VOL. 54 ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 7, 2017 P39
Steinke (Motosport Hillsboro
Kawasaki).
As the field roared out the
gate to start the second main,
it was Owen who edged out
Faith for the holeshot, taking the
early lead. Ben Lamay (TiLUBE/
Jack Link's/TUF Racing Honda)
was third, with Goerke fourth.
Owen and Faith began a battle
for the top spot that saw the gap
between them hover around a
second. As they fought, Goerke
made the pass on Lamay for
third on lap four. On lap eight,
Faith's persistence paid off as he
was able to get by Owen for the
lead. In the closing stages Owen
fell into the clutches of a hard-
charging Goerke, who made the
pass for second on lap 12.
Faith went on to take the win
1.4 seconds ahead of Goerke,
with Owen third. Blose fought
his way from seventh to finish
fourth, with Steinke fifth.
Faith's sweep gave him his
second overall victory of the
season. Goerke's late pass on
Owen was enough to land him
second overall (3-2) with Owen
third (2-3). Blose was fourth (4-4)
with Steinke fifth (5-5).
Faith was able to close his
deficit to Owen in the 250AX-
class standings, which now sits
at 17 points. Goerke held on to
third, 25 points out of the lead.
In the 15-lap East Lites main,
Cooper went unchallenged for
the win, finishing 12 seconds
ahead of Isaac Teasdale (KTM).
Third went to Hunter Sayles
(KTM). CN
250AX Class Overall
1. Gavin Faith (Kaw) 1-1
2. Matt Goerke (Yam) 3-2
3. Jace Owen (Hon) 2-3
4. Chris Blose (Yam) 4-4
5. Gared Steinke (Kaw) 5-5
Eastern Regional AX Lites
1. Justin Cooper (Yam)
2. Isaac Teasdale (KTM)
3. Hunter Sayles (KTM)
4. Wilson Fleming (Yam)
5. Jared Lesher (KTM)
Justin Cooper
extended his
points lead in the
East 250AX Lites
class after scoring
his third win.
