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Beau Judge Extends CORR Pro SXS Points Lead With Round 8 Win at Firebird

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The premier division of Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) is firmly under Beau Judge’s control after another exciting weekend of action at Firebird Motorsports Park. After climbing from sixth to second in Saturday’s Round 7 action, Judge found his way past Conner Maxwell immediately as the green flag dropped on Sunday and took his second win of the season in Round 8.

“Luckily, I just got a good jump on the start,” said Judge. “I’ve always been good on the light, so I was able to clear him going into Turn 1, and then I was just hitting my marks. It was starting to become a desert race out there—the ruts were getting so deep and the holes were getting big, so I was happy with my tire choice. Congrats to the other podium guys—we’re all 1-2-3 in points, and this is why.”

Judge’s top points rivals, Kyle Arkenau and Bryan McCormick, joined him on the podium. Arkenau followed Judge into second place on the first lap, but he’d be hotly pursued by Maxwell until Maxwell spun with just two laps to go. McCormick, meanwhile, jumped from sixth to third in the closing laps of the race to secure his third podium of the season.

The day started with a bang in the 170 Production class, with Saturday winner Greyson Gentry caught up in a first-lap tangle that would prevent him from going two for two on the weekend. The high attrition start to the day would see multiple leaders either wreck or pull off before Saturday runner-up Krayton O’Connor would secure his first win of the season. Gentry wouldn’t be the only driver to face that fate while pursuing a weekend sweep, as Timothy Jones had an incident of his own in the Sportsman race.

Others found redemption from bad luck earlier in the weekend. Carson Greco spun while leading Pro Am on Saturday, giving the win to Kash Hart, but there would be no repeat on Sunday as he took his sixth win of the season. Likewise, after giving up the Sportsman lead to Jones on Saturday on the final lap, Chris Leaming would hang on until the checkered flag on Sunday.

Ryder VanBeekum further extended his Pro NA points lead with his second win of the weekend and fourth of the season. Other weekend sweeps in the adult classes included Michael Burnstein in Pro Am Turbo, Calvin O’Dell in Sportsman Turbo, Johnny Holtger in Pro Lite, and Jason Weller in SR1 after a dramatic on Paul O’Brien in the final corner coming to the white flag.

“Yesterday the track was great, and today it was a lot more wet,” said Weller. “I had to chill out the first few laps, and once you start feeling the traction you can start figuring it out. Paul is really good—he doesn’t mess up, and it’s real hard to find a spot just to get him. I started setting him, up, and in that last turn he was taking different lines every time. Sure enough, he went wide, and I was right there.”

Youth drivers to win both races on the weekend included Gentry in 170 Limited, Murphy McKay in 250 Modified, and Addie Atteberry in 800 Open to extend her win streak in that class to seven races. Kyle Niner found his way back to the top of the box in Youth Production after finishing second on Saturday, while Ryder Greco earned the Youth Restricted win after running third in Round 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podium finishers from CORR 2025-26 Round 8 at Firebird Motorsports Park were as follows:

For full results, click here.

The 2025-26 CORR season will conclude on April 17-19, once again at Firebird Motorsports Park. Live streaming will once again be available on RACER+ and CORR social media channels. CORR will return to the RACER Network airwaves on Monday, March 30 with highlights from Round 6 at Glen Helen Raceway.

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All CORR races will feature television coverage on the RACER Network, as well as free live streaming on multiple platforms. Click here for the full CORR schedule.

Click here to download the full rulebook for the upcoming season.

CORR would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2025–26 CORR season or a specific event? Please contact us at marketing@corracing.com for more information.

Vendors—we want you too! To learn more about opportunities with CORR, reach out at marketing@corracing.com.

For general series information, visit us online at www.corracing.com.

Conner Maxwell Breaks Through for First Pro SXS Win of CORR Season at Firebird

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After taking his first podium of the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) season last month at Glen Helen Raceway, Conner Maxwell did a couple steps better on the box on Saturday afternoon at Firebird Motorsports Park. Maxwell took the lead early and scored his first victory of the season in Round 7, claiming the Maxxis Fastest Lap Award in the process.

