Race Recap: Crandon 40th Anniversary Weekend

RACE RECAP: CRANDON, WISCONSIN

Crandon, WI (September 6, 2009)-The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL made its return to Crandon International Off Road Raceway for the second time this season. Over 40,000 off road fans came to watch the best drivers in the business take on the fastest track on the TORC circuit. So many fans, in fact, that many missed the first race due to the overwhelming amount of traffic.

Saturday in the AMSOIL PRO 4x4 Kyle LeDuc would take the lead from the beginning until he was given the black flag for wrecking Steve Barlow in the first laps of the race. Kyle LeDuc was sent to the back of the pack leaving the window open for Scott Douglas to take the lead and run away with the win. Chad Hord would take second place and the Oakley Bomb in his first PRO 4x4 TORC podium. Mike Jenkins took his second ever career podium and rounded out the top three. Johnny Greaves had an unlucky day after contact with Curt LeDuc, he was out of the race. Rick Huseman had an equally disappointing day finishing fifth.


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In the Kumho Tires PRO 2WD class, Todd LeDuc took the points lead away from Ricky Johnson by finished first and taking the Oakley Bomb; Johnson would end up fifth for the day. Joining LeDuc on the podium was Rob MacCachren and Evan Evans. This is the first podium for Evans in the TORC series. Jeremy McGrath finished fifth behind Johnson. Seven trucks did not finish the race due to several incidents on the track.

Jeff Kincaid and Chad Hord continued their domination of the PRO Light class on Saturday taking first and second. Kincaid also took the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the fastest lap time in the race. Chris Brandt rounded out the podium, Brandt has continued to run very consistently all season long. Marty Hart finished fourth and after a few laps behind Kincaid, sank back to a disappointing fifth place finish. Brian Deegan started the race, but ended up parking due to issues with his truck.


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ParadeAs As soon as the green flag dropped on Sunday's action in the AMSOIL PRO 4x4 there was a major wreck involving six drivers: Mark Jenkins, Mike Jenkins, Steve Barlow, Adrian Cenni, Jamey Flannery, and Steve McCrossan. The narrowed the starting field of thirteen down to half of its original starting size. Officials red flagged the race and went for a restart after extensive clean up of the race track. Within a lap of the restart Kyle LeDuc took the lead and never looked back. LeDuc had such an enormous lead, he nearly lapped the entire pack. He would eventually take the podium and the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the fastest lap time. Fan favorite Johnny Greaves put up a good battle, but a late race incident would take him out of the race for the BorgWarner trophy.

Robby Gordon made his TORC debut on Sunday in a Polaris sponsored Chevy PRO 2WD. Gordon put on a great show- but was unable to catch veteran Scott Taylor who would eventually take first and the Oakley Bomb. Taylor led the entire race, with no driver even challenging his spot. Ricky Johnson passed Johnson for the second podium position and regained his points lead over Todd LeDuc. MacCachren also passed Gordon to round out the podium for Sunday. Gordon would hold onto fourth until an incident thirty feet from the finish line would cause him to spin, and then cross the finish in reverse taking sixth. Fan favorite Jeremy McGrath never finished on Sunday due to an incident at the beginning of the race involving Evan Evans.

Another driver made his first appearance at Crandon this weekend, Brian Deegan. Deegan sat in the fourth position waiting for an opportunity to pass Casey Currie. On the last lap of the race, Currie eventually succumbed to Deegans advances. First and second went to familiar faces, Jeff Kincaid took the win and his eighth Oakley Bomb, while Chad Hord took second, with Deegan third. This was the first podium for Deegan. Kincaid and Hord continue to dominate the PRO Light class, with no one even coming close to passing them.

The next stop on the 2009 TORC race schedule is Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California. The action will take place over two evenings, October 23rd and 24th, 2009.

The Traxxas TORC Series- The Off Road Championship, presented by AMSOIL is the world's premier short course off road series. TORC drivers push the limits with 900 horsepower, action-packed fender pounding on challenging natural terrain racetracks. The 2009 season schedule includes stops in Texas, California, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin. For more information on TORC please visit www.torcseries.com.
Five Bonus Points: Crandon 40th Anniversary Weekend


1. Stat of the Week
The Crandon crowd of 40,000 is the largest spectator crowd of the 2009 TORC season.

2. Who Said That?
"I am really disappointed I couldn't make a run, I felt like I had a really good truck. I am not sure how caught up in the wreck, it happened so fast"

ANSWER: Steve Barlow

3. Spotters' Stand
PRO 4x4: Kyle LeDuc almost lapped the entire pack on Sunday to win, he has dominated this class and continues to win. The crash Sunday involving six cars caused the first full course red on a start this season.

