The SuperLite Championship celebrates the unveiling of the 2012 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series schedule, which debuts its purpose-built Reno test facility as a full-fledged short course off-road race track and features the marquee venue on the motorsport discipline's most heralded date, Labor Day weekend. The coveted stadium-like race course is carved from the dramatic terrain features of the towering Sierra Nevada foothills and will boast unrivaled spectator vantage points.

Undoubtedly one of the best shows of Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series' showdown in the dirt, the SuperLite Championship has unveiled some epic short course action from a colorful collection of personalities, giving the stadium truck a life and style all its its own. Heading into Surprise, the BFGoodrich Tires-backed Patrick Clark had proved himself by racking up a nine-point lead in his championship quest. But the full-course brawl of Arizona cut down Clark's rank, delivering another series standout to the lead.

Digging down into the nuts and bolts of his BFGoodrich Tires-backed Lowe's Home Improvement SuperLite Truck during August's Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) race at Glen Helen Raceway, Jessie Johnson looks to land back upon the podium during the Las Vegas Motor Speedway stop next month.

Chad George brawled his way through to the top of the podium to snatch the season points lead for the first time this year, piloting the Monster Energy / Kawasaki truck in SuperLite Championship racing during the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) Round 12 at the 1.1-mile motocross-style track of Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, Arizona. Sheldon Creed, the youngest driver of the series at 14-years-old, finished second in his first weekend of LOORRS SuperLite racing, while Drew Britt, in his second weekend of racing landed third on the day.

R.J. Anderson rekindled his relationship with the podium and planted the iconic Walker Evans Racing / Polaris Off Road / SoCal SuperTrucks machine atop the 14-truck SuperLite Championship field in Saturday's Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) Round 11 race on the 1.1-mile motocross-style dirt track at Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, Arizona on September 24, 2011. Anderson snagged the race's fast lap during lap nine in 1 minute, and 00.475 seconds and average speed of 65.482 miles per hour. Chad George secured second and Patrick Clark third.

Chad George powered to the top of his game, the Monster Energy Athlete earning his first win of the season in the Kawasaki SuperLite truck after vying for glory over a 17-truck SuperLite Championship field in Sunday's Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) Round 10 upon the eight-tenths-mile Glen Helen Raceway race track in San Bernardino, California on August 7, 2011. After taking four thirds this season, George also snatched the fast lap of the race in 50.414 seconds and a speed of 57.127 miles per hour during his lap 11 effort.

Dawson Kirchner landed the Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems onto the podium for the second time this season in the 17-truck SuperLite Championship field to take Saturday's Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) Round 9 win at the eight-tenths-mile Glen Helen Raceway race track in San Bernardino, California on August 6, 2011. Kirchner also earned fast lap in lap two at 50.418 miles per hour and a time of 57 seconds. Patrick Clark captured second and Monster Energy Athlete, Chad George, captured third in the Kawasaki SuperLite truck.

TOOELE, UTAH — When the dust settled at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, Sunday two new faces had ascended to the top step of the podium in the SuperLite Championship Series — Patrick Clark positioning himself for a run at the overall points championship and Wyatt Kirchner breaking out as one of the youngest racers to win a SuperLite showdown.

Wyatt Kirchner rose from a stacked 15-truck SuperLite Championship field to take Sunday's victory, for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 8 race on the nine-tenths-mile Miller Motorsports Park race track in Tooele, Utah on June 26, 2011. Kirchner clutched his first career win, racing the Bull Outdoor Products truck for General Tire. Reigning season points leader, R.J. Anderson, behind the wheel of the Walker Evans Racing / SoCal SuperTrucks machine, secured second upon the podium, while Dawson Kirchner, racing the Torchmate CNC Machine truck, captured third.

Patrick Clark shot into the front of the 15-truck SuperLite Championship pack to take Saturday's win for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 7 race upon the new nine-tenths-mile Miller Motorsports Park race track in Tooele, Utah on June 25, 2011. Shoveling roost and never letting loose of his dominant position via his BFGoodrich tires, Clark clocked the race's fastest lap during his lap 12 perforfmance with a time of 47.927 seconds and a speed of 67.603 miles per hour. R.J. Anderson secured second for Walker Evans Racing / SoCal SuperTrucks. Piloting the Kawasaki Teryx, Monster Energy Drink athlete, Chad George, charged into third atop the podium.

