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K&N-Sponsored Bradley Morris Wins His First Pro 2 Race at Utah Motorsports Campus
K&N-Sponsored Bradley Morris Wins His First Pro 2 Race at Utah Motorsports Campus
27 Jul 2017
K&N Filters Pro 4 driven by Bradley Morris going through the rhythm section
In Bradley Morris’s rookie season in Pro 2, he was able to show everyone he was there to be out front by winning his first Pro 2 race. In addition to winning his first race, he also put on a show for the fans at the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Utah race. Bradley did almost everything that a fan comes to an off-road race to see all in one weekend, which included some great racing, some door-to-door banging, a few crashes, and tearing apart the truck. Of course, all of this action made a lot of work for the team when the truck was off of the track.
Bradley Morris Flying over 150 ft in his Pro 4 over the table top in Utah
It started during practice in the Pro 4, where Bradley was trying out some different lines during the final session where he was trying an inside line. When he entered the corner sliding sideways, he found himself just an inch or two too far in and clipped the end of the K rail with the inside tire while it was turned inwards, spinning Bradley up the turn to a sudden stop. This ended up tearing apart the front left suspension and pivot mounts. The team was able to get it all fixed for the next day’s race with a long night and morning. Bradley would start in the rear for the race because of missing qualifying with the team making sure everything was correct for tech. With the start of the race Bradley would start to battle and try to move forward, but about half way through the race another racer would over rotate and stop sideways in front of Bradley. Bradley had no choice other than going to the inside, between the truck and the wall, to avoid hitting him in the door. Unfortunately, there was not enough room and in the collision, it ended up tearing apart the passenger side front suspension. This was the opposite side from what the team had just repaired the day before.
Putting some space between Bradley Morris K&N Pro 2 and second place
The team was able to get the second side fixed for the next day for Bradley. The Kicker Audio, Fallen Patriots Pro 4 battled through the trucks and stayed out of major trouble. But can’t say that about some of the other trucks. Half-way through the race a few trucks got together in front of Bradley, where one truck ended up on top of another with several trucks in a row smashed together behind it. Bradley was one of the trucks slammed together, and not having any damage he was able to continue. Bradley would battle in the top five for the remainder of the race and would end up finishing the race in fourth place.
Sliding the K&N Filters Pro 2 into the lead coming out of turn two
In the K&N Filters Pro 2 Bradley had qualified fifth, but with an inversion of six he would start the race on the front row. With such a great starting position, the team was hoping for big things. At the start of the race Bradley would find himself in second at the end of the first lap. Bradley got a little loose in the whoops, and upon entering the last corner he tried to save it but over rotated and stopped sideways in the turn where the driver behind him was able to get most of the way stopped only hitting him lightly to lift up the tires. Then the rest of the drivers smashed into that truck behind Bradley to lift Bradley just enough to make him roll over onto the roof. The safety crew would get Bradley back on all four Maxxis Tires and was ready to start going. Now starting in the back of the group, Bradley was ready to start moving his fast truck towards the front. Bradley would work his way back up to battle for fifth place around mid-race. He would battle two and three wide all around the track when after battling almost an entire lap three wide, Bradley would be on the inside of the turn. While trying to stay out of the truck next to him, Bradley caught the K rail and drove up it while turning and it sent the truck into a full barrel roll. The crowd erupted in cheers when Bradley would land on all four and not hesitate to push the gas pedal to the floor just to catch up to the trucks to continue his battle. At the end of the race, Bradley would finish with a top five finish in fifth place even with two roll overs.
Bradley Morris taking the checkered flag in his K&N Filters Pro 2 for the win
With another great inversion for Pro 2, Bradley was starting on the front row for Sunday’s race. The green flag waived and Bradley battled Rodrigo Ampudia door to door down the front stretch and through turn one. Coming out of turn two Bradley got in front of him and over the big jump. Bradley would start to stretch out his lead to over 6 truck lengths, but with a caution, that lead was gone. With the restart, Bradley would battle with Brian Deegan and Brian was trying everything to get past Bradley. Bradley was driving a great race and Brian couldn’t stay up with him for long and Bradley would stretch out his lead once again. Another caution came out which everyone else was happy about, but it didn’t really help them out. Bradley had great restarts throughout the race, and with several cautions, this was very important. Bradley would stretch out a gap between him and rest of the trucks after every caution, all the way to the checkered flag for his first Pro 2 win. Bradley said, “This is something I have dreamed of since I was a little kid, my team and I have worked very hard for this. Being able to win against the top drivers in my rookie year is the best feeling while having to work for the win with all the cautions with the previous champions right behind me. I can’t thank the people who have been with me through all my injuries and allowed me the opportunity to continue racing, along with my sponsors K&N Filters, Maxxis Tires, and Kicker Audio who have been with me and given me the best truck possible.”
K&N Filters-sponsored Bradley Morris standing on top of the podium for his first win in Pro 2
This season has been a great start to working out the kinks and bugs of a new Pro 2. The season has begun to turn around with the last three races finishing top five and with a third place podium finish in Mexico, and a fifth and the win in Utah. With these finishes Bradley is now leading the Rookie of the Year points for the Pro 2 class and fifth overall. Watch for Bradley to find his groove and stay upfront to battle with the other top drivers and to keep moving up the points standings. The team is heading to Wheatland, Missouri to the Lucas Oil Speedway which is a new track that has some new elements being introduced to the off-road race courses, which includes an over-under jump that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Stay tuned to watch how things progress throughout the season and what other amazing things Bradley will bring to the track.
