Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series

The 2012 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) season closed at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona, with dirt and shattered body panels flying. There was high-speed action and fierce competition for the final round of the championship season for Karts to Pro trucks on Saturday. Then there was the Challenge Cup on Sunday with over $100,000 in prize money to the top finishers in each class.

We saw the 2WD and 4WD Pro truck classes compete and the Pro buggies and Pro trucks go head to head. Super Lites were there as were the limited buggies to put on a show in front of filled grandstands.

For 2013, there will again be racing spread across the southwestern states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. After the winter break, look for racing to pick up again in March. You can get all the details at www.lucasoiloffroad.com.

The kids started each day with the Kart races with classes for racers as young as 8 years of age. The replica trucks use a portion of the main raceway and a scaled-down dedicated piece of track with dirt turns and jumps.
The kids started each day with the Kart races with classes for racers as young as 8 years
Eric Barron grabbed the lead quickly in the final Pro 4 Unlimited race and was growing that lead as the laps passed. However, he suffered some trouble and pulled off the track after tangling with Carl Renezeder and Todd LeDuc after the Competition Yellow.
Eric Barron grabbed the lead quickly in the final Pro 4 Unlimited race and was growing tha
Todd LeDuc pressured Carl Renezeder, trying to the take the Pro 4 lead, but Carl would not succumb. He would win the last Pro 4 race of the season, but the championship title would go to Kyle LeDuc with seven wins under his belt.
Todd LeDuc pressured Carl Renezeder, trying to the take the Pro 4 lead, but Carl would not

In the Pro Buggy Unlimited class, Doug Fortin handily took the win on Saturday, making it his seventh win. However, it would be points leader Steven Greinke who would take the title for the overall season.
In the Pro Buggy Unlimited class, Doug Fortin handily took the win on Saturday, making it
The Pro Lite champion title for 2012 had already gone to RJ Anderson before this weekend. Brian Deegan jumped up front quickly during the Saturday race and held on strong to finish on the top step of the podium for his fourth class win of the season.
The Pro Lite champion title for 2012 had already gone to RJ Anderson before this weekend.
Cody Rahders led Sheldon Creed coming around Turn 5 at Firebird. He would take the win for the Saturday race, but Sheldon’s seven season victories would clench the 2012 Super Lite Championship for him.
Cody Rahders led Sheldon Creed coming around Turn 5 at Firebird. He would take the win for

The last race of the Pro 2 class started off bumpy. There were a number of track incidents that resulted in a full restart only one lap into the race. A bunch of the trucks tangled coming off the jump after Turn 2, and Rob MacCachren was forced onto one of the rails at the bottom of the jump, but he still went on to win the race. Brian Deegan was the season champion in Pro 2 class.
The last race of the Pro 2 class started off bumpy. There were a number of track incidents
Late Sunday morning, the Mickey Thompson crew was busy shredding rubber as they grooved new tires for their racers based on the anticipated track conditions and driver preferences.
Late Sunday morning, the Mickey Thompson crew was busy shredding rubber as they grooved ne
This fan was grinning ear to ear as he walked down in front of the stands with his prized truck part. Given all the flying body panels, we’re pretty sure the race body shops are keeping busy supplying LOORRS parts.
This fan was grinning ear to ear as he walked down in front of the stands with his prized

John Fitzgerald won the Limited Buggy Championship with seven class wins and topped it off with the Challenge Cup on Sunday. It looks like his winning buggy is for sale, as he’s advancing to the Pro Buggy Unlimited class for 2013.
John Fitzgerald won the Limited Buggy Championship with seven class wins and topped it off
There was a wide field of entries for the Pro Lite Unlimited vs. Pro Buggy Unlimited matchup, and it was time to see which class would reign supreme this year. It was close between Mike Porter in his buggy and Brian Deegan in his truck toward the end of the race. At the flag, Mike would take the win for the buggies, giving them a perfect 4-0 record over the trucks.
There was a wide field of entries for the Pro Lite Unlimited vs. Pro Buggy Unlimited match
The Super Lite Challenge Cup was a carnage-fest with several restarts due to crashes and bad breaks. Cody Rahders, who had won on Saturday, was battling with Sheldon Creed again when he suffered a crash that would destroy his right front steering and end his race. Sheldon would take another Super Lite win that day.
The Super Lite Challenge Cup was a carnage-fest with several restarts due to crashes and b

Ever wonder what the inside of one of those race tires looks like? The inside bead on this one was fully sliced apart and the carcass peeled right open.
Ever wonder what the inside of one of those race tires looks like? The inside bead on this
The last race on Sunday was the Pro 4 Unlimited vs. Pro 2 Unlimited where all the big trucks play together at once. The 4WD trucks with the faster lap advantage started a half lap behind the 2WD trucks. After some crashes, carnage, and a few caution flags, Carl Renezeder had pushed his Pro 4 toward the front of the pack. He would move to the lead and become the first driver to win the big truck class Challenge Cup twice. Rob MacCachren would roll across the finish in Second Place overall with the top-finishing 2WD truck.
The last race on Sunday was the Pro 4 Unlimited vs. Pro 2 Unlimited where all the big truc

Ryan Hancock was skimming the berm between the split lanes coming around Turn 5. Once the nose of his Pro 2 truck dipped and caught hard, he shoveled his way through yards of loose dirt, waiting out the blindness for a few tense seconds.