Casey Currie to Finish out 2009 Race Season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The No. 2 Pro Light Team Announces 2010 Plans
LAS VEGAS. NV (October 21, 2009) As the inaugural season of The Off Road Championship (TORC) Series draws to a close this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it was an incredible year for Casey Currie in the No. 2 Monster Energy drink sponsored Pro Light. Starting the year off with a phenomenal win during Round 2 of the season opener at Texas Motor Speedway, Currie also returned to the track to take home a third place podium during Round 4 at Perris Auto Speedway.
With the mercury rising on the West coast, The Off Road Championship Series headed to Wisconsin to compete at the legendary Crandon International Raceway over Father's Day weekend. Unveiling the newly rebranded Pro Light, Casey Currie arrived at the "Big House" with a distinguishable black and green Monster Energy sponsored truck. "The addition of Monster really brought our program to a new level both on and off the track. It was awesome that we could debut this partnership at a historic venue such as Crandon," remarked Currie.
Crossing the finish line in the fourth position during Round 6 at Crandon, Casey narrowly missed claiming a top three finish for the No. 2 Pro Light team. "I was so close to a podium, but this is racing and we all know anything can happen. It's all about the competition and striving to be the best - sometimes it just doesn't work out. To get so close to a podium or even a victory just makes me try that much harder," added Currie. Just a few short weeks later, Casey's determination was apparent as he returned to the track to claim a third place podium during Round 8 at Bark River Raceway in Michigan.
The remainder of the 2009 TORC Series season has brought a few more near-podiums and has the No. 2 Pro Light team sitting in a comfortable fifth position on the points grid. Always looking for ways to improve and realizing the Pro Light class points leaders have a horsepower advantage, Currie contacted Bruce NoGrady, a premiere Toyota engine builder. After the Championship show-down at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 23th and 24th, the No. 2 Pro Light will undergo a transformation. The season opener of the 2010 TORC Series will find Casey taking to the starting line with a NoGrady built Toyota engine and looking to claim the podiums he just narrowly missed during the debut season.
In addition to the regular 2009 TORC Series schedule, Casey Currie also gave the SXS Stadium Series a spin to see what it is all about. Touted as an affordable entry-level option, the series is making a big hit amongst short-course racing fans in search of a cost-effective way to get started in the sport. Racing in an Elite Adult Trophy Kart, Currie will continue competing in this class (as his schedule permits) and promote the affordability of the SXS Stadium Series.
Looking forward to the 2010 race season, Casey is determined to make his mark in short-course racing and claim a points championship in the Pro Light class during next year's TORC Series. In addition to focusing on short-course racing, Currie is also competing in the four-race season of the King of the Hammers (KOH) Series. Beginning with the season opener February 12th, 2010 in Johnson Valley, California, the KOH Series blends the challenges of desert racing with the unique dynamics of rock-crawling. With four completely different competitions scheduled for 2010, each race includes drastically different characteristics such as hill-climb competitions, rock-crawling, and desert racing.
Casey Currie's final Pro Light race of the 2009 season will be October 23rd and 24th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway! If you cannot check out the race action live, be sure to tune in to ABC on November 8th. Check local listings for broadcast times!
