Team Toyo's LeDuc Brothers Sweep Lucas Oil Off Road Series Race Weekend in Lake Elsinore

July 28, 2009

Team Toyo’s LeDuc Brothers Sweep Lucas Oil® Off Road Series Race Weekend

in Lake Elsinore



LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA – Brothers Todd and Kyle LeDuc swept Rounds 7 & 8 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series this past weekend in Lake Elsinore, California while racing on 35X12.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T®-R tires. Piloting their 800+ horsepower Rockstar/Makita/Ford Trucks/Toyo Tires F-150 trucks, the LeDuc brothers put on a driving clinic by scoring back-to-back victories in their respective unlimited truck classes while racing under the lights at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex.



Todd LeDuc dominated both days of the Unlimited 2 class by defeating large fields. Starting in eighth for Saturday’s race due to an engine problem during qualifying, LeDuc exercised patience while working his way to the front. He struck on the last lap to take over the lead for the win. On Sunday, a mid-race spin placed him in seventh, but he clawed his way to the front once again for a repeat win.



“I received big compliments from the other drivers about how I could pass on the inside lines on slick dirt where nobody else could,” said Todd LeDuc. “My Toyo Open Country M/T-R tires allowed me to put my truck wherever I wanted all weekend long.”



Kyle LeDuc displayed the same type of domination in the Unlimited 4 class. He was able to outpace the four-wheel-drive truck field for back-to-back victories.



“Our team is excited to get back to the TORC series with what we have learned this weekend,” said father/team principle, Curt LeDuc. “Between our wins here at Lake Elsinore and in the TORC series, Team LeDuc has captured 22-podiums already this year. We have had no failures all season with our Toyo tires.”



“We congratulate both Todd and Kyle LeDuc on their outstanding sweep of the Lake Elsinore race this past weekend,” said Stan Chen, manager of events and motorsports, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. “Team LeDuc continues to be great representatives of Toyo Tires products, demonstrating they can win with Open Country tires in all forms of off-road competition.”



To learn more about Team Toyo Off-Road drivers such as Todd, Kyle and Curt LeDuc, and about the full line of products from Toyo Tires, log on to toyotires.com. Toyo Tires manufactures and distributes a complete line of replacement tires for high performance cars, luxury vehicles, light trucks and SUVs as well as tires for commercial trucks, buses and off-road and construction applications.

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Under the Lights in Lake Elsinore - Online Ticketing Now Available

Corona, California (July 9, 2009) - The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series announced that the July 25th and 26th main events will be held under the lights in the evening at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex. With a successful June event held under triple digit heat, the Lucas Oil Off Road Staff concluded that an evening event would provide the best possible fan experience as the series returned to the popular Lake Elsinore off road track. "With this being the first Lucas Oil Off Road Race under the lights, this event should provide a spectacular opportunity for the fans to see some exciting racing and enjoy the cooler evening temperatures," Said Lucas Oil Off Road Racing's Tony Vanillo. "With the lighting system that we are putting in place, the show not only will be great for the fans in attendance but will definitely make for an impressive show for the television viewers as well."

With gates open at 3pm both Saturday and Sunday race action featuring Karts, UTVs and Limited Buggies will be held throughout the afternoon while the fan friendly pit area will be open to all ticket holders. Main events featuring Unlimited Buggies and all of the popular truck classes begin with opening ceremonies at 8pm on Saturday the 25th and 7pm on Sunday the 26th.

For the first time, tickets may be purchased and printed online by visiting www.LucasOilOffRoad.com. Tickets are $30 for each event day for an adult and just $10 for children 4-12. A weekend pass is available for $50 or $15 for children. Friday practice and qualifying tickets are available for $10. For a $5 discount off all Saturday and Sunday tickets, please use coupon code "SLING DIRT." Tickets also may be purchased by phone from 9am to 6pm Eastern Time (6am-3pm Pacific) by calling 1-888-71-TICKETS.

Catch the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series on SPEED

Catch all of the exciting action from the Lake Elsinore Rounds 5&6 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series on SPEED on Sunday July 12th - 2pm and 3pm EST.

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) is the evolution of the long standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off road racing infused with a West Coast influence, LOORRS brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging, fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short Course. For more information please visit LucasOilOffRoad.com

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Storms into Lake Elsinore!

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The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Storms into Lake Elsinore
Corona, Ca. (June 24, 2009) - The stage is set for the first of two colossal weekends of short course off road racing action to be held at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex. This first Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series event, June 27th and 28th will mark the long anticipated return of short course off road racing to the Inland Empire. Just up the road from the original West Coast home of short course off road racing, Riverside Raceway, long ago replaced by a shopping mall, the Lucas Oil Off Road race brings off road racing to a region rich with a history and tradition of off road motorsports. The Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex, long known as a motocross paradise, has been transformed with a giant four wheel off road track featuring high flying tabletops, long rhythm sections and blazingly fast high banked corners.

"This is going to be one of our most popular venues," commented Lucas Oil Off Road's Tony Vanillo. "The track is amazing, the weather is going to be fantastic and we are so extremely thrilled to be racing here in Lake Elsinore. Ever since we announced this as the location of two of our events, the area has really shown us an immense amount of support. Now that it's finally here, we are expecting a huge crowd and great racing!"

E3 Sparkplugs has put $10,000 up for grabs to the winners in the Unlimited 2 and Unlimited 4 (850HP Truck) classes which may provide even more incentive for U-2 class leader Jerry Welchel to hold his position over 2nd place Carl Renezeder. In U-4, Renezeder holds the top spot with teammate Alan Pflueger and Jerry Daugherty closely behind.

Rob Naughton continues his undefeated run through the Unlimited Lite field. Challengers Chris Brandt and Brian Deegan look to take the top spot away from the seemingly unbeatable Naughton with $5,000 of E3 Cash on the line. Other class leaders include John Harrah in Superlite, Chuck Cheek in Unlimited Buggy, Bruce Fraley in Limited Buggy and Todd Ouellette and Tyler Winbury in UTV.

The Metal Mulisha Freestyle Jump Team will be performing throughout the day while the Team Associated RC Car Racing Team will be making the first ever recorded attempt at a world's record ramp to ramp distance jump with the Team Associated RC-8 Buggy. To close each day, the Rockstar Stage will come alive with a concert by Alien Ant Farm on Saturday and MXPX on Sunday. All the action begins on Friday night the 26th at the Trevi Entertainment Center in Lake Elsinore with the Rockstar Kick off Party where the Metal Mulisha's Brian Deegan, Hart Huntington's Carey Hart and many of the drivers and teams will be signing autographs and mingling with fans.


Tickets are $30 each day or $50 for the entire weekend. The box office will be open at 8am on event days or come early and pick up your tickets all day Friday.

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) is the evolution of the long standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off road racing infused with a West Coast influence, LOORRS brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging, fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short Course. For more information please visit LucasOilOffRoad.com