[{"id":1397,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2020\/11\/12\/lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-discontinues-operations\/","title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Discontinues Operations","content":"The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has announced it is discontinuing operations just weeks after hosting its final championship round at Glen Helen.\r\n\r\n\"Lucas Oil has made the decision to discontinue owning and operating both the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and the Lucas Oil Regional Off-Road Series,\u201d said Director of Race Operations, Ritchie Lewis. \u201cThis year, Lucas Oil made an incredible financial effort to keep our off-road commitments to our employees, promoters, racers and sponsors, during arguably one of the roughest periods of time for our country. As we look ahead, there are too many variables that could impact the financial commitment and overall health of the series going forward, which necessitated this difficult course of action.\"\r\n\r\nThe series has hosted races for 12-years. The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series began after the 2008 financial failure of Championship Off Road Racing (CORR). Former CORR employee Tony Vanillo convinced Lucas Oil Products to invest in short course off-road to give west coast racers a place to race. Lucas Oil dissolved its Midwest Shortcourse Series last year.","excerpt":"

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has announced it is discontinuing operations just weeks after hosting its final championship …<\/p>","date":"November 12, 2020 17:43","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25047741,"title":"LOORRS","slug":"loorrs"},{"id":25047739,"title":"Lucas Oil","slug":"lucas-oil"},{"id":25047740,"title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series","slug":"lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series"},{"id":25047630,"title":"short course","slug":"short-course"}]},{"id":1306,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2020\/10\/19\/lucas-oil-off-road-hosts-final-race-of-the-season-at-glen-helen-raceway\/","title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Hosts Final Race of the Season at Glen Helen Raceway","content":"The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series hosted its final event of the season at Glen Helen Raceway over the weekend. Points championships came down to the final two rounds.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nEliot Watson\u2019s weekend sweeps and eight consecutive wins earned him enough points to win the championship. Watson was out front in both rounds ahead of second place Matt Brister. In Round 9, Trey Gibbs was able to get around Matt Brister for a second-place podium finish.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nBrock Heger was out front in Pro-Lite in Round 9. Heger won the race wire to wire. Ronnie Anderson finished second with Cole Mamer finishing third. In Round 10, Heger had enough points for the championship, all he had to do was start the race and save the truck. Ronnie Anderson was out front. After several cautions, the dust settled, and Christopher Polvoorde made it to the lead and took the win.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nThe tightest points battle was in the Pro-2 class. Jerett Brooks came into the final rounds with the points lead. Doug Mittag started Round 9 out front. It wasn\u2019t long before Brooks came from behind to take the lead. Ryan Beat was able to get around Mittag for second. Mittag finished third. In Round 10, Cory Winner was the polesitter. Winner was quickly passed by Trevor Leighton who led several laps. Leighton spun out and got passed by several trucks. It wouldn\u2019t be long before Jerett Brooks found his way to the front. Doug Mittag wasn\u2019t having any of it and drove his way right to the front and stayed there for the finish. Ryan Beat took another second-place finish. Brooks ended up third. He won the championship by two points over Doug Mittag.\r\n\r\nWe will have full championship coverage in the November issue of DirtSportsWorld Magazine.","excerpt":"

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series hosted its final event of the season at Glen Helen Raceway over the …<\/p>","date":"October 19, 2020 11:08","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25047900,"title":"brock heger","slug":"brock-heger"},{"id":25047935,"title":"championships","slug":"championships"},{"id":25047899,"title":"doug mittag","slug":"doug-mittag"},{"id":25047910,"title":"eliott watson","slug":"eliott-watson"},{"id":25047874,"title":"jerett brooks","slug":"jerett-brooks"},{"id":25047741,"title":"LOORRS","slug":"loorrs"},{"id":25047740,"title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series","slug":"lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series"},{"id":25047736,"title":"off-road racing","slug":"off-road-racing"},{"id":25047880,"title":"pro buggy","slug":"pro-buggy"},{"id":25047879,"title":"pro-lite","slug":"pro-lite"},{"id":25047886,"title":"pro2","slug":"pro2"},{"id":25047873,"title":"ryan beat","slug":"ryan-beat"},{"id":25047630,"title":"short course","slug":"short-course"}]},{"id":1042,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2020\/07\/27\/lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-hosts-season-opener-at-glen-helen-raceway\/","title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Hosts Season Opener at Glen Helen Raceway","content":"Shortcourse season has officially started for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series. After several postponements, cancellations and rescheduling of venues, the series hosted opening rounds at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, fans were not allowed to attend the event. The racing however, was still exciting.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nSaturday\u2019s Round 1 Pro Buggy race saw Matt Brister secure his first national podium. Darren Hardesty and Eliot Watson took second and third. Cameron Steele was also back behind the wheel in the buggy class mixing it up with the seasoned Pro Buggy stars. During Sunday\u2019s Round 2 Pro Buggy race, Trey Gibbs took top honors with Eliot Watson in second and Dale Ebberts in third.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the Pro-Lite class, Cole Mamer was the top the qualifier in Round 1. When the dust settled, Christopher Polovoorde took the top spot on the podium. Ronnie Anderson took second and Maddix Bailey third. Round 2, Cole Mamer finally made it to the top spot with Brock Heger in second and Madix Bailey back in the third spot.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nThe best battles of the weekend happened in the Pro-2 class. Jerett Brooks was the top qualifier in Saturday\u2019s Round 1. The inversion found Ricky Gutierrez on the front row. As the green flag dropped, there was plenty of the usual door banging. Jerett Brooks took the victory, Ricky Gutierrez held onto second holding off Brian Deegan who was hot on his heels in the last turn, all the way to the finish line. Round 2, the gloves came off. Much more contact between trucks. Ryan Beat led several laps before a flat tire would force him into the hot pits. Beat managed to stay on the lead lap, while several others would not be so lucky. At the end of Round 2, Jerett Brooks managed to sweep the weekend, Doug Mittag took second and Beat managed a third-place podium.\r\n\r\n\"\"","excerpt":"

