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JEFF KINCAID ROLLS ON WITH A WSORR 3-PEAT AT THE BIG HOUSE DURING WSORR ROUND III (6-22-08)

CRANDON, Wisc. – Jeff Kincaid made it three wins in a row in the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) taking the hole shot and leading flag-to-flag at what he considers his hometown track, historic Crandon Raceway. Kincaid of nearby Argonne, Wisc., drove his Potawatomi Traxxas® BFG Toyota to the win ahead of PRO Light Pickup rival Chad Hord in his Boss Snowplows Kumho Mazda. Steve Federico in the Invisible Glass PF Chang’s Hankook Toyota was third. Kincaid is now the only WSORR driver with three straight wins in the young WSORR season.

The hole shot was also the key in the PRO 2WD class battle, as Kevin Probst, in the E3 Spark Plugs Toyo Chevy came flying around Crandon’s famous Potawatomi turn one and never looked back cruising to the win ahead of a very fast field. The crowd focused on the battle for second as class newcomer Dave Waldvogel in his Bendix Toyo Chevy and veterans Dan Vanden Heuvel in the Maxxis Chevy and Scott Taylor in the Skyjacker BFG Ford battled back and forth fender-to-fender with lots of contact but clean racing. Waldvogel spun out and the two 30-year veterans took a page out of the past and diced back and forth until Taylor finally managed to get around the Flying Dutchman to finish second.

“Probst absolutely had this field covered and it sets up a very intriguing Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup race tomorrow,” commented Doug Davis, general manager of WSORR. “He was the fastest off-roader on the planet today, nobody from Guam to Dakar to Baja to California was going to catch him. Probst has to be considered a legitimate threat to be the second PRO 2WD ever to win the shootout which features the best of the two-wheel and four-wheel drive heavy metal trucks racing together,” he added. Taylor pulled off the feat in the 2002 race.

In PRO 4x4 action, points leader Kent Brascho, in his Lucas Oil Goodyear Chevy grabbed the hole shot and was chased by Johnny Greaves of Abrams, Wisc., in the Potawatomi Monster BFG Toyota and Scott Douglas in the Amsoil Kumho Ford. Greaves stalked Brascho for a few laps and then powered by him. Douglas followed his rival to the finish followed by newcomer Mike Jenkins in the Traxxas Slash™ BFG Ford who made his first appearance on a WSORR podium. Brascho faded to fifth.

The PRO Super Buggy class defending champion Gary Nierop in his Goodyear Toyota controlled the Round III race for the first six laps but mechanical issues allowed the field to catch up and Scott Schwalbe of Rhinelander, Wisc., in a BFG Toyota grabbed the win. Points leader Tim Lemon on Goodyears finished second and John Mason in his Mendeola Goodyear Honda was third.

In the WSORR SRT Super Stock Truck class, Ben Wandahsega, led the first three laps in his Potawatomi Toyo Chevy but pulled off the track allowing the hard charging Keith Steele of Madison, Wisc., in the Monster Energy Goodyear Chevy to speed by for the win. Ross Hoek in his Skyjacker Goodyear Chevy was second and Ron Schreiner in his UWeld Toyo Super Truck managed his first-ever WSORR podium.

The Stock Truck battle in Round III was won by Eric Ruppel of Chetek, Wisc., in his Phil’s Inc., BFG Ford. Class points leader Craig Metz in the Able Distribution BFG Ford was second followed by defending class champion Scott Beauchamp in a Goodyear Chevy. Bob Sayers was the Formula 4x4 Round III winner in a Goodyear Ford and defending class champion Dave DeMaegd was second in his Goodyear Jeep. John Holtz in a BFG Jeep was third.

Perennial 1600 Buggy champion Mark Steinhardt of Rhinelander, Wisc., is off to a big points lead again in 2008 thanks to his Round III win in his BFG buggy. Brad Erickson on Goodyears was second followed by Mike Seefeldt on BFGs in third. The 1600 Light Buggy race in Round III was won by Potawatomi hotshoe Matt Gerald of Neenah, Wisc., on Goodyear tires. Friendly rival Mike Vanden Heuvel in his Toyo machine pushed him to the finish line with points leader Jeff Virnig third. In the Grassroots division, Bob Rinehart won the Enduro Truck battle and Justin Keehner was the Classix winner.

WSORR Tour 2008 Round IV is also at Crandon, Wisc., as part of the Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Races. The weekend features the 15th annual FCP Chairman’s Cup Challenge. For more information visit www.wsorr.com.