Nissan Motorsports-backed Race Trucks Take Two Wins and Four Podiums

 

Nissan Motorsports-backed Race Trucks Take Two Wins and Four Podiums

Jun 27, 2007

Debuting at the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Races at Crandon Raceway this past weekend, the all-new Nissan Motorsports-supported Nissan Titan PRO 4x4 race truck immediately proved to be a stout competitor, taking a win at the “14th Annual Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup Race,” as well as a two third-place finishes in Saturday’s Rounds 3 and Sunday’s Round 4 WSORR competition, driven by championship-winning driver Carl Renezeder.

Additionally in the PRO Light Pickup division, Chad Hord, piloting his Nissan Frontier-bodied race truck, took a second place in Round 3 and won the Round 4 race.

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