 Corona,
Ca. (May 20, 2009) – Lucas Oil is pleased to announce the Lucas Oil
Challenge Cup short course off road racing season finale. The Lucas Oil
Challenge Cup will be held at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex on
December 11th and 12th 2009. The Lucas Oil Off Road Challenge Cup is a
one race, winner take all, end of year short course off road shootout
in which winners in all classes will take home a beautiful trophy, a
generous check and off-season bragging rights. The event will be
televised on a national prime time broadcast. Short course off road
race teams throughout the country will have completed their season
points championships and will be in the position to compete at the
highest level, putting everything on the line.
Lucas Oil’s Bob Patison spoke about the race. “We are going to
establish the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup as a prestigious, annual, end of
year short course off road racing event. It is scheduled to coincide
with the conclusion of the off road racing season and with the
significant purses up for grabs we are expecting a full field of
drivers in all classes.”
Drivers in the Unlimited 2 and Unlimited 4 (850hp two and four wheel
drive trucks) will be racing for a $30,000 prize to the winner of each
class with $15,000 and $7,500 to be awarded to the second and third
place finishers. In a unique format, the Unlimited Lite Truck class
will compete head to head for the first time ever in a major
competition with the Unlimited Buggy Class for a $20,000 winning check
and class superiority. Second and third place will receive $10,000 and
$5,000 respectively. The Bully Dog SuperLite Class will be competing
for a generous $20,000 purse with $10,000 and $5,000 to second and
third. Finally, the Limited Buggy class will be competing for prizes of
$3,000, $2,000, and $1,000.
The shootout races will be held on Saturday, December 12th with an
evening of practice, qualifying and elimination races to be held on
Friday, December 11th. More information will be available as event
details are finalized.
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) is the
evolution of the long standing support of short course racing by
Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short
course off road racing infused with a West Coast influence, LOORRS
brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging, fan
friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short
Course. For more information please visit LucasOilOffRoad.com |
