Chad Johnson Wins Toyota AMA Arenacross Series in Rockford, IL
AURORA, Ill. (November 30, 2007) ? The Toyota AMA Arenacross tour rolled into the MetroCentre for round four here in Rockford, Ill. Honda?s Chad Johnson and Kawasaki?s Kelly Smith won their respective heat races to set the stage for the 25 lap main event that featured four past national champions. Last years champion Danny Smith joined Josh Demuth, Chad Johnson and Robbie Reynard on the starting grid.
Keith Johnson?s Fiberwise Pasta Yamaha launched off the line to win the Toyota Certified Used Hole Shot paying him $750. Johnson led the first six laps before yielding to Chad Johnson?s Bad Boy Power Drink Honda. Chad went on to lead the rest of the laps to win the main event.
On lap three Danny Smith was running fourth when he crashed in the whoops dropping him to 15th. Smith would only recover to 11th. Josh Demuth, perhaps the most feared rider in the field, was running fourth when his Honda?s front end washed out from under him dropping him to 6th position on lap thirteen. Demuth mounted a come back that fell just short of a podium. Demuth said in a post race interview. ?I?m going to be ready tomorrow; I don?t like to leave a city without a win.?
In the AMA Arenacross Lites class Travis Sewell outlasted Cory Green to win his first main event of the year.
The Toyota AMA Arenacross Series continues tomorrow night here at the MetroCentre.
Arenacross Main Event Results
- Chad Johnson, Honda
- Kelly Smith, Kawasaki
- Josh Demuth, Honda
- Keith Johnson, Yamaha
- Teddy Maier, Honda
- Tommy Hofmaster, Yamaha
- Travis Sewell, Suzuki
- Kevin Johnson, Yamaha
- Kyle Calderini, Honda
- Robbie Reynard, Suzuki
Arenacross Points
1. Chad Johnson 110
2. Josh Demuth 102
3. Kelly Smith 99
4. Jim Neese 93
5. Danny Smith 87
6 Brock Sellards 86
7. Teddy Maier 83
8. Kevin Johnson 78
9. Keith Johnson 71
10. Robbie Reynard 59
Arenacross Lites North Main Event Results
- Travis Sewell, Suzuki
- Cory Green, Suzuki
- Roy Horton, Honda
- Gray Davenport, Kawasaki
- Kurtis Mccabe, Honda
- Billy Jurevich, Honda
- Shane Sewell, Kawasaki
- Codi Adams, Yamaha
- Ryan Beat, Yamaha
- Colt Humphrey, 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.
