Victory was the order of the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway for Carl Renezeder and his Pro-2 Nissan Titan-bodied race truck, with three wins in the Pro-2 class at the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) Series event on October 19 - 20, 2007. Renezeder, in his 700-plus horsepower specially prepared Endurance V8-powered 2-wheel drive Titan-bodied racer, took the Rounds 11 and 12 points race victories, placing him within striking distance of his second CORR Pro-2 championship. It was also a successful weekend for the new-for-2007 4-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied race truck, with a podium finish that places him with a commanding Pro-4 points lead en route to a championship in that class as well.
"Nissan Motorsports is thrilled with Carl Renezeder's incredible runs this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, as he strives to win twin championships in the 2007 CORR season," said Nissan Motorsports Marketing and Operations Senior Manager Ron Stukenberg. "Should Carl win the Pro-2 and Pro-4 championships, it will be the first time in series' history that one driver holds both championships in one year - a testament to Nissan Motorsports' power and his team's incredible efforts."
The Texas Motor Speedway CORR event will be shown on NBC on Sunday, October 28 at 2:30pm EST.
The CORR season finale, determining all CORR champions as well as the victor in the $66,000-plus Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup championship, will take place in Primm, Nevada on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4. Renezeder will have a fight on his hands for the Pro-2 championship title, but for the Pro-4 title, he will only need a strong finish on Saturday to lock up the championship.Race Reports
Friday, October 19 -- Two Wins For Renezeder
Crowds and stars were the focus of the first-ever CORR event at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, including an appearance by NASCAR veteran Robby Gordon. It was Nissan Motorsports' star driver, Carl Renezeder, however, who impressed the crowd and other drivers as he swept both Pro-2 races -- the Baldwin Cup Pro-2 Qualifier and the Round 11 Pro-2 points race.
In the Baldwin Cup event, Renezeder started well back in the field, steadily working his way up, ending up in second behind Gordon. Gordon flipped his truck with Renezeder just behind him, giving the Titan the lead, which he easily held through the end of the race. With his win in the Baldwin Cup Pro-2 Qualifier race, Renezeder clinched the championship in Pro-2 for the Baldwin Cup Qualifiers and clinched one of the eight "locked" positions for the Baldwin Cup event, which will be held at the series finale.
Later in the evening Renezeder came from the fourth starting spot to win the Pro-2 points race, moving him up in the points chase for the CORR Pro-2 championship. Carl worked his way to the front and ended up in first place after a caution period and never relinquished the lead.
In Pro-4 competition, Renezeder's Titan-bodied pickup suffered a broken front suspension due to a collision with another competitor.
Saturday, October 20 -- One Win, Three Podiums and Two Championships in Sight
On Saturday, Carl Renezeder continued to pad his points lead in the Pro-4 championships and took another Pro-2 victory in Round 12 of the CORR series. In the Pro-2 race, Renezeder started in mid-pack, surviving a major accident and restarting in second place, with NASCAR star Robby Gordon nipping at his heels. It wasn't long until Renezeder took first place away from the leader, and never relinquished it. With this victory, Renezeder is a mere 16 points behind the leader for the 2007 CORR Pro-2 championship. In the Pro-4 Baldwin Cup qualifying race, Renezeder drove hard through an incident-filled race, ending up in second place. In the Pro-4 points race, the four-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied race truck again ran strong, taking third in the Pro-4 points race - an impressive finish considering Renezeder was collected in an incident midway through the race.
With this podium finish, Renezeder maintains his commanding lead in the CORR Pro-4 class and will only need a solid finish on Saturday, November 3, to clinch the CORR Pro-4 Championship with his 4-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied race truck.
"My team and I had an exciting weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, and it's great that we're in contention for two championships in our Nissan Motorsports Titan race trucks," said Renezeder. "We've got one weekend left, and we're prepared to control our own destiny by going out to Primm and winning both titles!"
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