Chula Vista, California
September 12-14, 2008
Rounds 11 &12
Hart Charges to the Front at Yellow and Holds His Line for Victory in Chula Vista, California
4:30PM UPDATE - Marty Hart took his #15 Pro Lite to victory here in Chula Vista, California. Hart battled to the end with Casey Currie who finished on the podium for the third time this season. Currie has told us before that he was having a tough season this year, especially since he is running his own team. Currie felt that he struggled after the mandatory caution. He has led before and lost it after the caution and it seemed to be a repeat today. Currie led more than half of the race and lost the lead just before the caution to Marty Hart. Casey charged hard after falling back to the fourth place position to land his Bully Dog/ Speed Technologies Pro Lite to the podium for the third time this season.
Controversy comes out between Casey Currie and Jeff Kincaid. Kincaid is claiming that Casey hit him intentionally and CORR says that they didn't see anything. We will find out what comes of it and let you know as soon as we get the information.
Pro Lite Finishers
Marty Hart
Casey Currie
Rodrigo Ampudia
Jeff Husman
Chad Hord
Shannon Campbell
Bryce Menzies
Chuck Dempsey
John Beyer
Bruce Fraley
Alan Ampudia
Dan Pentico
Bobby Altimirano
Chuck Foreman
Jeff Kincaid
Jose Reyes
Heath Carpenter
Javier Sacio
Brian Deegan
Matt Barney
Leroy Loerwald
Robert Naughton
Todd Cuffaro
David Reyes
4:18PM UPDATE - Currie not able to hold his lead as Kincaid passes and Currie slams into him.
Kincaid takes himself out of the race as he loses a right rear tire which sends him in the air. Kincaid lands on all four wheels and heads to the hot pits.
A yellow comes out as Hart holds the lead with Currie in second and Ampudia on the hunt. Jeff Huseman and Chad Hord are trying to hunt down that 4th position.
Deegan was running hard but is now sitting in the middle of the truck and out of the race.
Final turn its: Hart, Currie and Ampudia for the podium finishes.
4:13PM UPDATE - Bruce Fraley is making his way to the hot pits as the mandatory yellow comes out and the field slows. Fraley changes a flat and enters back onto the track with one lug nut loose. CORR will allow him to continue racing but will he have further issues?
At the start of 9 it's Marty Hart in the lead with Currie, Kincaid, Huseman, Ampudia, Hord, and Deegan following.
4:00PM UPDATE - Casey Currie has the lead but has said before that he knows how to lead but has issues after the mandatory caution. We will have to wait and see if he can hold on.
Jeff Huseman, who qualified 1st today has moved up to the second position with Marty Hart and Jeff Kincaid close behind.
Bryce Menzies flies off the track but is able to make it back without losing too many positions.
Robert Naughton looks a little squirly, but is holding his line.
Jeff Huseman makes mistake and loses three positions. Marty Hart gives Bully Dog's Casey Currie a little tap going up into turn three. Robert Naughton slows and pulls to the side of the track as Brian Deegan flies high off the 'Monster Mountain' catches the bumper and ALMOST crashes hard but saves it.
Todd Cuffaro pulls off the track as he is out of the race due to a broken tie rod after coming in contact with MONSTER's Shannon Campbell.
Kyle "The Kid" Leduc Sweeps the Pro 4 Field to Claim his Third Win in Four Races!!
3:50PM UPDATE - Kyle Leduc is smiling from ear to ear as he flies accross the finish line. His team is running to the podium here at 'The Quarry' and his fiance is jumping up and down. You can be sure that Kyle will not be able to shake that excitement from his entire team for a long time. DIRTnewz caught up with Kyle this morning who exclaimed,"We didn't have the best qualifier this morning but we are going to go out and do what we do best. Now that I know I can run fast with the guys I can't wait."
"He's good and he's a clean driver so I knew he wouldn't bag me. We're winning Pro 4 races back to back, coming from Pro Lite and to be winning Pro 4 races, it's unbelievable," he said after claiming his third win in four races.
Kyle started 9th and moved up to 2nd by the mandatory caution. He held his line and passed Huseman quick and smooth to keep his streak alive.
Pro 4 Finishers
Kyle Leduc
Johnny Greaves
Carl Renezeder
Rick Huseman
Adrian Cenni
Troy Herbst
Curt Leduc
Tim Herbst
Travis Coyne
Mike Jenkins
Ed Herbst
Scott Douglas (Chad Hord)
3:45PM UPDATEKyle Leduc is making up some time on Rick Huseman, with only 4 laps remaining they are side by side going into turn 1.
Kyle takes the lead on lap 12 as Rick Huseman tries to gain it back. Kyle 'The Kid" Leduc is on fire this weekend. After capturing his first ever Pro 4 win in Pomona and following it up with a win yesterday Leduc is pulling away from the field.
Greave makes his move on Huseman and has Leduc in his sights. Huseman looks to be having issues as Carl Renezeder is on his bumper, fighting for 4th place.
