(Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007)—Championship Off Road Racing had an eventful first day of racing at the brand new Las Vegas international Off Road Raceway in Primm, NV. Carl Renezeder secured the Pro 4 Championship. Robert Naughton secured the Pro Lite Championship and the Las Chance qualifier determined the final drivers in the 2nd Annual Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Race.

Rodrigo Ampudia started on the pole in the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Last Chance Qualifier today. When the race went green Scott Taylor took off with the lead. Steve Sourapas spun out in turn one of lap 3. Taylor in his Skyjacker Ford continued to stretch out his lead with Evan Evans in his Potawatomi Pro 2 holding onto second position. Seven time Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath in his Monster Energy Drink number 71 began to reel in the two front runners while running in third. Evans was able to pass Taylor on lap 6 of 16. Ampudia who started on the pole hung on to fourth while a battle broke out between Sourapas and Porter for the fifth position. Evans was out of the race on lap 8 of 16 with transmission failure. The competition caution came out on lap 8. When the race went green again, Taylor resumed the lead with McGrath in second, Ampudia in third, Porter in fourth and Sourapas rounding out the top five. McGrath went to the inside of turn one to pass Taylor, but was unable to make the pass. Barlow crashed going onto the table top on lap 11 bringing out the caution. McGrath attempted again to pass Taylor on the inside of turn four, but was unsuccessful. Porter got turned around in turn two after bumping the back of Ampudia’s Pro 2. With three laps to go Taylor continued to lead the field with McGrath in second and Mike Oberg battling him for position. Ampudia in his Papas and Beers/Monster Energy Drink Pro 2 held onto the fourth position. In the end Taylor took home first, McGrath took second and Oberg finished in third. Drivers that qualified for the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup race from the Pro 4 class today were Josh Baldwin, Tim Herbst, John Marking and Jerry Daugherty. In the Pro 2 class the drivers that qualified were Scott Taylor, Jeremy McGrath, Mike Oberg, Rodrigo Ampudia, Steve Sourapas and Mark Porter.

Rodrigo Ampudia started on the pole in the Pro Lite Points race today with Pro Lite Champion Kyle LeDuc on the outside in his Rockstar Energy Drink number 99. LeDuc took the lead coming out of turn one of lap one. Ampudia ran in second and Marty Hart held onto third. Casey Currie left the race on lap one and defending Pro Lite Champion Chad Hord also left early in the race. Garit Wallace in his number 51 Nissan took the third position after passing Jeff Huseman on lap 3 of 14. The competition caution came out on lap 8 of 14. When the field took off again LeDuc continued to lead the field. Wallace who was running in third was able to pass Ampudia coming out of turn two for the second position. Ampudia struggled with his Pro Lite ending up in the tenth position after running up front for most of the race. In the end it was LeDuc with the win, Wallace in second and Liam O’Donnell rounding out the podium.

Defending Pro 2 Champion Carl Renezeder led the field at the start of the Lucas Oil Racing Series Pro 2 Points race today. Renezeder got pushed to the inside of the track going into turn one of lap one pushing him back to the seventh position, ultimately forcing a complete restart. When the race went green MacCachren took off with the lead in his Red Bull number 29. Renezeder held onto second with pressure from Jerry Whelchel who ran in third. Seven time Supercross Champion Ricky Johnson ran in fourth with Pro 2 Rookie Rodrigo Ampudia in his Papas and Beers/ Monster Energy Drink number 36 rounding out the top five. Johnson passed Whelchel for the third position on lap 6 of 15. Ampudia fell back to the thirteenth position, while Scott Taylor in his Skyjacker Pro 2 moved into the fifth position. The competition caution came out on lap 9. When the race went green again, MacCachren continued to lead with Renezeder in second, Johnson in third, Greg Adler in fourth and Taylor rounding out the top five. Meanwhile Renezeder began to reel in MacCachren with 2 laps remaining. When the race finished MacCachren took the win, Renezeder took second and Johnson finished third.

Rick Huseman in his Fabtech number 36 started on the pole in the Lucas Oil Racing series Pro 4 race. When the race went green Scott Douglas in his Amsoil number 7 took off with the lead, while Huseman got pushed back to the eighth position. Defending Pro 4 Champion Johnny Greaves ran in second with Troy Herbst in his Rockstar Energy number 19 rounding out the top three. When Troy Herbst came up to compete for the second position he was pushed off turn two by Greaves. Troy moved back to the fifth position. Douglas who was leading the race lost it in turn two on lap 4 causing him to loose the lead and fall back to third. Greaves in his Monster Energy Drink/Potawatomi Toyota took over the first position with Josh Baldwin in his Toyo Tires number 86 in second. The competition caution came out on lap 9. When the race went green Greaves and Baldwin took off pulling away from the field. Rick Huseman hit one of the moguls on the front stretch going into turn two causing him to flip two times in the air. The caution was brought out. Huseman was ok, but was unable to return to the race. The race went green with two laps to go. Greaves held onto the lead with Baldwin in second and Troy Herbst taking over third. In the end it was Greaves with the win, Baldwin in second and Troy Herbst rounding out the podium.

The excitement continues tomorrow at the Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway in Primm NV. Gates open at 9 AM and the main event starts at 12:30 PM.