(PDG) and Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL, Douglas Motorsports went all in with the new short course series and attacked with a championship-winning attitude. That aggressive approach landed Douglas back on the winner’s podium with a second place finish in round two of racing at Texas Motor Speedway.And track conditions at the Texas Motor Speedway’s dirt track oval were very different than anything most teams have encountered. The Texas clay was not only heavy and thick, but also extremely sticky and changed rapidly as temperatures cooled down for the night race under the lights.
“This new Kumho tire is going to be great for a lot of the tracks we race on, but out here, it
simply stuck too well," said Douglas. "I couldn’t rotate the truck in the corners the way you need to on a course like we have here in Texas. Despite the handling challenges, Douglas finished fifth in round one, delivering valuable points toward the 2009 TORC championship chase. The crew made critical adjustments to the truck for Saturday night’s round two of racing, and then the rains came.
Saturday morning, the racecourse was literally under water, but when the rain eased early in the afternoon the track crew went to work draining and peeling back the thick Texas clay. By the time the lights came on and the stands began to fill, TORC had a track that was race ready.
Douglas started the race on the outside of row one, and dropped back to fifth before making a charge. After the mandatory red flag to clean up of the track, Douglas diced through the pack giving the fans great action and lead changes through the second half of the race. Staying out of trouble, he brought the AMSOIL Kumho Ford F-150 across the finish line in second earning a trip back to the winner’s circle podium, his ninth podium in his past twelve races. 
Douglas wasn't alone on the podium for Team AMSOIL over the weekend. In total, AMSOIL sponsored drivers took home eight out of a possible 18 podiums, including two wins. AMSOIL drivers Jeff Kincaid and Chad Hord finished second and third respectively in Friday nights Pro Light truck race. Pro 2wd say a pair of wins for AMSOIL with Ricky Johnson winning on Friday night and Scotty Taylor taking the checkered on Saturday. Johnson also finished second on Saturday. Jeremy McGrath put his Monster Energy/AMSOIL truck in the second spot during Friday's Pro 2wd race while teammate Johnny Greaves took a third 
in Friday's Pro 4x4 race.
The Texas opener will air on ESPN2 this Sunday, May 24 at 11:00 am. Rounds three and four of race action from Perris Auto Speedway on May 29 and 30 are scheduled to air Sunday June 7 on ABC at 5:00 pm.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
