September 6, 2017 at 1:46 p.m.
CJ Greaves beats father for Pro 4 win at Crandon
CJ Greaves beats father for Pro 4 win at Crandon
PRO 4: CJ Greaves edges Johnny for win
The path to this year's PRO 4 championship has been a father-son dogfight since the first race. Coming into the weekend, only 10-points separated CJ Greaves and his father, Johnny, atop the year-end points standings. While both Chad Hord and Ross Hoek looked to shake up the pecking order early in the PRO 4 final, it eventually turned into another Greaves duel that went down to the final turn.
From the green, it was Johnny getting the early jump and plenty of open track to do what he does best, lay down some fast lap times. In fact, Johnny led every lap, except the one that mattered most. CJ Greaves didn't have the best of starts, collecting plenty of roost within the cab as he watched Hoek and Hord battle for position ahead of him. But it was their back and forth intensity that eventually opened the door for CJ to pass both and set his sights on his father.
As the laps wound down, CJ closed the gap to within a truck length. It was a flashback moment for both drivers to this past spring's Crandon race where CJ was leading until Johnny tagged and spun his son out for the win. This time the tables were turned and CJ brought the heat into the second to last turn, shoved the nose of his truck under Johnny's and made an inside pass for the win.
"I guess I had that one coming," said Johnny, referring to the contact and subsequent spin that gave CJ the win. "He ran me down and passed me...and that's the way I raised him."
PRO 2: Carlson grabs holeshot and win
Labor Day weekend at Crandon not only brings out the best in a racer, it brings out the best racers, too.
Both PRO 2 and PRO Light saw the biggest fields of the 2017 season, and in the mix were past champions, top racers from the West Coast, and even an NHRA Top Fuel drag racer. But full starting grids and a mud-laden track didn't slow Andrew Carlson, who burst from the land rush start, held it on through a slick turn one, and never looked back.
Throughout the nine-lap final, only Brad Lovell had anything for Carlson. Lovell attempted to keep Carlson honest and show him a fender early after the competition caution, but that was as close as he ever got.
Lovell looked to have second place well in hand, but a last-lap mechanical issue turned over the position to PRO 2 points leader Luke Johnson, who worked his way up from fifth and passed eventual third-place finisher Eric Ruppel in the closing laps.
The win was Carlson's third in PRO 2, who made his debut in the class just a few races prior.
"I've struggled at Crandon in the past," Carlson said after the race. "I've never had the holeshot here, but coming through turn one and not seeing anybody...I was ecstatic."
PRO Light: Cream rises to the top as Kyle Kleimen wins again
With racers coming from literally all over North America for the biggest weekend in short-course racing, the final PRO Light field was stacked with talent as 18 trucks came to the line for the legendary land rush start. But, as the old adage goes, the cream rises to the top, it most certainly did in PRO Light as current points leader - and winner of the six races this season - Kyle Kleiman grabbed the lead in turn one and never looked back.
With several new or returning faces in the mix, the running order behind Kyle was up for grabs, but as the laps wore down and the competition caution reset the field, the familiar podium runners of Travis Dinsmore, Cam Reimers, and Cody Kleiman battled for the final two spots on the box.
At the line, it was Reimers coming across in front of Cody, who held second place for much of the race, losing it only momentarily in the closing laps, but regained the spot in the final lap.
The win was Kyle Kleimen's seventh of the season, and further tightened his near certain grip on the year-end championship.
"After the Red Bud race, we completely rebuilt this truck," Kleimen said upon exiting the truck victoriously. "Everyone worked their butts off, but this is what you get from all your hard work and it's paying off."
UTVs: Greaves, Farr notch wins
Apparently, nothing can stop CJ Greaves and his absolute dominance in PRO Stock UTV. Despite executing his worst start of the season on a very muddy track, Greaves once again worked quickly to dispose of the likes of Dillon Pointon, Jake Lunderby, and Robert Loire to find the front and stay there.
Tim Farr held off a hard-charging Rodney Van Eperen to take the win followed in the PRO Mod UTV class.
UP NEXT: The Kenda Final Rounds
The TORC Series will wrap up the season and crown year-end champions when the series returns to ERX Motor Park, Sept. 22-24 in Elk River, Minnesota.
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