= The Team to Beat Looks to be Defending Champs Danny Smith (’07) and Chad Johnson (’06) with the TUF Racing/Honda Team

 

 

AURORA, Ill. (Nov. 2, 2007) – Fans of Toyota AMA Arenacross Series would be hard press to name a year when the field of racers starting the prestigious arenacross season was so deep. In fact, it’s safe to say that this year’s starting lineup – set to kick off tonight in Des Moines (Iowa) – may very well be the greatest cast of racers in the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series ever assembled.

 

With nearly a dozen racers returning that have been on top of a Toyota AMA Arenacross Series podium in the past couple years, fortified by another five or so racers coming in from AMA Supercross that have the potential to win, it’s going to be a moral victory for some athletes just to make the 16-man main event starting gate beginning tonight at Des Moines and running for another 18 races through the season finale in Green Bay, Wis.

 

Here’s an up-to-date look at the teams and racers that make up the 2007-’08 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series.

 

Team                                                                    Riders

 

TUF Racing/Cernic’s/Honda                             Danny Smith, Chad Johnson

Monster/Babbitt’s/Kawasaki                              Brock Sellards, Kelly Smith, Patrick Boyle

Team Ti Lube                                                       Teddy Maier, Brad Ripple, Kurt McCabe, Colt Humphrey

Reynard Mods/Rockstar    /Suzuki                   Robbie Reynard, Corey Green, Brandon Jones

GPS Racing                                                          Jimmy Nelson, Dennis Jonon

Team Faith                                                           Kevin Johnson

Team Triple Effect/Kawasaki                            Gray Davenport, Beni Williams

Moore Racing                                                      Tom Hoffmaster, Keith Johnson, Ryan Beat

GPF/Babbitt’s Online                                          Zack Ames, Shane Sewell, Dave Ginolfi

Carolina Xpress                                                   Jim Neese, Tyler Bright

Team MDK Speed Equipment                         Billy Jurevich, Tiger Lacey

Johnson Racing                                                  Kevin Markwardt, Colin Hickman, Ryan Simonton

Rusty Ott’s/Pro Source                                        Travis Sewell

 

 

Tickets for Nov. 2-4 Toyota AMA Arenacross at Wells Fargo Arena are available through www.arenacross.com, at the Wells Fargo Arena Ticket Office, online at www.dahlstickets.com, all Des Moines-area Dahl’s Grocery Stores or charge by phone at 1-866-55-DAHLS. Fees and handling may apply. Show times are Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 12:00. Doors open Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday tickets are $20 for all Gold Circle seats, $16 for Mid Level seats/$8 for kids Mid Level seats. Sunday tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for kids. All seats $2 more day of show. Note: Kids = children ages 2-12.