Josh Demuth – 2010 AMA Arenacross Champion!
Published March 27th, 2010
Demuth Wins To Capture Third AMA Arenacross Series Championship on Night One in Denver
Catanzaro Wins Lites Western Regional Title for GPF Championship Sweep
Courtesy Feld Motorsports
It was a night of champions inside the Denver Coliseum as night one of the 2010 AMA Arenacross Series finale from Denver crowned a pair of champions in both the AMA Arenacross class and the AMA Arenacross Lites Western Regional Championship.
In the premier class, it was Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki’s Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas, capturing his sixth win of the season en route to claiming his third AMA Arenacross Series title. A first-time winner stood atop the podium in the Western Regional Championship, but it was GPF/Babbitt’s Kawasaki rookie A.J. Catanzaro, of Middlefield, Conn., who relied on a runner-up effort to secure his first-career championship.
As the gates dropped on the AMA Arenacross class main event, it would be a battle between Babbitt’s teammates and close friends Demuth and Chad Johnson, of Rhinelander, Wis., to determine the outcome of the 2010 title. Coming into the race, Demuth held a 22-point lead over his teammate, putting Johnson in a must-win situation in order to stay alive in the title hunt heading into Saturday night’s final race.
Tuf Honda’s Heath Voss, of Mico, Texas, took advantage of the opportunity to compete on one of the series’ best rides, grabbing the holeshot and the early lead. As the 25-lap main event approached the halfway point, Voss looked to have things in control but tipped over heading into the rhythm section. Demuth was able to take advantage of Voss’ misfortune and led the rest of the way while Triple Effect Kawasaki’s Gray Davenport, of Lehi, Utah, kept him honest with a runner-up effort. Voss recovered to rebound third.
With a healthy 20-point lead over his closest competitor, Catanzaro could take a conservative approach to the 18-lap main event. U Motors Honda’s Tanner Redimann, of Bismarck, N.D., grabbed the holeshot off the gate and went on to dominate the remainder of the race, leading every lap for his first-career arenacross victory. Catanzaro’s runner-up effort was enough to take the Western Regional Championship while Gnarbars/Colorado Powersports Honda’s Kyle Calderini, of Colorado Springs, Colo., finished third in front of his hometown crowd.
The 19th and final race of the 2010 AMA Arenacross Series kicks-off tonight from the Denver Coliseum, beginning at 7 p.m. MT.
AMA Arenacross Class Results (Denver, Colo.) – Night One
Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki
Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki
Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Honda
Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki
Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda
Dave Ginolfi, Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki
Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, Honda
Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda
Tanner Reidman, Bismarck, N.D., Honda
Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda
AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Denver, Colo.) – Night One
Tanner Reidman, Bismarck, N.D., Honda
A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki
Kyle Calderini, Colorado Springs, Colo., Honda
Hunter Meyer, Black Forest, Colo., Kawasaki
Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM
AMA Arenacross Class Points (After Race 18 of 19)
Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki – 376
Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 348
Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 347
Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda – 294
Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 278
AMA Arenacross Lites Class Western Regional Points (After Race 9 of 10)
A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki – 197
Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki – 160
Jim Neese, Clinton, N.C., Yamaha – 113
Travis Merrill, Quincy, Ill., KTM – 95
Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha – 87
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