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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:

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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.

CORR Race Preview: 2025-26 Rounds 7-8 | Firebird

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Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) returns to its most frequent host venue this weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park for Rounds 7 and 8 of the championship. With the action coming down to the wire, this weekend will be make and break for top racers looking to assert themselves in the championship battle.

Event Schedule

  • Friday, 7:30AM: Practice (UTV, Car, and Truck classes)
  • Friday, 9:35AM: Practice (RZR 170/250 and Youth classes)
  • Friday, 11:40AM: Qualifying (UTV, Car, and Track classes)
  • Friday, 1:45PM: Qualifying (RZR 170/250 and Youth classes)
  • Saturday, 8:45AM: Morning Ceremonies, RZR 170/250 and Youth Round 7 Races
  • Saturday, 12:45PM: Afternoon Ceremonies, UTV, Car, and Truck Round 7 Races
  • Sunday, 8:45AM: Morning Ceremonies, RZR 170/250 and Youth Round 8 Races
  • Sunday, 12:45PM: Afternoon Ceremonies, UTV, Car, and Truck Round 8 Races

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Track Facts

Firebird Motorsports Park has been the most frequent host of CORR events, including the entirety of last season’s racing and four of this season’s events. The Arizona venue has undergone multiple reconfigurations since it was first built in 2008, with its current layout matching a high-flying frontstretch with a series of tight hairpins.

Racer Spotlight

It’s been a terrific Pro SXS season for points leader Beau Judge, whose breakthrough first win of the season last month at Glen Helen Raceway enabled him to extend his points lead to 34. He was joined on the Round 6 podium by Kyle Arkenau and Bryan McCormick, who finished in that order in the race but are in the opposite order in the standings. Arkenau’s hold on third is tenuous, though, as defending class champion Ryder VanBeekum, Round 1 winner Ryder Chapman, and Jeremiah Wagner are within seven points of him.

VanBeekum and Chapman’s double duty season also sees them running 1-2 in Pro NA points, split by just three after VanBeekum won Round 6 in Glen Helen. Jeremy Spears (Pro Production), Carson Greco (Pro Am), and Michael Burnstein (Pro Am Turbo) complete the Pro class points leaders.

Elsewhere, a handful of other SXS classes are seeing some tight points battles. 170 Production has been home to a thrilling battle between Krayton O’Connor and Greyson Gentry, who are just three points apart, and 170 Limited leader Stetson Wyman has Kaysen Stowell and Zeppelin Ledbetter tied for second just 10 points behind him. Timothy Jones leads the Sportsman field by just 13 points, and Paul O’Brien maintains the same gap over both Scott Webster and Brandon Kilgore in SR1 as all three drivers have won this season.

On the other hand, some drivers have been without comparison so far this season. Mikey Childress boasts a 79-point lead in Youth SXS, just one point larger of a lead than Elliott Brooke’s is in 250 Modified, while Matt Dyer is up by 50 points in Sportsman Turbo, Addie Atteberry’s five-race win streak has her ahead by 32 in 800 Open, and Johnny Holtger has a comfortable 31-point lead in Pro Lite.

However, the Youth set has two points races that could go either way. Ryder Greco’s Youth Restricted advantage sits at 17, while Kyle Niner remains up front by 22 in Youth Production thanks to wins in the first five races and a third-place finish in Round 6. Both drivers are four for four at Firebird so far this season; if they can go six for six, they may make it tough for anyone to catch them going into the finale.

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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 Race Preview: 2025-26 Rounds 3-4 | Firebird

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Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) is back in action this weekend with Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025-26 season at Firebird Motorsports Park. After a thrilling opening event in October, this weekend gives racers a shot to apply what they’ve learned about the track and their opponents in the opener.

Event Schedule

  • Friday, 8:15AM: Practice (UTV, Car, and Truck classes)
  • Friday, 10:55AM: Practice (RZR 170/250 and Youth classes)
  • Friday, 12:50PM: Qualifying (UTV, Car, and Track classes)
  • Friday, 3:30PM: Qualifying (RZR 170/250 and Youth classes)
  • Saturday, 7:45AM: Morning Ceremonies, RZR 170/250 and Youth Round 3 Races
  • Saturday, 11:45AM: Afternoon Ceremonies, UTV, Car, and Truck Round 3 Races
  • Sunday, 7:45AM: Morning Ceremonies, RZR 170/250 and Youth Round 4 Races
  • Sunday, 11:45AM: Afternoon Ceremonies, UTV, Car, and Truck Round 4 Races

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Track Facts

Firebird Motorsports Park has been the most frequent host of CORR events, including the entirety of last season’s racing and three of this season’s events. The Arizona venue has undergone multiple reconfigurations since it was first built in 2008, with its current layout matching a high-flying frontstretch with a series of tight hairpins.

Racer Spotlight

In the opening doubleheader, none of the drivers in Pro SXS or Pro NA could establish themselves as the definitive championship favorite; both classes are separated by six points or less in the top three. However, Ryder Chapman was able to take a win in both classes, putting him first in Pro NA by three over Ryder VanBeekum and tying him for second in Pro SXS with Beau Judge, five points back of Chase Carr.

Not so in Pro Production and Pro Am Turbo, which run together as a multi-class race. Mia Chapman and Steve Hoffman, respectively, swept the opener in their respective classes and take double-digit points leads into this weekend. The bigger question is who will be the first across the line, as they split that honor in October.

Brothers Carson and Ryder Greco made it a family affair on top of the box in October, with Carson sweeping both Pro Am races and Ryder doing the same in Youth Restricted. They have two of the largest points leads in the series coming into the weekend, with Carson 11 points ahead of Mikey Childress and Ryder up by 12 over Krew Hart.

Pulling double duty, Childress is in a heated battle with Kash Hart for top honors in Youth SXS. Childress drew first blood in the opening round in October, while Hart backed up his second-place finish in that race by beating Childress in the second race.

The largest points lead in the series belongs to 170 Production driver Banks Bawden. As one of the largest classes in CORR, a double podium on any weekend means a huge points haul; thanks to finishes of second and first in October, Bawden takes a 17-point advantage over Krayton O’Connor into this weekend.

Finally, Johnny Holtger makes his season debut behind the wheel in Pro Lite after Michael Funk filled in for him at the first event. Holtger has been the Pro Lite driver to beat in the Midwest in recent years, and Funk took a win and second place in the opening event as his substitute to allow him to enter the weekend tied for the points lead with Tobias Chevalier.

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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.