Video: Kansas City Arenacross Wrap Up
Monday, March 2, 2015 | 9:40 AM
Kansas City Arenacross 60 Second Wrap Up
ThermoTec/FMC Racing Yamaha's Bobby Kiniry grabbed the holeshot in the first Arenacross Class Main Event, leading a freight train of past winners including Husqvarna TiLUBE TUF Racing's Kyle Regal, Faith, Goerke and Team Babbitt's Kawasaki's Jacob Hayes, the current points leader. On Lap 2, Regal and Kiniry made contact in the track's sand section, causing Kiniry to crash. This allowed Faith to take over the lead by taking advantage of opportunity that presented itself, while Regal continued in second. Hayes moved into third, while Kiniry remounted in sixth place.
The lead group paced one another for the bulk of the Main Event, until Goerke made his move onto the podium with a pass on Hayes on Lap 10 before the rhythm section. When the checkered flag flew, Regal and Goerke followed Faith in second and third, respectively, while Hayes and Team Babbitt's Kawasaki's Chris Blose rounded out the top five.
Faith had the opportunity to select the inversion for the second Main Event, and with the help of the crowd he chose the case with the number zero, meaning no riders would be inverted.
As the second Main Event got underway, Goerke made the initial move by grabbing the holeshot and sprinting out to an early lead ahead of Regal, Kiniry, and Faith. Just a few laps into the Main, Hayes encountered some issues while running seventh and pulled off into the mechanics area with what appeared to be a problem with his bike. He re-entered the race to ultimately finish the Main Event with a 12th-place result.
Goerke maintained control of the lead throughout the entirety of the Main Event, but the Husqvarna teammates were not far behind. After taking control of third early in the race, Faith applied consistent pressure on Regal for several laps. On Lap 12, Faith took the inside line on his teammate just after the finish line and secured second. He tried to put a charge on Goerke, but in the end it wasn't enough. Goerke raced to the second Main Event win, with Faith second and Regal third.
Earlier in the evening Goerke took the win in the RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Challenge, which awarded him an additional championship bonus point that ultimately put him into a tie with Faith for the overall win. With a tiebreaker needed to determine the winner, Goerke's second Main Event victory was the edge he needed to surpass Faith in the overall classification. Goerke (3-1), Faith (1-2) and Regal (2-3) completed the overall podium, with Kiniry fourth (6-4) and Mages fifth (9-5).
Goerke's success, combined with Hayes' misfortune, brings him to within a single point of his teammate in the championship standings. Regal maintains control of third, nine points out of the lead.