Vanden Heuvel Continues Streak, Keeps Points Lead

Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. brought his AMSOIL sponsored Chevy Silverado to Bark River, Mich. last weekend with thoughts of winning the PRO-2WD championship. Already having won three times this season, Vanden Heuvel had a 36-point lead over second place driver Evan Evans in the championship race. The team’s goal for the weekend would be to stay out of trouble and finish both races on the lead lap.

Saturday - Round 9

The start saw Kevin Probst grab the holeshot and the win, while Vanden Heuvel grabbed the second spot by the end of lap one. While Probst needed the win to stay in the championship fight, the #77 AMSOIL truck needed to have a solid, trouble free race. And that’s exactly what happened. After ten laps, Vanden Heuvel finished in a solid third place.

“I wanted to race for the win, but we weren’t going to beat Kevin today,” commented Vanden Heuvel. “His truck was really hooked up. After Evan passed me and I tried to make a move to get back around him I backed off. It could have become a bad situation, where either one of us could wreck and I didn’t need that. Kevin and Evan finished just in front of me, but that’s okay. I wanted to go for the win, but winning the championship is more important.”

Sunday Round – 10

Vanden Heuvel continued his title trek on Sunday with a clean start, as he watched Probst and Ross Hoek battle it out for the first few laps. Rhonda Konitzer was also able to get out in front Vanden Heuvel, but he knew Konitzer had run a limited schedule, and didn’t figure into the championship battle. By the start of the third lap, Vanden Heuvel had his #77 Chevy running in third, his finishing position.

The Flying Dutchman has finished on the podium in every round of racing in the 2008 WSORR season. With just two rounds of racing remaining in the quest of the 2008 WSORR PRO-2WD Championship, Dan Vanden Heuvel has a 32 point lead over Probst.

The final weekend of racing for the Flying Dutchman Off-Road Team, in the 2008 World Series of Off-Road Racing, is the BorgWarner Off-Road World Championship, August 29-31, in Crandon, Wis.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.