From CORR Headquarters:

2007 Pro-4 Champion Carl Renezeder made the AARWBA All-America Auto Racing Team

Newport Beach, CA (Monday, Dec. 10, 2007) — Championship Off Road Racing’s own Carl Renezeder made the All America Auto Racing Team. The team is voted on by the AARWBA and includes drivers from all forms of racing. Renezeder received the Honorable Mention award in the At Large category. Renezeder previously received an Honorable Mention nod in 2005.

In the At Large category, IRL Indy Pro Series champ Alex Lloyd had a comfortable margin over the rest of the field. Only one vote made the difference between ALMS GT2 champions Jaime Melo/Mika Salo making First Team and SCCA World Challenge GT champ Randy Pobst landing on the Second Team. Joining Pobst was Frank Manzo, who won his 11th NHRA national Alcohol Funny Car title. So close was the At Large category that Honorable Mentions Carl Renezeder, who won 21 off-road races and a championship, and Raphael Matos, the Champ Car Atlantic titlist, were only a dozen votes out of First Team.

“Just to be associated with names on that list like NASCAR Champion, Jimmie Johnson, NHRA Champions Tony Pedregon and Tony Schumacher, World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz, and Champ Car World Series Champion Sébastien Bourdais…that’s amazing,” commented Renezeder when learning of the honor. “It’s a tribute to not only what our team was able to accomplish this year, but also to the growing popularity of off-road racing. Who would have thought that the American Auto Writers and Broadcasters would know my name, let alone vote for me? I’m truly honored.”

Two drivers from each of seven categories are elected to the First Team, two more to the Second Team, and all drivers receiving at least five percent of the vote earn honorable mention. In road racing endurance series, teammates with identical scores are voted as one entity, with the result that 16 drivers are named to both the First Team and Second team this year. In two categories only one vote made the difference between a driver making first team or not.

For 37 years, the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has elected the annual All America Racing Team. The team is recognized by the Associated Press, Reuters and major publications as the only team of its kind in motor sports. Each year, two team members are elected in each of seven categories (unless there is a tie, in which case both tying drivers are elected). The driver who receives the most votes is awarded the Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy™ as AARWBA's Driver of the Year.

Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four wheel motorsports including 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive trucks to the closed course off road arena. The 2007 CORR season includes seven events at tracks located in Los Angeles and San Diego, CA, Fort Worth/Dallas, TX and Primm, NV.

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LAKE FOREST, CA (November 7, 2007) – It seems pretty insane after a year like we’ve had in the Team Renezeder camp that the culmination of all the work boils down to who earned the most points. A championship is defined as such, but how can that be when it feels like so much more? It felt like an honor and a privilege to carry the number one plate on our Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-2 for the past two seasons and it was almost a welcome relief to find out we get to do the same next year in our Pro-4. But we learn more and more each day that if we simply focus on scoring the most points and thus earn the label of champion, we’re not in this game for the right reason and just might end up disappointed.

“Can you believe the epic year we’ve had?” Carl asked his teammates recently. And he wasn’t just referring to the stats that include 60 races, 21 wins, 39 podiums, and two special event wins. It was more than that. It was a Cinderella year. It started out at the Off Road Impact Show in Las Vegas where Carl was honored by his peers as the DirtSports Driver of the Year, and ended with the Pro-4 Championship and as a contender for the Pro-2 title. But, it was the journey in the middle that made us feel like we finally made it to the ball.

There really was no defining moment, but somewhere along the way this team transitioned from a group of people with similar goals, to a cohesive team with ties that bind. As the season progressed, the knot in our stomach and the vice on our heart before each round was no longer just about whether or not we won the trophy, but more about whether or not we exceeded our teammates’ expectations. It became less and less about building a winning season and more and more about creating something in our lives that we could take with us forever. At the end of the day, when all the dust settled and all the points were handed out, this team earned the right to be proud of their accomplishments, but more importantly, earned the respect of each teammate that went to battle with them all year long.

This was an epic season, not because of the points we scored, but because we finally understood what it was like to truly believe we have the best driver you can put in a short course truck, the best crew chief who leads by example and earns his leadership position every day, and the best crew who constantly raise the bar on what seems possible. And when midnight rolled around and we found ourselves with our elbows on the truck, foot propped up on a tire, looking across at our teammates, knowing that we lived up to the high expectations we had of each other, we earned something that no one can ever take away.

More than just a title, this team has the heart of a champion. And while the record books will never be able to rank the measure of a man’s character, his teammates will, and this season this team earned the right to call one another friend, brother…champion.

2007 stats for Carl Renezeder (65 career short course wins):
· 21 wins in 60 races (38 CORR races; 22 WSORR races)
· 39 podiums in 60 races (21-wins, 8-2nds, 10-3rds)
· 15 wins in 38 CORR Races
· 6 wins in 22 WSORR Races
· CORR Pro-4: 5 wins in 10 points races; 2 wins in 6 Cup qualifier races
· Winner: 2nd Annual Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup
· CORR Pro-2: 4 wins in 11 points races; 3 wins in 6 Cup qualifier races
· WSORR Pro4x4: 2 wins in 11 points races; 1 win in 2 special event races
· Winner: 14th Annual Chairman’s Cup race in Crandon
· WSORR Pro2WD: 3 wins in 9 points races

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The Numbers Don’t Lie
A Great Season so far for Carl Renezeder

LAKE FOREST, CA (Oct 26, 2007) – It’s easy to get caught up in the emotions of the season, both good and bad, when you’re in the thick of it. Teams enjoy the highs and growl through the lows and often forget to step back and look at the big picture until the final flag waves. Carl Renezeder has dredged through the valleys and stood at the peaks this season and has one weekend left to decide if the 2007 season was a good one. But, does he really have to wait for championship titles to be handed out to determine if this was a good season of racing? We sat down and started looking at the numbers to see if he could go into the final weekend of the year with some feeling of satisfaction regardless of how it all turns out. Here’s what we found.

To start, Carl has run a total of 55 short course races so far this season and has been on the podium in 67% of those races (20-wins, 7-2nds, 10-3rds). But, this final weekend is for the CORR Championships, so we isolated the points and Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Qualifier races and were again surprised by the numbers. Considering that the industry keeps saying that CORR has the most talent-laden fields in short course history and the courses are being built to be “driver’s tracks” instead of “horsepower tracks”, it was humbling to see that Carl has seven wins in Pro-4 (5 points wins, 2 cup wins), and seven wins in Pro-2 (4 points wins, 3 cup wins), and a total of 22 podium appearances in 33 CORR races (a full list of stats are at the end of this story). To win 42% and podium 67% of the time against the best of the best definitely means that Carl can be happy with the journey this year, regardless of the destination.

That doesn’t mean, however, that he’ll sit back and watch in Primm, Nevada on November 3rd and 4th. Carl leads the Pro-4 field by 35 points and trails the Pro-2 leader by just 14 markers. To walk away with more wins and a championship or two would be icing on a delicious cake we’ve called the 2007 season.

Practice and qualifying will begin Friday afternoon at 1:30pm, and Saturday’s racing will start at 3:00pm for Pro-2 and 3:30pm for Pro-4. Sunday’s racing will include the $66,000-to-win Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup race at 1:00pm, followed by the final two points races of the season for Pro-4 at 3:00pm and Pro-2 at 3:30pm.

