June 14, 2004
Belvidere, Il
For immediate release

The Mole Lake Casino Off-Road Championships in Antigo Wisconsin hosted the opening three rounds of racing for the 2004 Lucas Oil CORR season. Scott Taylor and his #1 Skyjacker, BFGoodrich Tires, F-150 were anxious for the season to begin. The original season weekend of racing in Dresser, Wisconsin was cancelled due to inclement weather. This added one additional round racing in Antigo. 

Round 1
Scott and the #1 Skyjacker, BFGoodrich, Ford F-150 started midpack in the 5th starting position. Coming out of the first turn Scott found himself in seventh position. As the race progressed Scott patiently made his way to the leaders. On lap 7 Scott had caught the 1st place truck of Kevin Probst. Initially Scott made contact in the back of Probst, but backed off waiting for a wider section of the track to attempt to gain the position. A few turns later Scott was able use his Roush Performance power plant to his advantage and a clean pass was made to takeover the lead. Scott continued on for his first win of the year, his 35th in his CORR career.

Scott dedicated this victory to the new sponsors of Skyjacker, Roush Performance and as well his long time partners BFGoodrich, Ford Truck, Justice Brothers, ATD, Precision Gear, Phil’s Inc., Miller Electric, MSD, Auto Meter, Boatec and Ringer Gloves.

After Round 1 of racing the CORR officials made the decision to give Taylor a 5-point penalty due to the bump with Probst.

Late night and early morning rains delayed the start of Sunday’s racing. Due to the excessive amounts of water on the backside of the track, CORR officials decided to use only the upper portion of the course and shorten the remaining rounds of racing to 12 minutes instead of the usual 15 minutes.

Round 2
The wet and muddy conditions saw Scott and his crew chief Chris Schelm discussing with the BFGoodrich tire engineers what would work best in round 2.

The #1 Skyjacker BFGoodrich Ford started mid pack in the 7th position. Almost immediately Scott was having visibility problems, and at the end of the first lap, he was at the back of the pack. Quickly Scott was able to make some adjustments to the helmet shield to improve his view. A determined Scott Taylor stayed to the inside of the track where his BFGoodrich tires were able to hook up the Roush Performance horsepower. By lap 4, Scott worked his way up to second place. At the half way point of the race Scott was able to close in on the leader Dan Vandenhuvel, but just could not get close enough to challenge for the lead. At the flag, Scott finished in second place.

Round 3
The final round of racing for the weekend saw a much drier track than round 2. Coming out of the first corner, Scott found himself back in ninth place. Again his Roush Performance powered Skyjacker, BFGoodrich Tires, Ford F-150 quickly made it way to the lead pack. He battled the second place truck of Kevin Probst for several laps eventually taking over the position. Unfortunately time ran out before Scott could mount a serious charge at winner Carl Renezeder. At the flag it was Renezeder, TAYLOR, and then Probst.

After three rounds of racing, two-second place finishes and one win, Scott Taylor leads the CORR Pro-2 division by six points.

Scott noted, “ Our hardest fought battle was with the changing conditions of the track. You had to drive with patience, knowing how much throttle use to keep the truck from spinning out. The changing conditions really tested our equipment today. The combination of the MSD Ignition equipped Roush Performance engine combined with the driveline components from ATD and Precision Gear as well as BFGoodrich tires made for a very successful weekend of racing.”

Next race in the Lucas Oil CORR Series is the Forest County Potowatomi Bingo Brush Run, June 26-27