Racing: Millen wins his first CORR Series event

CRANDON, Wis. - Newport Beach’s Rod Millen, winner of the Pikes

Peak International Hill Climb five times in the past six years, led from

start to finish to win the third race of the Championship Off-Road Racing

Pro-4 Brush Run Series Sunday.

In the opening lap, Millen, driving a Toyota Tundra, went fender to

fender with Pro-4 Series leader Rob MacCachren after the first turn.

By the fifth turn, the New Zealand native took control of the race and

finished with a 17-second victory, his first in the CORR Pro-4 series.

Millen’s win came one day after nearly winning the second race of the

series. He led for the first three laps, but had mechanical problems and

did not finish.

Millen’s win will be televised on ESPN2 July 8.

The fourth round of the Brush Run is scheduled for Sunday at the same

site.

Millen will be defending his Pikes Peak title Tuesday in the races’ 77th

running.