“I knew I needed to get right to the front and run my own line,” said Maxwell. “I wanted to get out front, run clean lines, and get away from all the chaos. This one feels really good to get back up here on the box where I belong. Nothing feels greater than being up on the top step!”

The other two spots on the Pro SXS podium, meanwhile, changed in the closing laps. Ryder VanBeekum led his father Robert for second place coming into Lap 8, but a mechanical issue would force him to pull off. Beau Judge would ascend to third and haunt Robert VanBeekum for second going into the final lap, where the elder VanBeekum would also pull off track.

Cameron Bawden, who had already placed third in Pro Production, would get to replicate the result in Pro SXS as a result. But for Judge, clawing his way up to second would allow him to further extend his points lead over polesitter Kyle Arkenau, who finished fourth, and Bryan McCormick, who took an early DNF.

“We started in P6, and I knew we had our work cut out for us with the good competition here,” said Judge. “We just kept picking everybody off, and I think I was up to fifth by the competition yellow. I was able to get one guy off the restart, we got up to third, I was battling with Robert, and he must have had a belt go or something. By the time I got through everyone, Conner was just too far up.”

Ryder VanBeekum wouldn’t walk away from the day empty handed, though, as he won the Pro NA race earlier in the afternoon to extend his points lead to 12 over Ryder Chapman. Other Pro class winners included Trent Ouellette in a surprise entry in Pro Production, Kash Hart in Pro Am after a late spin for Carson Greco, and Michael Burnstein in Pro Am Turbo.

The Sportsman race saw a dramatic finish thanks to Timothy Jones, who put on a show to earn his first win of the season. He passed both Chris Leaming for the class win and Sportsman Turbo winner Calvin Odell for the overall win in the final lap of the race.

“It was a really fun race, especially with the final restart coming,” said Jones. “I thought I had lost it on the restart, I had my spotter tell me to back up off the Turbo guys. I left it open in Turn 1, he got through, had to battle back a couple laps later, secured number one. It was a fun race.”

The two Youth classes were swept by the Foerster family, with Tatum Foerster winning the Production race and Ryder Foerster claiming the checkers in Youth Restricted. In the youngest divisions, Addie Atteberry extended her winning streak to six races in 800 Open, Murphy McKay returned to the series with his first win of the season in 250 Modified, and Greyson Gentry swept both the 170 Limited and Production races. Johnny Holtger (Pro Lite) and Jason Weller (SR1) rounded out the winners on the day.

Podium finishers from CORR 2025-26 Round 7 at Firebird Motorsports Park were as follows:

For full results, click here.

The action continues at 9AM on Sunday morning with another full slate of races for every class. Live streaming will once again be available on RACER+ and CORR social media channels.

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All CORR races will feature television coverage on the RACER Network, as well as free live streaming on multiple platforms. Click here for the full CORR schedule.

Click here to download the full rulebook for the upcoming season.

CORR would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2025–26 CORR season or a specific event? Please contact us at marketing@corracing.com for more information.

Vendors—we want you too! To learn more about opportunities with CORR, reach out at marketing@corracing.com.

For general series information, visit us online at www.corracing.com.

Kyle Arkenau Tops Pro SXS Qualifying as CORR Season Resumes at Firebird

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Pro SXS title contender Kyle Arkenau threw down the fastest time in qualifying for CORR’s return to Firebird Motorsports Park, turning a 54.200 on Friday afternoon to take the pole. The lap was .303 seconds faster than defending series champion Ryder VanBeekum in second, as drivers look to whittle down Beau Judge’s points lead in Rounds 7 and 8 this weekend.

In fact, VanBeekum qualified second in both top Pro classes, as he ran second to his father Robert in Pro NA as well. Multiple points leaders came out on top of their respective qualifying sessions, including Carson Greco (Pro Am), Jeremy Spears (Pro Production), Johnny Holtger (Pro Lite), and Addie Atteberry (800 Open).

Many classes saw extremely close pole fights that suggest this weekend’s action will be hotly contested. Tanner Wittman’s Pro Am Turbo pole came by just .013 seconds over Michael Burnstein, while Tatum Foerster turned a lap of exactly one minute in Youth Production to beat five-time race winner Kyle Niner by .024 seconds. Austin Dorn only outqualified Chris Leaming in Sportsman by .051 seconds, and Ryder Foerster beat Jaxon Cotter by the exact same margin in Youth Restricted.

