Off-roading's LeDuc Brothers reach Ariz. podium on Toyo's tires

Jan. 1, 2020
Team Toyo's Kyle LeDuc swept the Pro 4 Unlimited class last weekend during rounds 11 and 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series at Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, Ariz.
Team Toyo's Kyle LeDuc swept the Pro 4 Unlimited class last weekend during rounds 11 and 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series at Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, Ariz.

In addition to winning first place on both Saturday and Sunday, he also set the fastest lap times on both days. This brings his Pro 4 Unlimited wins to four this year with his No. 99 Ford F-150 running on Open Country M/T-R tires.

During qualifying on Friday, LeDuc was nearly a full second faster than the second-place truck. That dominance lasted throughout the Pro 4 Unlimited race on Saturday, resulting in the overall race win.

During Sunday’s Pro 4 race, his brother Todd LeDuc started on the pole with his No. 4 Ford F-150, also equipped with the Open Country M/T-R tires.

Todd LeDuc immediately took the lead at the green flag, leading the race until the mandatory competition yellow flag. Shortly after the restart, Todd’s truck stood up on two wheels in a turn, handing the lead over to his brother Kyle to win the race.

At the end, both LeDuc brothers stood on the podium, Kyle in first and Todd in third place.

“We went there to deliver a win for our sponsors and we went away with two wins, two fastest laps of the race and a top qualifier – now that's how you have a good weekend,” says Kyle. “At Surprise, nobody went around that track faster at any point in any class than I did on my Toyo tires; now that’s making a statement!”

 

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Also capturing a third place podium finish on Saturday was Jeremy McGrath, driving his No. 2 Pro 2 Unlimited Ford truck running on the Open Country M/T-R tires. McGrath fought a hard battle to ultimately move from the top five to capture his podium spot late in the race.

“Congratulations to Kyle LeDuc on scoring his sweep this weekend at Surprise, and to Todd LeDuc and Jeremy McGrath for their podium finishes,” says Stan Chen, Toyo’s manager of events and motorsports. “Our Team Toyo drivers once again had a great weekend, being ‘driven to the podium’ with their Open Country M/T-R tires.”

A broadcast of last Sunday’s Round 12 Pro 4 Unlimited and Pro 2 Unlimited races will air Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on CBS Sports.

For more information, visit www.toyotires.com.