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Nissan Titan Racer Carl Renezeder Scores Three Wins At
Championship Off-Road Racing Texas Event, Closing In On Two Driver’s Titles
Nissan Motorsports-backed Titan-bodied Race Trucks Dominate Field at Texas Motor Speedway

NISSAN HEADQUARTERS – NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 23, 2007) – Victory was the order of the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway for Carl Renezeder and his Pro-2 Nissan Titan-bodied race truck, with three wins in the Pro-2 class at the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) Series event on October 19 – 20, 2007. Renezeder, in his 700-plus horsepower specially prepared Endurance V8-powered 2-wheel drive Titan-bodied racer, took the Rounds 11 and 12 points race victories, placing him within striking distance of his second CORR Pro-2 championship. It was also a successful weekend for the new-for-2007 4-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied race truck, with a podium finish that places him with a commanding Pro-4 points lead en route to a championship in that class as well.

“Nissan Motorsports is thrilled with Carl Renezeder’s incredible runs this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, as he strives to win twin championships in the 2007 CORR season,” said Nissan Motorsports Marketing and Operations Senior Manager Ron Stukenberg. “Should Carl win the Pro-2 and Pro-4 championships, it will be the first time in series’ history that one driver holds both championships in one year – a testament to Nissan Motorsports’ power and his team’s incredible efforts.”

The Texas Motor Speedway CORR event will be shown on NBC on Sunday, October 28 at 2:30pm EST.

The CORR season finale, determining all CORR champions as well as the victor in the $66,000-plus Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup championship, will take place in Primm, Nevada on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4. Renezeder will have a fight on his hands for the Pro-2 championship title, but for the Pro-4 title, he will only need a strong finish on Saturday to lock up the championship.

RACE REPORTS
Friday, October 19 – Two Wins For Renezeder
Crowds and stars were the focus of the first-ever CORR event at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, including an appearance by NASCAR veteran Robby Gordon. It was Nissan Motorsports’ star driver, Carl Renezeder, however, who impressed the crowd and other drivers as he swept both Pro-2 races – the Baldwin Cup Pro-2 Qualifier and the Round 11 Pro-2 points race.

In the Baldwin Cup event, Renezeder started well back in the field, steadily working his way up, ending up in second behind Gordon. Gordon flipped his truck with Renezeder just behind him, giving the Titan the lead, which he easily held through the end of the race. With his win in the Baldwin Cup Pro-2 Qualifier race, Renezeder clinched the championship in Pro-2 for the Baldwin Cup Qualifiers and clinched one of the eight “locked” positions for the Baldwin Cup event, which will be held at the series finale.

Later in the evening Renezeder came from the fourth starting spot to win the Pro-2 points race, moving him up in the points chase for the CORR Pro-2 championship. Carl worked his way to the front and ended up in first place after a caution period and never relinquished the lead.

In Pro-4 competition, Renezeder’s Titan-bodied pickup suffered a broken front suspension due to a collision with another competitor.

Saturday, October 20 – One Win, Three Podiums and Two Championships in Sight
On Saturday, Carl Renezeder continued to pad his points lead in the Pro-4 championships and took another Pro-2 victory in Round 12 of the CORR series. In the Pro-2 race, Renezeder started in mid-pack, surviving a major accident and restarting in second place, with NASCAR star Robby Gordon nipping at his heels. It wasn’t long until Renezeder took first place away from the leader, and never relinquished it. With this victory, Renezeder is a mere 16 points behind the leader for the 2007 CORR Pro-2 championship.

In the Pro-4 Baldwin Cup qualifying race, Renezeder drove hard through an incident-filled race, ending up in second place. In the Pro-4 points race, the four-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied race truck again ran strong, taking third in the Pro-4 points race – an impressive finish considering Renezeder was collected in an incident midway through the race.

With this podium finish, Renezeder maintains his commanding lead in the CORR Pro-4 class and will only need a solid finish on Saturday, November 3, to clinch the CORR Pro-4 Championship with his 4-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied race truck.

“My team and I had an exciting weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, and it’s great that we’re in contention for two championships in our Nissan Motorsports Titan race trucks,” said Renezeder. “We’ve got one weekend left, and we’re prepared to control our own destiny by going out to Primm and winning both titles!”

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Renezeder Wins Three of Six Races in Chula Vista
Leads Pro-4 Points by 34 with Four Races Left in Season

LAKE FOREST, CA (Oct 5, 2007) – You know a team has had a good season when three wins in six races doesn’t top the “best weekend” chart. Carl Renezeder walked away from rounds eight and nine of the CORR season with two points race wins in the Pro-4 division, extending his lead to 34 points, and one points race win in Pro-2, closing the gap to 26 points on the leader in that division.

The weekend started poorly with a broken upright in the Pro-2 Cup Qualifier races that opened the weekend of racing. But, Carl immediately followed up that effort with a win in the Pro-4 points race.

“I can’t believe that this old truck is still winning races in its 11th season of racing,” stated an elated Carl from victory lane. “That’s unreal, but we’ll take it.”

Carl then ran into more trouble in the Pro-2 points race on Saturday afternoon when the team found a seized idler pully on the accessory drive in staging. The team knew they’d lose the belt eventually, but Carl pulled onto the track at the last minute to try to earns some valuable points. The belt finally gave out two laps past the mandatory yellow lap at the halfway point, while Carl was running in eighth place.

The new Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-4 that had been running in the Midwest all summer finally made its CORR debut on Sunday afternoon in the Cup Qualifier race. However, because he has qualified the Chevy Pro-4 that morning, he was forced to start in the back in his substitute truck. After taking several laps of beatings by some of the back markers, Carl’s race ended when something in the front end let go.

“It was fun to get this new truck onto a CORR track,” commented Carl after the race. “We never practiced it on this track, so I had to feel it out the first few laps, but it was racy. I can’t wait to run up front with it and see what kind of lap times it can really put down.”

Carl finally earned some redemption in his Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-2 on Sunday afternoon when the inversion draw of zero allowed him to start his top qualified (by .400) truck from the pole. He never looked back after the green flag flew, earning his fourth CORR Pro-2 win of the season.

As luck would have it, Carl was put on the pole again with the inversion draw that morning in the Pro-4 points race that was set to finish the weekend. He and Johnny Greaves seemed to disagree on how the start of the race was supposed to go, but on the second attempt, Johnny jumped out in the lead. Carl inherited that lead when Johnny suffered from transmission problems and was never really challenged for the lead again.

The team agreed that it was a weekend of balanced luck. Bad luck in one race seemed to be made up for with good luck in the next. Not a bad way to look at it. The next event for the team will be at Texas Motor Speedway on October 19th and 20th. It will be a new track for everyone, meaning it’s up to the teams and drivers to adapt quickly if they want to get the job done. A perfect situation for Carl Renezeder and crew, who seem to thrive in that sort of environment.

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Renezeder Wins Final Race of WSORR Season at Lucas Oil Speedway
Team Now Back on the West Coast for CORR Event in Chula Vista

LAKE FOREST, CA (Sept 26, 2007) – Even with temperatures in the 90s and humidity hovering around 90 percent all weekend in Wheatland, Missouri, there was something refreshing about experiencing an event at the epic facility of Lucas Oil Speedway. The World Series of Off Road Racing chose to have its season-ending rounds at the venue coined “the Diamond of the Dirt Tracks” and it only took a first glance to understand why.

Aside from the pristine grounds, including clean, real bathrooms, a state-of-the-art audio and video system, a level concrete and asphalt pit area, excellent pit and spectator grandstands, and a concessionaire that serves none other than Lucas family raised beef burgers, the true beauty of the track was the dirt itself and the workers that made it racy. The surface held moisture, stayed smooth and tacky, and provided several lines of racing all day, both days. It blue-grooved without going dry/slick, and it stayed consistent. It was truly an honor to race there.

