All the points races have been tallied. All the championships have been decided. All that's left are the big money races- it must be time for the 2010 Rockstar Energy Lucas Oil Challenge Cup! That's right, it's the final race day for the 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by Geico Powersports, and it was another beautiful day to be at the races here at Firebird International Raceway here in Chandler, AZ. The grandstands appeared full to bursting today, and all those lucky people were hosted to a real treat here at the season finale. In case you missed it, here's how the day's events unfolded.

UTV
First out on track today were the UTVs. Greg Frantz started his #877 Lonestar Racing/HiPer Yamaha alongside the #824 Muzzys Performance Products/Bronco Yamaha of Dan Kelly on the front row, with Kelly leading the field past the stripe at the end of lap one. In second it was Doug Mittag in the #848 Long Travel Industries/Gear One Yamaha, followed by the #664 Xtreme Machine and Fabrication/Racin' Dirty Kawasaki of Robert Vanbeekum in third, Ryan Beat and his #851 HRT Motorsports/Osborn Racing Yamaha in fourth, and Chad George in the #642 Monster Energy/C&G Performance Kawasaki in fifth. Mittag and Beat both jumped past Kelly to take over first and second on lap two, with Kelly falling down to third, ahead of Vanbeekum and George. After figuring out that he too could do the step up double jump yesterday, Mittag now had an answer for the tremendous speed of Beat, and the two were pulling away from the rest of the field. Further back, Kelly's right front suspension was beginning to look a little suspect, but it was an apparent motor failure that took him out of the race. Shortly before Kelly's exit, Beat finally got a better run than Mittag into the either/or section, grabbing the lead as the two continued to battle. Mittag was determined to get the position back, but an over-eager flight off the first jump resulted in a big rollover for the young driver, and his challenge for the race win was over. Mittag's wreck brought out a full-course caution, with the running order now Beat, Vanbeekum, Austin Kimbrell, George, and Corry Weller in the top five. These five held their positions after the restart, with Beat pulling away up front. Weller then slowed briefly, which allowed Frantz to overtake her and move up to fifth. Further forward, Kimbrell got a great drive into the turn four split for the either/or section in his #607 Monster Energy/UTVUnderground.com Kawasaki, and took over second from Vanbeekum just ahead of the white flag. Sadly, though, Kimbrell slowed to a stop coming out of turn three on the final lap, and was forced to the side within two turns of the finish line. At race's end, it was Beat who picked up back-to-back wins in SR1 and overall this weekend, with Vanbeekum taking first in Unlimited UTV, second overall. George finished third, Frantz fourth, Weller fifth in the #801 Weller Racing/Maxxis Tires Yamaha, and rounding out the Unlimited UTV podium was Kimbrell, despite his not finishing the final lap.
The top three finishers in each class were awarded with gift certificates for free driving lessons at Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car and Midget Driving School Driving School, the official driving school of The United States Auto Club, located in Ventura, CA.