Provisional top qualifiers on Friday included the following:

UTV, Car, and Truck Classes

  • Pro SXS: #93 Kyle Arkenau, 54.200
  • Pro NA: #64 Robert VanBeekum, 56.310
  • Pro Am: #155 Carson Greco, 57.834
  • Pro Production: #849 Jeremy Spears, 58.631
  • Pro Am Turbo: #88 Tanner Wittman, 59.124
  • Pro Lite: #44 Johnny Holtger, 1:00.209
  • Sportsman: #27 Austin Dorn, 1:01.641
  • Sportsman Turbo: #241 Calvin ODell, 1:01.718
  • SR1: #18 Jason Weller, 1:02.038

Youth Classes

  • Youth Production: #195 Tatum Foerster, 1:00.000
  • Youth Restricted: #695 Ryder Foerster, 1:02.595
  • Youth SXS: #124 Banks Bawden, 1:03.051
  • 800 Open: #66 Addie Atteberry, 1:08.000
  • 250 Modified: #471 Murphy McKay, 1:12.304
  • 170 Limited: #747 Zeppelin Ledbetter, 1:15.693
  • 170 Production: #208 Greyson Gentry, 1:19.397

For full practice and qualifying results, click here.

Racing kicks off on both Saturday and Sunday at 9AM with Youth divisions, while UTV, Car, and Truck classes will race each day at 1PM. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate, while RACER+, YouTube, Facebook, and Rumble will carry free live streaming coverage of both race days.

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All CORR races will feature television coverage on the RACER Network, as well as free live streaming on multiple platforms. Click here for the full CORR schedule.

Click here to download the full rulebook for the upcoming season.

CORR would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2025–26 CORR season or a specific event? Please contact us at marketing@corracing.com for more information.

Vendors—we want you too! To learn more about opportunities with CORR, reach out at marketing@corracing.com.

For general series information, visit us online at www.corracing.com.

Augie Renezeder Wins CORR Debut as Series Opens Glen Helen Doubleheader

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As Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) firmly took the torch of short course off-road racing in the southwest with its debut at Glen Helen Raceway on Saturday, so, too, did the next generation of one of the sport’s most famous names.

Following in the footsteps of his legendary father Carl, Augie Renezeder stormed out of the gate in CORR’s premier Pro SXS class in a car built by another iconic name, Doug Mittag. The younger Renezeder posted a clean sweep of Saturday’s Round 5 action, qualifying first, posting the Maxxis Tires Fast Lap, and earning the victory in his series debut.

“I think it’s just believing in myself, the car, my family, and everybody coaching me, and staying as calm as possible,” Renezeder said when asked about how he took the win. “I’d like to thank my family—my head crew chief, my uncle Frank, has been working his butt off to put all this together.”

Second place went to championship leader Beau Judge, who extended the advantage with his fourth podium of the season. In spite of early chaos that saw him take contact off the start, Judge was determined not to pay it forward when chasing down Renezeder—and he was rewarded with a points advantage over Bryan McCormick that has swelled to 28.

“Right when we got off the start, going into turn one I got hit in the back and almost spun out, but I was able to make the rhythm section,” Judge explained. “Augie was running a good race, and I was right behind him… in Turn 4 he was making a swoop and he stepped out a little bit, but I didn’t want to slam into him so I slammed super hard on the brakes. I don’t know if it did something to the diff but it just made the car seem super loose from there on.”

The dream of a perfect season is over for the last two remaining drivers who had a shot coming in, as both Kyle Niner in Youth Production and Ryder Greco in Youth Restricted would occupy other spots on the podium. Niner would fight through the loss of all-wheel drive to place third while Tatum Foerster led every lap, while Greco would fall just .406 seconds short of Krew Hart at the line in a dramatic finish.

