Pro-2 proved to be a strong class to race in this past weekend during the CORR season opener at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, Calif. AMSOIL Super Team member Dan Vanden Heuvel started eighth in the Le Man's style start, but a quick trigger moved him into the top five early on. The Flying Dutchman battled at mid-pack for much of the race and was able move into fourth when the final flag dropped. Vanden Heuvel also grabbed a sixth place finish in the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup race, despite getting spun out heading into one of the table top
jumps. Also flying the AMSOIL logo was Red Bull driver Rob MacCachren. The former series champion grabbed his second podium of the weekend with a second in the Pro-2 points race. He was only able to finish seven laps in the cup race, finishing seventh.In Pro-4, Scott Douglas was looking for a safe finish after flipping miraculously on Saturday. Douglas was able to miss a pile-up in turn one that took out defending champion Johnny Greaves. Douglas did have to pit before the restart to change a right rear
tire. That meant Douglas started last, but a quick start reaction on the start and some strong driving pushed the AMSOIL Ford F-150 into the mix after just a few laps. Douglas battled in fourth before handling issues pushed him back a spot to his finishing position of fifth.
CORR will have a month off before returning to California for the third and fourth rounds of racing in Pomona. CORR will air 90 minutes of excellent race coverage on NBC next Saturday afternoon, on April 28. The CORR point races will air starting in September on SPEED.Until then, see you at the races,
Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Racing Coordinator
