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on Friday night. Hayes carded
second on the night with his 7-2
score, edging out Husqvarna's
Gavin Faith, who was back in
action after an injury at the pre-
vious round. Faith's 4-4 tally tied
him in points with Hayes for sec-
ond overall, but Hayes' second-
place finish in the second main
gave him the official runner-up
honors.
On Saturday night it was
Goerke's turn to get things start-
ed. After getting out to a second-
place start in the first main event,
Goerke got to work reeling in Re-
gal for the lead. Goerke closed
the gap, and made a move on
Regal, only to have Regal im-
mediately counter and take back
the lead. Goerke finally made a
pass that stuck, in a move that
caused the two to make con-
tact and pause their momentum.
Goerke and Regal both kept it
on two wheels, but the hesitation
caused Hayes, who had pulled
in on the battling duo, to hit the
ground. Hayes ended up losing
several positions as a result, go-
ing from third to a disappointing
eighth late in the race.
Goerke went on to take his first
main event win of the season fol-
lowed by Regal and Blose, who
rounded out the podium.
In the second main event, it
was Regal who grabbed the early
lead. This time it was Hayes who
moved in to pressure him. Hayes
soon made a forceful move to
overtake the lead, punting Regal
off the track in the process. Hayes
held on to the lead and cruised
to the main event win ahead of
Faith, Blose and Goerke.
Despite his main event win,
Hayes had to settle for fifth on
the night with his 8-1 finish. Goer-
ke's 1-4 granted him the win, and
allowed him to take a chunk out
of Hayes' lead in the Arenacross
championship. Hayes still retains
a healthy lead with a 15-point
advantage in the championship
over Goerke, while Regal sits
another 8 points behind in third.
In the Lites class, riders con-
tinue to battle for Eastern Re-
gional supremacy. On Friday
night, Steven Mages took his
Slaka Wear KTM to his first win
of the season. After getting out
to a third-place start, Mages
quickly worked his way into the
lead and stayed there by skillfully
negotiating lapped traffic. KTM's
Dave Ginolfi finished second
while Suzuki's Steve Roman col-
lected third.
On Saturday night, Ginolfi
continued to stretch his lead in
the East, taking the big win and
extending his advantage in the
championship. Ginolfi finished
ahead of Bitterman and Ro-
man, who rounded out Saturday
night's Lites podium.
(Left) Bobby Kiniry sails to his
career-first Arenacross victory on
Friday night.
(Below) Saturday night winner Matt
Goerke (36) battles his way to the
win on Saturday night.
