LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Mother Nature clashed down on the Southern Nevada desert Sunday as cool temperatures, high wind gusts and threatening rain forced racers to consider changing up setups at the last minute for Round 6 of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Series at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. An unseasonably weather front locked in on the Las Vegas Metropolitan area and threatened to change the track from blue groove to a mud pit, but just as fast as the rain began to fall it stopped.
Rockstar Energy Racing’s Rob MacCachren took to the track during the Sunday morning qualifying session and qualified in the second position behind 4 Wheel Parts sponsored – Greg Adler.
The #21 Rockstar/BFGoodrich/Mastercraft Pro 2 churned up the dirt in the corners of the 1.1-mile undulating racecourse and MacCachren and his Rockstar Energy backed crew did not have to make a single adjustment from Saturday’s round 5 where he was victorious.
With the Lucas Oil Pro 2 inversion, MacCachren started Sunday’s race on the outside of third row side-by-side with Adler. As the entire field of racers immediately began to charge forward, MacCachren had already moved into the third spot.
Setting his sights on the two trucks in front of him it was only the third lap of the race before he made the pass to the front. MacCachren pushed the envelope of the #21 Rockstar/BFGoodrich/Mastercraft Pro 2 and pulled away from the entire field.
MacCachren put his Rockstar/BFGoodrich/Mastercraft Pro 2 through the turns like no one else. With his ability to turn his truck on a dime, MacCachren raced alone out in front of the entire field.
MacCachren commented, “We waited until the last minute we could before we decided what tire and groove to put on our BFGoodrich Tires. With the weather and track changing every thirty minutes it was really important to get everything just right before we headed into the dirt for round 6. Our BFGoodrich Tires performed outstanding once again today and I couldn’t ask for anything more. They really provided incredible forward traction and of course they continue to be the workhorse in the dirt for us.”
Dominating in the elite Unlimited Pro 2 class in both rounds 5 and 6, MacCachren continues his march towards his 2010 goal of earning another Pro 2 season championship. Rob earned season championships in two different series in 2008, 2009 and continues striding towards the points championship in 2010.
Rob explained, “We love to win, but our ultimate goal is to win the season championship. There is a lot of hard work that goes into a season championship and the Rockstar Energy Racing crew continues to work and perform at championship levels. Another important aspect of our team is the continued support from our sponsors. We could not be racing at this level without the partnerships we have in place with our sponsors. Rockstar Energy Drink, BFGoodrich Tires and Mastercraft Safety continue to be the great sponsors with our team.”
With 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Series Rounds 5 & 6 in the books, Rob MacCachren continues to lead the Unlimited Pro 2 division in the race for the season point’s championship.
Rob MacCachren switches gears this week as he turns his focus to the 2010 SCORE Baja 500 race where he will be racing the #20 Rockstar/BFGoodrich/Mastercraft Safety Trophy Truck. Rob starts this year’s SCORE Baja 500 from the second position off the line and will solo the 438-mile race. Rob MacCachren has a rich Baja legacy that he’s developed over the past 28 years winning 5 SCORE Baja 500 and 5 SCORE Baja 1000 races.
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Rob MacCachren Racing: Rob MacCachren’s career accomplishments include winning three consecutive Borg-Warner Championships, as well as three Governor’s Cup Championships, all at Crandon International Raceway in Wisconsin. The multi-disciplined championship racer has accumulated 168 victories and 19 championships between closed short course and open desert racing.
Rob has also accumulated 5 SCORE Baja 1000 victories and another 5 SCORE Baja 500 wins. MacCachren was heralded as the premier driver after winning the longest distance (1296 miles point-to-point) SCORE Baja 1000 ever held in 2007. Rob MacCachren earned consecutive short course Pro 2 Championships in 2008 and 2009.
