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SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks To Compete At Sand Sports Super Show

Orange County, Calif. (August 8, 2013) – SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks and Sand Sports Super Show have combined forces for Rounds No. 11, 12, and 13 of SST® racing, taking place at OC Fair & Event Center on September 20th – 22nd.

For the last fifteen years, hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees have assembled at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., to catch a glimpse of the new designs and products for the next model year. However in 2013, the largest and most exciting Sand Sports Super Show in the world just got more SPEED as the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks (SST) join the roster of weekend events.

The 600-horsepower Traxxas trucks will headline each day of the Sand Sports Super Show as well as other off-road and dune classes.

It has been a vision of Robby Gordon to redevelop and continue this unique and exciting form of off-road racing that was immensely popular more than 20 years ago – known then as the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship – and now it will be returning back to the OC September 20th – 22nd.

“The Sand Sports Super Show has built a name and reputation over the years as the place to be for manufacturers and industry leaders of sand buggies, pre-runners, off-road trucks, Side x Sides, toy haulers and accessories to display new product lines and innovations,” said SST President, Robby Gordon. “There has been no entertainment offered for exhibitors and show attendees to enjoy after the show was over, so it is only fitting to showcase a wild night of SST racing at the Sand Sports Super Show.”

In addition to three nights of SST qualifying rounds and SST main events, the program schedule will also entertain the Sand and Off-Road enthusiast with various other off-road divisions competing throughout the weekend.

Flight Friday’s program will include a Pre-Runner Jump Contest, 1400 truck races, along with Trophy Karts and SST.

Side x Side Saturday will see stock OEM 1000cc and under Side x Side races, along with a full event from the USA-Pro SuperMoto bikes, Trophy Karts and SST.

Sand Buggy Sunday will feature Sand Buggy racing, along with stock OEM 1000cc and under Side x Side racing, Trophy Karts and SST.

Since debuting April 6th at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., SST has run eight points races in two countries (USA and Canada). Five previous rounds were held in stadiums like the famed Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. and the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo., all on courses built specifically for the SST’s performance on asphalt and dirt.

SST joined IndyCar at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in April and most recently held two events at the Honda Indy Toronto. Upcoming rounds No. 9 and 10 will take place over Labor Day weekend in Crandon, Wis. as part of the World Championships® of off-road racing, and now the addition of Rounds No. 11, 12, 13 to the 15th Annual Sand Sports Super Show in the OC.

Eight rounds of competition have produced four different main event winners. Championship points leader, Rob MacCachren leads the way with three wins while Justin Lofton and Robby Gordon are both tied with two wins each, and 15-year old Sheldon Creed capturing one victory.

Dates and Times for Rounds No. 11, 12 & 13

Round No. 11 September 20 6:00 PM PDT
Round No. 12 September 21 6:00 PM PDT
Round No. 13 September 22 12:00 PM PDT

Tickets for SST at the 15th Annual Sand Sports Super Show may be purchased at http://www.ticketmaster.com, or the Orange County Fair Box Office.

For full weekend schedule, please visit https://stadiumsupertrucks.com or http://www.sandsportssupershow.com.

Keep up with all the latest news and results on SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks by liking us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks & following us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks.

All information including the season schedule and where to purchase your tickets for the remaining 2013 events can be found at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.

Rob MacCachren & Jerrett Brooks Win At Crandon

Crandon, Wisc. (September 1, 2013) – Making the highly anticipated return to the World Championships, the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks invaded the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, Wis., for rounds No. 9 and 10 of SST competition. 10 SST drivers would take to the track including the new drivers of Craig Potts, Brock Heger and Scotty Steele.

 On Friday evenings Round No. 9, Rob MacCachren, of Las Vegas, Nev., driving the No. 21 Traxxas truck, would make a late race pass en route to capturing his fourth SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks win of the season.

 The 12-Lap SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks final began from a land rush start and saw Robby Gordon of Orange, Calif., grab the holeshot ahead of Scottsdale, Ariz., native P.J. Jones.

 The Red flag was quickly displayed as Scotty Steele of Peoria, Ariz, lost the handle on his truck and made hard contact with a concrete retaining block causing extensive damage to his truck and ending his SST debut early. On the restart MacCachren would be the truck on the move as he moved past Justin Lofton into the second position setting his sights on the leader Gordon.