Modified Kart
After a thrilling season finale yesterday, the drivers of Modified Kart definitely had some extra fans in attendance for today's cup race. Anthony Busnardo and Myles Cheek started on the front row, but it Brandon Vermillion in the #585 MavTV/Hart and Huntington kart who took the early lead, followed by Cheek in the #557 CMI/JamminProducts.com machine, Sheldon Creed, Mitch Guthrie Jr., and Zac Hunt. Creed moved his #522 Team Associated/Lucas Oil truck up to second on lap two, with Guthrie Jr. close behind in third in his #555 Walker Evans Racing/Super Kart machine. Guthrie Jr. then made great use of the lower line in the two-line section of the track, jumping from third to first as he drifted beautifully onto the front straightaway and into the lead. Creed picked up a spot right behind Guthrie Jr. after Vermillion went too wide and hit the outside catch fence coming onto the front straight, and now ran in second. Further back, Hunt was up to fourth in the #534 Speed Energy/Creative Fabrication and Design truck, with Trent Williams, making a return to competition in Riley Herbst's kart after a long hiatus, now fifth in the #525 Victory Race Cars/Terrible Herbst machine. At the competition yellow, it was still Guthrie Jr. leading the pack, with Creed second, Vermillion third, Hunt fourth, and Williams fifth. On the restart lap, someone got into the back of Creed and rolled him coming out of turn one, with Williams coming to a stop just behind Creed's stricken kart. A full restart was called for, and fortunately, neither Creed's nor Williams' karts were much worse for wear, with both drivers being able to take the restart. With green waving again, Guthrie Jr. went a bit wide in turn one and ended up going around the whole turn on two wheels as he tried to set his truck back down on all four tires. This lost Guthrie Jr. a lot of time, and dropped him out of the top five in this ultra-competitive field. Creed assumed the lead, having recovered quite well from his earlier rollover, with Vermillion second, Hunt third, Williams fourth, and Jerett Brooks now fifth in the #527 Synergy Electric Racing/Comfort Mechanical machine. Hunt then got up on two wheels and rolled coming out of turn one, and although he lost several positions, he was able to continue, just shy of one lap down. This moved Williams and Brooks up to third and fourth, and Connor Pankratz into fifth in the #511 Dickerson Motorsports/MasterCraft Safety entry. Up front, Creed was driving away from everyone, and he went on to take back-to-back wins in Modified Kart this weekend. Second went to Williams, who got by Vermillion in the late going. Vermillion finished third, followed by Brooks in fourth, and rounding out the top five was Blake Lenk in the #521 Missing Lenk Motorsports/Ultra Custom Boats, who made the pass on Pankratz after some late-race battling.

As in the UTV cup race, the top three finishers in each kart class were awarded with gift certificates for driving lessons at Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car and Midget Driving School, as well as free gear from Metal Mulisha and Hart and Huntington. In addition, these kids received substantial paychecks to put in their piggy banks, thanks to the generous donations of a multitude of companies like CMI, Anderson's Nu Power, Redline Performance, Full Tilt Trophy Karts, Ultra Custom Boats, Fleming Racing Engines, A.M. Ortega, and others, as well as parents and families of some of the kart drivers.

Junior 2 Kart
Next up were the Junior 2 Karts, and it was an all-girls front row for the start, with Hailie Deegan and her #438 SoCal SuperTrucks/Fiberwerx kart going head-to-head with the #454 Stronghold Motorsports/Simpson machine of Isabella Naughton at the drop of the green flag. Naughton led Deegan at the end of lap one, with Chad Graham running third in the #410 Hart and Huntington/Liquid Graphics entry, Weston Kent fourth in the #404 NTV/Eibach Springs truck, and Jeremy Davis fifth in the #485 Green Army/KarTek kart. Davis moved up to third after Graham and Kent got hooked together after landing the jump after turn two, with Graham and Kent dropping to fourth and fifth. The top four drivers then closed right up on one another, while Kent dropped to last after a brief issue that left his front bumper a little worse for wear. This promoted Maxwell Ries to fifth in his #474 ProAm/Richard Hibbard Chevrolet machine, who tacked on to the frontrunning group to make it a five-kart train. Ries then made a pass for fourth, and with Graham also having passed Davis, it was Naughton, Deegan, Graham, Ries, and Davis in the top five at the competition yellow. Graham and Ries got hooked together coming off the jump between turns two and three on the restart lap, which dropped these two to the last two spots in the race as the they had to pull to the side in order for officials to get them separated. These two drivers' misfortune (it was the second time in the same race for poor Mamer) helped move Davis up to second, with Myles Cheek (running his sister Micaela's kart) now third in the #457 CMI/Specialty Fasteners truck, Paige Porter fourth in the #462 Redline Performance/Advantage Boats entry, and Sterling Cling fifth in the #484 Cling's Manufacturing/Your Source kart. Cling moved up to fourth soon afterwards, while just ahead, Cheek was now tacked on to a three-kart train of Naughton, Davis, and himself in the battle for the lead. As the top three stayed nose-to-tail, Sheldon Creed picked up two spots to move into fourth in his #422 A.M. Ortega/The Fab School machine. Cheek then slowed, which allowed Creed and Cling to get by within sight of the white flag. Porter also got past Cheek on the final lap, and at race's end, it was Naughton taking her first career Lucas Oil Off Road victory after leading wire to wire, and doing so in the biggest race of the season. Davis took second, Creed third, Cling fourth, and Porter fifth. On the podium, the gracious youngsters thanked their families first and foremost for their support this season, a touching gesture to say the least.

