Greaves Gets another Podium at a Sold-Out Chula Vista CORR Round 7, Heartbreaker in Round 8

Chula Vista, CA (August 4, 2008) - The Monster Energy Potawatomi Toyota CORR Team of Johnny Greaves had a hard working weekend at rounds 7 and 8 of CORR at Chula Vista with a second place finish in the Pro 4 race on Saturday and a heart-breaking last lap mechanical failure while out front by a mile with the checkered flag waiving on Sunday. The Pro 2 truck was much improved, but there too, the Monster Team had issues with the steering and left the team disappointed in the weekends results.

“My Toyota Pro 4 is really running great and I felt strong all weekend,” stated Greaves. “I knew I could get around Carl [Renezeder] on Saturday but the yellow flags just kept coming out on every lap so I had to take second,” continued Greaves after Saturday’s Pro 4 race.

Greaves started the weekend with a strong run in the Pro 2 race where he has been testing and building that program all year. He finished a close 6th on Saturday. He has been working with a new transmission and gearing and it seems to be improving daily. In the Pro 4 Race on Saturday, Greaves qualified with the fastest time and started the race in 4th after the invert. He quickly passed into second behind Renezeder where he finished the race. “Every time I got into a passing position a full course yellow flag would come out and that was really frustrating since I knew my Tundra was strong,” stated Greaves. A second place podium finish was good but Johnny knew he had the speed to get to the front.

On Sunday, Greaves put the BF Goodrich shod Pro 2 into the pole position by qualifying third, a much improved performance from the new machine. However, Greaves had an issue with the rear-end during qualifying. With only 15 minutes until the start of the Pro 2 race, that left only short period of time for the crew to work on the issue. The crew scrambled but due to an incorrect assembly, Johnny broke an axle and failed to be ready for the start of the race. “I was very disappointed that we ran into such a time-crunch,” Greaves explained. “My team worked as fast as they could, but when you have to hurry it often leads to mistakes.” Greaves had to sit this one out.

In the Pro 4 Class, Greaves jumped out to an early lead and bested the field for the entire race until the last lap mechanical issue. The Toyota was at least 8 seconds ahead of Carl Renezeder throughout the race. On the last lap, the steering belt broke and Greaves limped in for an 8th place finish. “I was just sick,” stated Greaves. “We finally put the team out front for an entire race and this happened. But I’ll be back, this Pro 4 is really running strong and we will have better days ahead.” 

Greaves is still in the championship hunt in the Pro 4 class with 8 rounds remaining. He is currently in 4th place for the series points race. The Pro 2 is showing great improvement and should be strong the rest of the year.

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