 The battle for the lead would heat up in the laps following as Gordon did all he could to hold off the hard charging MacCachren. Following Gordon for multiple laps, MacCachren made his move on Gordon going up the hill and never looked back as he went on to take the Traxxas sponsored entry to the Round No. 9 victory ahead of Gordon and Jerrett Brooks.

 After the race, an excited MacCachren commented on winning Stadium SUPER Trucks Round No.9;

 “Crandon SST Round No.9, driving the No. 21 Traxxas truck. I had a lot of fun out there. Practice did not go very well for us as we ended up seizing up a power steering pulley and I only was able to make 2 laps of practice. I did not know what to expect, and I needed to get out there and learn the track. Fortunately I was able to follow, watch, learn and finally set sail there and get by Robby (Gordon) with the momentum going over the big jump. After that, I just needed to settle in and make no mistakes. These trucks are fun to drive, as they are very difficult to drive. Going out there and being successful is a huge accomplishment to me. The SST series is good we are leading the points, and we need to keep having consistent good finishes.”

 Sunday afternoon’s Round No. 10 SST finale of the 2013 World Championships would become a history-making event for the ages.

 As the 10 SST trucks would begin from the Crandon famous land rush start, youngster Jerrett Brooks would capture the holeshot ahead of P.J. Jones. Point contender Robby Gordon would find trouble on the opening lap spinning around the SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires entry. Brooks would go on to lead the next four laps with close friend and classmate Sheldon Creed directly behind him. Creed would use the knowledge of following Brooks to his advantage at the conclusion of Lap-6.

 Caution would fly at the halfway point and something new to SST would be performed. The trucks would race on the course in reverse the last 6-Laps. The epic battle between Creed and Brooks continued right where it left off before the caution flag, as Creed would jump out to the early lead with Brooks directly in tow. Creed would make a costly mistake on Lap-8 and Brooks capitalize racing by him back into the lead.

 The man on the move, however, was Gordon, racing past points leader Rob MacCachren and P.J. Jones to overtake the third position. P.J. Jones great run would come to an end, after making hard contact with the inside concrete barrier causing extensive front end damage to his American Racing Wheels truck. Jones continued to drive his beaten and battered truck around the track, collecting as many valuable points as possible. The battered Jones truck eventually would stall at the exit of the track, where a few moments later Justin Lofton driving the J6 Ink entry would meet him for a brief discussion.

 Brooks would go to lead the remaining 4-Laps to take the No. 77 Synergy Electric truck to the Round No.10 victory over of Creed and Gordon. Brooks would be marked down in history as the second victory for a teenager in SST competition.

 After the race an extremely excited Jerrett Brooks commented on his first ever SST win;

 “I came out and got my first holeshot in my only my second time racing this track, Sheldon gave me a tremendous battle the first half of the race, and we came to the second half where we ran the track backwards. I got a good pass on Sheldon right away, and just started hitting my lines lap after lap trying to stay on the cushion as much as possible, extending my lead on Sheldon little by little. He gained a little on me on the last lap, but the No. 77 Synergy Electric Truck came out with the win.”

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The Inaugural season of SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks continues, September 20-22, in Costa Mesa, Calif., at the 2013 Sand Sports Super Show with a full slate of Stadium SUPER Trucks, Trophy Kart, USA Pro SUPERMoto, Side x Side, 1400 truck and SUPER Trophy Kart racing.

 One day tickets to SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks at the Sand Sports Super Show along with entrance to the Sand Sports Super Show start at just $30 for adults with kid’s 12 & under $10 off with a purchased adult ticket. Multi day tickets are also available. Tickets are can be purchased at the OC Fair and Event Center box office or through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

 Keep up with all the latest news and results on SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks by liking us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks & following us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks.All information including the season schedule and where to purchase your tickets for the remaining 2013 events can be found at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.

