Saturday, May 17, 2008

CORR Round 3 Recap

RICKY JOHNSON AND JOHNNY GREAVES TAKE HOME THEIR FIRST WINS IN 2008

-SATURDAY RACE RECAP-



Primm, NV (May 17, 2008) — Over 8,000 fans braved the hot weather to watch some of the most exciting

CORR racing today in Primm, NV. CORR Champions Ricky Johnson and Johnny Greaves secured their

first wins for the 2008 season pleasing their energy drink sponsors. Menzies Motorsports continued their

dominance in both the Single Buggy and Pro Buggy classes with Bryan Freeman and Rob MacCachren

now both three for three in 2008.



Todd LeDuc in his Rockstar Energy Drink/ Makita # 3 started on the pole in the Pro 2 race after the field

was inverted. Johnny Greaves in his Monster Energy Drink/Potawatomi # 4 sat on the outside row as the

race went green. It was the battle of the energy drinks as the green flag waved to start Round 3 of the

Jason Baldwin Pro 2 Cup series. Rob MacCachren in his Rockstar Energy Drink # 21 moved from the

eighth position to fourth position in one lap. Carl Renezeder in his Lucas Oil # 17 passed Greaves for

the second position on turn two of lap 2. Jeremy McGrath in his Monster Energy Drink/ Bully Dog/ KMC

#15 passed MaCachren on lap 3 for the fourth position. MacCachren took the fourth position back on lap 4.

Renezeder passed LeDuc for the lead on lap 5 of 17. When the competition caution came out on lap 8 Renezeder

was in the led with LeDuc in second, MacCachren in third and McGrath in fourth. Caution came out on lap 13 so the

track could be watered; two laps were added to the race, making for a 19 lap race. LeDuc pulled off the track when

the caution came out. Renezeder was still in the lead. MacCachren sat in second and McGrath was in third.

MacCachren and Renezeder got into one another sliding out of turn two on lap 16. Ricky Johnson in his Red Bull # 9

was sitting in the fifth position when he went the outside on turn 4 to battle for the lead with Renezeder. Johnson passed

Renezeder with two laps to go. McGrath moved up the second position when the white flag waved signaling one lap to go.

In the end it was Johnson in his Red Bull # 9 with the win, McGrath in his Monster Energy Drink/Bully Dog/ KMC # 15 in

second and two time Pro 2 Champion Carl Renezeder in his Lucas Oil # 17 rounding out the podium.



Matt Barney started on the pole in the Pro Lite race today after the field was inverted from the eighth position.

Chad Hord in his Boss # 9 shot to the front to take the lead on lap 1. Rodrigo Ampudia in his Papas and Beers # 36

ran in second and the Traxxas sponsored Jeff Kincaid battled in third. Kincaid took the second position on lap 4.

The caution came out on lap 5. Hord went out of the race and the caution was brought out. When the race went green

again Kincaid was in the lead, Ampudia in second and defending Pro Lite Champion Robert Naughton in his Ready

Lift/Maxxis # 54 sat in third. With five laps to go Kincaid held onto the lead. Hord who was running up front fell to the

middle of the pack nursing a mechanical failure. It was an intense battle to the end with Kincaid taking the win, Naughton

in second and Ampudia rounding out the podium.



Adrian Cenni started on the pole today in his Lucas Oil # 11 in the Pro 4 race. It was a battle for the first position between

Cenni and Travis Coyne. Coyne in his Pro Comp # 5 passed Cenni for the first position coming out of turn 2. Cenni went to

the inside of Coyne to pass him on lap 3. Carl Renezeder who was running in the top five went off the track on lap 5.

Scott Douglas in his Amsoil # 7 passed Cenni for the first position on the front stretch to start lap 6. Cenni went out of the

race on lap 7. The competition caution came out on lap 8 with Douglas in first. Johnny Greaves in his Monster Energy

Drink/Potowatomi # 4 was in second and Coyne sat in third. Rick Huseman in his Fabtech # 3 passed Coyne for the

third position on lap 10. Douglas went out of the race with six laps to go when his motor blew and caught on fire

bringing out the caution. Huseman and Greaves were side by side battling it out when the race went green. The

red flag came out on lap 14 when the truck of Troy Herbst caught on fire in turn two. Cenni returned to the race

before the flag went green again. Greaves went to the inside of turn one to take the lead in front of Huseman

who was in second. Huseman got turned in turn two pushing him back to the sixth position. Greaves was

left out front to take home his first win of 2008. Curt LeDuc in his Rockstar Energy Drink/Makita # 43

finished second and Coyne placed third.

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