Peters Secures AMA Arenacross Three-Peat
Kyle Peters wins title in 2022 Kicker AMA Arenacross National Championship
Photo Credit: Jack Jaxson
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Feb. 16, 2022) — Phoenix Racing Honda’s Kyle Peters continued his amazing stretch of excellence by winning his third straight 2022 AMA Arenacross National Championship, wrapping things up at the season finale in Denver, Colo.
Aboard his 2022 CRF250R, the Greensboro, N.C., rider dominated the competition during the 2022 season, winning 19-of-20 main events en route to an overall win by a margin of 222 points.
“In front of a packed house at the Kicker AMA Arenacross season finale, Kyle Peters closed out another incredible year,” AMA Deputy Director of Racing Mike Burkeen said. “Kyle’s consistency and relentless competitiveness has allowed him to dominate the sport for the past three seasons.”
A runner-up finish in the first 450 Pro main event was the only blemish on Peters’ resume, preventing consecutive perfect seasons for him.
“I wanted to keep the win streak going, but unfortunately some things happened at the first round,” Peters said. “Honestly, I think that took a weight off my shoulders, and from then on it was head down, hammer down. I had a couple races where I made things hard on myself — like crashing in Oklahoma and getting a bad start this weekend — but I was able to get through those and win, and take the championship again.”
Peters finished with 517 points, with GasGas’ Kyle Bitterman’s 295 points good enough for second — an improvement from his third overall placing in 2021.
The other 2022 AMA Arenacross class champions are as follows:
51cc (4-6): Jase Elliott
51cc (7-8): Kahne Paulsen
51cc Open (4-8): Cory Holmes
65cc (7-9): Landon Lee
65cc (10-11): Nolan Ford
65cc Open (7-11): Cason Curry
85cc (9-11): Wyatt Thurman
85cc (12-15): Canyon Richards
250 B (Intermediate): Blake Smith
250 C (Novice): Jace Hinrichs
450 B (Intermediate): Blake Smith
450 C (Novice): Ethan Casares
Supermini (9-15): Ely Gross
Vet (30+): Zach Gurley
Vet (40+): John Murray
Women (12+): Brighton Richards
Nov/Int Open: Blake Smith