Carl was well on his way to victory on Saturday afternoon in his Lucas Oil Nissan Pro 4x4, when Scott Douglas crossed in front of him on the face of a jump, hooked bumpers and spun out on landing. Within seconds, the flag man had the black flag in hand, and the race director held Carl in the pits long enough to let Douglas back in front of him. Not to be deterred by a bad call, Carl jumped back on the throttle, chased down Douglas, got around him again and then did his best to chase down Johnny Greaves, who got around both of them during the black flag. Carl simply ran out of laps and had to settle for second on day one.

Day two was a different story. Carl fell in behind Douglas again on the land rush start and spent several laps battling for the lead. He finally made it stick in the final turn on the course and never looked back. He got out to a 30-truck lead on the field and made the Lucas and Nissan folks proud by winning the final event at the inaugural “Nissan Show Down in the Show Me State” at Lucas Oil Speedway. It was a fitting way to end the WSORR season, and put a fire under Carl for the upcoming event at Chula Vista International Raceway.

For the third weekend in a row, Team Renezeder will be setting up their show and chasing trophies. The CORR points battle will be a knock-down, drag-out fight to the end, and Carl aims to be the last guys standing.

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A Less-than-Stellar Weekend for Renezeder in Antelope Valley
Team Renezeder Heads to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO

LAKE FOREST, CA (Sept 19, 2007) – Carl Renezeder needed racing results like last weekend as much as he needed a sharp stick in the eye. Round seven of the CORR Lucas Oil Series and the two Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Qualifier races had very few redeeming qualities for the team. The only positive side was the fact that there was only one points race per division, so Carl didn’t lose even more ground in the championship chase.

The weekend seemed to start out ok with a third place finish in the Pro-2 Cup Qualifier, but that’s as good as it would get all weekend. In the Pro-4 points race, Carl was relegated to a ninth place start due to a broken bolt that sidelined him early in qualifying the night before. On the green flag lap he spun out in turn two and then tipped it onto its lid while attempting to get going again. A brief fire later, he had the truck upright, minus about a gallon of transmission fluid. The crew got the fluid replaced and got him back out on the track without losing a lap. But, with some help from behind in the closing laps, he found himself hanging upside-down in the belts again. One more fire, and one more green flag pit stop later to remove the hood that was blocking his view, Carl was back on track to finish just one lap down in seventh place.

Sunday started with qualifying, and Carl and three others were treated to a super slick track for the start of the Pro-2 session. Not surprisingly, by the end of qualifying, Carl and the other three were the bottom four of the field. In his Pro-4 he managed fifth-quick time, and a six-truck invert put him outside front row for the start. It was an awesome battle between Carl and Adrian Cenni from the start, but shortly after the mid-race restart, Cenni lost a motor and the battle heated up between Carl and Johnny Greaves. Entering turn three, Johnny saw the opportunity to stick a nose under Carl and then fail to rotate his truck for the turn. He pushed straight into Carl’s front right and sent him for a ride. Carl ended up on the roof one more time, but this time the k-rail did some significant front-end damage prior to the roll. It was “game over," relegating Carl to a seventh place scoring.

The Pro-2 points race started out ugly for Carl and just never redeemed itself. For the first time in his short course career, Carl found himself fighting to earn a position outside the top five, and he learned that it’s no fun to race back there. A seventh place finish was all he could salvage.

Carl still holds the points lead in the Pro-4 Championship as well as the Pro-4 and Pro-2 Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup series. He is 26 points out of first, sitting in fourth place in the Pro-2 Championship.

Next on the schedule for the team is the season-ending WSORR event at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. The Nissan Showdown in the Show Me State will be the final round of racing for the series’ inaugural season, with racing on both Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd.

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LAKE FOREST, CA (Sept 11, 2007) – After spending the summer racing in the Midwest, Carl Renezeder, current CORR Pro-4 points leader, heads to the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds this weekend to pick up where he left off in the CORR Series. At the last race in Chula Vista in June, Carl walked away with five wins in six races. He hopes to capitalize on that momentum and extend his lead in Pro-4 and chase down the leader in Pro-2.

“Maybe there’s an advantage to continue racing all summer while everyone else had their stuff parked,” commented Carl. “We were able to go win some more races, try some new things and work on some new stuff. I’m hoping that will pay off this weekend.”

With 57 career short course wins to his name, Carl added 13 of those this season to date, topping his previous record of ten wins in one season. And there’s still a lot of season to go.

The CORR Lucas Oil Series opened its 2007 season at the Lancaster track, so each team will have notes to consult. But this time, the teams will deal with hot afternoons instead of blustery cold weather, and later start times for each race. Gates will open and practice will start at 11:00 am both Saturday and Sunday, and opening ceremonies have been pushed back to 5:00 pm. The three Pro divisions will begin racing at 6:00 pm both days. The Cup qualifier events will be filmed for NBC (set to air Sunday, September 23rd – check local listings for time), while the points races will be covered for SPEED Channel (visit www.corracing.com for a detailed schedule).

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Another Win for the New Lucas Oil Nissan Titan Pro4x4

LAKE FOREST, CA (Sept 7, 2007) – If you could cash in on sweat equity, the Team Renezeder crew would be wealthy beyond words. As it turns out, it is results on the track that pay them back for their relentless effort. After losing a motor in both the Pro2WD and the Pro4x4 during Saturday’s points races, the team went to work swapping out motors in both trucks for Sunday’s rounds of racing and the infamous BorgWarner Challenge at Crandon International Off Road Raceway this past weekend in Crandon, Wisconsin. Their effort paid off.

In front of one of the largest crowds ever assembled at the famed “home” of off-road racing, Carl Renezeder brought the Lucas Oil Nissan Pro4x4 around the land rush turn in first place on Sunday morning and never looked back. Without even a challenge for the lead, Carl repaid the crew by leading flag to flag, bringing home the second win and eighth podium in only 11 races for the new truck.

“Way to go guys,” shouted Carl over the radio, as he took the checkered flag. “This truck felt awesome. Thanks for the huge effort last night to get this truck ready.”

In the Lucas Oil Nissan Pro2WD, Carl didn’t get as great a start and had to settle for third in Sunday’s points race.

The final race of the day was the notorious BorgWarner Challenge, which lines up the two-wheel-drive entries for a handicap start on the front stretch and the four-wheel-drive trucks on the traditional land rush line. Carl has his work cut out for him after coming through the land rush turn as the fifth 4x4 race truck, and spent the next ten laps passing Pro2WD and Pro4x4 entries until it was just Johnny Greaves (Pro4x4) and Scott Douglas (Pro2WD) in front of him. Unfortunately, he ran out of laps before he could get any further. He settled for third overall and the team was happy to be able to drive both trucks back onto the trailer.

The Lucas Oil World Series of Off Road Racing season has one more weekend of racing to determine its champions. On September 22nd and 23rd, the series heads to the “diamond in the dirt” – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri – for Nissan’s Showdown in the Show Me State, with championship titles on the line. Another “can’t miss” event for an awesome inaugural season. But, the team will resume its racing in the CORR series the weekend before, September 15th and 16th, in Lancaster, California before heading back to the Midwest.

