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field for one lap and then crashed out of the lead
in the track's sand section, quickly remounting in
fourth place. That allowed Faith to assume con-
trol of the race, with Owen second and Steinke
third.
Once out front Faith never looked back, but it
wasn't without persistent pressure from Owen, who
stayed on the rear fender of Faith's Kawasaki all the
way to the finish. Faith crossed the line less than
a second ahead of Owen, while Sewell bounced
back from his crash to grab the final podium spot
from Steinke in third. Mages finished fifth.
Faith's triumphant 1-1 effort was his most
impressive of the season and now gives him four
main event wins this season. Sewell's resiliency
in the second main event allowed him to finish
second overall (2-3) while Owen's runner-up ef-
fort in the second main (4-2) helped him edge out
Steinke (3-4) for third overall, giving the Honda
rider back-to-back podium results. Mages com-
pleted the top five (5-5).
In RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge action,
the Team Babbitt's duo of Blose and Faith did
battle in the final pairing, with Blose taking the
win along with the extra championship bonus
point.
In the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites
Class Main Event, TZR/Woodstock KTM's Cody
VanBuskirk enjoyed the best outing of his ca-
reer to claim his first-ever win, while A&Y Racing
Honda's Daniel Herrlein savored his first career
title by clinching the Eastern Regional crown with
a runner-up effort. CN
Travis Sewell took runner-up honors.
Daniel Herrlein clinched
the Eastern Regional
Arenacross Lites-class
Championship.
