2016 WORCS UTV Racing Round #8 - Iron Mine Race Park May 28, 2016 Cedar City, Utah

In the Pro race, Piplic won his second race of the weekend after topping the Pro Unlimited race. David Haagsma took the lead early on from Cody Bradbury and began checking out. However, a stall on the final lap, followed by a fire in the exhaust system of his ride handed the lead and the victory to Piplic. Haagsma recovered to finish 10th.

WORCS Racing Pro SxS Podium (left to right) Mickey Thomas (3rd), Ryan Piplic (1st), Matthew Hancock (2nd)

Matthew Hancock matched his best-ever WORCS Pro SXS finish with a second place after coming out atop a thrilling battle with Mickey Thomas. Thomas retook the points lead with his third-place finish. RJ Anderson was fourth, ahead of Chris Mills, who recorded his best WORCS finish in fifth.

The 2 Time WORCS Pro SxS Champion, #1 Ryan Piplic secured his first WORCS Pro UTV Win of the season at Iron Mine Race Park

“First in Unlimited and first in Pro…you can’t ask for a better race,” said Piplic. “I came out third, battled with a few people and got second behind Haagsma. He was doing his thing running a great race. I came around on the last lap and his car was on fire. I think I felt about as bad as he did because I don’t want to win that way. I’m just glad he’s ok. My rollercoaster year has been up and down, but right now I’m at the peak. I’m going to take this weekend for everything it’s worth, because I really needed it.”

Ryan Piplic celebrated his WORCS Pro & Pro Unlimited Wins with his family

Pro Motorsports’ Matthew Hancock bested his third-place effort in the last race with a second here. He and Thomas battled it down the end with Hancock just taking the spot at the checkered flag.

Pro SXS rookie, Matthew Hancock, secured his second straight 2nd place finish in the WORCS Pro UTV class

“Mickey Thomas could have taken me out today, and he would have moved up a lot more in points,” said Hancock. “We were literally a car length apart for the whole race and he didn’t try to take me out. That tells me a lot about him. We drove a clean race. We raced each other hard and didn’t try to take each other out. I’m second in points, but it’s close and it’s going to come down to the last two races. The championship is in my sights and I have to drive like that for the last two races.”

Matthew Hancock is now 2nd place in the WORCS Pro UTV points championship, just 3 points behind Mickey Thomas in the lead