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The Big Event in Off-Road Racing – Crandon – Next for Team Renezeder

LAKE FOREST, CA (August 29, 2007) – It’s back to the big house of off-road racing – Crandon! – for Team Renezeder this Labor Day weekend. Not only will Carl Renezeder be chasing World Championship titles on Saturday in both the Pro 4x4 and Pro 2WD divisions, but he’ll also look to win the second “heavy metal” race of the year: the BorgWarner Cup. Carl won the Forest County Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup event in only the third race of his new Lucas Oil Nissan Pro 4x4’s career, and aims to back that up with another big title this Sunday afternoon.

“It’s feels like a long time since we brought home the big BorgWarner trophy,” commented Carl, the 2003 Borg Warner Champion. “It’s time to reclaim it.”

The event stretches over three days, chock full of entertainment for the tens of thousands of fans that make the pilgrimage to Crandon, Wisconsin each Labor Day weekend. Friday morning kicks off with the trucks on display on Crandon’s main street, complete with crew challenge events and the live drawing for qualifying order. At noon, a parade leads the race trucks back to the track for a two-lap-per-truck qualifying session. Qualifying will be followed by practice and then a Pro Lite race. The World Championship title races will be held on Saturday, another points race will run Sunday morning, and then the BorgWarner Cup will finish the weekend on Sunday afternoon.

The Lucas Oil World Series of Off Road Racing season will then have one more weekend of racing to determine its champions. On September 22nd and 23rd, the series heads to the “diamond in the dirt” – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the Nissan Nationals, with championship titles on the line. Another “can’t miss” event for an awesome inaugural season.

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Four Podiums in Six Races for Team Renezeder in Bark River, Michigan
Another win for the Lucas Oil Nissan Pro2WD

LAKE FOREST, CA (August 16, 2007) – It was another weekend of six races for Team Renezeder at the Lucas Oil World Series of Off Road Racing event in Bark River, Michigan this past weekend, and Carl Renezeder piloted his two trucks to the podium in four of those events, bringing home one win, two seconds and a third.

Friday night opened with his 56th career win in his Lucas Oil Nissan Pro2WD. Carl put on a great show for the fans by making his way around the entire field after getting put in the wall during the landrush start. In his Lucas Oil Pro4x4, a better start didn’t equate to a better finish. A problem in the drivetrain sidelined him early in the race, meaning a short night full of work to get the trucks back on the track for practice the following morning.

Saturday played host to strong finishes for both of the Nissans in the Team Renezeder stable with a second place in both events.

“It’s not as exciting for the fans when the fields spread out like that by the middle of the race,” commented Carl at the end of the day, “but, we’re pleased with the results and glad to have trucks that are ready to rock and roll tomorrow.”

Unfortunately, Carl didn’t fare as well in Sunday’s events. The Pro2WD was nearly on the hauler before the checkered flag even flew on the race after a transmission expired, and in the Pro4x4, a dry, dusty track led to another spread out field and a respectable but disappointing third place finish.

Carl now finds himself 38 points out of the lead in both divisions as the team readies the trucks for the big event in Crandon, Wisconsin on Labor Day weekend. Both trucks will compete in two points races and then Carl will attempt to be the first person to win both “Heavy Metal” races at Crandon in the same season. He won the FCP Chairman’s Cup event in June and is aiming to back that up with another win in the infamous BorgWarner Shootout on Sunday afternoon.

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Back to Bark River for Team Renezeder

LAKE FOREST, CA (August 9, 2007) – After two wins in the Lucas Oil/BFG/SoBe Nissan Pro2WD in Bark River nearly one month ago, as well as a runner up finish on Saturday in the team’s new Pro4x4, Carl Renezeder is ready for another weekend of racing in Michigan’s famed U.P. To add to the excitement, the World Series of Off Road Racing has added a third round of racing for the 2WD and 4WD divisions to make up for a postponed race earlier in the year. That means fans will get to enjoy Pro racing on Friday night in addition to the regularly scheduled races on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

“I’m excited about getting back out there,” explained driver and team owner, Carl Renezeder. “This is a developmental year for our new 4WD Titan, and this weekend is no exception for trying out new things. The baseline on this package is ultra competitive. Now we can work on all of the fine-tuning aspects to make it even better.”

The event kicks off at 3:30 pm on Friday afternoon with practice in all classes, followed by racing at 6:15 and 7:00 pm. A short night for turning the trucks around will lead into Saturday morning practice, followed by racing in the afternoon. Sunday will have an identical schedule as Saturday. Carl will be in the hunt for the win in all six rounds. He managed to walk away from a Southern California event with five wins in six races in June...can he do it again this weekend in Michigan? Stay tuned to find out.

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From Nissan Headquarters...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 16, 2007) – Nissan Motorsports reasserted its closed-course off road racing dominance at the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) Island Resort and Casino presents the BOSS Snowplows Off-Road Shootout on July 13-15, at the Bark River International Raceway in Bark River, Mich. Championship pilot Carl Renezeder took first place in both Saturday’s Round 5 and Sunday’s Round 6 in his PRO 2WD Nissan Titan-bodied race truck, and ran strong in PRO 4x4 WSORR competition with a second-place finish on Saturday in his new four-wheel drive Titan-bodied race truck.

“This was a dream weekend for Nissan, Nissan Motorsports, our teams, drivers and especially the powerful Nissan race trucks,” said Nissan Motorsports Marketing and Operations Senior Manager Ron Stukenberg. “Our goal for 2007 has been to take closed-course off road racing by storm, and we’re well on our way to multiple championships.”

2007 has been a landmark year for Nissan Motorsports, with Nissan playing a pivotal role in the newly-formed WSORR racing series as official vehicle and with the debut of Renezeder’s 715-horsepower 4-wheel drive Titan race truck, which he’s driven to podium finishes in four of five WSORR races in which it has competed.

Race Reports

Saturday, July 14

Rounds 5 and 6 of the inaugural WSORR season started off with much excitement at the Bark River, Mich. course.

In Saturday’s Round 5 PRO 2WD action, Renezeder was running third at the end of the first lap, second by lap two and first by lap six. But the race was no run-away as Renezeder and Kevin Probst batted back and forth until a lap and a half to the end when Probst’s spin gave the big two-wheel drive Nissan Titan race truck enough of a cushion to cruise to the finish line in first place.

Renezeder returned in PRO 4WD action in Round 5 for his second podium appearance of the day, taking second to winner Johnny Greaves. Renezeder got off to a fast start in his new 4x4 Nissan Titan racer in second place, slipped to third and eventually reclaimed the number two position on lap eight – but ran out of race laps before he could catch Greaves who had built a sizeable lead.

Sunday, July 15

In Sunday’s Round 6 action, Carl Renezeder added another win to the record books for the two-wheel-drive Lucas Oil BFG Titan in PRO 2WD. After a wild first lap, Renezeder emerged from a three-truck-wide, door-to-door-to-door shootout coming out of the first turn on lap two to take the lead. For the remaining nine laps, the only real drama was whether Renezeder would have enough gas to make to finish. Running nearly wide open for much of the race to keep the strong competitive field at bay, he ran out of fuel just as he crossed the finish line. But with the checkered flag in hand, the push to the winner’s circle was as good as driving there under power.

In PRO 4WD, Renezeder’s good fortune finally came to an end. Renezeder was enjoying a great on-track battle with eventual winner Scott Douglas when the motor suddenly began to lose power on lap five while running in second place, giving the big Nissan Titan race truck its first DNF of the year.