For more information on Casey Currie visit: www.caseycurrie.com
| 2009 Traxxas TORC Race Schedule |
May 15-16, Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX
May 29-30, Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA
June 20-21, Crandon International Off Road Raceway in Crandon, WI
July 11-12, Bark River Raceway in Bark River, MI
July 24-25, Oshkosh Speedzone in Oshkosh, WI
August 8-9. Bark River Raceway in Bark River, MI
Sept. 4-6, Crandon International Off Road Raceway in Crandon, WI
Sept. 25-26, Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA
October 23-24, Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV |
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After 14 rounds of racing
- Jeff Kincaid 292
- Chad Hord 265
- Marty Hart 255
- Chris Brandt 246
- Casey Currie 216
- Mark Oberg 205
- Randy Eller 175
- Federico/Krueger 174
- Jeff Huseman 106
- O'Donnell/Krueger 77
- Kyle LeDuc 74
- Jimmy Stephensen 55
- Brian Deegan 52
- Chad Rayford 51
- Valerie LeDuc 35
- Luke Johnson 29
- Todd Cuffaro 28
- Shannon Campbell 27
- Josh Hintz 24
- Matt Barney 22
- Leroy Loerwald 19
- Corey Sisler 19
- Brent Axup 11
- Todd Cunningham 9
After 14 rounds of racing
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Rob MacCachren 287
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Ricky Johnson 283
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Todd LeDuc 278
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Jeremy McGrath 226
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Scott Taylor 223
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Dan Vanden Heuvel 220
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Evan Evans 179
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Mike Oberg 155
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Mark Jenkins 145
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Doug Fortin 132
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Greg Adler 125
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Ross Hoek 116
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Dan Baudoux 110
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Keith Steele 97
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Ben Wandahsega 95
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Ron Schreiner 68
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Kevin Probst 23
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Justin Davis 22
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Robby Gordon 16
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Michael Notary 12
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Jeff Kincaid 12
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Rick Welch 10
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Rhonda Konitzer 5
After 14 rounds of racing
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Rick Huseman 306
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Kyle LeDuc 278
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Scott Douglas 263
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Johnny Greaves 261
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Curt LeDuc 225
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Steve Barlow 209
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Mike Jenkins 206
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Adrian Cenni 171
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Steve McCrossan 81
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Ken Kincaid 55
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Chad Hord 39
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Mark Jenkins 30
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Travis Coyne 29
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Jamey Flannery 28
TORC Pro Super Buggy Points
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Doug Fortin 50
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Phil Bollman 50
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Greg George 42
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Eddie Tafayo 42
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Randy Minner 38
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John Holmes 34
1600 Buggy West
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John Fitzgerald 96
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Curt Geer 80
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Reno Navera 57
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Kyle Quinn 40
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Pangborn/Rayford 38
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Terry Fitzgerald 32
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Chris Boyer 29
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Sean Geiser 27
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Tim Pangborn 27
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Cory Boyer 25
TORC SRT 1600 Buggy Points
After 10 rounds of racing
- Mark Steinhardt 200
- John Fitzgerald 180
- Brad Erickson 180
- Mike Seefeldt 169
- Jeff Villemure 165
- Robert Kinner 154
- Daniel Martin 114
- Christopher Ernster 108
- Bob Blaney 105
- Chris Meyers 79
- Jesse Plawman 73
- Travis Dinsmore 58
- Terry Fitzgerald 57
- Levi Shirley 28
- Jason Janusz 27
- Ken Freeman 26
- Tim Pangborn 26
- Kyle Quinn 23
- Nicole Johnson 22
- Welch/Ponder 21
- Jeff Barrett 17
TORC SRT 1600 Light Points
After 10 rounds of racing
- Wesley Frehse 182
- Matt Gerald 181
- Greg Stingle 175
- Jeff Virnig 167
- Jamie Kleikamp 157
- Steve Oman 146
- Tony Keepers 127
- Holtger/Paitl 121
- Brian Glime 117
- Bill Kortens 114
- Todd Lemke 101
- Beau Ambos 96
- Barry Wahlen 94
- Stephanie Paitl 79
- Ryan Stingle 78
- King/ VandenHuevel 69
- Windy/ Eric Lear 64
- Vincent Lofquist 49
- Josh Hintz 15
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Mitchell DeJong 90
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Trenton Briley 75
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Bradley Morris 57
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Zachary Hunt 50
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Sheldon Creed 36
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Brent Axup 35
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Trent William 17
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RJ Anderson 88
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Tyler Winbury 81
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Doug Mittag 64
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John Dempsey 64
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Kassidy Johnson 54
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Brent Fouch 38
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Chad George 37
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Jacob Person 33
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Dan Kelly 32
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Phil Wenzel 32
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Tyler Parks 31
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Kenny Bates 30


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