The third leg victory of Araneta catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard with 55 points as Lyndel Caraquel trailed with 43 points.
The third to fifth places went to Neil Duhaylungsod with 41 points, Xerox Lauron with 34 points and Dexter Lapuz with 27 points.
In the third leg, Araneta was followed by Toto Iral, Duhaylungsod, Lauron and John Ray Jaca.- Caecent O. No-ot