Junior 1 Kart
The final kart race of the season was the Junior 1 Kart cup race, and it was Katelyn Anderson and Isabella Naughton who started on the front row. Naughton, fresh off her win in Junior 2, was again off like a rocket, but her hopes of back-to-back wins were dashed when she looped it in turn four on the opening lap. Jack Yeiser led the field across the line at the end of lap one in his #244 Fiberwerx Racing Bodies/Bink Designs machine, followed by Cole Mamer, Carlye Lenk, Brock Heger, and Eliott Watson in the #203 Fiberwerx/iTi Performance Motorsports truck. Lenk spun on lap two, and combined with Watson's pulling off the track for a bit, as well as Mamer's passing Heger, it was now Yeiser, Mamer in the #235 4X4 Unlimited Motorsports/Cousin's Hay Harvesting kart, Heger, Preston Roben in the #210 DCI Duggins Construction/UPR Racing Supply kart, and Travis PeCoy in the #211 downloadactionvideo.com/XtremeTKForums.com entry who ran in first through fifth. Heger then got his #212 We All Ride/Patrick's High Performance Graphix truck by Mamer to take over second, before moving forward to battle Yeiser side-by-side for the lead. Heger eventually got the lead, and with Roben now closing on Yeiser as well, it was time for the competition yellow. The running order was Heger, Yeiser, Roben, Mamer, and PeCoy in the top five as the green flag waved again, with Mamer and PeCoy making the big moves to take over second and third on the restart lap. PeCoy then got caught on Mamer's back bumper as they went through the either/or section, or so it seemed, which allowed Roben and Yeiser to close in. Roben took advantage of his good fortune, moving past PeCoy to take over third, while up front, Heger was streaking off into the distance. Heger stayed clear at the head of the field, and came across the finish line first for the tenth time in 2010. Second went to Roben, who got by Mamer in the final moments of the race, with Mamer taking third to make it a lockout on the podium for drivers from California's Imperial Valley. Fourth went to Yeiser, and rounding out the top five was Lenk her #221 Missing Lenk Motorsports/Ultra Custom Boats truck.

Limited Buggy
Following Opening Ceremonies, it was time for the first of the big money races: Limited Buggy. A total of $7000 was on the line for the first three finishers, and from the drop of the green flag, it was obvious that every driver wanted their slice of the pie. Geoffrey Cooley led the field at the end of lap one in his #322 Competitive Metals/MasterCraft Safety AlumiCraft, followed by Kyle Lucas in the #325 Lucas Oil/Goodyear buggy, Justin "Bean" Smith in the #319 Bully Dog/BFGoodrich Tires Fraley, Bruce Fraley in the #312 Freeman's Carpet Service Racing/Dave Folts Transmissions Fraley, and Curt Geer in the #385 Green Army/BDI Bowden Development Inc. Lothringer. Smith challenged Lucas hard for his second place, and eventually made the pass. Now it was up to the young gun Cooley to fend off, well, another young gun, albeit the '10 Limited Buggy Champion Smith, in the race for the win. Just behind, Lucas rolled over after the landing off the jump out of turn one, and Quentin Tucker was unable to avoid plowing into him as he came over the jump. Other drivers were scrambling to avoid Lucas' stricken buggy, and the safest option was to red flag the race. After emergency crews tended to Lucas and cleared his car from the track (Lucas was ok), the remaining drivers formed up again behind the Toyota Tacoma pace truck as they prepared to return to green flag racing. Once green was waving again, the top five drivers were Cooley, Smith, Fraley, Geer, and John Fitzgerald in the #314 MavTV/Hart and Huntington buggy, and these five held their positions on the restart lap. Cooley remained resilient up front, but for some reason, took the slower, lower line at the either/or section, handing the lead to Smith, who took the preferred high line. Geer also used the either/or section to make a pass, ducking inside of Fraley as the split lines dumped onto the main straightaway. Fitzgerald soon got past Fraley as well, getting alongside him on the long straight between turns one and two before making the pass stick in turn two. Fraley's luck continued to go south as he bobbled (a missed shift perhaps?) in turn three a bit later, which allowed Dave Mason to get by and up to fifth in his #365 Western Motorsports/B&K Buggie AlumiCraft. Geer then rolled at the exit of the either/or section, which moved Fitzgerald, Mason, and Fraley into third, fourth, and fifth. Up front, Cooley wasn't going to lie down and let Smith win, and the 16-year-old closed right down on the leader as a few puffs of smoke became visible from the back of Smith's car. Smith hadn't seemed to lose any pace, though, which showed the skill of his younger challenger. Smith's skill came to the fore, however, in the final moments of the race, as his motor dropped to three cylinders. Smith had enough pace to hold off Cooley's advances, and he came home the winner of the Limited Buggy cup race for the second year in a row, picking up $4000 for his efforts. Cooley finished second, driving with Smith's spare engine after blowing up his own engine yesterday; isn't it great that despite being competitors, these drivers will do anything to help each other? Cooley took home $2000, with Fitzgerald rounding out the podium and getting a check for $1000. In fourth it was Fraley, who finally caught a break after Mason blew turn one on the last lap, and took over that position; Mason finished fifth.

