2017 TORC Series Round #7 Bark River Throw Down Bark River, Michigan July 15, 2017

Kyle Chaney started on the third row and had to make his way through the field before challenging VanEperen at the end. Though he definitely wants a victory, his six runner-up finishes still place him first in the title chase by 12 points.

Can-Am's Kyle Chaney gave Rodney VanEperen a run for the win in the final lap, but he wasn't able to make the pass

“We just need to find out how to put on a charge early instead of waiting for the last two laps,” said Chaney. “When we went over that turn, they had a local caution going so that messed me up going into the corner. I tried everything I could, but trying isn’t winning. I still have the points lead and we’re getting better every race.”

Can-Am's Kyle Chaney holds a 12 point lead over Rodney VanEperen in the TORC Pro Mod UTV Points championship

Zakowski quickly found the fast way around the course. He moved up to fourth on the lap-five restart and came away with his first podium of the season.

Kenda's Zac Zakowski charged his way through the pack to secure his first TORC Pro Mod UTV Podium finish of the season in third place

“I felt great today and I could do anything with the car,” said Zakowski. “A little more speed and we would have been right there with Rodney and Kyle. I’m dedicating this race to my mom, Linda. She’s been through so much, going through breast cancer. The track was by far my favorite.”

Farr started ninth, but got put back to 11th on the first lap. Despite visibility issues, he made it up to sixth on the restart and continued his climb to finish fourth.

JB Racing's Tim Farr battled his way up to a fourth place finish after dropping back to 11th earlier in the race

“We just got balled up at the start,” said Farr. “A couple of guys got sideways in front of me and then I saw people just got past me. The car was good, but you can’t go that far backwards and have a chance.”

Luburgh proved in qualifying that his Bikeman Polaris has the speed to compete. After winning the pole, he held strong in top three before overheating issues slowed him..

Bikeman Performance's Jason Luburgh held off Kyle Chaney until after the restart, but over heating issues slowed his charge, which dropped him back to 5th place at the checkered flag

“I knew I could do it,” explained Luburgh. “We just had to prove it to ourselves. Rodney pulled a move and got around me in the cushion on the first lap. I got back past him, then he passed me again and he was killing me with mud. The intercooler got plugged up with mud and the car started getting hot. It was irritating because I knew I had the speed, but this was my best finish in the class so it worked out fine.”