Round No. 9 Official Results

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Feature (12 Laps): 1. Rob MacCachren; 2. Robby Gordon; 3. Jerrett Brooks; 4. Brock Heger; 5. Craig Potts; 6. Sheldon Creed; 7.  Justin Lofton; 8. Mike Jenkins; 9. P.J. Jones; 10. Scotty Steele

Round No. 10 Official Results

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Final (12 Laps): 1. Jerrett Brooks; 2. Sheldon Creed; 3. Robby Gordon; 4. Rob MacCachren; 5. Brock Heger; 6. Scotty Steele 7. Mike Jenkins; 8. Craig Potts; 9. Justin Lofton; 10. P.J. Jones.

Qualifying Results

1. Sheldon Creed 54.301; 2. Robby Gordon 54.604; 3. P.J. Jones 54.977; 4. Justin Lofton 55.054; 5. Jerrett Brooks 55.311; 6. Criag Potts 56.976; 7. Rob MacCachren 57.21; 8. Brock Heger 57.438; 9. Scotty Steele 1:02.8; 10. Mike Jenkins 1:33.9.

Point Standings After Round No. 10

1. Rob MacCachren 315; 2. Robby Gordon -19; 3. Justin Lofton -96; 4. P.J. Jones -113; 5. Sheldon Creed -151; 6. Mike Jenkins -168; 7. Arie Luyendyk, Jr. -189; 8. Ricky Johnson -192; 9. Nick Baumgartner -195; 10. Greg Adler -197

SST Crandon Weekend Guide

What:

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Rounds No. 9 & 10

Where:

Crandon International Off-Road Raceway
10104 U.S. Highway 8
Crandon, WI 54520

When:

Round No. 9 August 30th 6:30 P.M. CDT
Round No. 10 September 1st 3:00 P.M. CDT

Contact: 715-478-2222 (Crandon International Off-Road Raceway Office)

Websites:

https://stadiumsupertrucks.com
http://www.crandonoffroad.com
https://www.facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks

Tickets:

Three-Day Weekend Pass
$40 Ages 13 and UP
Kids 12 and Under and 75 and Older FREE

One-Day Pass
$25 Age 13 and UP
Kids 12 and Under and 75 and Older FREE

Gates Open at 8 A.M Each Day

To reserve advanced seating please visit;
http://crandonoffroad.com/site/seating-reservations/
General Admission tickets will be sold the day of the race at the
Crandon International Off-Road Raceway Ticket Office

Camping: $50

Reserved Camping is Now CLOSED, first come first serve camping will open
August 28th at 12:00 P.M. thru September 1st

Daily Spectator Parking: $3

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks On & Off Track Schedule of Events
*Times and Events Subject to Change
*All Times Central

Friday
9:30 A.M. Race Vehicles on Display/ Meet the Drivers Downtown Crandon
(Lake Ave. & Madison St.)
12:00 P.M. 44th Annual World Championship Labor Day Parade
(Downtown Crandon to Track)
2:30 – 3:20 P.M. Traxxas TORC Series Practice
3:30 P.M. SST Practice/ Qualifying
4:00 – 6:25 P.M. Traxxas TORC Series Qualfying
6:30 P.M. SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Round No. 9
8:00 P.M. Live Concert by Half Empty

Saturday
No on track SST Activity
10:30 A.M.- 6:00 P.M. Traxxas TORC Series Racing
8:00 P.M. Live Concert by Strange Déjà vu
10:00 P.M. Fireworks Spectacular

Sunday
9:45 A.M.– 2: 50 P.M. Traxxas TORC Series Racing
3:00 P.M. SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Round No. 10
3:45 – 5:30 P.M. Traxxas TORC Series Racing

For a complete World Championship Weekend schedule please visit:
http://www.crandonoffroad.com/site/world-championship/schedule-and-tickets/

 

 

 

Watch SST Rounds No. 7 & 8 From Toronto On The NBC Sports Network

CHARLOTTE (August 9, 2013) – Make plans to join SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks this Saturday, as NBC Sports brings the high flying door to door racing action from the streets of Toronto directly into your home.

NBC Sports Network will air the excitement this Saturday, August 10th, at 2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST showcasing SST Rounds No. 7 & 8 from the Honda Indy Toronto.

Witness how the 600 hp trucks instantly became the talk of the streets, redefining the definition of SPEED and air with SST regulars Rob MacCachren, Robby Gordon, P.J. Jones, Sheldon Creed, Justin Lofton and the SST debut of Indycar veterans Paul Tracy, Townsend Bell, and Davey Hamilton.

