As
was the case yesterday, the UTVs would once again face a shortened
course for today’s racing action, and with no inversion of the
qualifying results, it was Chad George in the #642 Monster Energy/Beard
Seats Kawasaki and Austin Kimbrell in the #607 Monster Energy/Weller
Racing Kawasaki who started on the front row. Kimbrell grabbed the early
lead over George, with John Dempsey third in the #655 Custom Off Road
Designs/Simpson Kawasaki, RJ Anderson fourth in the #637 Walker Evans
Racing/Kroyer Racing Engines Polaris, and Robert Vanbeekum fifth in the
#664 Xtreme Machine and Fabrication/Muzzys Kawasaki. George grabbed the
lead in turn one on the second lap, and the two Monster teammates then
ran side by side in a great battle for the lead. George held the lead
for a little bit, but Kimbrell then got back in front as the top four
drivers closed right up on one another. At the competition yellow,
Kimbrell still led over George, with Dempsey third, Anderson fourth, and
Tyler Winbury fifth in the #694 Funco/King Shocks Kawasaki. Anderson got
caught up in some contact on the restart lap and dropped to fifth, while
up front, Kimbrell and George were in a league of their own. George gave
it everything to get by Kimbrell, but as he was yesterday, Kimbrell was
just too strong, and he came home the winner to take a clean sweep of
the weekend. George took home his second consecutive runner-up spot, and
was followed by Winbury, who got around Dempsey to take third on the
final straightaway. Dempsey finished fourth, and Anderson rounded out
the top five. Kimbrell also grabbed the fast lap of the race with a
59.734.There was, of course an SR1 race going on as well, and it was Corry Weller in the #801 Magnaflow Exhaust/Tilted Kilt Yamaha who took the class lead just a few laps into the race and never relinquished it, holding on to take her third win of the year. Second in class went to Greg Frantz in the #877 Lonestar Racing/Fox Racing Shox Yamaha, who hounded Weller throughout the race but couldn’t quite find a way around her. Rounding out the podium was Doug Mittag in the #848 Custom Off Road Designs/Simpson Yamaha, who led early before dropping back a couple of spots. Tyler Herzog finished fourth in the #844 Ivy Trucking and Grading Yamaha, and took the fast lap with a 1:01.956.
Written by Scott Neth for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
