2016 WORCS UTV Racing Round #9 - Glen Helen September 17, 2016 Devore, California

Of all the points contenders, Haagsma fared best. Finishing second, he is now second in points, just two points behind Thomas.

H&M Motorsport's David Haagsma finished in the 2nd Spot

“I had a good battle with everyone in front of me,” said Haagsma. “RJ was running well and he beat me by a second or two. It’s hard to lose that way, but taking the points into consideration, it was a good weekend.”

Ryan Holz was pleased to record his first Pro podium of the season. He started well, had a minor issue and fell back, but rebounded to finish third.

#58 Ryan Holz scored a podium finish in the WORCS Pro UTV class

“I got a great start, made a small mistake and fell back to fourth,” said Holz. “I had an issue and brought it in for the podium.”

Cody Bradbury finished sixth after recovering from a mechanical issue. He is third in the title chase, six points out of the lead.

#22 Cody Bradbury

“I needed to come here, do well and maximize my points,” said Bradbury. “Unfortunately it didn’t work out that way. I put my head down at the start. Mickey had an issue. I got past him and I went into save mode to preserve the car. I had a small mechanical, got back going and came back for sixth. I finished ahead of the guys I needed to do. It’s going to be a free for all come Primm, that’s for sure.”

Mickey Thomas led the first two laps of the race before a mechanical issue slowed his charge. He finished seventh. Interestingly, Thomas hadn’t planned at the beginning of the season to run a full WORCS schedule to focus on his Lucas Oil truck.

Mystik's #44 Mickey Thomas holds the Pro points lead heading into the final round

“I was running first for the first two laps, but we broke a belt and I finished seventh,” said Thomas. “We’re in there right now with five other guys and it’s all going to come down to this last round. Everyone else had problems, so it worked out well for me. We kind of fell into this. We ran the first race and did well, so we kept with it and here are battling for the championship. I’d like to get a championship so we’ll have to keep working for it. We have four races in a row for the next four weeks between the Lucas Oil Series, Terracross and WORCS.”

Beau Baron finished 13th after a hard crash took him out of contention. He now sits sixth in points, 14 out of first. He was complaining of a sore neck after the tumble.

CST's Beau Baron wrecked during the Pro race, which took him out of the race

“I wanted to pass Piplic, so I chose an alternate line that a lot of the other guys weren’t using,” said Baron. “I over jumped the first double, then I tagged the second one, and it dropped me bad. I endoed hard and it broke off my front wheel.”