Jeremy McGrath Takes Double Podium Finishes Rounds 3&4 - Championship Off Road Racing (CORR)
Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway - May 17th and 18th
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA (May 20 , 2008) — Seven-time AMA Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath, took home 2nd and 3rd podium finishes at the second stop of the Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) series, this weekend, May 17th and 18th, at the Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway, Primm, Nevada.
Debuting the 2008 season in the competitive Pro-2 class, in a Baldwin Racing prepped 2-wheel drive 800 horsepower truck, McGrath grabbed a second place finish on Saturday (Round 3) and a third place spot on Sunday (Round 4).
McGrath had this to say about the weekend, “It was a great weekend for me overall - I'm coming close but I'd really like to get a couple of wins in this season. I am having a great time out there!”
Within the Pro-2 field of 26 drivers, McGrath sits third in the overall championship points standing just behind past CORR Champs Rob MacCachren and Carl Renezeder, after just four rounds of professional off-road truck racing!
JEREMY McGRATH RACE STATS:
LENGTH OF TRACK: .94 miles
ROUND 3
PRO-2 Qualifier (3 laps) Finish: 4th Best lap time: 58.056
PRO-2 Main (19 laps) Finish: 2nd Best lap time: 57.685
ROUND 4
PRO-2 Qualifier (8 laps) Finish: 7th Best lap time: 56.772
PRO-2 Main (18 laps) Finish: 3rd Best lap time: 57.470
SEASON TO DATE FINISHES: Round 1 - 8th; Round 2 - 5th
Round 3 - 2nd; Round 4 - 3rd
OVERALL STANDING: 3rd OVERALL POINTS: 352
JEREMY McGRATH - BALDWIN RACING
Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway
May 17th and 18th
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TELEVISION COVERAGE
SPEED -- Saturday, May 24th
-- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
NBC-- Sunday, June 15th
-- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM PST / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EST
NEXT RACE
June 7th and June 8th
Los Angeles County Fairplex
Pomona, CA
JEREMY McGRATH/BALDWIN RACING SPONSORS
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WEBSITES
www.jeremymcgrathlive.com
www.baldwinracing.net - relaunch coming soon!
ABOUT BALDWIN RACING
Baldwin Racing competes professionally in the Championship Off Road Racing series as well as Best in the Desert and SCORE International desert racing series.
Baldwin Racing - "We've got to go!"
ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIP OFF ROAD RACING
Championship Off Road Racing™ (CORR) brings high action four-wheel motorsports including 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive trucks onto closed course off road tracks. The 2008 CORR season features eight two-day race events in Los Angeles, So Cal and Nevada off road racetracks starting April 25th through the 27th, in Los Angeles and ends December 5th through 7th in Chula Vista, CA.