PRO 2WD: Evan Evans proved that he can be competitive in the PRO 2WD class by taking his first 2009 podium Saturday. Ricky Johnson lost his lead in points Saturday, but finished second and regained it on Sunday. He is hungry for a championship! Can he do it? We will see in Las Vegas.

PRO LIGHT: Marty Hart brought the black flag out Sunday by jumping the start. Jeff Kincaid leads all PRO classes in the number of Oakley Bomb Run Awards (8).

4. Name that driver
Which PRO driver won his first podium finish in his very first visit to Crandon on Sunday?

ANSWER: Brian Deegan

5. Quick Question
Which driver crossed the finish line backwards on Sunday?

ANSWER: PRO 2WD Driver Robby Gordon
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Did you
miss the live broadcast on ABC? Watch the re-air from Crandon on ESPN2 at 1:30 am EST September 10th, 2009.

The Oakley Bomb Run Award for the Fastest Lap Time
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Saturday Winners:
PRO 4x4:
Chad Hord

PRO 2WD:
Todd LeDuc

PRO Light:
Jeff Kincaid


Sunday Winners:
PRO 4x4:


PRO 2WD:
Scott Taylor

PRO Light:
Jeff Kincaid
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Saturday Results:

KUMHO TIRES PRO 4X4
1. Scott Douglas
2. Chad Hord OAKLEY BOMB RUN WINNER
3. Mike Jenkins
4. Mark Jenkins
5. Rick Huseman
6. Jamey Flannery
7. Ken Kincaid
8. Kyle LeDuc
9. Curt LeDuc
DNF: Adrian Cenni, Steve McCrossan, Steve Barlow, Johnny Greaves

AMSOIL PRO2WD
1. Todd LeDuc OAKLEY BOMB RUN WINNER
2. Rob MacCachren
3. Evan Evans
4. Ricky Johnson
5. Jeremy McGrath
6. Dan Vanden Heuvel
7. Ross Hoek
8. Doug Fortin
9. Greg Adler
10. Ben Wandahsega
11. Dan Baudoux
DNF- Scott Taylor, Kevin Probst, Mark Jenkins, Ron Schreiner, Jeff Kincaid, Mike Oberg, Rick Welch

FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI PRO LIGHT
1. Jeff Kincaid OAKLEY BOMB RUN AWARD
2. Chad Hord
3. Chris Brandt
4. Marty Hart
5. Casey Currie
6. Mark Oberg
7. Chad Rayford
8. Josh Hintz
9. Steve Federico
DNF: Randy Eller, Brian Deegan, Jeff Huseman (scratch)
Sunday Results:

KUMHO TIRES PRO 4X4
1. Kyle LeDuc OAKLEY BOMB RUN WINNER
2. Rick Huseman
3. Curt LeDuc
4. Chad Hord
5. Scott Douglas
6. Ken Kincaid
DNF: Adrian Cenni, Steve McCrossan, Steve Barlow, Johnny Greaves, Jamey Flannery, Mark Jenkins, Mike Jenkins

AMSOIL PRO2WD
1. Scott Taylor OAKLEY BOMB RUN WINNER
2. Ricky Johnson
3. Rob MacCachren
4. Todd LeDuc
5. Evan Evans
6. Robby Gordon
7. Kevin Probst
8. Dan Vanden Heuvel
9. Greg Adler
10. Ben Wandahsega
11. Dan Baudoux
DNF- Ron Schreiner, Ross Hoek, Jeff Kincaid, Doug Fortin, Mark Jenkins, Mike Oberg, Jeremy McGrath, Rick Welch

FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI PRO LIGHT
1. Jeff Kincaid OAKLEY BOMB RUN AWARD
2. Chad Hord
3. Brian Deegan
4. Casey Currie
5. Mark Oberg
6. Randy Eller
7. Marty Hart
8. Steven Federico
9. Chris Brandt
10. Josh Hintz
11. Chad Rayford
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