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Pflluger Sets the Bar at Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe
Victor Pfluger, the 16 year old driver from Morristown, AZ had a fantastic set of runs in
both the Late Model Winter Blast Series and the first race of the ASA Speedtruck
Challenge. Saturday was a double-duty day as Victor and his team had to scramble to ready
both this Late Model and his rebuilt ASA Dodge Speedtruck. Crewchief Chuck Lahorgue was on
hand to make both cars handle perfectly and tag-team spotting with Victor's father, Art
Pfluger. With the Late Model dialed in, Victor stepped out and grabbed the evening's fast
time of 14.784 seconds, well over the second runner's 14.812. The Main Event saw a nine
car field with Victor starting mid-pack. He methodically passed cars till he climbed in
the second spot, but with only a few laps left he wasn't able to take the lead from the 26
car of Gerchman.
Last year in the ASA Speedtruck Challenge the 15 year old Victor finished 4th in overall
points and, this season he is off to a powerful start in his chase for the championship.
The team was apprehensive about this first race in the 2007 Speedtruck series, having
faced mechanical issues and a poor start to the season last year. Add to this the fact
that they hadn't had a chance to shake down the truck and was running it green without any
practice sessions. Apprehension quickly turned to relief and excitement as Victor set
another fast time with a 14.823 second lap edging out Andy Allen and Jim Putman. The
Speedtruck Trophy Dash saw Victor dominate the field to take the checkered for the win.
The Main Event had 15 trucks starting and the line-up put Victor inside second row behind
pole-sitter Jim Putnam and second spot Andy Allen. From the first lap on Victor ran a
strong second place as he and Putnam pulled out to a commanding lead over the rest of the
pack. At times the duo was nearly half a lap ahead of the third spot. When the checkered
fell, Victor had taken second place and proven he is a contender for the championship this
season.
"We are thrilled to have such a great start in the trucks this year." Said a
exultant Victor. "We are very grateful to Chuck (LaHorgue) for coming down and making
this evening such a success, and want to thank Bud Harvey who built us a great
transmission that worked without a hitch." The next ASA Truck race is at Orange Show
Speedway, a favorite of Victor and many of the other truck racers!
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