You will not want to miss the tremendous battle for the win between veteran off-road racer Robby Gordon and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor Justin Lofton in Round No. 7, while 15-year old off-road sensation Sheldon Creed and P.J. Jones dazzled the crowd with their own shootout for the lead in Round No. 8.

Check your local listings for exact times and channels.

The Inaugural season of SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks continues Friday night, August 30th and Sunday, September 1st, in Crandon, Wis., as the winners of Rounds No. 9 & 10 will be decided during the Crandon World Championship® weekend.

Ticket prices for the World Championship at Crandon range from $25 for a one-day pass to $40 for a three-day pass. For ticket information and a full weekend schedule, please visit http://crandonoffroad.com.

Keep up with all the latest news and results on SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks by liking us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks & following us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks.

All information including the season schedule and where to purchase your tickets for the remaining 2013 events can be found at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.

IHG NAMED OFFICIAL HOTEL PROVIDER OF SST

IHG NAMED OFFICIAL HOTEL PROVIDER OF SST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 8, 2013) – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, and SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks (SST), announced today that they have entered into a partnership that names IHG the official hotel partner of SST. IHG will provide lodging at all the venues for the remaining events of the inaugural season of fast paced, high flying Stadium Super Truck action.

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks is a new breed of live off-road racing injecting new life into the stadium truck concept created by legendary racer Mickey Thompson. Series president, Robby Gordon’s new vision of racing pits specially engineered 600 horsepower off-road trucks against each other side-by-side on grueling tracks with a non-stop stream of huge jumps, crossovers, and tight corners.

As a part of its partnership, IHG will create a special portal for SST officials to book rooms at exclusive rates at any participating IHG hotel for its out-of town hotel needs during events. IHG brands include: InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo® Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels, Holiday Inn Resort®Hotels, Holiday Inn® Club Vacations, Holiday Inn® Express Hotels, Staybridge Suites® Hotels and Candlewood Suites® Hotels. SST will also participate in IHG’s loyalty program, IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s largest with 73 million members worldwide.

“We are really looking forward to this new relationship with SST,” said Doug Dixon, marketing manager, Americas Marketing, IHG. “This partnership provides a terrific opportunity for IHG to showcase travel accommodations for SST’s officials.”

“We are pleased to partner with IHG’s family of hotel brands,” said SST President Robby Gordon. “IHG’s wide array of brands will provide quality and affordable alternatives for SST officials throughout the season.”

Keep up with all the latest news and results on SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Series by liking us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks & following us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks.

All information including where to purchase your tickets for the 2013 season can be found at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.

About IHG

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organization with a broad portfolio of nine hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™ Hotels & Resorts.

IHG manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty program with over 73 million members worldwide. The program was relaunched in July 2013, offering enhanced benefits for members including free internet across all hotels, globally.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,600 hotels and more than 674,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories. With more than 1,000 hotels in its development pipeline, IHG expects to recruit around 90,000 people into additional roles across its estate over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club.

MacCachren Sets His First Stadium SUPER Trucks Quick Time

St. Louis, Mo. (June 7, 2013) – Making the return indoors the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks invaded the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo., for a day of practice and qualifying. 12 SST drivers would take to the track for qualifying including the new drivers in Apdaly Lopez and Keegan Kincaid.

The newly added Dash for Cash would put extra pressure on the driver’s as they laid down their qualifying laps with only the top four drivers in qualifying getting invited to participate in a 4-lap 4-truck shootout for $5,000 Saturday night.

After a series of brief practice sessions, SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks took to the track for the best of 3-laps qualifying session. Justin Matney of Bristol, Va., was the first driver out of the tunnel laying down a lap of 40.070. That time would not stay at the top for long as Apdaly Lopez making his first start in a Stadium SUPER Truck would drive a great second lap of 37.870 jumping the No. 5 to the top of the charts.

Lopez’s time would remain the quickest throughout much of the qualifying session until Brawley, Calif., driver Justin Lofton would take a different approach in his racing line clocking a time of 37.537 jumping to the top. Lofton’s time was quickly out matched by the next competitor Orange, Calif., driver Robby Gordon with a time of 37.354.

