AMA ARENACROSS : BALTIMORE RESULTS
AURORA, Ill. ( January 11, 2008) – Historic Inner Harbor, Baltimore played host to Toyota Arenacross tonight. The Western Maryland fans were greeted to an amazing lazar and pyro display during opening ceremonies. However, the fireworks didn’t stop as the nations top riders battled throughout the night.
During the Arenacross main event Monster Energy/Babbitts Kawasaki rider Kelly Smith collected the $200 Toyota Certified Used Vehicle hole shot award and led every lap. Team mate Brock Sellards tucked in behind him with Team Faith’s Kevin Johnson in third. Current points leader, Chad Johnson, got a bad start and had to work his way through a very tight track. By the half way mark Chad Johnson had passed Kevin Johnson and was challenging Sellards. Johnson set the pass up while jumping the Toyota Catapult and motored past Sellards on the start straight.
Chad Johnson then went after Kelly Smith and came close on lap 24 of 25 when Kelly Smith lost his grip in the whoops section causing both he and Johnson to come to a complete stop. Kelly Smith went on to win the main event.
Kelly Smith said “I hope this win is a spring board for the rest of the season” during his podium celebration. Smith will be back in the arena tomorrow night for the second round in Baltimore.
In the AMA Toyota Arenacross Lites it was the Sewell brothers stealing the show finishing first and second ahead of Cory Green.
Arenacross Main Event Results
1. Kelly Smith, Kawasaki
2. Chad Johnson, Honda
3. Brock Sellards, Kawasaki
4. Danny Smith, Honda
5. Keith Johnson, Yamaha
6. Teddy Maier, Honda
7. Shane Sewell, Kawasaki
8. Kevin Johnson, yamaha
9. Tommy Hofmaster, Yamaha
10. Robbie Reynard, Suzuki
Arenacross Points
1. Chad Johnson (2) 185
2. Kelly Smith (1) 180
3. Brock Sellards (3) 178
4. Teddy Maier (1) 152
5. Danny Smith 149
6 Kevin Johnson 145
7. Keith Johnson (1) 143
8. Jim Neese 135
9. Josh Demuth (3) 127
10. Nathan Skaggs 113
Arenacross Lites North Main Event Results
1. Travis Sewell, Suzuki
2. Shane Sewell, Kawasaki
3. Cory Green, Suzuki
4. Kurtis Mccabe, Honda
5. Patrick Boyle, Kawasaki
6. Gray Davenport, Kawasaki
7. Codi Adams, Yamaha
8. Patrick Massie, Kawasaki
9. Tyler Bright, Suzuki
10. Denny Smith, Honda
Tickets for the entire Toyota AMA Arenacross Series are available online at www.Arenacross.com, www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Tickets.com. For more information on the Toyota AMA National Arenacross Series log on to www.Arenacross.com.
About Toyota AMA Arenacross Series
In its 24th year, the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series, owned by Live Nation, is the premier indoor motocross series in the U.S. playing to sold-out arenas nationwide. Information on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series events may be found at www.Arenacross.com. Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol « LYV. » Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the “About Us” section.
About AMA Racing
AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. Accredited media outlets can also access an on line Press Room at www.amaproracing.com/pressroom. For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.