40th SNORE 250
Overall Winner:
Ron Whitton (Unlimited Truck)
Class Winners:
Unlimited Truck: Rob Whitton
Class 1: Adam Householder
Class 10: Michael Hanson
Class 12: Justin Smith
Class 1600: Aaron Hawley
Class 5: Tomas Morales
Class 5/1600: Rulo Solano
Class 9: Ryan Tyler
Class 7: Jeff Harrison
Class 7s: Brandt Anderson
Mini Metal: Broc Hersam
Class 8: Monte Tibbitts
Class 18: Sean Hadley
Stock Bug: David Hendrickson
Class 15: Greg Crew
Class 13: Beau Binkowski
Class 1450: Eric Ludian
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Ron Whitton Claims the Overall Victory at the SNORE South Point 250
October 6, 2009 by Fish
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After finishing fifth in the previous weekend’s Best in the Desert Silver State 300, Ron Whitton returned to the Nevada desert less than a week later to compete in the SNORE South Point 250 race. Featuring a 69-mile loop course, the four-lap event took place in Primm Valley, Nevada on the outskirts of the bright lights of Las Vegas.
Starting behind a full field of 12 Unlimited Buggies and three Unlimited Trucks, the No. 39 Geiser-built truck of Ron Whitton’s successfully claimed the overall victory despite a minor mechanical setback halfway through the race. By the end of the second lap, Whitton and co-pilot, Chas Dana, had worked their way through the Unlimited Buggy and Truck field and were running first on course and overall on time when a header tube failed ten miles from the main pit. Limping the truck to the main pit, the crew performed the needed repairs in an astonishing nine minutes and sent the No. 39 truck out in the third position.
With two laps remaining, Ron Whitton throttled-down and worked his way through the slower race traffic in an effort to reclaim the overall position. By the end of the third lap, Whitton had once again advanced on corrected time to claim a nearly one minute lead over the second place contender, Adam Householder, in the No. 24 Unlimited Truck. Crossing the finish line in 4 hours, 59 minutes, and 26 seconds, the No. 39 Whitton truck earned the overall victory with a 1 minute and 2 second lead over Householder.
“Usually we start in front of the Unlimited Buggies but SNORE started them ahead of us for this race. I was the last unlimited vehicle to leave the starting line and my co-driver, Chas, kept pushing me hard to make our way out front. Rick Geiser and the crew did a great job getting the header fixed and getting us back out on course and everything else just kind of came together after that. Other than the header issue, we had no other problems and not a single flat on our Toyo Tires,” remarked Ron Whitton.
Claiming first place in the Unlimited Truck class at SNORE’s 32nd Annual KC HiLites Midnight Special in August, Whitton has had a remarkable showing at this year’s SNORE series events. Looking forward to building upon this season’s successes, the No. 39 truck will compete at the 42nd Annual SCORE Baja 1000 and will finish out the year at Best in the Desert’s Henderson 400 race in December.
The No. 39 Ron Whitton Unlimited Truck is Sponsored By:
Toyo Tires
Whitton Companies
KC HiLites
Geiser Brothers
Trail Ready
Sikkens Paints
Orlando Auto Body
IonEarth
King Shocks
F&L Racing Fuel
MasterCraft Safety
UPR.com
Sign Pros
K&N Filters
For More Information on Ron Whitton check out:
www.gnrracing.com
Photography by:
Eric Record of Carrera Photography
Team Toyo Off-Road Drivers Win in California and Michigan
August 11, 2009 by Fish
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August 10, 2009
Team Toyo® Off-Road Drivers Win in California and Michigan
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA – Team Toyo Off-Road drivers were on a roll this past weekend, winning in both the hot California desert and in short course racing in Michigan. Ron Whitton, with co-driver Chas Dana, piloted their Toyo Tires/Whitton Companies/G&R Racing Ford F-150 to win theKC HiLites Midnight Special in Ridgecrest, California. Competing on 39X13.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T-R tires, the team conquered the grueling 220-mile night race in 4 hours and 53 minutes.
“The course was very rocky and dusty with no wind to clear it… this made the first lap and a half a challenge to get to the front,” said Whitton. “These are the best tires we have ever had… Toyo has done a great job developing this product.”
Early in the race, Whitton and Dana stopped to replace a rim broken on a rock when trying to pass in the blinding dust. That cost the team approximately seven minutes, but they easily made up that time and took over the lead of the race. This was a great family win, as the 65-year-old Whitton was accompanied by Dana, his 22-year-old grandson. A part of the Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) series, the KC HiLites Midnight Special consisted of five 44-mile laps, resulting in a course that became more punishing with every lap.
At the 1.5-mile Bark River International Raceway in Bark River, Michigan, Team LeDuc scored victories in both Pro 2WD and Pro 4X4 during the weekend. Kyle LeDuc won back-to-back victories in Pro 4X4 during Rounds 9 and 10 of The Off-Road Championship (TORC) series. Driving his #99 Rockstar/Makita/Ford Trucks/Toyo Tires F-150 running on 35X12.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T-R tires, he also won two “Oakley Bomb Run” awards for the fastest lap times in each race. Also finishing on the podium in second both days was Rick Huseman, championship points leader and driver of the #36 Monster Energy/Traxxas/Toyota/Toyo Tires Tundra.
While driving his #3 Rockstar/Makita/Ford Trucks/Toyo Tires F-150, Todd LeDuc had similar success to his younger brother at Bark River by finishing in second during Saturday’s race, then winning overall in the Pro 2WD class on Sunday. Although both LeDuc brothers swept the recent Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series weekend in Lake Elsinore, California, this was the first win for Todd LeDuc in TORC, even though he has finished on the podium five other times this season.
“This (Sunday) was one of the hardest 20-minute races I have ever done, and I am sure the hardest ever on my tires,” said Todd LeDuc. “My Toyo Tires held up really well, finding grip in both soft loam and on dry, slick surfaces.”
Todd LeDuc is third overall in the Pro 2WD championship points, while Kyle has moved into second in Pro 4X4.
“We congratulate both Ron Whitton for his desert win and the LeDuc brothers for their short course victories at Bark River,” said Stan Chen, manager of events and motorsports, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. “We are excited that Toyo Open Country M/T-R tires have scored wins in both forms of off-road racing during the same weekend.”
To learn more about the Open Country line of tires from Toyo Tires, and about Team Toyo Off-Road drivers, log on to toyotires.com. Toyo Tires manufactures and distributes a complete line of replacement tires for high performance cars, luxury vehicles, light trucks and SUVs as well as tires for commercial trucks, buses and off-road and construction applications.