Making his third start in a Stadium SUPER Truck 15-year old Sheldon Creed would go back to where he left off in San Diego knocking Gordon off the top spot with a lap of 36.811.

Only Las Vegas, Nev., native Rob MacCachren driving the Traxxas No. 21 could attempt to knock the kid off from grabbing his second consecutive SST quick time. Putting together three quick laps MacCachren would blaze a time of 36.761.

MacCachren would go on to capture his first SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks fast qualifier award of the season; he was followed on the charts by second place Sheldon Creed and third finishing Robby Gordon.

MacCachren, Creed, Gordon, and Lofton will be the four trucks invited to participate in the 4-lap Dash for Cash Saturday night gunning for the $5,000 top prize.

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Round No. 6 at the Edward Jones Dome will begin with the Ultimate OFF-ROAD Expo starting at 12:30 pm. Fans are able to get inside the pits prior to the event with a race ticket at 2PM concluding with a fan track walk and on track driver autograph session.

Racing will begin at 7PM with SST heat races followed by Monster Truck heats, and SUPER Trophy Kart heats. The newly added Dash for Cash will race prior to the SST division’s main event.

Tickets to SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks at the Edward Jones Dome start at just $20 for adults with kid’s 12 & under along with military $10 off with a purchased adult ticket at the stadium box office, or through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Keep up with all the latest news and results on SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks by liking the series on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks as well as following on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks. All information including where to purchase your tickets for the 2013 season can be found at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.

Stadium SUPER Trucks Unofficial Qualifying (Best of 3 Laps): 1. Rob MacCachren 36.761; 2. Sheldon Creed 36.811; 3. Robby Gordon 37.354; 4. Justin Lofton 37.537; 5. Apdaly Lopez 37.870; 6. Keegan Kincaid 38.080; 7. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 38.209; 8. P.J. Jones 38.319; 9. Lalo Laguna 38.552; 10. Adrian Cenni 39.548; 11. Nick Baumgartner 39.125; 12. Justin Matney 40.070.

ABOUT ROBBY GORDON OFF-ROAD
 
Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD is a new breed of off-road featuring live motorsports, bringing back what was once the concept of legendary racer Mickey Thompson. Robby Gordon’s new concept of Stadium SUPER Trucks involves high-powered off-road trucks racing side-by-side on challenging dirt tracks consisting of huge jumps, crossovers and tight corners. The Series is comprised of 12 heart-pounding events providing motorsports action in the greatest venues in the world. Professional drivers compete for a huge Championship purse, the biggest in off-road today. Other classes involve BIGFOOT® Monster Trucks, SUPER Trophy Karts, SUPER Moto and SUPER Buggy racing all held in stadiums that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Gordon Tops Qualifying in Round #4 of Stadium SUPER Trucks

San Diego, Calif. (May 5, 2013) – SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks made the two-hour drive down Interstate-5, bringing the 600 hp off-road road show inside Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. for a night of practice and qualifying.

After a very brief practice, the Stadium SUPER Trucks took to the very unique and challenging course for a best of 3-laps qualifying session. The first group contained the top three in the SST championship point tandings Orange, Calif., native Robby Gordon, Justin Lofton of Brawley Calif., and current point leader Rob MacCachren of Las Vegas, Nev.

Gordon began the session laying down the quickest time of the evening with a 36.828, a time that would end up remaining on top of the leader board the rest of the night. MacCachren would find trouble on lap-2 lightly flipping over in the sand pit. On the restart Lofton found trouble as well spinning out and pulling off the track on the final circuit.

Sheldon Creed, of Alpine, Calif., making his first appearance in a SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Truck would turn everyone’s head laying down a remarkable lap 37.433 good for second place behind leader Gordon.

However, that did not last long as Lalo Laguna of Mexi Cali Baja, Mexico would record a lap time of 37.385 over taking Creed for the second position.

The remaining competitors were unable to match the first lap recorded by Gordon as he went on to win his second straight SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks fast qualifier award and the one point bonus towards the 2013 SST Championship.