The Lucas Oil World Series of Off Road Racing (WSORR) and Nissan
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Nissan is the Official Vehicle of WSORR, with Nissan trucks serving as official WSORR pace vehicles as well as extensive vehicle displays and special events during WSORR weekends. Nissan Motorsports is concentrating their off-road racing efforts on this challenging series, not only as the Official Vehicle of the series, but also offering contingency awards to Nissan race truck drivers.

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Renezeder Heads to the U.P. for WSORR Event in Bark River, Michigan

LAKE FOREST, CA (July 9, 2007) – Coming off one of the most satisfying wins in his career, Carl Renezeder has a fresh outlook as he heads to the upper peninsula of Michigan for rounds five and six of the World Series of Off Road Racing season this coming weekend.

“I love racing at Bark River,” commented Renezeder when recently talking about the upcoming event. “It’s one of those tracks where I’ve had good luck, bad luck and everything in between, but regardless, I get excited when it’s the next race on the schedule.”

The infamous mid-course long-jump might have something to do with it. Carl has long made it known that flying through the air is what keeps him addicted to off-road racing. He refers to it as the “z-axis” that no other form of racing has to offer.

“It has technical sections for passing and plenty of big jumps,” he confirmed.

In fact, he won the long-jump contest as recently as 2005, flying over 170 feet in his Lucas Oil Nissan Titan. In years past, when the jump was configured slightly different, Carl was known to leap 200 feet or more at race time.

This weekend, Carl will be looking to gain some points in the Pro2WD division and continue developing his new Lucas Oil Nissan Pro4x4, which earned the prestigious title of Chairman’s Cup Champion in Crandon, Wisconsin in its third race just a few weeks ago.

The event starts on Friday at 2:30 pm with media day, and will continue on Saturday and Sunday with the 2WD division race at 2:30 pm and the 4x4 race at 3:40 pm.

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Carl Wins FCP 14th Chairman's Cup in Brand New Lucas Oil Titan 4x4

LAKE FOREST, CA (June 26, 2007) – How sweet it is. Carl Renezeder was excited and aprehensive about the debut of the team’s brand new Lucas Oil Nissan Titan Pro4x4 this past weekend in Crandon, Wisconsin for rounds three and four of the World Series of Off Road Racing season. What started out as a respectable debut for the truck with two third place finishes and no catastophic issues during the two points races, turned into a dream weekend when Carl claimed the famous Forest County Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup in just ten short laps around the natural terrain Crandon course.

“This is a dream come true,” stated an elated Renezeder from victory lane. “This is such a testament to the amazing team I have, from the guys that built this solid truck, to the sponsors like Lucas Oil, Nissan and BFGoodrich that believe in our program as much as I do.”

After a disappointing black flag in the Pro2WD class just a few hours earlier, the team approached the Chairman’s Cup race as another chance to put some quality time on the Pro4x4, which to that point had only seen 20 laps of racing in its short career. The race gives the Pro2WD trucks a several second head start, while lining up the Pro4x4s in the traditional land rush style. Carl lined up 3rd, but got to turn one in the sixth place position. Over the next several laps, Carl went to work passing truck after truck until he had worked himself into second place, approximately nine seconds behind race leader, Mike Oberg, with four laps to go. Carl shortened that gap to six seconds with two and a half laps remaining and then it was game on.

“It was like Top Gun,” explained Carl. “Once I got radar lock on Oberg, I went for it.” Went for it indeed. In just a lap and a half, Carl closed the remaining gap, and then made a great pass in the Argonne turn on the final lap to seal the deal.

It was a classic “Crandon Carl” Renezeder victory, but more importantly, it was a fitting tribute to the team that invested the better part of a year’s worth of sweat equity to put that truck underneath him. Carl says all the time that it’s the entire team that makes wins like this possible, but you can also hear the guys say time and again that there’s no way they’d put in the insane hours they do for any other driver. And that makes a winning combination.

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Five Wins in Six Races Equals Unprecedented Weekend for Renezeder
Pushes career short course win tally to 52

LAKE FOREST, CA (June 12, 2007) – It’s nearly impossible to get your head around the idea that Carl Renezeder, in two different trucks, in two different divisions, in the most talent-laden fields in CORR history, managed to walk away from a brand new facility in Chula Vista, California with five wins in six races. Add in the inverted starts and the mandatory competition yellow at the halfway point, and it seems as though a single win on the weekend would be difficult. But, as the sold out crowd found out, Carl is in it to win it every single time he pulls those belts tight. And this weekend, he delivered.

“I’m livin’ the dream,” stated an emotional Renezeder, while being interviewed for his 50th career CORR win in Sunday’s Pro-4 Cup race. “This is a testament to the amazing work my guys do, and the trucks they give me to drive. I’m just the lucky guy that gets to hold the wheel.”

Lucky, indeed, but his humility is backed by raw talent that was showcased in the five victories over the two days of racing. The weekend started with a Friday night qualifying session that would set the fields for all of the racing on Saturday. A fifth place effort in his Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-2 and a sixth place in his Lucas Oil SoBe Pro-4 put him just outside of the randomly drawn 4-truck invert for both fields.

At the start of the Pro-2 Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Qualifier race on Saturday, Carl played it safe in turn one and then found an open outside line in turn two to put him in position to race the leaders. A great battle with veteran driver Rob MacCachren ensued, with Carl eventually taking the lead when MacCachren had transmission problems. With the lead in hand, Carl went on to take the checkered flag and extend his points lead in the Pro-2 Cup series.

Round five of the Pro-4 points chase was up next. While the racing was good throughout, it was the last two corners of the final lap that had the crowd on their feet. Adrian Cenni was in the lead with Carl right on his tail as they caught up with lapped traffic coming down the big hill. Carl used the lappers to his advantage, essentially as a “pick”, set up the pass by taking the inside of turn five, and then completed the pass on the outside of turn six. That made him two for two on the day as he grabbed another checkered flag.

The final race of the day was the Pro-2 points race, and for Team Renezeder, it’s better if it’s just forgotten. The idea was to let the field settle in in front of him while the track got better, but the plan fell apart when contact with Dan Vandenheuvel forced Carl to pit during the mandatory yellow to pull a portion of the hood away from his line of sight. The race didn’t improve much after that. A salvaged sixth place finish felt like a relief, and then it was back to the pits to prepare for three more races on Sunday.

Carl’s qualifying effort on Sunday morning was much improved, with a pole in Pro-2 and 3rd place in Pro-4. Ironically, he drew a six for the invert in Pro-2, as did Scott Douglas in Pro-4, putting him on the outside of row three for the Pro-2 start and the outside of row two for both of the Pro-4 starts.

In the Pro-4 Cup Qualifier race, Carl made a pass for the lead on lap seven and never looked back. He finished the race nearly an entire straightaway ahead of the second place driver and in turn collected his 50th career CORR win.

The Pro-2 points race followed, and Carl displayed not only his talent behind the wheel, but the phenomenal truck he has underneath him. By the time the mandatory yellow came out, Carl hadn’t done much to make people think he would be a contender for the win. But, one by one, Carl passed four trucks in four laps and made his way to the back bumper of race leader Ricky Johnson. Over the next two laps, they swapped leads three times, with Carl earning the lead in the final corner for the final time, taking win number four of the weekend.

By the time the final race of the weekend began, it seemed like you could throw anything at Carl and he’d make the best of it. Well, that held true as the green flag flew in round six of the Pro-4 points series. He kept his cool as he made his way from his fourth place starting position to second behind Scott Douglas. In the closing laps of the race, Scott got crossed up in turn on, collected Carl and it looked like they were both down for the count. But, they got untangled and got back to racing. The contact resulted in a flat for Scott, and Carl found an outside line in turn six to get around him. When the checkered flag flew over the field, Carl found himself in victory lane for the fifth time that weekend and for the 52nd time in his career.