Both Rockstar trucks of Curt Leduc & Troy Herbst side by side through turn 3. #55 Herbst has a flat with one lap to go.
3:40PM UPDATE - Rick Huseman goes way wide in turn three and begins to pull from yesterday's winner Kyle Leduc. Johnny Greaves in the #4 MONSTER Energy Toyota Pro 4 looks for the best place to make his move on Leduc.
Renezeder making the moves as he passes three trucks, Curt Leduc, Adrian Cenni and Travis Coyne all in one shot.
3:35PM UPDATE - Rick Huseman takes the lead from Coyne on lap 4. The track goes full course yellow as Daugherty gets stuck on the k-rail after getting caught up with one of the Herbst brothers.
Steve Barlow pulls into the hot pits as the remainder of the trucks collect themselves behind the Bully Dog pace truck. Barlow's team is working on his truck, trying to get him back on the track at the drop of the green flag.
At the green it will be, Huseman, Kyle Leduc, Travis Coyne, Johnny Greaves, Adrian Cenni, Carl Renezeder, Curt Leduc, Troy Herbst
CORR has just announced this will be the mandatory yellow, they will not have another caution. Coyne was out of line and they will have one more caution lap. As the Bully Dog pace truck will pull off the track this time by will be the start of Lap #8.
3:30PM UPDATE - Coyne & Baldwin fight for the lead and Greaves is three wide coming out of turn 1.
Josh Baldwin who was fighing for the lead pulls off at the bottom of turn 1 and looks to be out of the race. He is trying to make his way to the hot pits. Huseman and Greaves now fighting for second as Coyne holds onto the lead. Cenni is playing dirty as he slams Herbst.
MacCachren Steals Lead from Renezeder to the Checkered Flag
3:10PM UPDATE - Rob MacCachren fought all day for the lead, after qualifying 2nd behind Johnny Greaves and starting in the 3rd row he made his way to the front of the pack on the Green/ White/ Checkered. MacCachren told his crew on the radio after crossing the finishline,"Now I can go home with a smile." As he took his first win of the weekend today,"We drove a smooth race at the beginning and charged hard at the end."
"I had two lines to run, the fast line or protect the outside line and I tried to take the fast line but he (Rob) got around me. It was so close, we had another good battle until the end." Renezeder said after claiming his third second place win of the weekend.
Greaves was running a strong race when he was sidelined by a broken drive line.
Pro 2 Finishers -
Rob MacCachren
Carl Renezeder
Ricky Johnson
Scott Taylor
Mark Jenkins
Mike Johnson
Mike Oberg
Jeremy McGrath
Jeff Geiser
Greg Adler
BJ Baldwin
Jesse Jones
Todd Leduc
Steve Sourapas
Bryce Menzies
Adrian Cenni
Robby Woods
Johnny Greaves
Gene Woods
Rodrigo Ampudia
Jerry Whelchel
Evan Evans
Alan Pflueger
3:05PM UPDATE - The field is taking one more caution lap to get a few trucks off the track and the finish will be a Green/ White/ Checkered. At the drop of the green flag it's Carl and Rob in 1st and 3nd, Rob tries to make the pass MacCachren pulls it off for the lead.
McGrath spins and goes down the embankment in turn 1. Carl Renezeder is trying to take back the lead from Rob MacCachren on the final lap.
Taylor and Leduc fight for third.
2:58PM UPDATE - Rob MacCachren takes the pass on Johnny Greaves at the drop of the green flag and tries to catch McGrath. MacCachren in second as McGrath spins in turn two. Ampudia & Greaves out of the race, Cenni ran into the back of Greaves.
The track comes to a full course caution as three trucks, Mike Oberg, Robby Woods and Bryce Menzies crash exiting turn 5. Steve Sourapas gets a black flag for causing the crash. Cenni pulls into the hot pits.
2:40PM UPDATE - Alan Pflueger & Carl Renezeder on the pole going into turn 1 at the drop of the green flag it's Carl for the lead. Greaves is fast today as he is trying to catch the #17 of Renezeder. Jeremy McGrath and Rob MacCachren side by side in turn three. Greaves makes a pass on Renezeder but Carl gets him right back to continue leading.
With three laps completed, Carl leads since the drop of the green flag with Greaves, Whelchel, McGrath and MacCachren close behind.
Mike Oberg pulls into the penalty box to serve his black flag.
There is tons of debris on the track causing Menzies, and six others to duck into the hot pits on the mandatory yellow.
Whelchel pulls into the hot pits with upper arm failure.
2:30PM UPDATE - Johnny Greaves has finally made his way around the track with the fastest time in the Pro 2 class this year. Greaves told DIRTnewz staff, "Now that I know I can run hard and fast I got a boost of confidence, although I qualified fast I still don't get to start in the front but we'll work our way up there."
Pflueger will start next to the #17 of Carl Renezeder, in the second row Jeremy McGrath & yesterday's winner Jerry Whelchel. Whelchel captured his first Pro 2 race this year in yesterday's Round 11 and is searching for a repeat in his Chet Huffman prepared truck.
