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OWEN DOUBLES UP AGAIN
IN MICHIGAN ARENACROSS
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or the second week in a
row, Jace Owen (TiLube/
Jack Link's/TUF Racing Honda)
swept the Amsoil Arenacross,
this time at the Van Andel Arena
in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
January 14. Like he did at the
series opener the previous
weekend, Owen won both
250AX main events. It wasn't
the perfect weekend for Owen,
however, but it was still a good
one for him. His only blemish on
the night was finishing second
to defending champ Gavin
Faith (Team Babbitt's/Monster
Energy/Amsoil Kawasaki) in
the Rocky Mountain ATV-MC
Head 2 Head Challenge, which
awards a championship point to
the winner.
In the first main, Jacob Hayes
was leading when he went down
on lap 11, which gave the lead to
Owen, who never looked back
from that moment on.
Chris Blose (Cycle Trader and
Rock River) finished second, with
Blose's teammate Matt Goerke
filling out the podium. Heath
Harrision and Cameron McAdoo
went 4-5.
In the second main, Owen and
Faith battled it out for the early
lead, which ended up going to
Owen. Faith settled into second
only to crash shortly thereafter,
giving Owen some much-needed
breathing room.
Owen went on to take the
win, while Faith held on to take
second for the second time. Har-
rison moved up a notch to third,
with Goerke taking fourth and
McAdoo fifth.
Owen and now leads the
250AX championship by 11 points
over Goerke. Faith is third 19
Jace Owen is off to a strong
start in the 2017 Amsoil
Arenacross Series.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
SHIFTONE
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