Renezeder Undefeated in Pro-4 in 2013

LAKE FOREST, CA (May 5, 2013)  Not only has eight-time champion, Carl Renezeder, swept the first four rounds of races in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Pro-4 division in 2013, if you go back to the end of 2012, you'll find that he's on a six race winning streak and has won eight out of the last nine races. That's a pretty serious stat.  It's all business when he straps the helmet on and pulls the belts tight, but there's a lighter side to Renezeder that friends, family, crew and fans also find endearing.

For instance, before he climbed into the race truck on Saturday afternoon, he arrived in staging whistling the tune to the Andy Griffith show.  It's good to know that while he takes the racing very seriously, he doesn't take himself all that serious.  Even his chatter over the radio to his spotter is comprised of goofy moments, like the lap before the green flag in Sunday's Pro-2 race when his request was  "please keep me apprised of all the inside line craziness."  Perhaps that kind of lightheartedness is what's needed to balance out the intensity of four races in two days, and all the demands that go along with it.

"The race weekends are full of stress, so if you can't find a way to have some fun, you'll bury yourself in it and never get out of your own way," commented Renezeder after rounds three and four at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend. In the trucks.

He definitely found both ends of the spectrum throughout the weekend.  Practice started out well on Friday afternoon, and then he qualified both trucks in the top three on Saturday morning.  The first race Saturday afternoon was the Pro-4 event, and it was classic Carl Renezeder making great moves throughout the race to score his 108th career short course victory.  But in the parade lap following the race, he jumped on the radio and let the crew know that there was a definite motor issue that would need to be resolved that night.  He celebrated in victory lane, then signed some autographs and went back to work in the Pro-2.  He had several great on-track battles but ran out of laps to chase down the leaders, settling for a third-place finish – his sixth podium in as many races on the season.  
      
Renezeder was right about the Pro-4 motor.  Debris in the filters confirmed that a motor change was in order, so the crew went to work.  The next morning, just three laps into a five-minute qualifying session, the back-up motor let go.  The crew would have less than three hours to do a four-hour job, and they had to figure out the culprit of two motor issues in two days. 

It turned out to be an oil line to the motor that was delaminating on the inside, sending debris into the oil pump, ultimately causing both failures.  With the issue sorted out, they felt comfortable putting a third motor in the truck for that afternoon's event.

Renezeder has a group of guys that are unflinching in the face of adversity, and they proved their worth that afternoon.  The motor change was complete in time to get him into the line-up before opening ceremonies.  A seventh place starting position meant he had a lot of work ahead of him in the race.

But just like his guys, Renezeder thrives on adversity.  He proved their efforts were worthwhile by picking off all six trucks ahead of him in just 14 laps, securing his eighth Pro-4 win in the last nine races.

Pro-2 didn't turn out as well.  The track just never came around to match his set up, and he spent time battling mid-pack, winding up in 10th place as the checkered flag flew.

"It's a bummer to finish out the weekend on that note," commented Renezeder, "but it's good to have some homework.  I'm proud of this entire team and we're already looking forward to the next event in a few weeks in Lake Elsinore."

Results from LOORRS Rounds 1 & 2 at Firebird International Raceway, March 15-17, 2013:

Pro-2: Rnd 3 - qualifying: 3rd; race: 3rd
Pro-4: Rnd 3 - qualifying: 2nd; race: 1st
Pro-2: Rnd 4 - qualifying: 2nd; race: 10th
Pro-4: Rnd 4 - qualifying: 7th; race: 1st

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About Carl Renezeder

Birth date: April 16, 1964
Residence: Laguna Beach, CA
Home Town: Montebello, CA
Family: Wife - Kelley; 4 Children

109 Career Short Course Wins

(Pro-2 = 48 wins      Pro-4 = 61 wins)
33 in Lucas Oil Off-Road Series
65 in CORR
10 in WSORR
1 in RJORGP

8-Time National Champion

2011-LOORRS Pro-4
2009-LOORRS Pro-4
2009-LOORRS Pro-2
2008-CORR Pro-4
2007-CORR Pro-4
2006-CORR Pro-4
2005-CORR Pro-2
2003-CORR Pro-4

2013          LOORRS   Pro-4         4 Wins
                  LOORRS   Pro-2         1 Win 

2012          LOORRS   Pro-4         3rd in Points with 5 wins
                                                      Including the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup
                  LOORRS   Pro-2         2 wins
2011          LOORRS   Pro-4         Champion with 3 Wins
                  LOORRS   Pro-2         2 Wins
2010          LOORRS   Pro-2         2nd  in points with 3 wins
                  LOORRS   Pro-4         3rd  in points with 2 wins
2009          LOORRS   Pro-4         Champion with 8 Wins
                  LOORRS   Pro-2         Champion with 2 wins
2008          CORR        Pro-4         Champion with 4 wins
                  CORR        Pro-2         2 wins
                  WSORR   Pro-4         2 wins
                  WSORR   Pro-2         2 wins
                  RJORGP   Pro-4          1 win
                  Won Day 2 of SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
2007          CORR        Pro-4         Champion with 8 wins
                  CORR       Pro-2          3rd in points with 7 wins
                  WSORR    Pro-4         3 wins
                  WSORR    Pro-2         3 wins

2006          CORR       Pro-2          Champion with 6 wins
                  CORR       Pro-4          2nd in points with 4 wins
                  Won SCORE Laughlin Leap (159'), Won Day 1
                  2nd overall at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
                  3rd in SCORE Las Vegas PRIMM 300
2005          CORR       Pro-2          Champion with 5 wins
                  CORR       Pro 4          2nd in Points with 4 Wins
2004          CORR       Pro-4          2nd in Points with 5 wins
                  CORR        Pro-2         3rd in Points with 3 Wins
2003          CORR        Pro-4         Champion with 5 Wins
                  CORR        Pro-2         2nd  in Points with 3 Wins
2002          CORR        Pro-4         3rd in Points with 2 wins
                  CORR        Pro-2         5th in Points with 4 wins
2001          CORR        Pro-2         3rd in Points with 2 Wins
                  CORR        Pro-4         Did not race pro 4 in 2001
2000          CORR        Pro-2         3rd in Points
                  CORR        Pro-4         Did not race pro 4 in 2000
1999          RJORGP    Pro-2         3rd in Points with 1 win

Won 40th Annual SCORE Baja 1000 with Riviera Racing