Shortcourse season has officially started for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series. After several postponements, cancellations and rescheduling of …<\/p>","date":"July 27, 2020 10:53","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25047878,"title":"christopher polovoorde","slug":"christopher-polovoorde"},{"id":25047877,"title":"cole mamer","slug":"cole-mamer"},{"id":25047876,"title":"darren hardesty","slug":"darren-hardesty"},{"id":25047746,"title":"glen helen raceway","slug":"glen-helen-raceway"},{"id":25047874,"title":"jerett brooks","slug":"jerett-brooks"},{"id":25047741,"title":"LOORRS","slug":"loorrs"},{"id":25047739,"title":"Lucas Oil","slug":"lucas-oil"},{"id":25047740,"title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series","slug":"lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series"},{"id":25047875,"title":"matt brister","slug":"matt-brister"},{"id":25047880,"title":"pro buggy","slug":"pro-buggy"},{"id":25047860,"title":"pro-2","slug":"pro-2"},{"id":25047879,"title":"pro-lite","slug":"pro-lite"},{"id":25047631,"title":"racing","slug":"racing"},{"id":25047873,"title":"ryan beat","slug":"ryan-beat"},{"id":25047742,"title":"shortcourse","slug":"shortcourse"}]},{"id":609,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2020\/03\/11\/lucas-oil-off-road-reschedules-opening-rounds-due-to-rain-forecast\/","title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Reschedules Opening Rounds Due to Rain Forecast","content":"The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has announced it is cancelling the upcoming Glen Helen Race this weekend and rescheduling the rounds due to a heavy rain threat. The opening rounds of the season were originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 14th<\/sup> and 15th<\/sup>, 2020 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. The series says the weeklong forecast leading into the weekend is filled with rain that will present an array of potential challenges in putting on the event. The series was forced to make a proactive cancellation in the best interest of all parties.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis was not a decision that we came to lightly. We know that our competitors have put in months of preparation for this weekend, and we know our passionate fanbase has been eagerly awaiting the start of the 2020 season,\u201d explained Ritchie Lewis, Director of Race Operations. \u201cFrom the moment we became aware of the weather forecast and were subsequently forced to consider making such a difficult decision, we took every single element into consideration. Ultimately, the ability to host a successful event, both for our competitors and for our fans, was the driving force behind our decision. Given how persistent the precipitation is expected to be during the week of the race, it would present a significant challenge in getting the venue properly prepared for the weekend, and we believed it was in the best interest of the entire short course community to take a proactive approach to reschedule those rounds, with the intention of providing our competitors ample notice of the change.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Series is expected to continue racing Saturday April 25th<\/sup> and Sunday April 26th<\/sup> in Chandler, Arizona. Any presale tickets can be exchanged for another event within the series. The two rounds of missed racing will be made up at other events later in the season.","excerpt":"

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has announced it is cancelling the upcoming Glen Helen Race this weekend and …<\/p>","date":"March 11, 2020 11:44","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25047745,"title":"cancelled","slug":"cancelled"},{"id":25047743,"title":"glen helen","slug":"glen-helen"},{"id":25047746,"title":"glen helen raceway","slug":"glen-helen-raceway"},{"id":25047741,"title":"LOORRS","slug":"loorrs"},{"id":25047739,"title":"Lucas Oil","slug":"lucas-oil"},{"id":25047740,"title":"Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series","slug":"lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25047744,"title":"rain","slug":"rain"},{"id":25047742,"title":"shortcourse","slug":"shortcourse"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/loorrs/feed/json -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/loorrs", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/loorrs/feed/json", "language": "en-US", "title": "LOORRS Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=1397", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2020/11/12/lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-discontinues-operations/", "title": "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Discontinues Operations", "content_html": "

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has announced it is discontinuing operations just weeks after hosting its final championship …

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The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series hosted its final event of the season at Glen Helen Raceway over the …

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\n", "content_text": "The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series hosted its final event of the season at Glen Helen Raceway over the …The post Lucas Oil Off Road Hosts Final Race of the Season at Glen Helen Raceway appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.", "date_published": "2020-10-19T11:08:30-07:00", "date_modified": "2020-10-19T11:08:30-07:00", "authors": [ { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "tags": [ "brock heger", "championships", "doug mittag", "eliott watson", "jerett brooks", "LOORRS", "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series", "off-road racing", "pro buggy", "pro-lite", "pro2", "ryan beat", "short course", "News", "Short Course" ] }, { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=1042", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2020/07/27/lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-hosts-season-opener-at-glen-helen-raceway/", "title": "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Hosts Season Opener at Glen Helen Raceway", "content_html": "

Shortcourse season has officially started for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series. After several postponements, cancellations and rescheduling of …

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The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has announced it is cancelling the upcoming Glen Helen Race this weekend and …

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