The early advantage in the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Main Event went to Harrison, who quickly assumed control of the race ahead of GEICO Honda's Tristan Charboneau and Lakehil Motors Yamaha's Josh Cartwright. While Harrison worked to open a gap, Charboneau and Cartwright engaged in an intense battle for second.
The two riders went bar-to-bar for several laps, bringing the Grand Rapids crowd to its feet, but on Lap 4 the pair came together and both riders fell to the dirt, eliminating them from contention. That allowed A&Y Racing Honda's Daniel Herrlein to assume second and Spinechillers KTM's Dave Ginolfi to take over third.
While Harrison maintained his advantage out front, Harrison asserted himself into second, but Ginofli soon came under fire from Motosport.com/Haeseker Racing KTM's Daniel Blair. The KTM riders raced side by side before Blair was able to make the pass stick. From there on the out the front of the field remained unchanged with Harrison earning the win ahead of Herrlein and Blair. Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green remains undefeated through three Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Main Events.
As a result of an unfortunate crash by points leader Sanayei, Herrlein took control of the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Championship points lead. Ginofli took over second and sits three points out of the top spot, while Sanayei dropped to third and faces an 11-point deficit.
AMSOIL Arenacross continues next weekend with the third round of the 2015 season. The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will host two nights of action on Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24.
Arenacross Class Results - Overall (Main Event Finishes)
Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Husqvarna (1-2)
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM (5-1)
Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM (3-3)
Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki (2-4)
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki (4-6)
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM (7-8)
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Suzuki (6-9)
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna (14-5)
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM (9-10)
Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda (8-11)
Arenacross Class Points (Race 3 of 20)
Matt Goerke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki - 84
Jacob Hayes, Liberty, N.C., Kawasaki - 68 (2 Main Event wins)
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, Kawasaki - 64 (1 Main Event win)
Travis Sewell, Westville, Ind., KTM - 64
Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM - 63
Kyle Regal, Grand Prairie, Texas, Husqvarna - 60 (1 Main Event win)
Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda - 50
Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki - 49 (1 Main Event win)
Robert Kiniry, Holland Patent, N.Y., Yamaha - 49
Gared Steinke, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki - 44
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Results
Mitchell Harrison, Cairo, Georgia, Kawasaki
Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda
Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., KTM
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM
Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki
Cody VanBuskirk, Harvard, Ill., KTM
Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM
Christian Telker, Brownsville, Ind., Yamaha
Dylan Rouse, Florence, Ky., KTM
Dave Blanchet, Quebec, Canada, Kawasaki
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Points (After Race 3 of 10)
Daniel Herrlein, Bethesda, Ohio, Honda - 44
Dave Ginolfi, Boston, N.J., KTM - 41
Darian Sanayei, Orting, Wash., Kawasaki - 33 (2 Main Event wins)
Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, Kawasak - 29
Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM - 26
Steve Roman, Apollo, Pa., Suzuki - 24
Dave Blanchet, Quebec, Canada, Kawasaki - 20
Mitchell Harrison, Cairo, Georgia, Kawasaki - 18 (1 Main Event win)
Josh Cartwright, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha - 18
Dylan Rouse, Florence, Ky., KTM - 18
Top Image: Consistency was the key to Faith's first career win.
Credit: Josh Rud / ShiftOne Photography