Super Lite
The money on tap grew substantially for the next cup race: Super Lite. The total purse was now up to $20,000, and if money had been the key to carnage in the Limited Buggy race, things weren't looking good for those hoping to finish the Super Lite race with all their body panels intact. Jeff "Ox" Kargola started his #2 General Tire/Lost truck next to RJ Anderson and the #37 Walker Evans Racing/South Point machine on the front row, with Anderson leading the stampeding pack at the end of lap one. In second it was Ricky James in the #99 BFGoodrich Tires truck, followed by Kargola, Dawson Kirchner in the #16 Speed Technologies/General Tire entry, and Brandon Ward in the #92 Kicker/Young & Reckless machine. Jacob Person, Ward, and Kargola collected one another coming out of turn three, dropping these drivers to the last three spots on track in the early running. Anderson then slowed and pulled off track, handing the lead to James. A full course caution was brought out to give officials a chance to finish clearing Kargola and Ward from their earlier incident; Kargola was able to continue, but Ward was not. On the restart, James seemed like he was asleep at the wheel when the green flag dropped, but he somehow managed to get away with it as he led Kirchner, CJ Greaves, Kyle LeDuc, and Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg in the top five. Drivers were on the move on the restart lap, with LeDuc jumping up to second in the #24 SoCal SuperTrucks/Rockwell machine, Stenberg up to fourth in the newly re-numbered #1 Rockstar/Maxxis truck, and Chad George now fifth in the #42 Yokohama Tires/Funco entry. George and Greaves each picked up a position as Stenberg dropped to sixth, and a half spin by James in turn three dropped him to eighth, handing the lead to LeDuc. Kirchner slowed briefly, then had a spin himself in turn two, dropping him down to eleventh. As drivers scrambled to avoid Kirchner's truck when it was slowing in the middle of the track on the high-speed straight between turns one and two (before he spun), positions changed hands quickly, and at the competition yellow, it was LeDuc, Greaves in the #33 Traxxas/Oakley truck, Stenberg, George, and Person in the #29 Majerle's Sports Grill/San Tan Ford machine who ran in the top five.

On the restart, it was now LeDuc who was slow to take off despite heading the field, but like James earlier, LeDuc got away with it and held the lead. Stenberg dropped to fifth on the restart lap, moving George and Person up to third and fourth. Person then slowed for a split second in the either/or section, slowing those behind and allowing the top three to get a small gap. Within those top three, Greaves and George were battling hard for second, and their in-fighting gave LeDuc some breathing room as he pulled out a small lead, and also allowed Person and the others behind to close back in again. George eventually got by Greaves to take over second place, then set his sights on the leader LeDuc. James had moved up to fifth, but after digging in to a big rut in turn two, he was sent for a high-flying rollover, and though he was able to limp to the infield, his day was done, which moved Stenberg up to fifth again. Up front, George closed down on LeDuc rather quickly, and was within striking distance as the white flag waved. LeDuc seemed to find a little extra pace on the final lap, though, and held George at bay to make it back-to-back wins in Super Lite this weekend, and picked up $10,000 for his well-deserved win. George finished second and grabbed a $6000 check for himself, with Greaves rounding out the podium and taking home $4000. Fourth went to Person, and the final driver in the top five was Stenberg.