Focused, determined, humble and driven, Carl Renezeder stood out among his peers this weekend. Not as someone who will do anything to win, but as someone who can win despite everything that’s thrown his way. He truly is the makings of a champion.

Results Summary:
Pro-2: Cup – 1st; Rnd 5 – 6th; Rnd 6 – 1st
Current Pro-2 Points: 70pts = 3rd (-21); Cup - 54pts = 1st (+16)
Pro-4: Cup – 1st; Rud 5 – 1st; Rnd 6 – 1st
Current Pro-4 Points: 78pts = 1st (+27); Cup – 56pts = 1st (+19)

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Renezeder Focused on One Race at a Time

LAKE FOREST, CA (June 7, 2007) – With the weekend schedule back to six rounds of racing in two days in the Lucas Oil CORR Series for Team Renezeder, driver Carl Renezeder is determined to focus on one race at a time. He comes off of a successful weekend two weeks ago at the L.A. Fairplex in Pomona with two wins, a runner-up and two thirds, and hopes to carry that momentum into rounds five and six in Chula Vista, CA. For the third time in three events, teams will face a brand new track.

“With all of the added excitement that’s come with the NBC television package, and two additional races each weekend, it’s easy to get sidetracked in the pits,” comments Renezeder. “It’s a bit of sensory overload at times. I find that climbing into the truck and strapping on the helmet seems to be the only time I can relax and focus. This weekend in Chula Vista, I’ll be making a concerted effort to schedule specific time to watch practice tapes and study the track.”

If a chaotic weekend resulted in five podiums last time, then the competition has got even more to worry about when Carl puts his game face on this weekend.

“We’re in it to win it…every time,” states Renezeder. “No question. And this weekend, you’ll find an even more focused and driven guy holding the wheel.”

A duplicate schedule from Saturday to Sunday, with just a switch of Pro-4 and Pro-2 Cup and Points races, fans can see Carl in both of his Lucas Oil trucks starting Friday afternoon for practice and qualifying, and then three times a day on both race days. The Pros run at 2:00p, 2:30p and 4:20p each day. Fans can then relive the action by tuning into NBC on July 29th to see coverage of the Pro-4 and Pro-2 Cup Qualifier races.

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Five Podiums in Five Races for Renezeder at Pomona

LAKE FOREST, CA (May 30, 2007) – Carl Renezeder seemed to hit his stride for the 2007 Lucas Oil CORR Season at the LA Fairplex in Pomona for Rounds 3 & 4 of both the points chase and the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup series. With both luck and skill on his side, he racked up two wins and three addition podium finishes (one 2nd and two 3rd places) on a track that existed for a mere four days in the Fairplex parking lot.

“This was the first time we’ve had to negotiate an asphalt section of a track,” explained Renezeder. “We went from dirt to pavement in a sweeper turn and then had to continue through a tight hairpin. Right away we realized that slow was the fastest way around and our BFGoodrich tires proved it at the end of each race.”

The only flat Carl dealt with all weekend was due to a cut sidewall when contact was made with another truck. But, not to be denied, Carl ran the last five laps of the Pro-2 Cup race on that flat and won by several truck lengths. In fact, his second-quickest lap time in that race came on the white flag lap.

Sunday’s races proved to be the most brutal of the season so far. The morning started out a bit iffy with a rear axle problem while qualifying the Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-2, but the day turned itself around in fine fashion. Despite an 11th place starting position in both the Pro-2 Cup race and points race, Carl worked his magic behind the wheel, bringing home the win in the Cup race and a third place finish in the Round 4 of the points championship.

After qualifying the Lucas Oil Pro-4 in second position, Carl had his work cut out for him after finding himself with a third row start due to a new inversion rule. Melee in turn one resulted in the loss of a front bumper and a hood covering Carl's view. The guys in hot pit made short work of it and sent Carl back out on the track. He worked his way forward for a third place finish in a truck that was ultra fast.

Ultimately, the second race weekend of the short course season can be best summed up with a closing comment from Carl: "Man...I had so much fun driving this weekend!" And judging by the fans’ reaction all weekend, they had a great time watching.

Results Summary –
Pro-2: Rnd 3 – 2nd; Rnd 4 – 3rd; Cup Race – 1st
Pro-4: Rnd 3 – 3rd; Cup Race – 1st
Current Pro-2 Points: 40pts = 3rd (-28 out of 1st)
Current Pro-4 Points: 38pts = 2nd (-2 out of 1st)
Current Pro-2 Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Points: 34pts = 1st (+8)
Current Pro-4 Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Points: 36pts = 1st (+8)

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Pomona Holds Promise for Team Renezeder

LAKE FOREST, CA (May 14, 2007) – With the opening rounds in the history books, Carl Renezeder and his championship crew are feeling a bit more settled into the 2007 season. This weekend, May 19th and 20th, hosts the second of seven events on the CORR schedule and 12 short-course events on the team’s schedule. A first-class temporary venue was built specifically for this event at the famed Pomona Fairplex, home of the Los Angeles County Fair and the NHRA Winternationals and World Finals every year. Renezeder goes into the weekend tied for second in the Lucas Oil Pro-4 points, and with some ground to make up in the Lucas Oil Pro-2 division.

“We struggled with the drivetrain in the Nissan [Pro-2] out in Antelope Valley,” explained Renezeder. “We were able to podium with it in the Cup race, but the driveline gremlin sidelined us in both points races, so we have some catching up to do.”

In fact, Carl did well in both Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Qualifier races and won round two in the Pro-4 division the first weekend, upping his overall win record to 45. As a result, he was able to make the most of the NBC television coverage that aired the following Saturday. In keeping with a similar schedule, both Cup races in Pomona will air on NBC on Sunday, May 27th.

Whether it’s a brand new track like this weekend, or a tried-and-true track of the Midwest, Renezeder is always a contender, often referred to as “the man to beat” by his competitors. This weekend in Pomona will be no different.

A media event kicks off the weekend at 2:00 pm on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, there’s a drivers’ meeting at 3:00 pm, practice at 4:00 pm and qualifying at 5:00 pm. Saturday will include the Cup race for the Lucas Oil Pro-2 division and round three of the points championship for the Lucas Oil Pro-4s. Sunday hosts the Pro-4 Cup race and rounds three and four for the Pro-2 class.

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A Non-Stop Weekend for Team Renezeder

LAKE FOREST, CA (April 24, 2007) – What used to seem like a stretch to run four races in one weekend would now seem like a holiday for Team Renezeder. The opening weekend for the CORR Lucas Oil Racing Series this past weekend at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, CA was host to two points races and a Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Qualifier race for both the Lucas Oil Pro-4 and Lucas Oil Pro-2 divisions. The team suffered part failures in round one in both the Pro-4 and Pro-2 categories, then bounced back for a second place finish in the Pro-4 Cup race, despite the a radio malfunction. Sunday started off just as bad as Saturday with another drive train issue in the Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-2, but by sheer determination and heart, the crew had the it back on the track in time to secure a third place finish in the Cup race. Round two of Pro-4 played host to Team Renezeder’s first win of the season and 45th overall for driver, Carl Renezeder.