Reno, Nev. — RJ Anderson’s stranglehold on first place in the SuperLite Championship Series will be tested over two demanding races June 25 and 26, as the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series rolls into the Miller Motorsports Park outside of Salt Lake City, Utah to unleash its ferocious brand of high-flying truck racing into a stadium of adrenaline-thirsty motorsports fanatics.

R.J. Anderson took it to the field to come up first in SuperLite Championship racing for the second time this season in Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 5 main event upon the eighth mile Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California on May 21, 2011. Racing the Walker Evans Racing / SoCal SuperTrucks machine and on top of the season points chase, Anderson earned fast lap with an elapsed time of 50.208 seconds and best speed of 57.361 miles per hour in lap five. Patrick Clark secured second. Jessie Johnson snatched third.

San Bernardino, Calif. —

Dawson Kirchner captured his first win of the 2011 SuperLite Championship Series in dominant fashion, and SuperLite points leader RJ Anderson tightened his grip on the points lead in rounds 5 and 6 of the SuperLite Championship Series at San Bernardino’s Glen Helen Raceway May 21 and 22.

Emerging from a family steeped in motorsports, Jessie Johnson is the younger brother of five-time NASCAR champion of the No. 48 Lowes Home Improvement car, Jimmie Johnson. Calm under pressure and climbing behind the wheel of his own Lowes Home Improvement SuperLite, Jessie, like his older brother, has his roots in off-road racing but has amassed experience that extends beyond the dirt. Perhaps his greatest asset is his coach-ability, learning from many, which results in wins.

Dawson Kirchner stepped up his game to win the SuperLite Championship main event on Sunday for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 6 race upon the eighth-mile Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California on May 22, 2011. Racing the Torchmate CNC Cutting Machines truck, the General Tire-backed racer logged the first win of the season.Jessie Johnson, aboard the Lowes Home Improvement truck, stood upon the SuperLite podium for the first time in second place. Austin Kimbrell earned third, also the first time upon the SuperLite podium. R.J. Anderson, winner of yesterday's round five race, earned fast lap with a speed of 57.492 miles per hour and an elapsed time of 50.094 seconds in lap four.

Chad George rallied up the momentum to take first in SuperLite Championship qualifying for Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 6 racing upon the eighth-mile Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California on May 22, 2011. Behind the wheel of the Kawasaki Teryx SuperLite Arrive & Drive truck, the Monster Energy Drink racer took the fast lap during his lap four effort with a speed of 57.615 miles per hour and an elapsed time of 49.987 seconds. R.J. Anderson snatched second and Jacob Person earned third.

R.J. Anderson took it to the field to come up first in SuperLite Championship racing for the second time this season in Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 5 main event upon the eighth mile Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California on May 21, 2011. Racing the Walker Evans Racing / SoCal SuperTrucks machine and on top of the season points chase, Anderson earned fast lap with an elapsed time of 50.208 seconds and best speed of 57.361 miles per hour in lap five. Patrick Clark secured second. Jessie Johnson snatched third.

Dawson Kirchner cracks the whip on the Torchmate CNC Cutting Machines truck to qualify his truck first for the SuperLite Championship running in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Round 5 main event at the eighth mile Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California on May 20, 2011. Dawson earned the fast lap of the qualifying session during his lap five effort, carving the muddy short course off road racing track with in an elapsed time of 51.393 seconds and speed of 56.039 miles per hour.

RENO, NV— A showdown looms this weekend on the dirt track of Glen Helen Raceway May 21 and 22 in what could be a decisive weekend in the hotly contested 16-race SuperLite Series Championship. Red-hot racer Jacob Person will battle two formidable hometown favorites — overall points leader RJ Anderson and veteran podium-placer Chad George — before a notoriously vocal, and packed, San Bernardino stadium.

To commemorate the life of action sports star and SuperLite Championship racer Jeff "Ox" Kargola, who died last month while riding the Rip To The Tip adventure motorcycle ride in Baja, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, in conjunction with General Tire, the title sponsor of Kargola's SuperLite truck, will launch its two-day race weekend at Glen Helen Raceway with a special opening ceremony to begin at 2 p.m this Saturday. The SuperLite Championship Round 5 main event will immediately follow the tribute.