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B$Z: 2016 AMSOIL Arenacross Schedule Announced

July 15, 2015

After the most successful season in history, Feld Motor Sports® announced the 2016 AMSOIL Arenacross, featuring Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross, schedule today, which will consist of a 14-round season to crown a champion. The 2016 season will once again kick off from Cincinnati's US Bank Arena on Saturday, January 9, traveling to a total of 13 different states across the country. The championship will culminate with the season finale in Las Vegas for the second time ever on Friday, May 6, featuring the first ever visit to Orleans Arena as the precursor to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, finale at Sam Boyd Stadium.

AMSOIL Arenacross enjoyed groundbreaking achievements both on the track and in the stands during the 2015 campaign. The battle for the title was closer than ever before, with the season-ending Race to the Championship bringing the fight all the way down to the final race of the season. The championship was ultimately decided by one of the most dramatic and exciting moments in AMSOIL Arenacross history as rivals Jacob Hayes and Kyle Regal came together on the opening lap of the season's last Main Event, with Regal emerging for his first career title.

That memorable finale in Las Vegas proved to be the fitting conclusion to a season that saw some of the highest live event attendance ever recorded for AMSOIL Arenacross. The incredible growth of the sport over the past year has led to one of the most dynamic championship schedules for 2016, which will feature six new stops and a multitude of firsts for AMSOIL Arenacross.

The first ever AMSOIL Arenacross triple-header will take place at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, featuring three nights of compelling action. Several rounds later, AMSOIL Arenacross will make its long-awaited debut in the heart of the supercross and arenacross racing industry of Southern California, with the championship's inaugural visit to Citizen's Business Bank Arena in Ontario, located in the nation's second-largest media market of Los Angeles. The following weekend, AMSOIL Arenacross will make its first foray outdoors when it travels to legendary Salinas Sports Complex, home of the California Rodeo Salinas. This round of the championship will also feature a Sunday race date, scheduled to take place under sunny afternoon skies.

As reigning AMSOIL Arenacross Champion, Regal will defend his title against a highly talented field of veteran riders and rising stars led by Hayes, last season's championship runner-up who will return to the perennial contending Team Babbitt's Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki team. The emotions of last season's wild finish still linger for this duo and both head to 2016 sharing unfinished business with one another.

Date(s)                                     Venue                                                  City

January 9-10                            US Bank Arena                                    Cincinnati

January 15-17                          Royal Farms Arena                              Baltimore

January 22-24                          PPL Center                                           Allentown, Pa.

January 30-31                          Greensboro Coliseum                          Greensboro, N.C.

February 4-7                             Broadmoor World Arena                      Colorado Springs, Colo.

February 13-14                         CenturyLink Center                              Omaha, Neb.

February 20-21                         Amalie Arena                                        Tampa, Fla.

February 27-28                         BJCC Complex                                      Birmingham, Ala.

March 12-13                             Cajun Dome                                           Lafayette, La.

April 2-3                                    Citizens Business Bank Arena               Ontario, Calif.

April 9-10                                  Salinas Sports Complex                        Salinas, Calif.

April 16-17                                Tacoma Dome                                       Tacoma, Wash.

April 22-24                                Ford Idaho Center                                  Nampa, Idaho

May 6-8                                    Orleans Arena                                         Las Vegas

 

For more information on the 2016 AMSOIL Arenacross season log on to www.Arenacross.com. For all media requests, please contact Brandon Short [email protected] or 949-365-5750.

 

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