CORR - Antelope Valley II Race Report

SUNDAY RACE RECAP - CHULA VISTA II

CHAD HORD RETURNS TO CORR WITH HIS FIRST PRO LITE WIN OF 2007 AND CARL RENEZEDER CELEBRATES HIS 55TH CORR WIN

Chula Vista, CA (Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007) – 14,000 fans showed up to witness an exciting day of racing at the Chula Vista International Raceway. A day filled with controversy and passionate wins, Carl Renezeder took home a Pro 4 and Pro 2 win today. 2006 Pro Lite Champion Chad Hord took his first win of 2007 and Champ Car Champion Paul Tracy had an eventful end to his first attempt at short course dirt racing.

Scott Douglas driver of the number 7 Amsoil Pro 4 led the field to green in the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Pro 4 Qualifier. Defending Pro 4 Champion Johnny Greaves in his Monster Energy Drink Toyota started on the outside of row one. Greaves took the inside line of turn two on lap one to take the led. Douglas held onto second and Adrian “Wild Man” Cenni sat in third, Rick Huseman was in fourth and Steve Barlow rounded out the top five. Cenni passed Douglas across the start/finish line to start lap three. Meanwhile Carl Renezeder in his Lucas Oil Pro 4 sat near the back of the pack and was forced to exit to the hot pits because his detached hood was blocking his vision. Greaves continued to charge in front of the field with Cenni in second and Huseman in third. Renezeder returned to the race quickly on lap five, but was at the tail end of the pack. Meanwhile up front Cenni and Huseman continued to battle it out for second. Curt LeDuc in his Skyjacker/Rockstar Energy Drink number 43 went to the hot pits after his back right tire went flat. LeDuc was able to return to the race on lap six. Huseman passed Cenni for the second position on lap 7 of 15. Josh Baldwin in his number 86 Ford had to go to the hot pits for repairs, but was able to return to the track before the mandatory caution came out. Greaves led the field when the race went green, Huseman in second and Cenni in third. Greaves and Huseman were nose to nose heading for the start/finish line on lap eleven. The three front runners of Greaves, Huseman and Cenni continued to pull away from the pack. On lap fourteen Cenni wrecked and rolled three times coming off of the ski jump totaling his Pro 4. The caution was brought out; Travis Coyne and Renezeder left the race do to mechanical failure. The race went green with two laps to go. In the end it was Greaves with the win, Huseman in second and Ed Herbst driver of the number 55 taking third his first podium of the season.

“Every time we crash we always seem to win, it was a great race I knew me and Rick would run clean, I am thrilled to be in the winners circle again,” said Greaves.

“I know we were having trouble with the throttle sticking, we were down on power and I did everything I could do to hold on,” said Cenni of his wreck.

Carl Renezeder in his Lucas Oil number 1 started on the pole in the Lucas Oil Series Pro 2 Points race today. On turn two of lap one Alan Pflueger in his KMC Wheels number 29 got tangled up in the pack forcing him off the track. He was able to continue in the race, but ended up in the back of the field. On lap 3 of 15 it was Renezeder in the lead, Ricky Johnson in his Sway-A Way number 48 in second and the Monster Energy Drink sponsored number 41 of Jerry Whelchel in third. Dan Vanden Huevel began to battle Whelchel for the third position on lap 5 of 15. The mandatory caution came out on lap 8 it was Renezeder in first, Johnson in second, Whelchel in third, Vanden Heuvel in fourth and Travis Coyne rounding out the top five. Vanden Heuvel went up high on turn one attempting to pass Whelchel. Then on turn two Vanden Heuvel flipped and his truck caught on fire. The crew was able to put the fire out and flip the truck over. Vanden Heuvel returned to the race, starting towards the back of the field. When the race went green again, Renezeder was in first and Johnson was in second. Johnson attempted to pass Renezeder on the inside line of turns two and three, but he was denied. Renezeder continued to lead the field with two laps to go. In the end it was Renezeder with the win, Johnson in second and Whelchel rounding out the podium.

“I was trying a lot of different lines; Carl was really fast yesterday and today,” said Johnson. “Dan Vanden Huevel took a shot at me turning me around, and it was hard to get back up to Carl after that. I am just tired of getting second place trophies, congratulations to Carl he had a great race today,” continued Johnson.

Rodrigo Ampudia in his Papas and Beers Monster Energy Drink number 36 started on the pole in the Pro Lite Points race today. Jeff Geiser passed Ampudia coming out of turn six on lap one for the first position. Ampudia was able to get the position back passing Geiser in turn one of lap two. Robert Naughton in his Maxxis Tires number 54 held onto the third positon fighting off the rest of the field. Meanwhile Ampudia was able to extend his lead. Naughton was able to pass Geiser on lap four for the second position. Chad Hord and Geiser battled it out for the third position on lap five racing side by side through turns one and two. Hord was able to pass Naughton in the middle of turn two on lap 6 of 14. When the mandatory caution came out on lap eight Ampudia led the field with defending Pro Lite Champion Hord in second and Naughton in third. When the race went green again Ampudia took off with the lead. Naughton was passed for the third position by Geiser. Hord attempted to pass Ampudia crossing the start/finish line at the start of lap 10. Ampudia and Hord pulled away from the field on lap 11. Hord continued his fight to pass Ampudia, but Ampudia managed to block Hord. Hord passed Ampudia in turn two of lap 12, Ampudia flipped over going into turn three. In the end it was Hord with his first win of the 2007 season. Jeff Huseman took second and Garit Wallace rounded out the podium. Chad Hord was the winner of the $1,000 Bully Dog Hard Charger award.

Carl Renezeder in his Lucas Oil number 17 started on the pole in the Lucas Oil series Pro 4 point’s race today. Johnny Greaves took off when the green flag dropped moving into the first position. Renezeder sat in second and Curt LeDuc in his Skyjacker/Rockstar Energy Drink number 43 held onto fourth. Scott Douglas crashed hitting the barrier across the start/finish line. Douglas went to the hot pits with a flat tire. Paul Tracy and Tim Herbst got into one another at the start of the restart after the yellow caution flag came out. Greaves got passed by Renezeder after Greaves slowed down and went off the track on turn one with a mechanical failure. Renezeder continued to lead the pack with LeDuc and Troy Herbst battling it out for second. Steve Barlow in his Red Bull Energy Drink number 29 hung onto fourth place. Troy Herbst in his Rockstar Energy Drink/ Terrible Herbst number 19 passed LeDuc putting himself in contention for first place. Barlow ran in third and LeDuc fell to fourth place. The mandatory caution came out on lap eight. Tracy was out of the race on lap eight with mechanical failure from an earlier wreck. Troy Herbst attempted a pass on turns two and three of lap ten, but was denied by Renezeder. Troy Herbst also began to get pressure from the number 29 of Barlow who sat in third. Barlow passed Troy Herbst coming out of turn one on lap 11. Renezeder continued to lead with Barlow and Troy Herbst battling form behind with three laps to go. Barlow went to the hot pits with two laps to go leaving Troy Herbst the second position. Tim Herbst and Ed Herbst battled it out for the third position while brother and fellow competitor Troy Herbst remained in second behind Renezeder. In the end it was Renezeder with the win. Troy Herbst finished second and Ed Herbst rounded out the podium.