“All in all, it was a decent weekend,” commented Renezeder. “The Nissan was a contender all three rounds, but a strange drive train gremlin has surfaced unexpectedly. Unfortunately, that’s put us behind in the points, but there’s plenty of season left to bounce back. And, pulling the old Pro-4 out of retirement paid off with a win in round two and a podium finish in the Cup race. If we hadn’t sheered a bolt in the steering system in round one, we would have been in contention there as well. I’m proud of the monumental effort my guys put in this weekend and look forward to bringing the new Pro-4 out for the next event.”

Round one of the Lucas Oil Pro-4 Series kicked off Saturday with a classic Renezeder move to the inside during the Le Mans style start. The dive to the left quickly moved him from his fourth place starting position to second by the exit of turn two. Unfortunately, that’s really the only thing great about the round from a points perspective. Not long after, a failing steering system left Carl to fight his own truck rather than battle the other drivers on the track. In the end, a sheered bolt ended his day well before the checkered flag flew.

Next on the track was the Lucas Oil Pro-2 division, where Carl lined up third on the start. Another great inside move at the drop of the green put Carl in second behind off-road veteran Rob McCachren, setting up a great 10-lap battle that should have led to a victory. Unfortunately, a broke driveshaft sidelined Carl as he was leading the race with only four laps to go in the 15-lap feature.

By now, you’d think the bad luck was all behind him. However, a complete radio malfunction in the Jason Baldwin Memorial Pro-4 Cup race left Carl without an extra set of eyes on the track and without a relay to the race officials. Between that and new yellow flag/full course caution rules that still remain a mystery, Carl waged the best battle he could, coming up just short on the final lap. Johnny Greaves was able to take the top spot away, but not after a crowd-pleasing battle in the closing laps.

On day two, Renezeder proved that qualifying on the pole pays off. He nabbed the top spot in the first lap of Pro-4 qualifying on Sunday morning, then suffered a broken rear gear. Under the direction of Pro-4 Lead Mechanic, Mike Karaba, the crew made short work of the problem, bolted on the trusty BFGs and had the Lucas Oil Chevy, in the original red-white-and-blue livery, ready for the start of round two. Carl led handily from the pole while the remainder of the field had a yard sale in turn one, forcing a complete restart. Carl got a great start again and never looked back, leading the race from flag to flag. It seemed a fitting farewell to the truck that has accumulated several prestigious wins over the past eight years including the BorgWarner Cup, the Chairman’s Cup, the Nissan Nationals, the Crandon World Championship, as well as several points races en route to three runner-up finishes in the championship points chase.

The Lucas Oil Pro-2 Series points race on Sunday had the makings of a stellar round of racing for Renezeder. The Lucas Oil Nissan, in its sophomore year of competition, was hooked up, Renezeder was running the best lines the track had to offer, and he has some of the best in the business to battle with on the track. Unfortunately, another drivetrain issue sidelined him too early for all of it to materialize.

While total domination would have been the preferred outcome of weekend number one, the team was humble enough to find the positives in the actual results. At the very least, they proved again that whatever gets thrown their way, they can handle it.

Results Summary:
Pro-2: Rnd 1 – 10th; Rnd 2 – 12th; Cup Race – 3rd
Pro-4: Rnd 1 – 11th; Rnd 2 – 1st; Cup Race – 2nd

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The Lucas Oil Pro-2 Series points race had the makings of a stellar round of racing for Carl. The truck was hooked up, Carl was running the best lines the track had to offer, and he had some of the best in the business to battle with on the track. Unfortunately, a drive train issue sidelined him too early for it all to materialize.

In the Lucas Oil Pro-4 category, today was proof that qualifying on the pole pays off. Carl nabbed the top spot in the first lap of qualifying Sunday morning and then Carl pulled off the track half way through the second lap and described the foreign sound in the truck as, “crunchy”. It doesn’t take a racing expert to know that crunchy sounds from the rear of the truck don’t equate to anything good.

Luckily, the group that’s proud to call themselves Team Renezeder had solutions to every problem that was thrown at them today. Under the direction of Pro-4 Lead Mechanic, Mike Karaba, the crew made short work of the munched up rear gear and had the Lucas Oil Chevy, in the original red-white-and-blue livery, ready for the start of round two. Carl led handily from the pole while the remainder of the field had a yard sale in turn one, forcing a complete restart. Carl got a great start again and never looked back. It was an honorable way to finally retire the workhorse that had accumulated so many wins over the last eight years. Meanwhile, back at camp…

Things weren’t going quite so smoothly on the 90-minute Pro-2 turnaround. What was originally thought to be a broken driveline, turned into a complete tranny drill. Crew chief, Mike Seat, had turned over spotter duties to Frank Hahn and headed back to the pits to help Tommy, Kenny and the rest of the crew get the Lucas Oil Nissan ready for one more round of competition. And, if you want to know how it ended, you’ll just have to tune into NBC next Saturday to find out… Just kiddin’! But, if you’d rather see the drama unfold on TV, you may want to quit reading now.

By sheer determination and heart, the guys had the truck fired up and rolling off to staging in time for the start of the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Qualifier race. The starting line up was the same as the morning points race, putting Carl’s Nissan fourth in line in the Le Mans style start. Carl worked every line he could find on the track, and even some that didn’t really exist, bringing home a respectable third place finish for the final race of the weekend. With a pretty slick track and gearing that didn’t really suit the conditions, the entire team was pleased to get the full 15 laps in and end up on the podium.

While total domination would have been the preferred outcome of weekend number one, the team was humble enough to find the positives in the actual results. At the very least, they proved again that whatever gets thrown their way, they can handle it.

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Round one of the Lucas Oil Pro-4 Series kicked off the day with a classic Carl Renezeder move to the inside during the Le Mans style start. The dive to the left quickly moved him from his fourth place starting position to second by the exit of turn two. And that’s really the only thing great about the round from a points perspective. Not long after, something broke in the steering system, leaving Carl to fight his own truck rather than battle the other drivers on the track. In the end, a sheered bolt ended his day well before the checkered flag flew.

Next on the track was the Lucas Oil Pro-2 division, where Carl lined up third on the start. Another great inside move at the drop of the green put Carl in second behind off-road veteran Rob McCachren, setting up a great 10-lap battle that should have led to a victory. Unfortunately, a broke driveshaft sidelined Carl as he was leading the race with only four laps to go in the 15-lap feature.

By now, you’d think the bad luck was all behind him. However, a complete radio malfunction in the Jason Baldwin Memorial Pro-4 Cup race left Carl without an extra set of eyes on the track and without a relay to the race officials. Between that and new yellow flag/full course caution rules that still remain a mystery, Carl waged the best battle he could, coming up just short on the final lap. Johnny Greaves was able to take the top spot away, but not after a crowd-pleasing battle in the closing laps.

If nothing else, it’s days like these that make us so appreciate the ones that go flawlessly and finish up atop the podium. Perhaps tomorrow will be one of those days.

LANCASTER, CA (April 20, 2007) After a stellar practice session, where he eclipsed the Pro-2 class by over a second and a half per lap, Carl Renezeder settled for the third starting spot on the grid for Saturday’s first CORR Pro-2 point race of the 2007 season. He was consistently strong in his Lucas Oil Pro-4, resulting in a fourth place starting position after qualifying.

“I’m disappointed in a sense because I’m always shooting for the top spot,” commented Renezeder after all of qualifying was complete. “But, my favorite time on the track is when I’m in the hunt. So, having a couple of fast guys ahead of me just makes it more fun.”

Renezeder enters the 2007 CORR season as the defending Pro-2 Champion is his Lucas Nissan. Tomorrow plays host to round one of the Pro-2 and Pro-4 points chase, and round one of the inaugural Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Challenge series for the Pro-4 division.

