Mike Oberg need a perfect weekend to get himself a championship ring in the World Series of Off-Road Racing, and teammate Scott Douglas was trying to end the season on a winning note in front of a fired up crowd in Wheatland, Mo.
"We ran our secondary truck this weekend as we were out of the points race and didn't want to ball up the primary truck," said Douglas. "But with AMSOIL and Kumho behind us, we didn't really lose that much this weekend. Two podiums is a great way to wrap up the World Series and now we have our sights set on next weekends CORR race in Chula Vista, (Calif.) and a shot at the championship."
Oberg entered the final two races of the year just 15-points out of the season points championship. He would have to finish well ahead of leader Scott Taylor in both races for a chance at his first Pro-2wd title. Oberg did his part early in Saturday's race, heading through 
the first turn in second. He quickly got by the race leader, but the tight racing meant a crowd of trucks and Oberg quickly dropped to third. Oberg and Taylor would get tied up on the second lap with Taylor coming out ahead. Oberg passed Taylor back on the next lap and held the third position for the next two, but a flat tire slowed the Super Team driver. Oberg had to pit to get his tire changed. Meanwhile, Taylor was having troubles of his own and pulled off the track. Oberg made up as much ground as possible and finished fifth, three spots
ahead of Taylor and gained six points on the defending champion heading into Sunday's finale.
the first turn in second. He quickly got by the race leader, but the tight racing meant a crowd of trucks and Oberg quickly dropped to third. Oberg and Taylor would get tied up on the second lap with Taylor coming out ahead. Oberg passed Taylor back on the next lap and held the third position for the next two, but a flat tire slowed the Super Team driver. Oberg had to pit to get his tire changed. Meanwhile, Taylor was having troubles of his own and pulled off the track. Oberg made up as much ground as possible and finished fifth, three spots
ahead of Taylor and gained six points on the defending champion heading into Sunday's finale.Oberg got another great start on Sunday, coming out of the first turn in third. The top two trucks butted heads and Oberg was able to take advantage, powering by Evan Evans into second. Oberg, with Taylor on his bumper, started to slow on lap six when a rear suspension problem. Oberg would give up his position and dropped to sixth when the checkered flag came out. Taylor had worked his way through the field and took home the win and the championship.
"We gave it our all this weekend," said Oberg. "We just had some bad luck out there with the suspension and yesterday with the tire going flat. The AMSOIL helped keep our engine running strong all weekend long. We've got the speed and the truck to compete at this level, and our congratulations go out to Scott and his team, they did an excellent job this year."
In the Pro-4x4 class, it was Super Team member Scott Douglas that was trying to reel in a pair of wins to wrap up his WSORR 
season. The El Cajon, Calif.-native started strong in both races, grabbing the holeshot on Saturday. He would battle for the lead the next few laps with Carl Renezeder. On lap four, Renezeder got into the back of Douglas, sending the AMSOIL truck spinning off the track. This allowed Johnny Greaves to take over the lead. Douglas rejoined the race in third, but was moved back into second after Renezeder was black flagged for making contact with Douglas. After more jostling for position, Douglas finsihed the race in third.
season. The El Cajon, Calif.-native started strong in both races, grabbing the holeshot on Saturday. He would battle for the lead the next few laps with Carl Renezeder. On lap four, Renezeder got into the back of Douglas, sending the AMSOIL truck spinning off the track. This allowed Johnny Greaves to take over the lead. Douglas rejoined the race in third, but was moved back into second after Renezeder was black flagged for making contact with Douglas. After more jostling for position, Douglas finsihed the race in third.
On Sunday, Douglas once again pulled the holeshot in his AMSOIL/Kumho Ford F-150. Douglas and Renezeder battled for the top spot the entire race. Renezeder would get by Douglas on lap five and the two would hold their positions for the remaining eight laps. Douglas finished the season fifth overall and picked up six podiums and two wins in WSORR.
"We ran our secondary truck this weekend as we were out of the points race and didn't want to ball up the primary truck," said Douglas. "But with AMSOIL and Kumho behind us, we didn't really lose that much this weekend. Two podiums is a great way to wrap up the World Series and now we have our sights set on next weekends CORR race in Chula Vista, (Calif.) and a shot at the championship."Douglas and Super Team member Dan Vanden Heuvel will be piloting their trucks in the CORR series for the remainder of the season. Douglas currently sits second overall in CORR's Pro-4 class. Oberg is expected to join them for the final two races of the season and the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup race, in which Oberg was the inaugural winner in 2006.
Until then, we'll see you at the races,
Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Program Manager
