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Race Recap

Newport Beach, CA (July 26, 2008)—Dirt flew wildly as Championship Off Road Racing made history in Chula Vista as the Pro 2, Pro Lite, and Pro 4 races were broadcast live on SPEED.  In front of over 15,000 fans, Lucas Oil/Skyjacker’s Carl Renezeder won both the Pro 2 and Pro 4 races, putting him ahead of Monster Energy’s Johnny Greaves with a total of 62 career wins, versus Greaves 60 career wins.

The Pro 2 race started the live action on SPEED as reigning Pro 2 Champion Jerry Whelchel started on the pole position and lead the entire race until the final lap.  The dogged determination of Renezeder paid off on the final lap as he was able to get inside Whelchel, coming in to turn 2.  He completed the pass, exiting the turn and held Whelchel off for the victory. 

“He wanted the inside and my nose was on the inside, I had to fight for this,” said Renezeder in his post-race interview.

Whelchel agreed it was clean racing and finished second.  “Maybe tomorrow I’ll get him back.  A little touching here and there doesn’t bother me,” said Whelchel.   Rockstar Energy/BFGoodrich’s Rob MacCachren finished in third. 

It was a fight to the finish for 2007 Driver of the Year, Robert Naughton, winning the Pro Lite race in today’s racing action.  With a 1.2 second difference between the first and fourth position at lap 6, Naughton, Menzies Motorsports’s Bryce Menzies, and Kolpin/Maxxis Tires’ Marty Hart battled it out for position.  At the mandatory caution lap, fans found Hart leading the pack with Menzies and Naughton on his tail.  In traditional CORR race grit, fans found the challenge for the lead at three-wide down the front stretch, with Naughton in the middle and Hart on the outside.  Battling into turn 1, Naughton took his first lead of the day, and held on for a victory.  Menzies finished second, with his first podium in his Pro Lite career; Papas & Beer/Tecate’s Rodrigo Ampudia pulled off a stunning pass to take third place away from Hart.  

Red Bull/Bosch Power Tool’s Steve Barlow started the excitement in the Pro 4 race as he flipped head-over-tail 2.5 times along the front straightaway, causing an immediate restart of the race.  Once restarted, Renezeder grabbed the lead on the first lap, and held it for the entire race.  Greaves fought for 14 laps to try and catch Renezeder, waiting for him to make a mistake.  Amsoil/Kumho Tires/Sycuan Casino’s Scott Douglas finished in third.  The race was not without excitement from the rest of the Pro 4 field; Bully Dog/Toyo Tires’s Josh Baldwin, U.S. Navy’s Adrian Cenni, and Racing Dirty’sJerry Daugherty all found themselves upside down at various points in the race. 

Dedicating his victory to his crew, Renezeder said, “I expect the best out of Johnny [Greaves].  I just have to go out there and do my job.  There’s a lot of good guys, and a lot of trucks; you have to expect to work harder to get a win.”

Mike Porter pulled off his first win of the season in the Pro Buggy class over Greg George and Larry Job.  The leader in the standings, Rob MacCachren finished 10th after pulling into the pits with a flat tire, while in the lead, on the mandatory caution lap.  Menzies Motorsports’ Bryce Freeman, added another win to his collection today, winning the Single Buggy event; and grabbing his second win of the season, Chad George beat out points leader Todd Arthur and Robert VanBeekum in the UTV race.

Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four-wheel motorsports including two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive trucks to the closed course off road arena.  The 2008 Championship Off Road Racing race season includes eight events at tracks located in Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA and Las Vegas, NV.

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