Traxxas TORC Series and Crandon International's 40th Excites Record Crowd, Live ABC TV Audience

Crandon, WI (September 6, 2009)-The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL made its return to Crandon International Off Road Raceway for the second time this season. Over 50,000 off road fans came to watch the best drivers in the business take on the fastest track on the TORC circuit. So many fans, in fact, that many missed the first race due to the overwhelming amount of traffic.

Saturday in the AMSOIL PRO 4x4 Kyle LeDuc would take the lead from the beginning until he was given the black flag for wrecking Steve Barlow in the first laps of the race. Kyle LeDuc was sent to the back of the pack leaving the window open for Scott Douglas to take the lead and run away with the win. Chad Hord would take second place and the Oakley Bomb in his first PRO 4x4 TORC podium. Mike Jenkins took his second ever career podium and rounded out the top three. Johnny Greaves had an unlucky day after contact with Curt LeDuc, he was out of the race. Rick Huseman had an equally disappointing day finishing fifth.

In the Kumho Tires PRO 2WD class, Todd LeDuc took the points lead away from Ricky Johnson by finished first and taking the Oakley Bomb; Johnson would end up fifth for the day. Joining LeDuc on the podium was Rob MacCachren and Evan Evans. This is the first podium for Evans in the TORC series. Jeremy McGrath finished fifth behind Johnson. Seven trucks did not finish the race due to several incidents on the track.

Jeff Kincaid and Chad Hord continued their domination of the PRO Light class on Saturday taking first and second. Kincaid also took the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the fastest lap time in the race. Chris Brandt rounded out the podium, Brandt has continued to run very consistently all season long. Marty Hart finished fourth and after a few laps behind Kincaid, sank back to a disappointing fifth place finish. Brian Deegan started the race, but ended up parking due to issues with his truck.

As soon as the green flag dropped on Sunday's action in the AMSOIL PRO 4x4 there was a major wreck involving six drivers: Mark Jenkins, Mike Jenkins, Steve Barlow, Adrian Cenni, Jamey Flannery, and Steve McCrossan. The narrowed the starting field of thirteen down to half of its original starting size. Officials red flagged the race and went for a restart after extensive clean up of the race track. Within a lap of the restart Kyle LeDuc took the lead and never looked back. LeDuc had such an enormous lead, he nearly lapped the entire pack. He would eventually take the podium and the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the fastest lap time. Fan favorite Johnny Greaves put up a good battle, but a late race incident would take him out of the race for the BorgWarner trophy.

Robby Gordon made his TORC debut on Sunday in a Polaris sponsored Chevy PRO 2WD. Gordon put on a great show- but was unable to catch veteran Scott Taylor who would eventually take first and the Oakley Bomb. Taylor led the entire race, with no driver even challenging his spot. Ricky Johnson passed Johnson for the second podium position and regained his points lead over Todd LeDuc. MacCachren also passed Gordon to round out the podium for Sunday. Gordon would hold onto fourth until an incident thirty feet from the finish line would cause him to spin, and then cross the finish in reverse taking sixth. Fan favorite Jeremy McGrath never finished on Sunday due to an incident at the beginning of the race involving Evan Evans.

Another driver made his first appearance at Crandon this weekend, Brian Deegan. Deegan sat in the fourth position waiting for an opportunity to pass Casey Currie. On the last lap of the race, Currie eventually succumbed to Deegans advances. First and second went to familiar faces, Jeff Kincaid took the win and his eighth Oakley Bomb, while Chad Hord took second, with Deegan third. This was the first podium for Deegan. Kincaid and Hord continue to dominate the PRO Light class, with no one even coming close to passing them.

The next stop on the 2009 TORC race schedule is Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California. The action will take place over two evenings, October 23rd and 24th, 2009.