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1ST AND 2ND PLACE FINISHES MOVE KEVIN PROBST INTO POINTS
LEAD!
CRANDON WI. June 20th 2008
The team went north to Crandon Wisconsin for rounds 3 and 4
of the 2008 WSORR season tour. There were no scheduled
activities for Friday other than registration and Tech.
Saturday June 21st
The morning practices for Jon and Kevin saw the trucks
working great with the exception of a slight glitch in the
#5 Pro Lite. The truck would not pull up over 6500 RPM and
that was a problem. In the pits later, Jon’s dad and engine
builder Jeff Probst quickly diagnosed the problem as an
ignition pickup and that part was changed to solve the
issue. Both trucks were ready for the day’s events.
Saturday’s Pro Lite race saw Jon and the #5 E3 Spark
Plugs/Lucas Oil Nissan PRO-Light start in the 4th position.
Jon was 8th into the first turn after getting a bad start
and went to work on the field. After battling with two
trucks for the first half of the race, the 8th place truck
spun, allowing Jon to move into 7th place. At the end of the
race Jon worked his E3 Spark Plugs/Lucas Oil Nissan into 6th
place. “The grooving changes we made after practice really
made a big difference for us.” Said Jon after the race “I
feel very good about our chances in the race tomorrow. We
have the Fox Shox tuned in and the Toyo Tires are hooking
up.”
The Pro 2wd race was up last for the day. Kevin was on the
grid in the 5th position in the land rush start famous in
Crandon. The 12 truck field never had a chance as the #99 E3
Spark Plugs/Lucas Oil Chevy took the holeshot into turn one
and never looked back. At the race end, Kevin had an 8
second lead over Scott Taylor and Dan Vandenheuvel rounded
out the top 3. “We had an awesome truck today and the Toyo
Tires worked great” said Kevin, “Our Pro Power engine and
Fox shocks put down the gauntlet on the competition”.
After readying the trucks on Saturday night, Jon and Kevin
went out for a practice run on Sunday morning. The practice
went well with the #5 E3 Spark Plugs/Lucas Oil Nissan
PRO-Light performing flawlessly as well as the Pro 2 #99.
The team was ready for Sunday afternoon’s race action.
The Pro 2wd race was up first in the Sunday schedule. Kevin
saw the green in the 7th position (2nd in the points
inversion). Kevin had a muddy start line and went through
turn one in the 2nd spot. After a lap Kevin was leading and
a great race was developing with Scott Taylor in tow. Taylor
made an aggressive slide pass and took the lead with 4 laps
remaining. Kevin, in chase, could not close the gap and the
day ended with Taylor 1st, Probst 2nd, and Vandenheuvel 3rd.
“Our tire groove was set up for dry track conditions, and
the rain while we were on the staging line did not help”
said Kevin “We took what was available, and we are now tied
for the points lead in Pro 2wd and a great weekend overall”
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The Pro Lite race was up next, and Jon with his E3 Spark
Plugs/Lucas Oil Nissan PRO-Light started in the 3rd spot for
Sunday’s event, and after the green flag dropped Jon had
made it through Crandon’s famous Turn One in the 4th spot.
For the next 5 laps, Jon repeatedly held off attempts by
2007 WSORR class champion Chad Hord. Settling into a
comfortable pace, Jon worked up to the back bumper of the
3rd place truck. With two laps to go, Jon made a costly
mistake and spun out in the Finish line turn, moving him
back to the 5th spot. Two laps of trying to gain the
position back were unsuccessful, but did provide the fastest
lap of the race. “We are definitely improving our program
this season. With the truck dialed in and me getting
comfortable in it, I think we are set to really step up this
year. I’m really looking forward to racing for the podium in
Bark River.” said an excited Jon after the race. “A big
thanks goes out to Ralph and the guys at Toyo. Their
grooving choice made the truck easy to drive this weekend.”
Next up is rounds 5 and 6 in Bark River Michigan July 12th
and 13th. We are testing this weekend to improve our speed
for the races to come.
Probst Motorsports thanks our team partners!
Lucas Oil Products
www.lucasoil.com
E3 Spark Plugs
www.E3sparkplugs.com
Dixie Chopper Lawn Mowers
www.dixiechopper.com
R&L Carriers Trucking
www.rlcarriers.com
Jim Beam
www.jimbeam.com
Fatheadz Sunglasses
www.fatheadz.com
K&N Filters
www.knfilters.com
Indicom Electric Company
www.fastboyzracing.com
Simply WOW Cleaner
www.simplywow.com
JMR Manufacturing
www.jmrmfg.com
Fox Racing Shox
www.foxracingshox.com
Toyo Tires
www.toyo.com
MSD
www.msdignition.com
Ringers Gloves
www.ringersgloves.com
HTP Welders
www.htpweld.com
SAE Transmissions
Phils Inc
www.philsinc.com
Timken Bearings
www.timken.com
Fel-Pro Gaskets
www.federal-mogul.com
KMC Wheels
www.kmcwheels.com
Web Cam
www.webcamshafts.com
Sticker Dude Designs
www.stickerdudedesigns.com
Uweld Race Kits
www.uweld.com
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