2017 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing
Round #12
Glen Helen Raceway
Devore, California
September 16, 2017 |
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Glen Helen Lucas Oil Off-Road
Racing Pro UTV Report
Paul O'Brien Takes
LOORS Win, Brock Heger Clinches Championship
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LOORS Series
Glen Helen Raceway
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Devore, CA (9/18/2017) - Paul O’Brien
drove his Yamaha to victory during the Lucas Oil
Off Road Series UTV Production 1000 race at Glen
Helen Raceway for round 12. Ronnie Anderson finished
second in a Polaris RZR, ahead of the Yamaha of
Jason Weller. Brock Heger finished fourth in his
Yamaha, clinching the championship with one race
weekend left in the LOORS Series.
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LOORS Pro
1000 SxS / UTV Podium (left to right)
Ronnie Anderson (2nd), Paul O'Brien (1st),
Jason Weller (3rd)
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The doubleheader event was the first night race
of the year for the LOORS series and was held
on Glen Helen’s short course. The five-turn course
featured several table tops, a rhythm section
and jumps. Cool temperatures made for perfect
racing for the drivers and the fans.
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The stands
were packed for the Friday & Saturday
Night LOORS double header held at Glen
Helen Raceway in California
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Paul O’Brien started on the outside pole due
to the invert. He ran the outside line during
most of the first lap and then took the lead for
good. He held of Weller during the first half
of the race. Then he overcame a fierce battle
with Anderson to secure the victory.
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Paul O'Brien
grabbed the early lead, but Jason Weller
& Ronnie Anderson stayed right with
him for the entire race
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“This is the highlight of my life,” exclaimed
O’Brien. “This is only my first full year, and
I’ve really gotten more confident toward the end
of the season. It takes confidence to run up front.”
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Paul O'Brien
held off the competition to take the checkered
flag for the win Saturday night at Glen
Helen
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The victory was anything but easy. The series
is known for its hardcore nature and Anderson
wasn’t going to let O’Brien run away with the
win. The beat and banged their way through the
waning laps of the event.
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It was Paul
O'Brien's first win of the season, which
as him in a tight battle in the points
race for the second spot in points
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“That was just a battle to the end,” said O’Brien.
“He wanted that spot. We fought for it the whole
way. He wasn’t letting up, and neither was I.”
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