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RECORD PURSES, SAFE RACING MARK WSORR OPENER (06/3/07)
CRANDON, Wis. -- Record purse payouts, exciting racing across all classes and color commentary for SPEED television by NASCAR’s Brendan Gaughan marked the first ever Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) event at Owatonna, Minn.
“Lucas Oil Products was very, very pleased with this inaugural race by the World Series,” said Bob Patison, executive vice president, Lucas Oil. “A grand total of 262 racers took the green flag over the two days of racing,” he said. “That is fantastic and we are glad so many racers experienced the excitement of WSORR competition. We captured some outstanding racing for SPEED TV,” he commented.
“Lucas Oil is supporting WSORR for the long haul as they make a concerted effort to improve off-road racing, make competition fair and exciting and evaluate and implement potential new classes,” said Patison.
The big WSORR weekend purse winner was Mike Oberg, PRO 4x4 class, who earned $8,100 for Scott Douglas Motorsports. Oberg nabbed another $3,300 from PRO 2WD action earning a grand total of $11,400 for the weekend. Excluded in these figures is Oberg’s portion of a record $1.6 million WSORR contingency program. Other racers cashing in large over the weekend include:
• Scott Taylor, PRO 2WD class ($6,600)
• Kent Brascho, PRO 4x4 ($4,860)
• Marty Hart, PRO Light Pickup class ($3,360)
• Kevin Probst, PRO 2WD class ($3,300)
• Ben Wandahsega, Super Truck class ($3,300)
• Scott Beauchamp, Stock Truck class ($2,910)
• Aaron Hawley, Super Buggy class ($2,320)
• Dan Baudoux, Super Truck class ($1,980)
• John Mason, Super Buggy class ($1,716)
In the highly competitive PRO Light Pickup class, every single racer pocketed a paycheck from the weekend action. Besides Hart, racers Jeff Kincaid and Steve Federico took home $2,100 and $1,680 respectively.
On hand at Owatonna with NeWave TV Productions, producer of WSORR races for SPEED TV, was Brendan Gaughan, current NASCAR racer and former World Champion off-road racer. “It was great to be in Owatonna and visit again with many familiar faces and drivers and meet new ones,” said Gaughan. “I look forward to being at the next WSORR event at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway June 23-24 and reporting on all the action at off-road racing’s greatest track,” he said.
“I know all WSORR racers appreciate the outstanding support of our primary and official sponsors such as Lucas Oil, Forest County Potawatomi, Nissan, BorgWarner and United Trailers,” said Doug Davis, general manager, WSORR. “The World Series of Off-Road Racing is successfully launched and we are glad to be part of the motorsports scene,” he said.
WSORR race action continues with the annual Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Races presented by Herculiner June 23-24 at Crandon Raceway. Off-road racing scheduled for Lake Odessa, Mich., was postponed and schedule adjustments are being evaluated and will be announced.
In addition to Lucas Oil, Forest County Potawatomi, Nissan, BorgWarner and United Trailer, other WSORR sponsors include KC HiLites, Skyjacker, Sunoco Race Fuels, Skyjacker, Toyo Tires and American Racing ATX Wheels.
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