AMSOIL Championship Off-Road returns to the short track at Antigo Lions Roaring Raceway in Antigo, WI for rounds 3 and 4 of the 2024 champaign.
Located in the heart of short course off-road country, the track is 35 miles from the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway and 60 miles from the World Championship Snowmobile Derby Complex.
The Antigo facility is no stranger to off-road racing. The inaugural off-road race at the facility took place in 1988, Pro Truck racing continued at the track through 2005, and Sportsman racing continued through 2012. The track will be new to the young guns of the sport, but several veteran drivers have logged many laps here in the past.
Antigo saw many racing legends take off-road wins at the track, and this chapter of its history should be no different. NASCAR stars Jimmie Johnson and Brendan Gaughan both won races here in the ‘90s, and off-road legends Scott Douglas and Scott Taylor are the track’s all-time wins leaders in PRO4 and PRO2, respectively.
TRUCK STORYLINES
PRO4 Points Top-5:
- 1st: Adrian Cenni
- 2nd: Johnny Greaves
- 3rd: Andrew Carlson
- 4th: Jimmy Henderson
- 5th: Johnny Holtger
Adrian Cenni and Johnny Greaves each collected a win in the opening weekend at Dirt City Motorplex. There was no shortage of jaw-dropping moments in PRO4 that weekend. Johnny’s 104th career PRO4 win came after multiple rollovers.
You would be hard-pressed to find PRO4 stats that suggest CJ Greaves would have been podiumless in the first two rounds. Keep a close eye as CJ looks to rebound this weekend in Antigo. In 2023, he wen’t 1-1.
Johnny Holtger came just shy of what could have been his first career PRO4 win on Sunday at Dirt City. Holtger expressed to the Champ Off-Road broadcast team how excited he was to have finished 2nd on Sunday. Don’t be surprised to see him build on this throughout the season.
Highly anticipated is the debut of Jimmy Henderson’s all-new truck that was built over the off-season.
PRO2 Points Top-5:
- 1st: Kyle Greaves
- 2nd: Mickey Thomas
- 3rd: Ryan Beat
- 4th: Johnny Holtger
- 5th: Zac Zakowski
Perennial frontrunners Mickey Thomas and Ryan Beat won the opening rounds of PRO2. Both drivers are said to be title favorites entering the 2024 season.
Big news this weekend is the return of Keegan Kincaid.
PRO2 rookie Kyle Greaves tops the leaderboard after an opening weekend of consistent finishes. His Round 1 podium brought out the emotions where gave all credit to his team. When it comes to Antigo, Kyle has turned laps in both his Pro Lite and a PRO4 when he was a fill-in driver for his uncle Johnny Greaves last season.
Pro Lite Points Top-5:
- 1st: Johnny Holtger
- 2nd: Trey Gibbs
- 3rd: Carson Brown
- 4th: Carson Parrish
- 5th: Antonio Inglese
Pro Spec Points Top-5:
- 1st: Nick Visser
- 2nd: Dylan Parsons
- 3rd: Chris Van Den Elzen
- 4th: Ron Kosciesza
- 5th: Christopher Parrish
SxS Storylines
AMSOIL Pro SxS Points Top-5:
- 1st: Kyle Chaney
- 2nd: CJ Greaves
- 3rd: Jeb Bootle
- 4th: Tyler Remmereid
- 5th: Kainan Baker
One of the most thrilling races of the event was Sunday at Dirt City just a few weeks ago. Rookie Kainan Baker was leading the race and looking unstoppable when his car gave out in the final corner, ultimately giving the win to Kyle Chaney. Baker was able to salvage a podium finish. The newcomer made a statement: He has the speed to hang with frontrunners including Chaney, Bootle, Greaves, and others.
Pro Stock SxS Points Top-5:
- 1st: Owen VanEperen
- 2nd: Colin Kernz
- 3rd: Jeb Bootle
- 4th: Jake Jorgenson
- 5th: Tyson Marquardt
Pro Buggy Storylines
Pro Buggy Points Top-5:
- 1st: Jordan Bernloehr
- 2nd: Lorenzo Bonacci
- 3rd: Cole Bernloehr
- 4th: Mark Steinhardt
- 5th: Billy Buth
Mark Steinhardt was absent in Round 1 as he attended his niece’s wedding. In his place, he had Tony Keepers behind the wheel. Upon his return, the defending Champion drove a smart race to put himself on the box in 3rd.
The rookie: Welcome to Champ Off-Road, Lorenzo Bonacci! Lorenzo made his presence known by winning Round 2.
You can tune in all season long on FloRacing. New and exciting for AMSOIL Championship Off-Road in 2024 is it’s TV partnership with FS2. For live stream information and broadcast air dates, check out this week’s watch guide.
