Team Richmond Racing/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Darcy Lange put in his best weekend of the 2004/2005 US National Arenacross Series at the final round in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend.

After entering the weekend with the championship already wrapped up, Lange was out to have fun, put in some strong rides and show why he holds the number one plate. While Lange already had the championship wrapped up, teammate Jeff Northrop went into the final round looking to wrap up second overall in the overall standings.

Friday's action:

Friday night was the Darcy Lange show all over again. After feeling good throughout Thursdays press day and Friday practice, Lange came out swinging in the 125 main event. After running away with the main event win, it was off to the Dash for Cash where Lange and teammate Evan Laughridge finished one-two. In the 250 main, Lange would again win this time beating Washington's Brad Hagseth.

In 125 action, teammates Evan Laughridge and Jeff Northrop had terrible luck with crashes. Both riders were riding well all night but mistakes kept them from showing their full potential. "Norcal" finished Fridays 125 main in 16^th with Evan taking 13^th at the checkers. In the 250 main event, Evan rode great finishing 4^th in the main. Northrop and his Pro Circuit KX250 crossed the checkers in 7^th giving him valuable points in the overall standings. Colton Facciotti also made his return to racing in the 250 main event taking home 14^th after coming off a very serious neck injury.

Saturdays Racing:

Saturday again marked a run-away show by Darcy Lange and his Ian Woods prepped Kawasaki's. After a clean sweep Friday night, Lange was out to make it a clean sweep during night two's racing.

In the 125 main event, Lange would again pull off the win giving him his 27^th win on the season. Teammates Laughridge, Facciotti and Northrop would all have their own troubles during the mains. Facciotti, in his first race back off a broken neck was just looking to have fun and gain some experience. After being off for 3 months, Facciotti put in 15 solid laps taking home 10^th. Teammates Northrop and Laughridge rounded the checkers in 13^th and 16^th, not where either wanted to be. Both riders were motivated to come out swinging in the 250 main event.

The 250 main event marked a big turn around for Northrop and Laughridge. Both riders came out of the gate well and both riders put in 20 solid laps. When the checkered flag fell, it was Northrop rounding out the final podium position in 3^rd with Laughridge taking home 4^th. The 250 main event marked Darcy Lange's 28^th main event win of the season, but it also capped off his second championship season with the perfect weekend.

As the series is now complete, Lange ended the season with a 175-point lead over teammate Jeff Northrop. "Norcal" took second overall 12-points ahead of Chad Johnson. Evan Laughridge finished the season in seventh, not bad for his first full season in US arenacross. Teddy Maier was forced to miss the final round after breaking his foot the week prior, Teddy still managed to pull down a twelfth place finish in the overall standings after missing the final four main events due to injury.

US National Arenacross Series Rookie Colton Facciotti finished the series in twenty-fifth. The overall finish does the young Canadian no justice though as he was forced to miss 8 rounds of the series after a serious neck injury at round one of the series in Des Moines. Columbus, Ohio marked the return of Colton to the series and now the team will begin outdoor testing for the Canadian National this summer.

Special thanks to all of the fans and sponsors who have helped support Richmond Racing each and every weekend,

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