BARK RIVER II PRO RECAP: LeDucs Hit it Big in Bark River
Bark River, MI (August 9, 2009)-The high flying action of the Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL returned to Bark River Michigan this weekend for another two rounds of racing. Bark River International Raceway was the proud host to rounds 9 and 10 of the national series. This weekend's event saw 17,000 people watching off roads finest go head to head at the 1.5 mile track.
In the PRO 4x4 class, Red Bull/Kumho talent Steve Barlow was on the poll both days, but was unable to hang onto his lead. Rockstar Kyle LeDuc took the lead from Barlow early on in the race and dominated the weekend, taking two victories and two Oakley Bomb Run Awards for the fastest lap times. Monster Energy superstar, Rick Huseman, took second both days with AMSOIL's Scott Douglas rounding out the podium on Saturday. After engine problems Saturday on the last lap of the race, Johnny Greaves came back and took third place on Sunday.
The AMSOIL PRO 2WD class continues to bring intense racing and a lot of excitement, it is TORC's largest PRO class and stacked deep with racing talent. Supercross legends Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Johnson had an intense battle on Saturday as McGrath led for most of the race trying to hold off Johnson; eventually he would succumb to both Ricky Johnson, who took the win, and Todd LeDuc, who took second. All was not lost for McGrath, as he took home his very first Oakley Bomb Run Award. Todd LeDuc came back from his third place finish to win on Sunday. Red Bull/ Kumho Tires driver Ricky Johnson took second and Rob MacCachren took third. Johnson also took home the Oakley Bomb for the fastest lap time.
The most unpredictable class of the weekend was PRO Light. Traxxas driver Jeff Kincaid took the win on Saturday, but was not as successful Sunday after ending his race early due to engine trouble. Kincaid did, however, take the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the fastest lap time both days. Marty Hart took second on Saturday behind Kincaid, but was shut out of the top three on Sunday. Chris Brandt took home third Saturday but did not finish the race on Sunday, Mark Krueger would be the man to round out the top three taking his first podium finish in Steve Federico's truck!
Didn't catch all the action from Bark River, Michigan? You can watch it on August 16th at 11:30 EST on ESPN2.
The next stop on the 2009 TORC race schedule is Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin. The world famous track will host its 40th anniversary event on Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6th. Robby Gordon will make his driving debut for TORC, and TORC will be live for the first time on ABC.
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