2017 WORCS Racing Round #9 - Glen Helen Raceway June 18, 2017 Devore, California

Piplic has a torn ligament in one of his wrists, but still took the holeshot. Despite driving one handed, he managed to hold off a charging Haagsma to finish second.

Polaris' Ryan Piplic claimed the physical win, but was scored in 2nd place on adjusted by while driving with just one hand

“Haagsma started pushing us really hard so I had to start taking off,” said Piplic. “On the last lap, Granlund was catching up to us, and I was having enough trouble getting past people with my wrist. The lapped traffic played a huge role today. When it comes down to the points scheme, I’m happy to come with a few points gained.”

The event featured a new flagman for the start and Haagsma misjudged the wave of the green flag. Despite the slow start, he was quickly up to Piplic and the two battled for most of the race. His third-place finish allows him to pad his points lead going into the summer break. Interestingly, Haagsma has driven a naturally aspirated car in every race this season and has only finished off the podium once in Pro.

Sparks Racing's David Haagsma secured the final spot on the podium, but he lost 2 points to Ryan Piplic, closing the points gap to just 12 points heading into the final two rounds of the season in the fall

“We had a different starter today and I was sleeping on the start, so I had to work my way up,” said Haagsma. “A couple laps in, I got past Keith Johnson and I gained a lot of speed there. Piplic and I played accordion the whole time and that really let Granlund gain on us. I’m still happy because I’m watching the points, trying to stay consistent and not do anything stupid. We’ll be back here in September and do it again.”

Round 9 WORCS Racing Pro UTV Podium (left to right) David Haagsma (3rd), Nic Granlund (1st), Ryan Piplic (2nd)

Baron was happy to score another finish in what has become a battle in the points. Despite being several positions out of the lead, he is still eyeing the Pro championship.

Tire Block's Beau Baron finished in the 4th spot, which moved him to with 5 points of Matt Hancock & Keith Johnson tied for Top 5 in points

“I made points and they’re important,” said Baron. “The main goal is a championship. During the break, I’m just going to try to get all of my stuff ready for the next race, park it and go ride my dirt bike so I can get back in shape. I’ve just been working at getting ready for the next race with no training in between. I put in 80 hours between each race just to get my SXS ready. So I’m going to get back into training, get back in shop so when I come back I can whoop them.”

#27 Jake Shirey secured a season best top five finish in his newly wrapped Polaris RZR at Glen Helen