Kincaid Takes Home 2nd Win of Season

Jul 19, 2009

             After a bad luck streak in Crandon, Jeff Kincaid Motorsports prepped its top-notch Pro- Light duo, and packed up, and headed north to Bark River, MI.  Bark River was slated to host Rounds 7 & 8 of the 2009 Traxxas TORC series, July 11^th & 12th.  The crew arrived at the track Thursday the 9^th to get setup, and get the truck technical inspection done.  Friday afternoon brought a 3 lap practice session.  With a brand new Toyota 3RZ motor to power his Traxxas - Potawatomi Tacoma with BFGoodrich tires, Jeff wanted to do a shakedown run to make sure all was well with the truck.  With the practice complete and no problems, Kincaid was sure his truck was setup right to get him into the winner’s circle.

            A beautiful and sunny Saturday brought Round 7 action to Bark River.  With Jeff leading the point’s standings, and the 6 truck inversion, he staged in the 6^th starting position.  The 9 truck field lined up 2 by 2, and headed toward the starter’s tower.  The green flag dropped, and Kincaid waited patiently to settle into position.  Jeff wasted no time charging to the front. On lap 3 Kincaid settled into the 3^rd position behind Chris Brandt and Chad Hord as they battled for the lead.  Kincaid challenged for 2^nd, but held his position until the mandatory caution on lap 5.  The field bunched back up, and took the green for the remainder of the race.  Jeff took no time getting himself to the second position as he settled in behind leader Chad Hord.  With 3 laps remaining, Jeff started to challenge Hord for the lead.  Getting ready to make his move for the lead, Kincaid followed Hord in to the back section of the 1.5 mile track.  As he rounded the back corner, Jeff started to slow and pulled off the track, ending his day with a mechanical failure.  Hord went on to win the race and Kincaid finished in the 8^th position.  Even with Jeff’s DNF, he still set the fastest lap in the race and received the Oakley Bomb Run Award.  After Round 7, Hord took over the point standings with a 12 point lead over Kincaid.

            The crew went to work Saturday night, doing a check-over of the truck, making sure it was in winning form.  Sunday morning Kincaid used the practice session to check the truck over, and was confident he would be on top of the podium for Round 8.  The 9 truck field again took the line, with Kincaid now starting in the 5^th position for Round 8.  Steve Federico led the field to the green as action got underway. Kincaid made his way into 3^rd place by the 3^rd corner, but with the first lap clutter contact was made, and Jeff was spun around allowing the whole field to pass him.  Straightened back out, Kincaid knew he had some work to do to get to the front.  Jeff charged hard passing 4 trucks by the mandatory caution.  As the field bunched back up, Kincaid sat in the 4^th position behind Marty Hart, Casey Currie, and Chris Brandt.  The field rolled towards the green and took off again.  Jeff put himself right in the middle of Currie and Brandt’s battle for 2^nd, passing them both within a lap and a half.  With all of the battling, Marty Hart had made a huge gap between him and the rest of

 

the field.  Kincaid was definitely not going to settle for 2^nd, so he pressed on, making up a second a lap.  On the final lap, Hart started to show a little smoke and his truck began to lose power.  Jeff kept the pressure on, and was able to pass Hart coming over the hill from the back section.  Kincaid then cruised to his 2^nd victory of the 2009 season.  Chris Brandt and Casey Currie would follow Jeff across the line respectively.  In Kincaid’s hunt for the lead, he again set the fastest lap of the race, receiving the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the 4^th time this season.  Chad Hord was sidelined early with damage from the first lap mayhem, letting Jeff gain some points back.

            Leaving the weekend Kincaid and Hord are tied for first place in the season-ending point’s standings, with 6 rounds remaining.  Round 8 action will be broadcasted this Sunday, July 19^th, at 11:30 Eastern Time on ESPN2. Be sure to check out JKM’s winning performance.  The next stop on the inaugural season of the Traxxas TORC Series will be back at Bark River, MI August 8^th & 9^th for Rounds 9 and 10.  We look forward to seeing you there.