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REGAL REIGNS AT MISSISSIPPI ARENACROSS
H
usqvarna TiLUBE"s Kyle Regal claimed his
third overall victory of the season and main-
tained his slim championship points lead at the
ninth stop of the 2015 AMSOIL Arenacross, featur-
ing Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross, in
Southhaven, Mississippi, March 13. Regal picked
up an extra two points by winning the RMATV/MC
Head 2 Head Challenge, which later helped tip the
scales in his favor after yet another night of close
racing.
In the first main event, Team Babbitt's Kawa-
saki's Chris Blose grabbed the holeshot followed
by ThermoTec Yamaha's Bobby Kiniry, Regal and
Gavin Faith, but Kiniry quickly worked his way into
the lead. Regal followed suit, also passing Blose
for second. Blose would lose one more position
before the finish, as Faith took over third. Kiniry
went on to take the win followed by Regal and
Faith.
In the second main, Faith grabbed the holeshot,
followed by Regal and Babbitt's Kawasaki's Jacob
Hayes. First-lap action unfolded behind them as
the Husqvarna duo led the way.
Regal nearly lost it all when he
went off the track late in the
race, but he only lost one spot
before regrouping and getting
back into second. Faith went
on to win followed by Regal and
Kiniry.
Regal's 2-2, Faith's 3-1 and
Kiniry's 1-3 left the top-three
in a dead heat for the overall,
but Regal relied on his Head
2 Head Challenge win to set
him apart. Regal's win also
puts him further out front in the
championship, as he now has a
12-point lead over Matt Goerke.
In the Lites division, the first
Arenacross Champion of 2015
was crowned as Dave Ginolfi
wrapped up the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites
Class Championship. Ginolfi's second-place finish
was enough to capture the title with two rounds
still remaining. Meanwhile, GEICO Honda's Tristan
Charboneau, a Road to Supercross competitor,
raced to his very first Arenacross win.
Jean Turner
Kyle Regal's first
night racing with
the red plate
(signifying the
Arenacross Class
points leader)
ended with a win.
Lites East Champion Dave Ginolfi shows off
his number-one plate.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JOSH
RUD/SHIFTONE
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