The El Cajon, Calif. native was taking part in Friday's practice session when he attempted to launch off the finish line tabletop jump. His Ford F-150 grabbed to much air and nosed into the ground, causing the truck to fly an estimated 20 feet into the air and flip numerous times before coming to a stop in a twisted lump of metal and fiberglass. Inside the truck, Douglas was not much better as his left leg took a majority of the impact. After getting hauled out of the truck, Douglas was taken to a local hospital. With a large amount of swelling, doctor's were able to stabilize the leg, but had determined that Douglas had two small fractures in his lower leg and one in his foot. The major damage was done to the upper leg and the knee. Douglas is scheduled for surgery on Monday once the swelling can go down. A timeline for recovery will be determined once the surgery is complete.
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n the track, AMSOIL Pro Lite driver Chad Hord pulled double duty over the weekend by filling in for Douglas in his Pro 4 ride. CORR allowed Hord to drive the #7 Ford F-150 and compete for championship points only after Hord was pitted for one full lap. Despite the one lap handicap, Hord was on the track to accumulate as many championship points as possible in the hope that Douglas can join the chase again at the AMSOIL Dominator Desert Challenge in Primm, Nevada October 25-26. Hord battled with the field and finished 11th on Saturday and 12th on Sunday. While Douglas fell out of the point's lead, he still sits unofficially in third, just 40 points out.
Hord did fair better in his full time job of being a Pro Lite driver. On Saturday, Hord was forced to start dead last after he was unable to qualify because of mechanical problems. Once the green flag fell, however, Hord went on a terror, moving from 23rd all the way up to third by the end of the race. On Sunday, Hord qualified second quick and was credited with a fifth place showing, picking up valuable points as the points leaders dropped out or finished behind him. The Felch, Mich. native moved into fifth in the point's standings.In Pro 2, Mike Oberg has his AMSOIL Chevy pointed in the right direction. Despite a broken shock that put him out of the race on Saturday, Oberg came back strong on Sunday after reconfiguring the rear sway arm. Qualifying 12th, Oberg quickly got on the gas and was sitting sixth just four laps in. Contact from another driver brought out a black flag for Oberg on lap five after a 2" steel bar was knocked loose and was considered a safety issue by CORR. After pitting to get the bar removed, Oberg returned to the track with most of the field in front of him. The Eagle River, Wis. driver quickly worked his way around the field and by the time the competition yellow came out, Oberg was back into the top 12. With one lap remaining, Oberg moved past five more trucks to finish sixth overall.
AMSOIL is the Exclusive Official Oil of Championship Off Road Racing. The next CORR event will be the AMSOIL Dominator Desert Challenge in Primm, Nevada on October 25-26. Sunday's race from Chula Vista will air on NBC on October 5. Primm's events will air live on SPEED and NBC.
Unofficial Results
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
