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FAITH TOPS LAFAYETTE ARENACROSS
T
he 10 riders that will battle for
the Ricky Carmichael Cup in
the 2016 AMSOIL Arenacross
Race to the Championship
were decided during the series'
debut inside the Cajundome in
LaFayette, Louisiana, March 12.
Following a pair of highly com-
petitive Arenacross-class main
events, Team Babbitt's/Monster
Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki's
Gavin Faith emerged with his
third straight overall win follow-
ing the most consistent effort
in the field, solidifying his pole
position heading into the playoff.
In the Eastern Regional
Arenacross Lites class, Sean
Cantrell raced to his second
win of the season in convincing
fashion, leading every lap of the
main event aboard his Troy Lee
Designs/Red Bull/KTM.
Fresh off his Arenacross
Lites-class win, Cantrell carried
his momentum into the start of
the first Arenacross-class main
event by taking the holeshot
ahead of Team Babbitt's/Mon-
ster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki's
Chris Blose and Rockstar En-
ergy Racing Husqvarna pre-
sented by FMC and OTSFF rider
Kyle Regal. Babbitt's Kawasaki's
Jacob Hayes slotted into fourth,
with TZR/Woodstock KTM's
Travis Sewell in fifth. Faith was
forced to come from behind
after starting 10th.
Blose made quick work of
Cantrell and assumed control
of the main on lap one. Cantrell
continued to lose additional
spots. Faith, meanwhile, was
making quick work in his march
up the standings and passed
Cantrell for fifth on lap five.
Out front Blose continued
to lead, while Hayes applied
pressure on Regal for second
and took over the position on
lap seven. One lap later, Sewell
moved into third, with Faith
then passing Regal for fourth
on lap nine. Blose went on to
lead every lap of the main event
and took the checkered flag
just over four seconds ahead of
Hayes, with Sewell third, Faith
fourth and Regal fifth.
Gavin Faith came away
with the overall win at the
LaFayette round of the
AMSOIL Arenacross Series.
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