Saturday’s Lucas Oil Off Road Race at Glen Helen to be Dedicated to Jeff “Ox” Kargola‏

Corona,
Calif. (May 18, 2011) – The Glen Helen round of the Lucas Oil
Off-Road Racing Series is always one to get excited about, with much
of the industry and many of the key sponsors in the series either
wholly based or having a very strong presence in Southern California,
and the vast majority of the drivers as well.

This
weekend’s racing will mark rounds five and six of the series, which
is seeing unprecedented success in 2011, and even though this is
true, no one is sitting on their laurels. It’s the second time for
the series to visit Glen Helen, and improvements for this year’s
event include doubling the seating capacity and streamlining parking
to create a better flow for spectators, so they can spend more time
watching the racing and visiting with their favorite drivers and
vendors.

This
weekend’s event will not only include the usual suspects of the
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, such as Brian Deegan, Jeremy
“Twitch” Stenberg, Carl Renezeder, Rob MacCachren, Curt Leduc,
Rick Huseman, Jeremy McGrath, Jason Ellis, Cameron Steele and more,
but also NASCAR star and six-time off-road champ Robby Gordon will be
hoping to make his presence known in Pro 2 Unlimited.

“We’re
really happy to be back at Glen Helen in our own back yard,” says
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series race director Tony Vanillo. “It’s
a unique track in the series that it has such a long front
straightaway with three large tabletop jumps. It’s the only track
on the circuit like that. We also worked on turn three since our last
time out here to hopefully improve the racing. This event sold out
last year, so we’re hoping it happens again this weekend, and we
hope the fans appreciate what we’ve done to improve upon an already
great racing facility for our second time at Glen Helen.”

General
Tire and the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series have dedicated
Saturday’s event to Jeff “Ox” Kargola, who recently lost his
life after a motorcycle crash in Mexico. Kargola was one of the
rising stars of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series after achieving
fame as a freestyle motocross competitor and personality. He will be
missed.

And
to round it all out, as
part of this Saturday’s short-course off-road-racing festivities,
Stronghold Motorsports and Lucas Oil will present Assuming We
Survive, Hyla Brook, and Atreyu’s Brandon Sallar with the Black
Cloud Collective on the Lucas Oil Stage at Glen Helen. This special
concert is included with your admission and will be held on the main
vendor midway for all spectators to enjoy once Saturday’s racing
action is comes to a conclusion.

If
you’re in the area, make sure you come out and check out the
action. Last year’s event was sold out, so although seating
capacity has doubled, make sure you get to the track early to secure
the best spot you can to view the on-track action.

About
the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series:

The
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is the evolution of the long
standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas
Oil Products. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off
road racing infused with a West Coast influence, Lucas Oil Off Road
Racing brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging,
fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short
Course. For more information please visit www.LucasOilOffRoad.com