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TEAM RED
BULL’S ROB MACCACHREN SWEEPS THE WEEKEND IN THE PRO 2 CLASS
AND JERMEY MCGRATH PICKS UP HIS FIRST CORR PODIUM FINISH
-SUNDAY RACE RECAP-
Lancaster, CA
(Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007) - Championship Off Road Racing had an exciting
day of racing at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds. Fans watched as Rob
Macachren took home his fourth win of the season in the Pro 2 class.
Robert Naughton ran away with the win in the Pro Lite race showing he is
out to win the Championship in 2007.
Adrian “Wild Man” Cenni started on the pole in the Pro 4 Jason Baldwin Cup
Qualifier today. Cenni took off with a commanding lead over the field.
Steve Barlow driver of the Red Bull number 29 went off the track on lap
four and was unable to return to the race. Meanwhile Cenni continued to
lead with the Lucas Oil number 17 of Carl Renezeder rubbing on his back
right fender attempting to pass for the first position. Cenni was able to
continue blocking Renezeder securing his lead. The race really began to
heat up when the Monster Energy Drink number 22 of Johnny Greaves battled
for second with Renezeder. When the mandatory caution came out on lap
eight Cenni was in first, Renezeder in second and Greaves in third. Scott
Douglas and Josh Baldwin were out of the race on lap eight with mechanical
failure. Cenni and Renezeder got close coming out of turn five on lap
nine, but Renezeder was unable to secure the deal. He tried again in turns
two and three of lap 10, but was still denied by Cenni. Renezeder finally
made the pass coming across the start/finish line on lap eleven.
Immediately after Cenni went out of the race due to mechanical failure on
turn one of lap eleven. Greaves who sat in second behind Renezeder
aggressively went into turn three wrecking Renezeder and bringing out the
caution. When the race went back to green it was Greaves and Fabtech
driver number 36 Rick Huseman battling it out for first position. In the
end there were only four trucks left racing. Greaves took home the win,
Huseman took second and Travis Coyne in his Pro Comp number five secured
the final spot on the podium. Greaves was docked nine points for
aggressive driving. The penalty was for the exchange between Greaves and
Renezeder on lap eleven which resulted in Renezeder being unable to return
to the race.
“This is why people come to see CORR, they see the hardest, roughest
racing around,” said Johnny Greaves.
Monster Energy sponsored drivers Jerry Whelchel and Jeremy McGrath were on
the front row leading the field to green in the Lucas Oil Series Pro 2
point’s race today. McGrath held on to the lead with Rob MacCachren in
second and Whelchel in third. An intense battle broke out for the fourth
position between the Rockstar energy drink number 3 of Todd LeDuc and the
KMC Wheels sponsored number 48 of Ricky Johnson. On lap five of fifteen,
McGrath and MacCahren broke away from the field battling it out for the
top positions. On lap eight MacCahren attempted a pass through turn one,
but was denied. McGrath got on two wheels coming out of turn three
battling it out with MacCachren. After the mandatory caution Barlow was
able to pass McGrath for the first position coming out of turn one. It was
all energy drinks on lap eleven with Red Bull in first and Monster Energy
holding onto the second and third positions. Mark Porter crashed going
into turn five on lap eleven. Alan Pflueger wrecked on lap fourteen.
Johnson fought hard for the final spot on the podium in the final three
laps, but was denied by the Monster Energy Drink sponsored trucks of
Whelchel and McGrath. In the end it was MacCahren with the win, McGrath in
second with his first CORR podium and Whelchel in third.
“I’m new and I’m learning from these guys, they’re the pros,” said
seven-time Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath. “I want to thank the
Baldwin team for hooking me up with a great truck and giving me the
opportunity to race.
“It’s been an awesome weekend I can’t thank everyone at Red Bull and
Barlow Racing enough for a great truck and all the support,” said Rob
MacCahren. “I hope we continue on this roll and have this momentum to
carry us into Chula Vista in a couple weeks.”
Casey Currie is his Bully Dog Nissan number 14 led the field to the green
at the start of the Pro Lite point’s race today in Lancaster, CA. Robert
Naughton, Rodrigo Ampudia and Currie were three wide going into turn one.
Naughton prevailed with the first position while Ampudia sat in second and
Currie held onto third on the first lap. Kyle LeDuc in his number 99
Rockstar Pro Lite was sent over the k rail going into turn five and was
unable to return to the race. Jeff Huseman attempted a pass on lap eight
for the third position, but was denied by the number 14 of Currie. Ampudia
who was running in the second position left the race on lap seven with a
mechanical failure. Huseman made the pass past Currie coming out of turn
three on lap seven. Meanwhile Naughton continued to run away with the
lead. The mandatory caution came out on lap eight. When the field took off
again the Maxxis sponsored Pro Lite of Naughton took off with a commanding
lead. Javier Sacio hit the k rail between turns one and two on lap ten of
fourteen making it unable for him to return to the race. In the end it was
Naughton with the win, Huseman in second and Currie placing third.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets to Chula Vista International Raceway on
September 29th and 30th for more racing action. You can buy your tickets
at www.corracing.com or onsite two weeks prior to the event.
Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four wheel motorsports
including 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive trucks to the closed course off
road arena. The 2007 CORR season includes seven events at tracks located
in Los Angeles and San Diego, CA, Fort Worth/Dallas, TX and Primm, NV.
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