championship, but it's close. He
leads Cole Thompson by two points.
2025-26 Arenacross Round 4 Highlights
