POMONA, Calif. (Aug. 17) – During Saturday’s Pro 4™ Class race (Round 9) of the CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing™) series in Pomona, California; Kyle LeDuc, Rick Huseman and Curt LeDuc swept the first three podium positions on 35X12.50R17 Toyo® Open Country M/T-R® tires.  Competing against a 15-truck field, Kyle LeDuc won the race by a margin of some four seconds with his #99 Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires® Ford F-150.  This was his first win in the Pro 4 class.  Rick Huseman placed second with his #3 Fabtech/Toyo Tires Toyota Tundra, while Curt LeDuc finished in third driving his #43 Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires Ford F-150.

Overall, Team LeDuc was strong all weekend, Todd LeDuc finishing in second during both Saturday and Sunday’s Pro 2® Class races with his #3 Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires Ford F-150.  Todd LeDuc competed against a large field of 22-trucks, helping to move him into third overall in the 2008 Pro 2 championship points.

“Toyo gave us a great tire and we were able to capitalize on it,” said team owner, Curt LeDuc.  “As a Dad, it was great to share the podium with Kyle for his first Pro 4 win.  Including Todd’s Pro 2 finishes, we scored 1-2-3 as a family this weekend.”

“We congratulate the LeDuc family and Rick Huseman for both providing a sweep for Toyo in the Pro 4 class race on Saturday, and for strong back-to-back finishes in the Pro 2 class,”  said Stan Chen, manager of events and motorsports, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.  “This was an outstanding weekend for Toyo, demonstrating the winning capability of our Open Country M/T-R tires.”

The Open Country® line of tires from Toyo meets the needs of any lifestyle for your pickup or SUV, whether for highway driving or for off-road.  To learn more about these tires and Team Toyo® Off-Road drivers such as the LeDucs and Rick Huseman, log on to toyo.com.  Toyo 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.