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Round #4 at Qualcomm Stadium will begin with the Ultimate OFF-ROAD Expo starting at 12:30 pm. Fans can get inside the interactive area for $10 or recycle an empty SPEED Energy Drink can for FREE ADMISSION. Pits will be open to all fans inside the Ultimate Off-ROAD Expo at 2 PM concluding with a fan track walk featuring an on track driver autograph session. Racing will begin at 7 PM with Monster Truck heat races followed by SUPER Buggy heats and Stadium SUPER Trucks heats. SUPER Trophy Karts will hit the track before the all the 3 classes Main Events.

Tickets to SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks at Qualcomm Stadium start at just $25 for adults with kid’s 12 & under are $10 off with a purchased adult ticket at the stadium box office or through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

Keep up with all the latest news and results on SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Series by liking the series on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks as well as following on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks. All information including where to purchase your tickets for the 2013 season can be found at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.

Unofficial Results

Stadium SUPER Trucks Qualifying (Best of 3 Laps): 1. Robby Gordon 36.828; 2. Lalo Laguna 37.385; 3. Sheldon Creed 37.433; 4. Nick Baumgartner 37.531; 5. Rob MacCachren 38.067; 6. P.J. Jones 38.358; 7. Justin Lofton 38.390; 8. Adrian Cenni 39.178; 9. Jeff Ward 39.409; 10. Jerett Brooks 39.458; 11. Mike Jenkins 39.540; 12. Justin Matney 40.006; 13. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 40.247; 14. Ricky Johnson DNS.

Lofton Sets Quick Time In Stadium SUPER Trucks Round 1

Glendale, Ariz. (April 5, 2013) – SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks made history, taking their first laps of qualifying on the specifically built course inside the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Arie Luyendyk Jr. began the qualifying session, running 3 smooth laps. Next was Robby Gordon as he blazed a quick lap of 46.976. Gordon remained the quick qualifier throughout much of the event even after successful laps by off-road veterans Jeff Ward driving the No.4 JEGS.com truck and Rob MacCachren in the No.21 Traxxas entry. Justin Lofton began his qualifying session with something to prove in the No.6 Imperial Valley FULL PLATE truck nearly taking out safety barriers multiple times on his way to setting the quickest lap of the day with a 46.525.

“I’m stoked to be named the first quick time in Stadium SUPER Trucks competition and to have Imperial Valley FULL PLATE on board. It’s feels great knowing I’m going up against some of the best in the business when it comes to off-road racing. I just knew as soon as I got in a truck that I’d be fast,” said Lofton.

“You’re going to see a lot of great racing Saturday night. From the driver’s seat, seeing a few trucks out there on the track together is a lot of fun, let alone putting 12 out there. It’s going to be the coolest show you’ve ever seen in a stadium and I look forward to making history again being the Inaugural Stadium SUPER Trucks winner.”

SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks kicks off Round 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium with the Ultimate OFF-ROAD Expo starting at 11 A.M. Fans can get inside the interactive area for $10 or recycle an empty SPEED Energy Drink can for FREE ADMISSION. Pits will be open to all fans inside the Ultimate Off-ROAD Expo at 2 P.M. concluding with a fan track walk featuring an on track driver autograph session. Racing will begin at 7 P.M. with Monster Truck heat races followed by SUPER Buggy heats and Stadium SUPER Trucks heats. SUPER Trophy Karts will hit the track before the all the 3 classes Main Events. Be sure to be there to watch history unfold.

KIDS ARE NOW FREE! Kids ages 12 and under get in FREE with a paid Adult ticket. Tickets are still available through the stadium box office, ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

All 12 Stadium SUPER Truck events in 2013 will be televised via tape delay and featured on NBC: seven on NBC and five to be televised on the NBC Sports Channel. Check local listings for channel and times.

Venues include University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.), Long Beach, Calif., Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.), Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, Calif.), Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, Mo.), Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.), Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.), Cowboys Stadium (Dallas/Arlington, Tex.), Metro Dome (Minneapolis, Minn.), Stadium SUPER Truck Finals (Las Vegas, Nev.), and one to-be-named international event.

Keep up with the latest news and results on Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD’s Stadium SUPER Trucks Series at facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks and twitter.com/SSuperTrucks. Visit https://stadiumsupertrucks.com for more information including where to purchase tickets for the 2013 season.

