Three Wins for Renezeder in Lake Elsinore

LAKE FOREST, CA (June 30, 2009) – The brand new track at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex provided plenty of dramatic moments this past weekend for rounds five and six of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, but it couldn’t tame the likes of five-time national champion Carl Renezeder. In two brief practice sessions on Friday, Renezeder filled his mental notebook with everything he needed to take home three poles and three wins in four rounds of racing. Minor tweaks on set up throughout the weekend made his fast trucks faster still, and even the three-row inverted starts couldn’t keep Renezeder from claiming career wins 82, 83 and 84.

“I’m just the lucky guy that gets to drive these things,” commented an ecstatic Renezeder in a post race interview. “This track is so much fun to drive, and my guys gave me a flawless truck. What more can I ask for?”

With temperatures above the century mark all weekend, the team was lucky to have a driver that thrives on tough situations and has the physical endurance to stay at the top of his game in extreme conditions. And Renezeder was lucky to have a team that could endure the heat while prepping the trucks.

“The worst part of the heat for me was sitting in the trucks in staging where I couldn’t get any air,” explained Renezeder. “Once we were moving, it was easy to forget about the temperature. And, I admire all of my guys for pushing through the heat to prep these things like they did. With the relentless heat and dirt, they proved once again why we’re a championship team.”

The team faces another hot weekend of racing the end of July when the series returns to Lake Elsinore July 24-26. But before then, fans can catch the action of the past weekend on Saturday, July 12 at 2:00pm and 3:00pm (EST) on SPEED Channel.

Quick Stats on Carl Renezeder

Birth date: April 16, 1964
Residence: Laguna Beach, CA
Home Town: Montebello, CA
Family: Wife: Kelley; 4 Children
Education: UCLA graduate, All-American Water Polo player
Hobbies: XTERRA triathlon, swimming, cycling, skiing, snowboarding, surfing

84 Career Short Course Wins (8 in Lucas Oil Off Road Series, 65 in CORR, 10 in WSORR, 1 in RJORGP)
5-time National Champion (CORR Pro-2 – 2005 & 2006, CORR Pro-4 – 2003, 2007, 2008)

2009 to date: 3 Unlimited-2 wins, 5 Unlimited-4 wins