Casey Currie Shows ‘Monster’ Fighting Spirit in Lucas Oil Off Road Series Rounds 3/4, Surprise, AZ

CC | April 22, 2011

Defending TORC Series Pro Light Truck champ Casey Currie took his #2 Monster Energy/ Nissan Frontier Pro Lite truck to Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, AZ, this past weekend for rounds 3 and 4 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. He had a decent showing in his first outing landing him 5th in the points standings to kick the season off. Looking to improve, Casey and the team worked hard in race prep to have the Nissan dialed-in.

Qualifying would set the stage for a pressure pack weekend in the hot Arizona desert. Casey was setting up to pass Brian Deegan when he went wide in the turn and hit the K-rail, breaking the rear wheel. Needless to say, the team went to work on the truck and miraculously made the repairs in time for the Saturday afternoon race.

Saturday, Currie lined up in the 10th position. When the green flag flew, he patiently worked his way through the field, making his way up to 5th by lap 4. He picked-off another position when Rodrigo Ampudia went wide in turn 5 landing him in 4th just in time for the mandatory caution, halfway through the race. At the restart, Casey began to make his move to the front and feeling good about his chances to reach the podium. However, it was not meant to be, as a mechanical problem developed which effected his steering. He fell back a couple of positions and finished a hard fought 6th out of a field of 16 trucks.

For Sunday’s race, Currie, still fighting mechanical issues, qualified 11th. Obviously the hardest working driver on the track, Casey was able to dice his way up to 5th by the competition caution. After a botched restart, officials called for a second restart. This time, Currie missed a gear, losing his momentum and a couple of positions. Casey nursed his batter Nissan to the finish line, grateful to take home a 7th place finish.
“The truck was mangled the entire weekend,” said Currie. “The crew did a phenomenal job getting it back together and ready for the race. If you didn’t see it you wouldn’t believe we could even finished the race. So, we are thankful to finish the way we did and stay close to the leaders in the points. As we always do, we will continue to tweak the truck ’til we’re on the podium.”

Casey Currie and his Monster Energy/Oakley team will head to Glen Helen Raceway on May 21st-22nd for rounds 5 and 6 of the Lucas Series. Then, turn around and head to Red Bud MX Park in Buchanan, MI, to defend his Pro Light Truck championship in the opening rounds of The Off Road Championship’s season on May 28th-May 29th.

Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners:
Monster Energy, General Tires, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, NISSAN, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, Method Wheels, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, CBR Radiators , Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil.