Race Report: Monster Energy Cup 2012

AMATEUR ALL-STARS RACE ONE

When the gate dropped and the pack entered the stadium, Cooper Webb came out first followed by Shane McElrath, heavy favorite Adam Cianciarulo suffered a bad start and was buried back in sixth. Before the first lap was over, McElrath managed to take over the lead when Webb came up short in the first rhythm section. On the third lap, Cianciarulo had already begun to work his way up through the pack and was into third with Webb in second and McElrath leading. With two laps to go, though, AC went down in a corner and dropped back to sixth. With that, McElrath took home the first race victory followed by Webb second, Smith third, Brady Kiesel fourth, Cianciarulo fifth, and Anthony Rodrigues sixth.

RESULTS:
1. Shane McElrath (Hon)
2. Cooper Webb (Yam)
3. Jordon Smith (Hon)
4. Brady Kiesel (Hon)
5. Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw)
6. Anthony Rodriguez (Yam)
7. Paul Coates (Yam)
8. Nick Gaines (Kaw)
9. Cody Gragg (Yam)
10. Keith Tucker (Yam)

AMATEUR ALL-STARS RACE TWO

The second race for the Amateur All-Stars saw Cianciarulo take the holeshot while moto one winner McElrath went over the berm and across the opposite side of the track. Behind Cianciarulo, Rodriguez took over second when Kiesel went down in the corner following the finishline jump. Within the first lap, AC had already opened up a 4.5 second lead over Coates who had moved into second ahead of Rodriguez while Gaines controlled third. With three laps remaining, Coates and Gaines began battleing hard for second. Meanwhile, Webb had quietly worked his way into fifth behind Oldenberg and within reach of the overall win. On the second to last lap, Webb worked his way into third and with it, put himself in position for the overall. When the checkered flag flew, Cianciarulo took the win followed by Coates, Webb, and Oldenberg. With Webb’s third place finish, Webb took home the overall victory.

RESULTS:
1. Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw)
2. Paul Coates (Yam)
3. Cooper Webb (Yam)
4. Mitchell Oldenberg (Hon)
5. Daniel Baker (Suz)
6. Nick Gaines (Kaw)
7. Kyle Swanson (Hon)
8. Anthony Rodriguez (Yam)
9. Brady Kiesel (Hon)
10. Jayme Gardiner (Kaw)

OVERALL:
1. Cooper Webb (2-3)
2. Adam Cianciarulo (5-1)
3. Paul Coates (7-2)
4. Shane McElrath (1-11)
5. Brady Kiesel (4-9)
6. Nick Gaines (8-6)
7. Anthony Rodriguez (6-8)
8. Jordon Smith (3-13)
9. Mitchell Oldenburg (14-4)
10. Daniel Baker (13-5)

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