Stadium SUPER Trucks Qualifying (Best of 3 Laps): 1. Justin Lofton 46.525; 2. Robby Gordon 46.976; 3. Rob MacCachran 47.135; 4. Lalo Laguna 47.810; 5. Jeff Ward 48.287; 6. Greg Adler 48.294; 7. Austin Kimbrell 48.437; 8. P.J. Jones 49.238; 9. Mike Jenkins 49.533; 10. Justin Matney 49.659; 11. Nick Baumgartner 49.978; 12. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 51.482.

SUPER Buggy Qualifying (Best of 2 Laps): 1. Adrian Cenni 46.005; 2. Larry Foddrill 46.836; 3. Rob Martensen 47.527; 4. Eddie Tafoya 48.637; 5. Brian Mullenix 50.581; 6. Rick Welch 55. 676. (2) SUPER Buggys DNQ.

ABOUT ROBBY GORDON OFF-ROAD
Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD is a new breed of off-road featuring live motorsports, bringing back what was once the concept of legendary racer Mickey Thompson. Robby Gordon’s new concept of Stadium SUPER Trucks involves high-powered off-road trucks racing side-by-side on challenging dirt tracks consisting of huge jumps, crossovers and tight corners. The Series is comprised of 12 heart-pounding events providing motorsports action in the greatest venues in the world. Professional drivers compete for a huge Championship purse, the biggest in off-road today. Other classes involve BIGFOOT® Monster Trucks, SUPER Trophy Karts and SUPER Buggy racing all held in stadiums that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

SEM Partners With Stadium SUPER Trucks

Charlotte, N.C. (April 4, 2013) – For the past decade, SEM Products has prided itself on their association with some of the top teams in the motorsports industry. Robby Gordon OFF- ROAD is proud to take their partnership with SEM Products to the next level as the provider of paint, adhesive, and specialty coatings for the Inaugural 2013 Stadium SUPER Truck Series.

Stadium SUPER Trucks is modeled after the late Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship and will take off-road racing to 12 stadiums across the country and abroad. The first race for the series will take place April 6 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

SEM is an industry leader of innovative coatings and specialty products for the automotive, marine, and aero space industries. SEM will provide the series with paint, adhesives, fillers and sealers and other specialty autobody repair products that are essential to the success and integrity of Stadium SUPER Trucks throughout the season.

“All of the employees at SEM Products are extremely excited about the partnership with Robby and Stadium SUPER Trucks. It is a form of racing that appeal to all ages and will be a unique opportunity to showcase our automotive repair products,” says Brian Joyner, Business Development Manager.

Joyner, SEM Business Development Manager, says this relationship gives them additional opportunities to connect with their customers and vendors in markets where they have not previously activated their sponsorships.

As the excitement of the new series continues to build, Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD keeps adding to their already impressive list of series sponsors.

“I feel really lucky to have such great partners, like SEM, on board with us,” says Robby Gordon.

“SEM Products has always provided us with great products and I’m looking forward to having them as a key component in Inaugural season of Stadium SUPER Trucks,” Gordon said.

Additional information about SEM Products can be found at www.semproducts.com and and at www.facebook.com/SEMProducts.

All 12 Stadium SUPER Truck events in 2013 will be televised via tape delay and featured on NBC: seven on NBC and five to be televised on the NBC Sports Channel. Check local listings for channel and times.

Venues include University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.), Long Beach, Calif., Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.), Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, Calif.), Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, Mo.), Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.), Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.), Cowboys Stadium (Dallas/Arlington, Tex.), Metro Dome (Minneapolis, Minn.), Stadium SUPER Truck Finals (Las Vegas, Nev.), and one to-be-named international event.

Keep up with the latest news and results on Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD’s Stadium SUPER Trucks Series at facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks and twitter.com/SSuperTrucks. Visit https://stadiumsupertrucks.com for more information including where to purchase tickets for the 2013 season.

ABOUT SEM
SEM Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of innovative paint, adhesive and coating products. Our products are developed to meet and exceed the needs of today’s automotive repair and refinishing industries. In over half a century, SEM has pioneered quality automotive repair and refinishing products and delivers world-class customer service. For over 60 years SEM has represented the quality, experience and reliability that our customers have come to expect. SEM manufactures a full line of quality items, some of which include: repair materials, flexible coatings, rust and corrosion coatings, trim paint and truck bed liners.