Pro Lite Unlimited vs. Pro Buggy Unlimited
With six races in the bag on this final day of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road season, it was time for the last two events, and first up of the two top-billed races was the Pro Lite Unlimited vs. Pro Buggy Unlimited cup race. The inaugural running of this event was held last year, and the unique pairing of these classes made for an awesome spectacle, so hopes were high for another great race this year. The Pro Lite Unlimiteds would line up first (because of their slightly slower lap times), with the top ten drivers in points being inverted to make up the top ten places. Next would come the remaining trucks, then the inverted top ten in Pro Buggy Unlimited points, and finally, the remaining buggies. John Beyer and Stephan Papadakis started on the front row, with Malcolm Pointon and Mike Porter making up the first row of buggies. As a veritable buzzing nest of hornets circled the track behind the pace truck, the fans were on their feet for the awesome spectacle that was about to unfold.

The green flag dropped, and all at once the angry swarm came to life, with Sean Geiser leading the way in his #16 ReadyLift Suspension Inc./Bully Dog Toyota at the end of the first of 19 laps. In second it was Marty Hart in the #15 Maxxis Tires/Kolpin Ford, followed by Jacob Person in the #92 Fiberwerx/Geiser Bros Design and Development Ford, Corey Sisler in the #19 Twisted Beverage Company/BFGoodrich Tires Ford, and Matt Loiodice in the #20 Impact! Racing/Competitive Metals Ford, with Justin Davis the first buggy in his #985 Kroyer Racing Engines/Hoosier Racer, running in twelfth place. On lap two, Geiser pulled off the track, handing the lead to Hart, with Sisler now second, Loiodice third, Person fourth, and Rodrigo Ampudia fifth in the #36 Papas & Beer/Fox Racing Shox Ford. Porter was now the first buggy, running eleventh in his #900 Redline Performance/Speed Energy AlumiCraft. Ampudia moved past Loiodice to take over fourth on lap three, with Porter picking off two trucks to move into ninth. Up front, Hart was quickly pulling away by lap four, undoubtedly trying his best to steer clear of the carnage behind. Loiodice moved up two spots to third, and Porter was now up another position to eighth, with Davis also now in the top ten, just behind in ninth. Drivers shuffled significantly on lap five, with Brian Deegan climbing to fourth in his #38 Rockstar/Lucas Oil Ford, Ampudia and Person falling to fifth and sixth, and Davis now the first buggy in seventh. Porter ran in eighth, with Chuck Cheek moving his #957 LAMB Energy/Lucas Oil AlumiCraft up to tenth to make it three buggies in the top ten. Up front, Hart remained well clear at the end of lap six, with Loiodice and Deegan moving past Sisler to take over second and third, and Davis now up to fifth, three cars ahead of the next buggy.

