Casey Currie Readies New Truck Design for 2011 Season

At the Lucas Oil Off-Road Race in Chandler, Arizona, this weekend, Pro Lite short-course driver Casey Currie will be sponsored by General Tire. The driver has signed a multi-year sponsorship with General Tire and will begin racing on the Grabber LT265/75R16 tires that will be fitted on a new truck design for the 2011 season.

"2010 was a monumental year for me," said Currie. "I set out to win the TORC series, and that's exactly what I did.  This General Tire sponsorship is the perfect way to start off an even better 2011. I see how hard the Team GT drivers work and I know that the tires they run work just as hard.  I'm proud to be a part of this great team and start off the year on the best tires in off-road racing."

Casey Currie is known for taking the TORC championship title weekend at Crandon last year and the series’ Pro Lite title. In the PRO LIGHT 2WD Truck Class, Currie will defend his 2010 PRO LIGHT 2WD Championship in the Monster Energy Nissan Frontier.

Born into a motorsports family, Currie started racing motorcycles when he was just 5 years old and trucks at 16. Taking home his first major win in 2003, Currie championed the MDR series in his JeepSpeed truck.

In 2004, Currie switched to Pro Truck and Class 1, taking second in Pro Truck at the Baja 1000 and third in Class 1 at the Baja 500.

He took home 2nd overall in the 2008 and 2009 King of Hammers, finished second in Round 1 and 2 of the 2010 M4SX Trophy Kart, and took home the championship win at the 2010 TORC series.