In fact, almost every Youth class would see a first-time winner on the season. Greyson Gentry kicked off the streak of new winners in 170 Production, followed by Maisyn Atteberry in 250 Modified, and Kaysen Stowell in 170 Limited. Addie Atteberry and Mikey Childress scored their fourth wins of the year in 800 Open and Youth SXS, respectively, to equal Niner and Greco on the season.

In Pro NA, it was father and son taking the top honors in the race, as Robert VanBeekum took the checkered flag and Ryder posted the Maxxis Fast Lap. VanBeekum, Pro Production’s Rylen Lane, Pro-Am Turbo’s Brandon Birmingham, Sportsman’s Ryan Bragdon, and SR1’s Scott Webster earned their first wins of the year in the Pro classes. Carson Greco joined the list of four-time winners on the season in Pro-Am, while Calvin O’Dell took his second in Sportsman Turbo and John Holtger took his fourth in Pro Lite to cap off the day.

For full results, click here.

The action continues at 8AM on Sunday morning with another full slate of races for every class. Live streaming will once again be available on RACER+ and CORR social media channels.

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All CORR races will feature television coverage on the RACER Network, as well as free live streaming on multiple platforms. Click here for the full CORR schedule.

Click here to download the full rulebook for the upcoming season.

CORR would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2025–26 CORR season or a specific event? Please contact us at marketing@corracing.com for more information.

Vendors—we want you too! To learn more about opportunities with CORR, reach out at marketing@corracing.com.

For general series information, visit us online at www.corracing.com.

Three Winners in Three Races for Top CORR Classes After Saturday Action at Firebird

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Three of Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR)’s top Pro classes have seen three different winners in as many races to start the 2025-26 season after Saturday’s action at Firebird Motorsports Park. Koen Crawford (Pro SXS) and Johnny Holtger (Pro Lite) took wins in their first turns behind the wheel this season, while Trent Ouellette (Pro NA) broke through after posting the top qualifying time at both events so far this year.

Crawford was one of many newcomers in CORR’s top SXS class, which swelled from 10 entries at Firebird two months ago to 17 this weekend. He outlasted the field in a hard-fought race that saw multiple early incidents and a hard fight from Beau Judge, who nonetheless walked away with his third podium of the season.

“It was great!” said Crawford. “We struggled in qualifying with some turbo issues, but we got the boost figured out. I’d just like to thank Beau, he raced me perfectly clean, and that was probably the most fun race I’ve had in a while. After the mandatory (caution), I lost brakes—they went straight to the floor, it was definitely a struggle to get around.”

“It was an awesome battle between us two,” added Judge. “He was driving the wheels off his car, I was driving the wheels off my car. On the restart, I thought I had him, but he was just able to pull back ahead of me again. But it was totally fun—he was racing me clean, and it was great.”

For Holtger, Saturday was his second credited win of the season, after Michael Funk filled in for him in October and won the opener. For his efforts, Funk was rewarded with a ride of his own this time around, scoring second place. Ouellette, meanwhile, had to hold off Ryder Vanbeekum and Ryder Chapman for the Pro NA checkered flag, as all three of that class’s winners so far this year shared the podium.

“It’s been a lot of work to get here,” said Ouellette. “Qualifying went really good yesterday, I just wanted to get out front and have a clean race. Me and Bobby (Vanbeekum) had a good battle going the first couple laps, then he broke, but then my spotter said Ryder was right there, we gotta go, gotta go. It was a really fun race!”

Only Mia Chapman could buck the trend in the Pro classes, taking her third straight Pro Production win thanks in part to an exciting outside pass around Rylen Lane after the mid-race restart. The only other drivers with perfect seasons so far are Kyle Niner in Youth Production and Ryder Greco in Youth Restricted.

Mikey Childress and Kash Hart are set for one of the toughest battles of the year in Youth SXS after splitting the opener, and it was Childress who broke the tie with his second win of the season as Hart clawed his way from the back of the pack to second on Saturday. Paul O’Brien also added his second win of the season in SR1, while Stetson Wyman (170 Limited) and Addie Atteberry (800 Open) are now on two-race winning streaks.

