For
Immediate Release
July 11, 2004
Belvidere, IL
Taylor
Keeps Championship in Mind
Scott Taylor and his #1 Skyjacker Suspension BFGoodrich Tire Ford
F-150 headed to Heartland Park Raceway in Topeka, Kansas for Round 7 &
8 of the 2005 Lucas Oil CORR Championships.
The layout of the track at Heartland is short and tight which
translates to close wheel-to-wheel action. This event can be very hard
on equipment, but the fans really enjoy all the “under the lights”
action.
Round 7
Friday night action began with Scott starting in the 8th position.
Coming out of the first turn, found him in 5th. On lap three the #1
Skyjacker BFGoodrich F-150 made a successful pass around Evans for the
4th spot. Halfway through the race Scott was running 4th with
Vandenhuvel in first, Probst second, and Douglas third. With the top 5
trucks running nose to tail, the action was fierce. Scott made a pass on
Douglas, but couldn’t make it stick. Then 5th place Renezeder put the
heat on Scott and eventually got around for 4th place. As Renezeder made
his charge to 3rd place, suddenly was right on the back bumper of Probst.
As the end of the race drew closer, Scott made a clean pass on Probst in
the back section of the track. At the finish it was Vandenhuvel first,
Douglas 2nd, Renezeder 3rd, Taylor 4th, and Probst 5th.
Afterwards CORR officials brought the top 5 trucks back in front of the
stands to give the drivers a well-deserved cheer.
Round 8
Saturday night had Scott starting in the 8th position. On the first lap
the field got quickly bunched up due to a rollover bringing out a yellow
flag. Once that got cleared up, Scott found himself battling Todd LeDuc.
Scott tries his best to hold off Leduc, but with an ill handling race
truck, Leduc made the pass coming out of the sweeping turn in front of
the grandstands As the two race down the front straight Scott is right
on the back of Leduc. Unfortunately, #1 Skyjacker BFGoodrich Ford F-150
carries to much speed heading into the backside 180-degree turn and
causes Leduc to spin. The CORR officials bring out the black flag and
Scott heads for a rare visit to the penalty box. The unscheduled stop
puts Scott too far back to catch the leaders. In the end Scott finishes
in 8th place.
“During practice I knew we had a handling issue. We changed the sway bar
setups for Saturday night, but the aggressiveness of the change upset
the overall package of the truck. The really tight tracks, like Topeka,
seem to really challenge the team. In the end, we were able to go
home without really hurting the truck. We actually gained one point over
second place in the overall point
standings.” – Scott Taylor
Next Race – August 13-14, 2005 - Boss Snowplow UP Off-Road Challenge in
Bark River, MI
2005 CORR PRO 2 Points Standings
Taylor F/B 121
Renezeder C/B 101
Vandenheuvel C/K 100
-Kellie Taylor – Team Coordinator
-Mike
Reusche webmaster/press releases
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