June 25, 2007

Toyo® Drivers Score Victories, Extend WSORR Championship Points During Rounds III and IV at Crandon


CRANDON, WISCONSIN – Team Toyo™ Off-Road drivers, Dave Waldvogel, Kevin Probst and Josh Hintz all scored victories during Rounds III & IV of the Lucas Oil World Championship Off-Road Racing (WSORR) series at Crandon International Raceway this past weekend. In addition, double runner-up finisher in the Super Stock Truck class was Ben Wandahsega, extending his class points lead for the 2007 championship. All of these winning competitors raced on Open Country M/T® tires by Toyo.


The efforts of Waldvogel and Wandahsega are helping to make Toyo the dominant tire in this year’s Super Stock Truck class. Piloting his Bendix / Toyo Tires Chevy Silverado, Waldvogel held off a charging Wandahsega in his Forest County Potawatomi / Toyo Tires Chevy Silverado, followed by Keith Steele in third for identical finishing positions during the class finals on both Saturday and Sunday. Waldvogel now has 84 championship points for second in the 2007 championship after four rounds, while Wandahsega leads with 92 points. This is the first season, and first class victories for Waldvogel since switching from Stock Truck to Super Stock Truck for 2007.


"The Toyo Open Country M/T's launched us to the front of the pack both days in slick, muddy early race conditions. The only truck that had anything for us in either race was Ben Wandahsega...and he is on Toyo's too”, said Waldvogel about last weekend’s races. He then stated, “The WSORR Super Stock Truck class is the ultimate proving ground for DOT, off-the-shelf tires, and the Toyo Open Country M/T has shown it is superior in any track condition. These tires just plain hook up!"


During Round III on Saturday, Josh Hintz piloted his 1600 Light Buggy class Toyo Tires / Dedicated Systems VW-powered open wheel racer beating a large field of 29 cars to the checkered flag. On Sunday, Kevin Probst drove his Simply WOW / Toyo Tires Chevy Silverado truck to a win in the high-horsepower Pro 2WD class.


“Team Toyo drivers had a great weekend at the historic Crandon race track this past weekend. We congratulate all of our drivers for their podium finishes”, stated Stan Chen, manager of events and motorsports, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation.


To see winner’s photos and hear Team Toyo Off-Road driver interviews, get the “Race Report” from the “Results” section of wsorr.com. For more information on the race winning Open Country M/T and the full line of products from Toyo, log on to toyo.com.


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