Like the top two Pro classes, a deep 170 Production field has seen three winners in as many rounds, with Bryce Tomassi the latest. Also scoring their first wins of the season were Elliott Brooke (250 Modified), Jayden Manchester-Coon (Pro Am), Rhyan Denney (Pro Am Turbo), Shaun Jones (Sportsman), and Calvin O’Dell (Sportsman Turbo).

Podium finishers from CORR 2025-26 Round 3 at Firebird Motorsports Park were as follows:

For full results, click here.

The action continues at 8:15AM on Sunday morning with another full slate of races for every class. Live streaming will once again be available on RACER+ and CORR social media channels.

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All CORR races will feature television coverage on the RACER Network, as well as free live streaming on multiple platforms. Click here for the full CORR schedule.

Click here to download the full rulebook for the upcoming season.

CORR would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2025–26 CORR season or a specific event? Please contact us at marketing@corracing.com for more information.

Vendors—we want you too! To learn more about opportunities with CORR, reach out at marketing@corracing.com.

For general series information, visit us online at www.corracing.com.

CORR Returns to Action at Firebird with Friday Qualifying; Krajicek, Holtger Post Fastest Laps

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Pro SXS racer Kolton Krajicek paced the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) field in Friday qualifying for this weekend’s doubleheader at Firebird Motorsports Park, the third and fourth rounds of the 2025-26 season. Krajicek’s 53.720 nipped top October qualifier Beau Judge by just .274 seconds for the top spot, as less than a second separated the top five in both Pro SXS and Pro NA.

Two months ago, just five drivers were able to crack the one-minute mark in their qualifying laps; this weekend, the pace picked up considerably. Pro Lite, Pro Am Turbo, SR1, and Youth SXS all ratcheted up their speeds to crack the 60-second barrier, with Midwest champion Johnny Holtger’s season debut in Pro Lite seeing him post the second-fastest pole lap of the entire weekend.

Fastest racers on Friday who also posted the top times in October included Carson Greco (Pro Am), Trent Ouellette (Pro NA), Andre Tomei (Pro Am Turbo), Ryder Greco (Youth Restricted), and Addie Atteberry (800 Open). The smallest margin between first and second went down to Youth SXS title rivals Kash Hart and Mikey Childress, who were split by just .105 seconds, closely followed by SR1, where Larry Hayes bested Paul O’Brien by just .111.

Provisional top qualifiers on Friday included the following:

UTV, Car, and Truck Classes

  • Pro SXS: #53 Kolton Krajicek, 53.720
  • Pro Lite: #44 Johnny Holtger, 55.727
  • Pro Production: #623 Rylen Lane, 56.162
  • Pro Am: #155 Carson Greco, 56.267
  • Pro NA: #922 Trent Ouellette, 57.027
  • Pro Am Turbo: #733 Andre Tomei, 57.577
  • SR1: #75 Larry Hayes, 57.833
  • Sportsman Turbo: #241 Calvin ODell, 1:01.026
  • Sportsman: #3 Timothy Jones, 1:01.946
  • Sportsman Truck 1450: #623 Robert Distler, no time

Youth Classes

  • Youth SXS: #2 Kash Hart, 57.123
  • Youth Production: #5 Wyatt Schmuker, 57.218
  • Youth Restricted: #151 Ryder Greco, 1:00.999
  • 800 Open: #66 Addie Atteberry, 1:08.811
  • 250 Modified: #16 Elliott Brooke, 1:11.727
  • 170 Limited: #56 Stetson Wyman, 1:12.914
  • 170 Production: #20 Bryce Tomassi, 1:17.525

For full practice and qualifying results, click here.

Racing kicks off on both Saturday and Sunday at 8:15AM with Youth divisions, while UTV, Car, and Truck classes will race each day at 12:15PM. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate, while RACER+, YouTube, Facebook, and Rumble will carry free live streaming coverage of both race days.

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All CORR races will feature television coverage on the RACER Network, as well as free live streaming on multiple platforms. Click here for the full CORR schedule.

Click here to download the full rulebook for the upcoming season.

CORR would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2025–26 CORR season or a specific event? Please contact us at marketing@corracing.com for more information.

Vendors—we want you too! To learn more about opportunities with CORR, reach out at marketing@corracing.com.

For general series information, visit us online at www.corracing.com.