FRESNO, Calif. (February 27, 2010) – The 2010 AMA Arenacross Series’ West Coast debut was a showcase evening for the AMA Arenacross and AMA Arenacross Lites class’ leading riders as the series made its second visit to Fresno’s Save Mart Center. Babbitt’s Monster Energy/Ti Lube Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., returned to the top step of the podium in the premier AMA Arenacross class, winning his seventh race of the season and extending his points lead. In the AMA Arenacross Lites Western Regional Championship, GPF/Babbitt’s Kawasaki’s A.J. Catanzaro, of Middlefield, Conn., maintained the momentum garnered over the past couple weeks to grab his second victory of the year.

Spinechillers/Storm Lake Honda’s Nathan Skaggs, of Chillicothe, Ohio, raced to the AMA Arenacross class holeshot, but was quickly overcome by the Babbitt’s Monster Energy/Ti Lube Kawasaki trio of Bowers and teammates Chad Johnson, of Rhinelander, Wis., and Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas. The most dominant riders of the season went on to capture the team’s

fourth podium sweep of 2010 in that same order, relatively unchallenged by their competitors. After eight rounds, the Babbitt’s squad has won 11 of the 12 races this season.

In what has turned into an impressive rookie season, Catanzaro won the first race of his career two weeks ago in Youngstown and backed it up with a third place finish last weekend in San Antonio. On Saturday night, he dominated the AMA Arenacross Lites main event, taking over the Western Regional Championship points lead over Reynard Mods Kawasaki’s Cory Green, of Nowata, Okla. Despite their best efforts to challenge for the win, Motorsport Hillsboro Kawasaki’s Tiger Lacey, of Wolf Creek, Ore., and Green rounded out the podium in second and third, respectively.

Bowers’ advantage over Demuth in the AMA Arenacross class standings sits at 17 points while Johnson maintains contact just 21 points out of the lead. Catanzaro’s Western Regional Championship advantage over Green sits at a scant three points.

The 2010 AMA Arenacross Series continues next weekend with the legendary ArenOcross from  Reno, Nev. And the Livestock & Event Center at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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AMA Arenacross Class Results (Fresno, Calif.)

1.                   Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki

2.                   Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki

3.                   Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki

4.                   Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda

5.                   Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda

6.                   Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda

7.                   Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, Honda

8.                   Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki

9.                   Tiger Lacey, Wolf Creek, Ore., Kawasaki

10.                Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki

AMA Arenacross Lites Class Results (Fresno, Calif.)

1.                   A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki

2.                   Tiger Lacey, Wolf Creek, Ore., Kawasaki

3.                   Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki

4.                   Brandon Brady, Upland, Calif., Honda

5.                   Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha

6.                   Ryan Eppers, Stephenville, Texas, Kawasaki

7.                   Bryce Huffman, Atascadero, Calif., Kawasaki

8.                   Brandon Jones, Denair, Calif., Kawasaki

9.                   Brian Alquist, Lagrange, Calif., Kawasaki

10.                William Ries, Merlin, Ore., Honda

AMA Arenacross Class Points (After Race 12 of 19)

1.                   Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 256

2.                   Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki – 239    

3.                   Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki – 235

4.                   Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda – 188

5.                   Jeff Gibson, Thornville, Ohio, Honda – 184

6.                   Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Honda – 183

7.                   Kevin Johnson, Spring, Texas, Kawasaki – 138

8.                   Dave Ginolfi, Lake Hopatlong, N.J., Suzuki –137

9.                   Gray Davenport, Lehi, Utah, Kawasaki – 136

10.                Brock Sellards, Sherodsville, Ohio, Honda – 119

AMA Arenacross Lites Class Western Regional Points (After Race 4 of 10)

1.                   A.J. Catanzaro, Middlefield, Conn., Kawasaki – 87

2.                   Cory Green, Nowata, Okla., Kawasaki – 84

3.                   Parker Eckman, Tustin, Calif., Honda – 43

4.                   Jim Neese, Clinton, N.C., Yamaha – 37

5.                   Ricky Draper, Bellevue, Neb., Honda – 36

6.                   Ryan Eppers, Stephenville, Texas, Kawasaki – 35

7.                   Brandon Jones, Denair, Calif., Kawasaki – 33

8.                   Travis Merrill, Quincy, Ill., KTM – 31

9.                   Travis Smith, Lancaster, Calif., Yamaha – 30

10.                Tanner Moore, Auburn, Kan., KTM – 25