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his Arenacross debut, put his
TiLUBE/Tuf Racing Honda on
the overall podium in third with
his 6-3 score, narrowly edging
out Bloss (3-7).
In the Lites division, Austin
Stroupe piloted his Custom
Powersports Kawasaki to a wire-
to-wire victory in his first-ever
Arenacross event.
Night two starred another
Babbitt's Kawasaki rider – this
time Jacob Hayes.
In the first main event Hayes
worked his way into the lead, but
a crash from Stroupe saw the red
flag come out. The single-file re-
start sent Hayes out front followed
by Blose and Sewell, who held
their positions until the finish.
Kyle Regal grabbed the
holeshot in the second main
event, and ran off with the early
lead. Hayes was back in sixth,
but would not be denied. He
ran down Regal, who had been
battling with Gavin Faith for the
lead. While it appeared that Faith
was going to capture the second
win in the night, he crashed in
the final turn, handing the win
and the overall to Hayes.
Hayes' 1-1 victory marked
the third straight overall win for
Babbitt's Kawasaki, and the first
main event sweep of the sea-
son. Ben Lamay (4-3) and Chris
Blose (2-5) ended in a tie for
second on Sunday night, with
the point going to Lamay on ac-
count of his higher second-main
event score.
Following his crash in the
first main event, Stroupe was
unable to repeat his winning
performance in the Lites divi-
sion. Instead, it was A&Y Racing
Honda's Daniel Herrlein who
led every lap en route to victory.
Jacob Williamson battled Wood-
stock KTM's Scott Zont to take
second while Zont rounded out
the podium. Herrlein now leads
the Eastern Regional Arenacross
Lites standings with 44 points,
followed by Lane Stately and
Tyler McSwain.
In the Arenacross Class
Championship, Blose now leads
the way at 84 points over his
Kawasaki teammates Faith and
Hayes. Sewell sits in fourth while
defending champion Kyle Regal
is fifth after three rounds. CN
As the only rider who has finished
on the podium at each round, Blose
will be wearing the red plate at the
next round.
Josh Hayes had a
flawless night on
Saturday, taking
both main event
wins for the overall.
