ANDREW CARLSON/POLARIS WIN FIRST CHAMP PRO SXS ROUND

CHAMP 2024 ROUNDS 1&2

Championship Off-Road launched into its 2024 season at Dirt City Motorplex in Lena, Wisconsin, and the Pro UTV classes provided great racing on Saturday and Sunday, according to Champ. In Pro SxS (formerly Pro Turbos) Andrew Carlson, who had two 2023 wins and a top-five season, came out swinging in 2024. He and defending champ Kyle Chaney battled as they pulled away from the field, and Carlson held off Chaney at the finish line and won by less than a second. CJ Greaves rounded out the Pro SxS podium in his Polaris.

In Pro Stocks, defending champ CJ Greaves jumped out to an early lead ahead of Jeb Bootle and the 15-car field and led for two laps before breaking. Bootle took the lead, but Owen VanEpren, defending MAO Pro Stock champion, slipped underneath Jeb in a 180-turn and took the win. Colin Kernz came on strong in later laps to take over second, and Jake Kosmecki got Bootle to claim the last podium spot.

On Sunday, Kainan Baker grabbed the Pro SxS lead but broke 100 yards from the checkered flag. He held off Carlson and Chaney until he broke, and the three were only a second apart. Carlson even took the lead on Lap 11, but then he broke and Kyle Chaney took over second. When Baker lost power, Chaney zipped by for the lead and win, and Kainan was able to coast across the finish for second. Jeb Bootle rounded out Sunday’s Pro SxS podium.

Bootle faded to sixth in Saturday’s Pro Stock main, and he shot to the front on Sunday and stayed on inside lines to lead wire-to-wire. Owen VanEpren had to battle Colin Kernz over second, which let Bootle get away, and VanEpren held of Kernz at the line by less than a second. With a 1-2 on the weekend, VanEpren took control of Pro Stock points, and Chaney controls Pro SxS points with a 2-1 weekend.

CHAMP 2024 ROUNDS 1&2 PRO UTV RESULTS

Round 1: Lena, WI

Pro SxS

1. Andrew Carlson…Pol
2. Kyle Chaney…C-A
3. CJ Greaves…Pol
4. Rodney VanEpren…Yam
5. Tyler Remmereid…C-A
6. Owen VanEpren…Yam
7. Leland Thyes…C-A
8. Nathan Wolff…C-A
9. Kainan Baker…C-A

Pro Stock SxS

1. Owen VanEpren…Yam
2. Colin Kernz…Yam
3. Jake Kosmecki…Pol
4. Tyson Marquardt…Yam
5. Jake Jorgenson…A-C
6. Jeb Bootle…Yam
7. Mike LeTourneau…Pol
8. Brandon Groh…Yam
9. Josh Bayer…Yam
10. Dylan Marquardt…Yam

Round 2: Lena, WI

Pro SxS

1. Kyle Chaney…C-A
2. Kainaan Baker…C-A
3. Jeb Bootle…Yam
4. Tyler Remmereid…C-A
5. CJ Greaves…Pol
6. Nathan Wolff…C-A
7. Rodney VanEpren…Yam
8. Grant Stephen…C-A
9. Leland Thyes…C-A
10. Erik Schwartz…Pol

Pro Stock SxS

1. Jeb Bootle…Yam
2. Owen vanEpren…Yam
3. Colin Kernz…Yam
4. CJ Greaves…Pol
5. Jake Jorgenson…A-C
6. Dylan Marquardt…Yam
7. Colin Truett…Pol
8. Tyson Marquardt…Yam
9. Brandon Groh…Yam
10. Dave Mason, Jr…Hon