TORC champion and one of Team General Tire's
newest drivers, Casey Currie, topped the podium
both days at the recent rounds 5 and 6 of the
TORC Series in PRO Light at Charlotte Motor
Speedway in Concord, N.C.
Currie shot out to first place early on as the
other drivers scrambled to close the gap but
were unable to push past him. He didn’t give up
his spot at the head of the pack for the entire
20-lap race, crossing the finish line to take
the win.
“The TORC series is like home to me,” says
Currie. “I’ve had such great support from
General Tire and I couldn’t have done it
without them.”
During Friday’s race, after one of the drivers
lost control and flipped over, the yellow flag
was waved and Currie and the other top two
leaders were now bumper-to-bumper. After the
restart, Currie pushed ahead and topped the
podium for the second time of the
weekend.
Having swept the TORC championship weekend at
Crandon in 2010 for the series PRO Light title,
Currie started racing motorcycles when he was
just five-years-old and trucks at 16, taking
home his first major win in 2003 – the
championship title at the MDR series.
Currie is also known for his appearance on
MTV’s Fantasy Factory, where he gave the show’s
Rob Dyrdek lessons in off-road racing.
Up next for the TORC series are the Aug. 13-14
rounds 7 and 8 at Bark River Raceway in
Michigan.
For more information, visit
www.generaltire.com, ,
www.twitter.com/teamgt
and
www.twitter.com/CaseyCurrie
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