ABOUT ROBBY GORDON OFF-ROAD
Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD is a new breed of off-road featuring live motorsports, bringing back what was once the concept of legendary racer Mickey Thompson. Robby Gordon’s new concept of Stadium SUPER Trucks involves high-powered off-road trucks racing side-by-side on challenging dirt tracks consisting of huge jumps, crossovers and tight corners. The Series is comprised of 12 heart-pounding events providing motorsports action in the greatest venues in the world. Professional drivers compete for a huge Championship purse, the biggest in off-road today. Other classes involve BIGFOOT® Monster Trucks, SUPER Trophy Karts and SUPER Buggy racing all held in stadiums that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Mexican Driver Lalo Laguna To Compete in Stadium SUPER Trucks

Charlotte, N.C. (April 3, 2013) – Mexican Off-Road young gun, Lalo Laguna will compete in the 2013 Inaugural Stadium SUPER Trucks season driving the No.17 Visit Mexico truck.

Stadium SUPER Truck Series is modeled after the late Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship and will take off-road racing to 12 state of the art stadiums across the country and abroad offering the champion a year-end prize of $500,000. The first race for SST and Laguna will take place April 6 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

“I am very excited to be part of Stadium SUPER Trucks and to have the opportunity to represent Mexico and it’s entire racing heritage. I would like to thank Robby Gordon and all of the people who have helped putting this awesome series together. I can’t wait for all of the fans to come and experience what has been Robby’s dream for many years.” Stated Laguna.

A native of Mexicali Baja California, the 22-year old Laguna has made a name for himself in just a few short years of off-road racing with multiple SCORE and BITD wins. Laguna will look to continue his winning ways in one of Gordon’s specially engineered 600-horsepower Stadium SUPER Trucks.

SST President Robby Gordon commented on Laguna as an addition to the Stadium SUPER Trucks for 2013.

“To have such a young international talent to be a part of Stadium SUPER Trucks is just another piece of the puzzle complete. To have veteran off-road legends to young guns apart of the series makes for tremendous competition on and off the track.”

Lalo Laguna’s racing accomplishments:
•1st place SCORE International Championship class 6 (2012)
•SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge Weekend Sweep (2012)
•1st place SCORE San Felipe 250 (2012)
•1st place BITD Silver State (2012)
•1st place SCORE Baja 1000 (2012)
•1st place SCORE International Championship class 4 (2011)
•TOYOTA Milestone Award (2011)
•1st place SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge (2011)
•1st place SCORE San Felipe 250 (2011)
•1st place SCORE Baja 500 (2011)
•1st place SCORE Challenge of Champions (2011)
•3rd place SCORE Baja 1000 (2011)
•1st place CODE Mexicali 500 Overall Class 14 (2009)
•1st place CODE VW Night Race (2008)
•1st place RECORD Race Ready 250 (2008)
•1st place CODE Mexicali 500 Class 5 (2007)

All 12 Stadium SUPER Truck events in 2013 will be televised via tape delay and featured on NBC: seven on NBC and five to be televised on the NBC Sports Channel. Check local listings for channel and times.

Venues include University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.), Long Beach, Calif., Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.), Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, Calif.), Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, Mo.), Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.), Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.), Cowboys Stadium (Dallas/Arlington, Tex.), Metro Dome (Minneapolis, Minn.), Stadium SUPER Truck Finals (Las Vegas, Nev.), and one to-be-named international event.

Keep up with the latest news and results on Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD’s Stadium SUPER Trucks Series at facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks and twitter.com/SSuperTrucks. Visit https://stadiumsupertrucks.com for more information including where to purchase tickets for the 2013 season.

ABOUT ROBBY GORDON OFF-ROAD
Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD is a new breed of off-road featuring live motorsports, bringing back what was once the concept of legendary racer Mickey Thompson. Robby Gordon’s new concept of Stadium SUPER Trucks involves high-powered off-road trucks racing side-by-side on challenging dirt tracks consisting of huge jumps, crossovers and tight corners. The Series is comprised of 12 heart-pounding events providing motorsports action in the greatest venues in the world. Professional drivers compete for a huge Championship purse, the biggest in off-road today. Other classes involve BIGFOOT® Monster Trucks, SUPER Trophy Karts and SUPER Buggy racing all held in stadiums that will keep you on the edge of your seat!