Championship Off-Road
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| Category | Short course off-road racing |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Inaugural season | 2020 |
| Official website | champoffroad |
Championship Off-Road, officially known as AMSOIL Championship Off-Road (as Amsoil holds the naming rights) and abbreviated to COR, is an American short course off-road racing series. Founded in 2020 and sanctioned by the International Series of Champions (ISOC), the series mainly competes in the Midwestern United States.
History[edit]
TORC: The Off-Road Championship was originally the preeminent sanctioning body for short course off-road racing in the Midwest before its folding in 2018. The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series then took over as the main series in the region via the Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League until its dissolution after the 2019 season as officials elected to focus on LOORRS.[1] In October 2019, ISOC partnered with Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, Bark River Raceway, and ERX Motor Park to create Championship Off-Road.[2]
Championship Off-Road's inaugural season in 2020 was marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting restrictions on attendance forced Bark River to cancel its races. The opener was held at ERX on July 10–11.[3][4]
LOORRS released its 2021 schedule in October 2020 at only three tracks.[5] On November 13, Lucas Oil Products announced that it has ended sponsoring and operating the LOORRS series.[6] This closure left COR (and the dissimilar Stadium Super Trucks) as the only short course off-road racing sanctioning bodies remaining.[7] Many of the West Coast teams raced in the Midwest for the season.[8]
Media[edit]
COR races were streamed online at Vimeo Livestream. The booth consisted of Brent Smith and Cheyne Statezny while Haley Shanley served as track reporter.[9] CBS Sports Network assumed television rights beginning in 2022.[10]
Tracks[edit]
| Track | Location | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Antigo Lions Roaring Raceway | Antigo, Wisconsin | 2021-Present |
| Bark River International Raceway | Bark River, Michigan | 2020–Present |
| Crandon International Off-Road Raceway | Crandon, Wisconsin | 2020–2023 |
| Deadwood | Deadwood, South Dakota | 2024-Present |
| Dirt City Motorplex | Lena, Wisconsin | 2020–Present |
| ERX Motor Park | Elk River, Minnesota | 2020–Present |
| MidAmerica Outdoors | Jay, Oklahoma | 2023 |
| Source:[11] | ||
Champions[edit]
Source:[12]
| Year | Pro 4 | Pro 2 | Pro 2 vs. Pro 4 | Pro Lite | Pro Spec | Super Stock Truck | Stock Truck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kyle LeDuc | Kyle Kleiman | Zachery Kirchner | John Holtger | - | Nick Visser | Collin Wichman |
| 2021 | C. J. Greaves | Keegan Kincaid | Daely Pentico | Brock Heger | Ryan Beat | Joe Maciosek | Diesel Shanak |
| 2022 | C. J. Greaves | Jerett Brooks | Dave Mason Jr. | Kyle Greaves | Gray Leadbetter | Kyle Cooper | Cory Holtger |
| 2023 | C. J. Greaves | Cory Winner | ? | Kyle Greaves | Chad Rayford | Joe Maciosek | Cory Holtger |
| Year | Pro Buggy | Super Buggy | 1600 Light Buggy | 1600 Single Buggy | Class 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michael Hester | - | Billy Buth | Billy Buth | |
| 2021 | - | Michael Meister | Colin Schulz | Dylan Parsons | |
| 2022 | Michael Meister | - | Colin Schulz | John Fitzgerald | |
| 2023 | Mark Steinhardt | - | Colin Schulz | Michael Seefeldt | Ryan Rodriguez |
| Year | Pro Turbo SxS | Pro Stock SxS | Pro Am SxS | Sportsman SxS | 570 SxS | 170/200 SxS | Pro R | Youth SxS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | C. J. Greaves | C. J. Greaves | Dylan Marquardt | Dylan Marquardt | - | Ellah Holtger | - | - |
| 2021 | Rodney Vaneperen | Brock Heger | Dylan Marquardt | Colin Kernz | Chase Braun | Kody Krantz | - | - |
| 2022 | Hamish Kelsey | Brock Heger | Colin Kernz | Jacob Blemke | Ethan Dresel | Wyatt Olson | Andy Ives | - |
| 2023 | Kyle Chaney | C.J. Greaves | Bill Berger | Trent Peetz | Corbyn Wassenberg | Tanner Thibeault | ? | Ryker Remington |
| Year | Mod Kart | 450 Mod Karts | Short Course Kart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Easton Sleaper | John Holtger | Andy Johnson |
| 2021 | Easton Sleaper | - | Ava Lawrence |
| 2022 | Porter Inglese | - | Carter Zahara |
| 2023 | Porter Inglese | - | Race Visser |
Other[edit]
Classix[edit]
- 2020: Dale Chestnut
Formula 4x4[edit]
- 2020: Danny Beauchamp
References[edit]
- ^ Headlee, Jake (September 13, 2019). "Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League Dissolved". Off Road Xtreme. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "ISOC Set To Lead Charge for Off-Road Short Course Racing". Championship Off-Road. October 25, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Crandon Raceway confirms September race events". Racer. August 5, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Fiolka, Marty (June 9, 2020). "ERX Motor Park shares plans to host short-course off-road events with spectators". Racer. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ James, Richard S. (October 6, 2020). "2021 LOORRS schedule features nine races at three tracks". RACER magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ staff (November 13, 2020). "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series to be discontinued". RACER magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Chick, David (November 13, 2020). "Chick's Corner: Why Lucas Oil Closing LOORRS Won't Kill Short Course". Off Road Xtreme. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "AMSOIL Championship Off Road Season Opener Brings the Heat in Antigo | AMSOIL Championship Off-Road". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Krywult, Sebastian (June 18, 2020). "Championship Off-Road Announces Broadcast Team For Inaugural Season Of Short Course Racing". Off-Road Race. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Championship Off-Road Announces 2022 Schedule". DirtSportsWorld. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Results". Championship Off-Road. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Points". Championship Off-Road. Retrieved September 5, 2021.