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Faith passed Steinke for the
lead in the second main event
and then ran off with his second
victory of the night, and with it,
the overall Baltimore AX win.
Owen couldn't do much with a
bad start and finished fourth be-
hind Faith, Goerke and Steinke.
In the overall column, Faith
was the big winner with a 1-1,
Owen was second with a 2-4
and Goerke was third with 7-2.
Owen did win both RMATV/MC
Head 2 Head Challenge races,
earning him two points towards
the championship, which he still
leads comfortably. After three
rounds, Owen leads Faith by
20 points, with Goerke an-
other three points back in third.
Steinke and Ben Lamay (8-5 on
the night) completed the top five.
In the Eastern Regional AX Li-
tes class, Justin Cooper (Yama-
ha Rock River bLU cRU) had a
perfect weekend. The rider from
Cold Spring Harbor, New York,
won both main events and took
over the points lead. He's now
ahead of Heath Harrison (KTM),
but by only two points, 60-58.
Both Cooper and Harrison have
two main event wins so far.
Jacob Williamson (Kawasaki)
is third in the championship with
54 points. CN
250AX Class Overall
1. Gavin Faith, Kaw (1-1)
2. Jace Owen, Hon (2-4)
3. Matt Goerke, Yam (7-2)
4. Gared Steinke, Kaw (6-3)
5. Daniel Herrlein, KTM (5-6)
6. Travis Sewell, Kaw (4-7)
7. Ben Lamay, Hon (8-5)
8. Steven Mages, Kaw (3-15)
9. Cody VanBuskirk, KTM (9-11)
10. Isaac Teasdale, KTM (10-10)
(Above) Jace Owen saw his winning
streak come to an end in Baltimore
but he's still the points leader.
(Below) Justin Cooper swept the
Eastern Regional Lites class and is
the new points leader.
