Kincaid takes 6th win and stretches points lead

         After sweeping rounds 11 and 12 in Crandon, Jeff Kincaid Motorsports was prepped and ready to keep the winning streak alive, and stretch their points lead. Next on the agenda, Rounds 13 & 14 of the Traxxas TORC series set to take place at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA, this past weekend September 25th and 26th. Jeff and the crew arrived in Perris, CA to a sweltering 100+ degrees on Thursday morning to get set up and teched in for the weekend. Friday afternoon brought 2 practice sessions on the short, technical PAS track. Jeff decided to watch the first session to see how other drivers adjust to the changes from the first Perris race. Kincaid then went out for the second session to perform a shakedown of his Traxxas – Potawatomi –BFGoodrich - Toyota Tacoma. With everything good in the run, the crew checked the truck over to make sure for a flawless race later that night.

Under the lights, Kincaid headed to staging to strap in for round 13. The trucks rolled out onto the track, and began the pace laps, with Kincaid starting in the 6th position on the 2-by-2 start. The pace truck pulled of the track, as Mark Oberg and Casey Currie lead the 15 truck field to the green. Jeff patiently stayed clear of the race start carnage as he remained in 5th for the first couple laps. The next couple laps, Kincaid started charging forward, making his way to 2nd place behind Marty Hart by the 5th lap. On lap 7, Kincaid had a tire roll off the bead, and he quickly pulled into the hot pits. Jeff’s crew jumped into action, changing the tire promptly, getting him back into action. The leaders did make it by Kincaid before he could get back out, putting him a lap down. Kincaid raced hard to the mandatory halfway caution. With Jeff the first truck a lap down, he received the newly implemented “Lucky-Dog Award,” getting him back on the lead lap. Kincaid now had the whole field ahead of him with 10 laps remaining. The green flag dropped again, as Jeff charged hard towards the front, passing two trucks on the first lap. The veteran continued his march towards the front, putting himself in the top 5 with 5 flaps to go. Kincaid kept battling with the leaders, passing them one at a time. Coming to the white flag, Kincaid put himself into 2nd place after some of the leaders piled up in a corner. Jeff kept charging as Chris Brandt was in clear site ahead of him. Brandt steadily finished the lap, and took home the victory, with Kincaid finishing a short 5 truck lengths behind him. Along with his 2nd place finish, Kincaid took home his 9th Oakley Bomb Run Award, and also stretched his lead to 15 points over Chad Hord.

The next day the crew went to work, checking all things over to ensure another podium finish. With the truck in top working condition, Jeff got strapped in for round 14. Kincaid again staged in the 6th position to start the race, as the field rolled onto the track to take the pace laps. Casey Currie failed to make it on the track due to mechanical failures, moving Jeff to 5th. Mark Oberg again led the field to green, as the Traxxas Pace Truck pulled off. Jeff took no time getting to the top three, while the 14 truck field barreled through the 1st turn. Marty Hart led the field around the first lap, with Kincaid passing Oberg for 2nd place. Hart and Kincaid continued to battle for the lead for the first couple laps, until Kincaid made the pass stick for the lead on lap 3. On the same lap Jeff’s truck began to bobble going through the infield rhythm section, allowing Hart and Chad Hord to get by Kincaid. Once Kincaid got through the rhythm section, the motor cleared out, allowing Jeff to get back to full speed. With the truck back under full power, Kincaid started to gain on the leaders again. By lap 5, Jeff made it back past Hord, and set his sights on the leader Hart. Kincaid continued to battle with Hart for lead, up until the mandatory half way caution. The field bunched back up behind Hart and Kincaid as they took the green for the second half of the race. Kincaid wasted no time, as he pulled alongside Hart going down the back stretch and made the pass stick heading into the infield. Jeff kept pressing forward stretching his lead out to over 6 truck lengths, and continued on to take his 6th victory of the season. With the victory, Jeff claimed his 10th Oakley Bomb Run award of the season. Hord finished 7th with shifter problems, allowing Kincaid to stretch his points lead to 27 with only 2 rounds left. Jeff commented about the truck bobble, “We were lucky it cleared out right away. There must have been something that blocked a jet, and it was able to rattle free, so I could go get the win!”

Round 12 action from Perris will air this Sunday, October 4th, on ESPN2 at 11:00 P.M. Eastern time. Make sure to catch all the action from Jeff’s win, and all the other TORC classes. The final rounds of racing of the Traxxas TORC series is set to take over Las Vegas Motor Speedway, October 23th and 24th, for rounds 15 and 16. Jeff looks to clinch his 7th Championship early in the weekend at Vegas, as it will be his last 2 rounds of racing in a Pro-Lite. Come out, and cheer Jeff on as he captures his final Pro-Lite Championship! Check our website, jeffkincaidracing.com, for JKM photo, video, and news updates.