Modified Kart Mayhem on Lap 1 of Racing
Harrison Takes the Win at the Checkered Flag
2:00PM UPDATE - On the first lap of racing approximately 10 Modified Karts crash into each other...CORR calls red flag restart. Dejong taken out of the race but others make it back to restart the race. Grabowski takes the lead and starts to pull on the #501 in second.
Grabowski flies high off big jump and goes tumbling. He loses his lead and his steering which takes him out of the race, and #501 of Harrison takes the win. Hart, Tucker, Riley Herbst finish close behind.
Modified Kart
Michael Harrison
Connor Hart
Wuentin Tucker
Riley Herbst
Jordan Donahue
Mitch Guthrie Jr
Jake White
Brett Sourapas
Christian Sourapas
Blake Lenk
Brent Axup
Brett Byfield
Bradley Morris
Parker Grabowski
Jake Frederiksen
Trenton Briley
Sheldon Creed
Mitchell DeJong
Jessie Donahue
Lexi Brown
Mason Lozzi
Rafael Navaro IV
Dave Mason Jr
Austin Reed
Thor Herbst
Greg George Fights MacCachren For the Win in Chula Vista, Ca
1:45PM UPDATE - George sweeps the Pro Buggy rounds this weekend as he fought Rob MacCachren until the last turn. MacCachren searched for the right time to pass him but came out second for a repeat of yesterday's race.
MacCachren commented, "We are going to have to take the car back to the shop and get ready for Primm. We're going back to my hometown and I think we'll go back to the shop lighten it up a bit and bring something for George next time."
1:30PM UPDATE - Greg George leads after 9 laps of racing action...following him is Rob MacCachren, Larry Foddril
After the mandatory yellow George holds the lead with MacCachren fighting to pass. Larry Job trying to make his way back to the front as he spun out a few laps ago.
Tim Herbst broke a tie rod and is out of the race at the bottom of turn 1.
With two laps to go MacCachren makes the pass on George and George gets it back in the next turn. They are side by side with one lap to go.
1/2 a lap to go and it's :George, MacCachren, Dondel, Foddrill, Fortin and Minnier
Tim Herbst and Mike Dondel Take Front Row at Pro Buggy Start
1:15PM UPDATE - Tim Herbst and Mike Dondel take the front row after a Top 10 inversion, Rob MacCachren in second row after strong qualifier.
Dondel comes off jump and spins himself in turn 4, losing lead.
#999 Reported right front flat.
#922 on the hook and off the track after flying over the berm in turn 4.
#909 comes off table top and rear end is broken.
#953 - Black flagged for passing under yellow
Johnny Greaves Figures out Pro 2 and Takes Top Qualifier over Rob MacCachren by .5 of a Second/
Huseman Brothers Rick and Jeff Fast in Pro 4 & Pro Lite
11:00AM UPDATE - Round 12 qualifying has come to an end and Rick Huseman will take the top spot for the second day in a row. Huseman told DIRTnewz staff that his goal this weekend was to get some top qualifying points and that's just what he did. Troy Herbst and Josh Baldwin made their way into the top three with Travis Coyne and Adrian Cenni right behind them rounding out the top 5.
Stay tuned as the racing action starts at 2:40PM.
10:30AM UPDATE - Johnny Greaves has been trying to tune in his Pro 2 all season long and he has finally figured it out. With his first podium finish in the Pro 2 Class during yesterday's Round 11 of CORR Racing Greaves was a rocket on the track this morning. He qualified first, only 5/10 of a second behind Rob MacCachren. Curt Greaves, crew chief for the #4 Greaves Motorsports race trucks, pulled the inversion at random for the Pro 2 race giving Alan Pflueger the pole.
In the first heat of Pro Lite Qualifying Chad Hord takes the top spot with Marty Hart and Rodrigo Ampudia close behind. Many racers still to take the green and many contenders looking to be up front.
Jeff Husman took the track and on his last qualifying lap took the lead over Chad Hord, Marty Hart, yesterday's winner Jeff Kincaid, and the entire field. Although Huseman found his way to the podium many times last year he has yet to make it there this season. Huseman, like his older brother Rick, put everything on the line during today's qualifier and is looking to be a top contender during today's race.
Cissy Baldwin, who qualified 10th in her Single Buggy, will start on the Pole today afte rthe inversion.
Round 12 Qualifying Results
Pro 4
Rick Huseman
Troy Herbst
Josh Baldwin
Travis Coyne (On the Pole due to Top 4 Inversion)
Adrian Cenni
Johnny Greaves
Carl Renezeder
Jerry Daugherty
Kyle Leduc
Tim Herbst
Steve Barlow
Ed Herbst
Mike Jenkins
Curt Leduc
Scott Douglas (Chad Hord)
Pro 2
Johnny Greaves
Rob MacCachren
Jerry Whelchel
Jeremy McGrath
Carl Renezeder
Alan Pflueger (On the Pole due to top 6 inversion)