The order in the top five remained the same for laps six through nine, with Sisler doing well to hold off Davis and his faster buggy. Eventually, though, Davis picked him off to take over fourth place. Deegan had also made a pass, moving past Loiodice to grab second place. Hart still led, followed by Deegan, Loiodice, Davis, and Sisler, with Doug Fortin seventh, Cameron Steele ninth, and Cheek tenth to make it now four buggies in the top ten. Jerry Whelchel moved his #901 Madrid Motorsports/ProAm Foddrill up to tenth on the next lap after passing Jimmy Stephensen, making it an even five trucks and five buggies in the top ten. On lap 13, Sisler dropped by the wayside, which moved Fortin up to fifth in his #996 Fortin Racing, Inc./BFGoodrich Tires Racer. Now there were two buggies in the top five, with Hart still leading the way up front, followed by Deegan, Loiodice, Davis, and Fortin at the competition yellow. On the restart lap, Deegan and Loiodice got together in turn one and Loiodice rolled over. Loiodice waited for the field to pass before limping to the infield; his race was over. Deegan didn't escape unscathed, dropping to sixth, and leaving Hart all alone to defend the honor of the Pro Lite Unlimiteds. Hart still led, with Fortin now second, Davis third, Steele fourth in the #916 Bully Dog/Metal Mulisha AlumiCraft, and Stephensen fifth in the #33 Discount Tire/Yokohama Nissan. Fortin was now looking racy, stalking Hart closely and waiting to make his move. The move came on lap 17, as Fortin went inside of Hart in turn three and out-drug him towards turn four, managing to hold off a last-ditch-effort jump of desperation by Hart over the step up double into turn four. Fortin quickly opened a gap, and as the white flag waved, he still led, with Hart second and Deegan back up to third after, quite surprisingly, passing the buggies of Davis and Steele back; Davis ran fourth, and Steele sat in fifth. On the final lap, Deegan roughly moved Hart into the outside of turn three as he moved up to second, with Davis getting by Hart on the final lap as well. Up front, Fortin came home the big winner, perhaps feeling some redemption after missing out on the championship yesterday. Second went to Deegan, who was the best of the trucks, followed by Davis, Hart, and Steele, Myan Spaccarelli in the #969 Spartan/Racer X Motorsports AlumiCraft, Stephensen, Cheek, Beyer in the #28 FNTech/Makita Toyota, and Eddie Tafoya #951 Specialty Fasteners/Crower Lothringer in the top ten. Fortin's win was worth a cool $20,000, with $10,000 going to Deegan and $5000 to Davis- well done gentlemen!

Pro 2 Unlimited vs. Pro 4 Unlimited
So, it was now down to the final race of the year: Pro 2 Unlimited vs. Pro 4 Unlimited. Like the race before, the slower class would start ahead, but due to the greater difference in lap times, the Pro 2 Unlimiteds would get a half lap head start over the Pro 4 Unlimiteds. Each class would invert the top ten drivers in points to make up the first ten starting positions per class, with the remaining drivers from each class filling in behind the top ten in their respective classes. Jeff Geiser and Kevin Probst would start up front for the Pro 2 Unlimiteds, with John Harrah and Mike Johnson making up the front row in Pro 4 Unlimited. As dual pace trucks led dual fields of antsy drivers, the stands were absolutely packed, and the crowd was at a fever pitch as they awaited the most anticipated race of the year.

The green flag dropped on the 22-lap race, and it was Probst in the #9 E3 Spark Plugs/JMRmfg.com Chevrolet who took the early lead. Geiser ran in second in the #44 Canidae All Natural Pet Foods/BulletProofDiesel.com Chevrolet, ahead of Todd LeDuc in the #8 Rockstar/Makita Ford, Jeff Ward in the #3X Speed Technologies/Stop Tech Chevrolet, and Rodrigo Ampudia in the #36 Tecate/Lucas Oil Ford. Johnson was the leading Pro 4 Unlimited, quickly making up ground in his #31 K&N/Ironclad Ford. Bryce Menzies moved up to fifth on lap two in his #7 Bully Dog/Blanco Basura Ford on lap two, before a full course caution was brought out at the end of lap three to allow crews to clear Nick Tyree's wreck in turn one (Tyree was able to continue). Un-luckily for the Pro 2 Unlimiteds, this allowed the Pro 4 Unlimiteds to erase their starting gap handicap much earlier than expected. Once green flag racing resumed, LeDuc and Menzies each got past Geiser to move up to second and third, slotting in behind Probst. Geiser now ran fourth, with Brian Deegan fifth in the #38 Rockstar/Circle K Ford. The Pro 4 Unlimiteds were now lurking much more ominously without that starting gap, with Johnson and Carl Renezeder already up to ninth and tenth. Robert Naughton moved up to fifth on the next lap in his #54 ReadyLift Suspension/Maxxis Tires Ford, but he now had his mirrors full of Pro 4 Unlimiteds, with Johnson up three spots to sixth, Kyle LeDuc eighth, and Renezeder ninth. Renezeder jumped his #1 Lucas Oil/General Tire Ford forward three spots to sixth on the following lap, and was briefly the leading Pro 4 Unlimited before Kyle LeDuc passed him for that honor on the next lap, dispatching Naughton and moving up to fifth overall in the process. Ampudia then had contact with Ward and spun out, ending up high-centered on a stack of safety barrier tires. For safety's sake (considering the potential danger of so many high horsepower trucks on the same track at the same time), the race was red flagged; Ampudia was able to get going again, re-joining at the tail end of the field as they went back to green.

