Austin Kimbrell
and Kawasaki Teryx Continue Hot Streak in Utah
Lucas
Oil Off Road Racing Series
- Miller
Motorsports Park - Toole, UT
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Austin
Kimbrell was on the gas & on podium
taking 2 wins in Utah |
Irvine, CA (7/1/2010) - Monster
Energy Kawasaki’s Austin Kimbrell kept his
win-streak alive with another pair of wins over
the weekend during the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series at Miller Motorsports Park. The UTV Unlimited
driver increased his win streak to four, while
Monster Energy/Funco/Kawasaki driver Chad George
increased his podium streak to five with two second-place
finishes in his Kawasaki Teryx™.
Wrapping up the podium both days was Kawasaki’s
Tyler Winbury who made his second and third trips
to the podium this year in Utah. The Kawasaki
Teryx made its most dominating appearance of the
year, sweeping the top-five spots on Saturday
and top-four on Sunday.
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Austin Kimbrell |
Kimbrell’s third and fourth win in a row
didn’t come with an easy start to the weekend.
He suffered a big crash on Friday and wasn’t
sure how the rest of the weekend was going to
go. He qualified third on Saturday and was able
to jump from his third-place starting position
to first in just two laps. Kimbrell qualified
a little better on Sunday in second, but the battle
for first during the race didn’t come easily.
George was right there giving him a hard time,
but Kimbrell ended up pulling out the win.
“The race on Sunday was one of the best
races I’ve ever been in,” said Kimbrell.
“Chad (George) and I were going back and
forth the whole race. It ended up coming down
to the end, which always makes it more exciting.”
Reigning champion George has been Kimbrell’s
fiercest competitor race after race, fighting
back and forth for the lead and eventually taking
second-place both rounds in Utah.
“We definitely want to win, but we have
come a long way and have the speed to win,”
said Team Owner Grant George. “It’s
been hit-and-miss with some things we try and
it seems like we finally have everything coming
together. The Kawasaki, no matter what team, seemed
to be the most reliable machine out there this
weekend.”
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Tyler
Winbury scored a decisive 3rd place podium
finish for himself in Utah |
Winbury tied his best performance of the season
scoring two hard-charging podium finishes for
the weekend. Although he started outside of podium
position, Winbury kept pushing and put himself
in position to prove he was podium worthy in third.
“On Saturday, I was really happy with how
the race turned out,” said Winbury. “I
ended up with fastest lap time of the race. I
didn’t qualify as well on Sunday, but it
was a great race and I made the pass for third
on the last corner of the last lap. It was a great
race.”
The LOORRS circuit returns to Southern California
with its first-ever event at Glen Helen Raceway
on August 7-8. With a streak already in play,
Kimbrell and his team look to tie their previous
record of six wins in a row.
“Our main goal is the championship and
it feels amazing to have the points lead after
the opening round we had,” said Kimbrell.
“We have won six races in a row before so
I hope we can tie that with a good weekend in
California.”
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Lucas
Oil Off Road Racing Series - Saturday Results
Miller Motorsports Park
- Toole, Utah |
Unlimited
UTV:
1. AUSTIN KIMBRELL,
MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
2. CHAD GEORGE,
MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
3. TYLER WINBURY,
KAWASAKI
4. ROBERT VANBEEKUM,
MUZZY KAWASAKI
5. JOHN DEMPSY,
KAWASAKI
6. RJ Anderson, Polaris
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Lucas
Oil Off Road Racing Series - Sunday
Results
Miller
Motorsports Park - Toole, Utah |
Unlimited
UTV:
1. AUSTIN KIMBRELL,
MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
2. CHAD GEORGE,
MONSTER ENERGY/FUNCO/ KAWASAKI
3. TYLER WINBURY,
KAWASAKI
4. JOHN DEMPSY, KAWASAKI
5. RJ Anderson, Polaris
6. ROBERT VANBEEKUM,
MUZZY KAWASAKI
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