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Douglas grabs first season win in front of home crowd

Newport Beach, CA (July 27, 2008)— Championship Off Road Racing broadcast live on NBC from the Chula Vista International Raceway as an excited crowd watched local favorite, Scott Douglas, grab his first win of the season in the Pro 4 race and Carl Renezeder add another win to his career in the Pro 2 event. 

However, it wasn’t easy for Amsoil/Kumho Tire/Sycuan Casino’s Douglas as Monster Energy’s number 4, Johnny Greaves lead the Pro 4 race for most of the afternoon allowing the rest of the Pro 4 field to fight it out for position.  Douglas, Fabtech/Toyota’s Rick Huseman and Lucas Oil/Skyjacker’s Renezeder fought for the first half of the race building a large lead between them and the rest of the pack.  In lap 7, Renezeder tried to pass Huseman and ended up on the k-rail, needing help to get him off.  Renezeder fell to the back of the pack and he fought his way back into the race.  Douglas and Huseman were patient and waited for Greaves to make a mistake.  On lap 15, Greaves broke a front axle and relinquished the lead to Douglas.  Douglas held on for the win, Huseman for second, and Renezeder fought his way into third place. 

Scott Douglas, who has never won a CORR Championship, said, “[Greaves] just went way wide into a berm…I got underneath him.  It was awesome.  I feel good.  I’ve always said, when [wins] come, they are going to start coming big.”

It was a fight to the finish in the Pro 2 race as Renezeder, Monster Energy/Bully Dog/Toyo Tires’ Jeremy McGrath, and reigning Pro 2 Champion Jerry Whelchel fought hard for position.  At lap 7, race fans found Renezeder in the lead with Whelchel in second and McGrath in third.  When the green flag dropped after the mandatory caution, Whelchel passed Renezeder into first place but couldn’t hold it for long with Renezeder passing again in lap 11.  Renezeder pulled away and allowed McGrath, Rockstar/Makita’s Todd LeDuc, and Rockstar/BFGoodrich’s Rob MacCachren to fight for second as Whelchel pulled back from the pack with a flat tire.  On lap 14, McGrath’s left rear tire disintegrated, ending his chances for a podium finish.  As the white flag flew, Renezeder found himself in the same position as McGrath with a shredded tire and the potential to lose the race.  Renezeder tried to nurse his car quickly around the track for the final lap with MacCachren quickly gaining ground.  Renezeder limped across the finish line, side by side with MacCachren at full speed, winning by 0.31 seconds.  LeDuc finished third place.

Menzies Motorsports’ Bryce Menzies snatched up his first Pro win in today’s Pro Lite race.  2007 Rookie of the Year, Garit Wallace lead the pack in the beginning of the race with Papas & Beer/Tecate’s Rodrigo Ampudia and Menzies on his tail.  Ampudia would flip on Lap 9, recover, only to get stuck on a berm, trying to re-enter the race.  Menzies took advantage and pulled into second position, then passing Wallace in turn 4 on lap 10.  Menzies pulled away from the pack and finished the race 2.9 seconds in front.  Wallace finished in second and Kolpin/Maxxis Tires’ Marty Hart finished in third. 

Doug Fortin was the victor in today’s Pro Buggy race as the leader, Rob MacCachren, pulled into the pits with a flat tire at the mandatory caution lap.  MacCachren finished 6th after coming out of the pits in 24th position.  And it was a double podium for Menzies Motorsports in the Single Buggy class as Bryan Freeman and Brock Krahenbuhl took first and second place. 

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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.