On the restart lap, Kyle LeDuc picked up three spots in his #99 Rockstar/Makita Ford, moving up to second behind the sole remaining Pro 2 Unlimited left in front of him: Menzies. Renezeder was up to third, with Kyle LeDuc's brother Todd down in fourth and Robby Woods fifth in the #99 Lucas Slick Mist/General Tire Chevrolet Pro 2 Unlimited. Up front, Menzies did a masterful job to hold off the much faster Pro 4 Unlimited of Kyle LeDuc for nearly three laps. LeDuc's best lap was a 40.041, compared to Menzies' best lap of 42.869, yet Menzies' lap was so fast that it would've made him the fourth fastest Pro 4 Unlimited, as it was less than 0.3 seconds off of Renezeder's best lap, who was the second fastest Pro 4 Unlimited. In short, Menzies was driving out of his mind fast, the best he'd driven all season, and doing it when it really counted, but it still wasn't enough to keep LeDuc at bay. LeDuc finally got by Menzies, just ahead of a full course caution that was brought out to clear a wreck by Josh Merrell in turn one. When green flag racing resumed, LeDuc led Menzies, Renezeder, Todd LeDuc, and Naughton into the final laps of the race. Renezeder slipped underneath Menzies in turn three to pick off second spot, while Woods re-took fifth a little further back. Menzies was very determined, however, and wasn't giving up easily despite there being only the faster Pro 4 Unlimiteds up in front of him. Menzies charged back, hounding Renezeder for his second place, and when a right front flat tire caused Renezeder to bobble coming out of turn three, Menzies was right there to take advantage and re-take second. Todd LeDuc also got by, and with one lap to go, his brother Kyle had a good gap and clean air up front as he led the field, ahead of Menzies, Todd LeDuc, Renezeder, and Woods. On the final lap, the Pro 4 Unlimiteds struck again, as Renezeder grabbed third back from Todd LeDuc, despite his still running with a flat tire, with Marty Hart also moving his #15 Stronghold Motorsports/LAMB Energy Chevrolet Pro 4 Unlimited up to pass Woods for fifth place. Up front, Kyle LeDuc picked up his second win of the day, taking home the biggest paycheck on offer as well as he took to the podium to collect his check for $30,000. Second went to Menzies, who would get $15,000, and the $7500 third place prize went to Renezeder. In fourth it was Todd LeDuc, second in Pro 2 Unlimited, with Hart fifth, third in Pro 4 Unlimited. Woods rounded out the Pro 2 Unlimited podium in sixth, followed by the #5 ProComp/Team Associated Ford of Travis Coyne (P4U), Ampudia (who drove like a madman to rocket through the field after his early misfortune), Naughton, and Rob MacCachren in the #21 Rockstar/MasterCraft Safety Ford (P2U).
 

Well folks, that's a wrap on the 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series season. It's been a fantastic journey, and it's hard to believe that this series is only in its second year of existence! Can you imagine what next year is going to be like? Join us in person to find out for yourself, when the 2011 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series gets kicked off right back here at Firebird, March 19-20, 2011. In the meantime, stay tuned for all the latest off-season developments, as well as all the happenings in the world of Lucas Oil short course, by checking out lucasoiloffroad.com. Thanks to everyone who's followed the series this season, as well as to all the drivers and crews, not to mention the great staff here at Lucas Oil Off Road, all of whom turn this whole circus into the fantastic series that it is. See you next spring!

Written by Scott Neth for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series

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