Unlimited Lite Round 7 From LOORRS Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex

After the bar had been set by the Unlimited Buggies and then raised by the Unlimited 4s, it was the turn of the Unlimited Lite drivers to try and carry that momentum and put on another great race, and they certainly did not fail to do so. Matt Loiodice started on the front row in his #20 Mastercraft/Jimco Ford, and led the field across the start-finish line at the end of lap one, with Brian Deegan, Jon Probst, Jimmy Stephenson, and Robert Naughton filing in behind. Brian Deegan soon overtook Loiodice in his #38 Lucas Oil/Metal Mulisha Ford, and behind him, Rodrigo Ampudia, who was filling in for an injured Chuck Dempsey, was rocketing through the field from the back of the pack. Ampudia got all the way to fourth before rolling onto his side and dropping well back. More shuffling went on, and as the competition yellow came out, Deegan was still in the lead, Loiodice was having his best race of the season and hanging on to second, and Naughton, Stephenson, and pole-winner Todd Cuffaro were in third through fifth. After the restart, Loiodice and Naughton got into each other, dropping them both back behind Stephenson and #82 Chris Brandt. Cuffaro and Loiodice then got into it in turn 2 and both rolled over. Loiodice returned to action in last but Cuffaro was out of the race, and so it was left to Stephensons Lucas Oil/Goodyear Nissan, Brandts Rockstar/Hart and Huntington Toyota, and Naughtons Readylift/Maxxis Tires Ford to try and take the fight to Deegan on his home track. Big contact between Stephenson and Brandt allowed Naughton to move into second, and now the man with an iron grip on this division set his sights on Deegan. With one lap to go it was Deegan, Naughton, Brandt, Probst, and #9 John Harrah in his Speed Technologies Chevrolet in the top five. Naughton was really putting the pressure on Deegan, and on the very last turn, Deegan missed his marks. Naughton seized his chance, diving inside of Deegan and squeaking into the lead, hanging on just ahead of Deegan to take a great sixth win out of seven races this season. Deegan was second, and hopes to go one better on Sunday, while Brandt took third, ahead of Probst and Stephenson in fourth and fifth.

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• Brian Deegan
• Rob Naughton
• Lucas Oil
• Off Road
• Racing
• LOORRS
• Rodrigo Ampudia