Renezeder Ready for CORR Opener

LAKE FOREST, CA (April 9, 2007) – As defending CORR Pro-2 Champion, Carl Renezeder heads to Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, California on April 21-22 with his sights set on a successful opening weekend. Renezeder will again compete in the Pro-4 and Pro-2 classes, and this season an added round of racing per division means he has six opportunities each weekend to add to his win tally.

“We had a great opening weekend last year, and we finished off the season with a championship in Pro-2 and runner up in Pro-4,” explained Renezeder. “Ideally, we can carry some of last year’s momentum into the opener next weekend. It always helps to start out the season on a good note.”

The off-season has been filled with SCORE desert races, complete rebuilds of the existing trucks and a new Pro-4 build. With the success of the brand new Nissan last season, it just made sense to parlay that effort into a new Pro-4 and eventually retire the work-horse that had four victories last season. The new Pro-4 will debut later in the year.

Thursday, April 19th is the official media day for the event, and Friday, April 20th will be host to practice sessions for all divisions. Both Saturday and Sunday will showcase points races for all divisions and Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup races for Pro-2 and Pro-4.

A 12TH PLACE FINISH FOR TEAM RENEZEDER AT SCORE BAJA 250

LAKE FOREST, CA (March 13, 2007) After extensive prerunning and a thorough prep of the truck by the team, Carl Renezeder was on par for a great SCORE Baja 250. Unfortunately, two flats in the early going of the race and a longer-than-planned fuel stop put the truck far enough behind to drop him out of the top ten.

"We really wanted to get a solid run in so we'd make the top-10 drawing for the (SCORE Baja) 500 start," commented Renezeder when the event was over. "This course made it difficult to pass in several sections and the two flats really put us behind."

With a few of the top finishers separated by mere seconds, it's easy to see why downtime was the killer of the day. Two hundred sixteen miles go by quickly in the ultra-competitive SCORE Trophy Truck division, making a flawless day necessary for not only a win, but a decent finish.

"I am really proud of my team and the truck they gave me. We struggled with a drive train problem at Laughlin, but they got that figured out," explained Renezeder. "Now we need to put it all together and get a win. I feel like we're overdue for one."

The next event on the SCORE schedule is the SCORE Baja 500, June 1-3, again starting out of Ensenada, Mexico. But Renezeder will get back to short-course racing first with the season opener at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, California, April 21st and 22nd.

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Newport Beach, CA (January 30, 2007)— Rising above stand-out drivers from all forms of off road competition, Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) driver Carl Renezeder has been named Dirt Sports Magazine’s 2006 Driver of the Year, an honor considered to be one of the most prestigious in off road racing.

“I was aware that I had been nominated for Driver of the Year, but I also knew there was stiff competition from a lot of super-talented guys who have done good things throughout the year,” said Carl Renezeder. “I was skiing in Mammoth when (Dirt Sports editor) Marty Fiolka called and told me I won; I practically fell out of the chairlift.”

To be honored with the award, nominees must have won the championship in their reflective series and exemplify their sport. In 2006 the competition was fierce. Other nominees included CORR Pro 4™ Champion Johnny Greaves, SCORE Class 10 Champion Darren Hardesty, UROC Super Modified Champion and Supercrawl V Champion Tracy Jordan, and SCORE Trophy Truck Champions B.J.Baldwin and Garron Cadiente.

During the award announcement in Las Vegas, Dirt Sports’ Marty Fiolka indicated many factors contributed to Renezeder’s overall win: his well-known devotion to his family, dedication to physical fitness, and a relentless focus on doing what it takes to win. Competing in CORR’s most hotly contested class, Renezeder won the 2006 CORR Pro 2™ Championship, besting accomplished drivers including Todd LeDuc, Michael Oberg, Scott Taylor and Jerry Whelchel. To further add to Renezeder’s 2006 challenges, he abandoned his Championship-winning Chevrolet before the season began, opting instead for a brand new Nissan Titan with a previously unproven engine. Despite some new truck bugs, Renezeder and his team triumphed over all the challenges.

“Quietly and with the utmost respect of his sponsors, fans and peers, Renezeder stands just above the mountain of talent in the off road racing world,” said Dirt Sports’ Marty Fiolka .

Accompanied by his family, Renezeder was presented with the award on January 18th at the Off Road Impact show in Las Vegas. As he excitedly took the stage, he commented to the crowd, “I wish my race truck was here on stage so I could climb up on top of the roof for this award. It’s kind of become my comfort zone.”

“Without my team, my family, without my sponsors and all the support group, I’d never be able to accomplish what I have,” said Carl Renezeder. “I am very honored for this award, but I’d also like to consider this a Team of the Year too.”

Previous Dirt Sports Driver of theYear winners include CORR’s Jason Baldwin in 2004, and rock crawling’s Shannon Campell in 2005.

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RENEZEDER KICKS OFF 2007 SEASON AT THE SCORE LAUGHLIN DESERT CHALLENGE

January 15, 2007 (LAKE FOREST, CA) Coming off of the most successful season in Team Renezeder history, owner and driver, Carl Renezeder, will take on the 2007 season with guns loaded. It’s a short off-season for desert racers as the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is this weekend. In 2006, Carl missed winning in Laughlin overall by a mere 30 seconds. This year he hopes to make that up and more.

“I wish we were there today,” commented an anxious Carl. “The truck is ready, the team is ready and I’m so ready I can barely stand it.”

In 2006, Carl successfully opened up his desert season by winning the infamous Laughlin Leap with a 159’ jump, then went on to win Saturday’s race. A flat on Sunday relegated him to second place, but he set precedence for this season. Win or go home.

“We always set high expectations for ourselves, but there seems to be an even greater sense of urgency to get a win this year,” continued Carl. “Laughlin is tough because you have to be absolutely flawless. It’s a sprint race that requires you to be on top of your game both days. I feel like that plays to my team’s strengths, so my hopes are high.”

With the 2nd place finish at Laughlin last season, a 3rd place at the SCORE Primm 300, 10 short course wins and a short course championship, Carl knows he has everything necessary for continued success. He also knows that history doesn’t win races and that as soon as the checkered flag waved at the final race of 2006, the 2007 season started with a clean slate. It’s time to build a new season record, and the team would like to do that with a win.

Quick stats on Carl:
Birth date: April 16, 1964
Residence: Laguna Beach, CA
Family: Wife: Kelley; 4 Children
Education: UCLA graduate, 1987; All-American Water Polo player
Hobbies: XTERRA triathlon, swimming, cycling, skiing, snowboarding, surfing

44 Career CORR Wins
2006: CORR Pro-2 Champion; 2nd in CORR Pro-4 points; 4 CORR Pro-4 wins; 6 CORR Pro-2 wins; Won SCORE Laughlin Leap (159’), Won Day 1, 2nd overall at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge; 3rd in SCORE Las Vegas PRIMM 300
2005: CORR Pro-2 Champion; 9 CORR wins, including the Nissan Nationals in Pro-4; 2nd in CORR Pro-4 points
2004: 8 CORR wins; Governor’s Cup Champion; 2nd in CORR Pro-4 points; 3rd in CORR Pro-2 points
2003: CORR Pro-4 Champion; 8 CORR wins; Borg Warner World Champion; 2nd in CORR Pro-2 points
1994-2002: 9 CORR wins and multiple podiums in CORR; Won SCORE Baja 1000 (Class 1 – 1994); 2 podium finishes in SCORE Baja 500

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