2015 WORCS Racing Round #2 - Buffalo Bills February 7, 2015 Primm, NV

Primm, NV (2/8/2015) - H&M Motorsports’ David Haagsma took his first WORCS Racing SxS Pro class win followed by Walker Evans Racing’s Mitch Guthrie Jr in second and the reigning WORCS Pro SxS champion, Beau Baron, in third, while Cody Rowley claimed victory in the WORCS Racing SxS Stock Pro class at round number two of the 2015 WORCS racing series.

Buffalo Bills Casino & Resort hosted the action for the second round of the 2015 WORCS racing season, which saw a record number of 105 total SxS / UTV entries on the weekend. Track conditions were good and included plenty of desert style terrain along with a motocross section and the fan favorite, road crossing jump.

WORCS Racing SxS Pro Podium (left to right) Beau Baron (3rd), David Haagsma (1st), Mitch Guthrie Jr. (2nd)

At round one of the series, several of the Pro SxS racers signed up to race in some of the amateur classes in order to get in some extra seat time. But many thought it was not fair to the amateur racers in those classes who were going for points championships to be up against a pro, so in order to keep things fair, WORCS officials have limited pros to only racing in the SxS unlimited class for some extra seat time before the Pro SxS Race. Also, all the pros were rescored in the SxS Unlimited class from round one, so they could still be in the running for the SxS Unlimited championship in addition the SxS Pro class Championship, which kept everyone happy. 

WORCS Racing SxS Pro Stock Podium (left to right) Tyson Leaver (3rd), Cody Rowley (1st), Jacob Shaw (2nd)

Weather conditions were near perfect for the start on Saturday’s WORCS SxS races, and H&M motorsports’ David Haagsma grabbed the holeshot from the front row of the Pro SxS class with his teammate Beau Baron close behind.

David Haagsma edged out #15 Ryan Piplic for the Holeshot in the WORCS SxS Pro Class

Haagsma fended off several attempts from Baron and went on to take his first SxS Pro win of the season, putting him in the points lead. “My Sparks engine gave me a great jump off the line and I was able to edge out Piplic and Beau. Beau was close for a while, but he flipped and I was able to pull away. This is my second podium and first win of the season, so I am pretty happy with that,” said Haagsma.

David Haagsma earned his first WORCS Racing Pro SxS Win at Buffalo Bills

Nelson & Nelson’s Mitch Guthrie Jr took on the Pro class and had great results. Guthrie Jr started on the second row and was running strong. Guthrie Jr made several passes and soon made his way to second place, but wasn’t able to close the gap on the Haagsma out front. “It was a little different racing because you’re racing against different people and it’s a little tougher, but I had a great day and I finished up on the podium,” said Guthrie Jr, who finished just 30 seconds behind David Haagsma.

One of the youngest racers in the WORCS Racing Pro SxS Class Mitch Guthrie Jr. finished second driving his Polaris RZR XP 1000