Christopher Polvoorde | |
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![]() Polvoorde in 2020 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Hemet, California | July 28, 2000
Current team | Polvoorde Racing |
Car number | 94 |
Championship titles | |
2021 2019 2019 2016 2015–2016 2015 | GAS Pro Lite Crandon Pro Lite Lucas Oil MidWest Short Course League Pro Lite LOORRS Mod Kart Challenge Cup Crandon Mod Kart LOORRS Mod Kart |
Awards | |
2017 2014 | LOORRS Pro Lite Rookie of the Year LOORRS Mod Kart Rookie of the Year |
Christopher Polvoorde (born July 28, 2000) is an American off-road racer from Southern California. [1] He has raced in many different forms of off-road competition including short course, desert racing, and rally raid, while also dabbling in other disciplines like dirt track racing.
He has competed in short course series like Great American Shortcourse and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, as well as desert championships in SCORE International, National Off-Road Racing Association, and King of the Hammers. In 2019, Polvoorde swept the Lucas Oil Mid West Short Course League, winning all seven races and the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway Pro Lite World Championship. [2]
Throughout his career, Polvoorde mainly races the No. 94 STEEL-IT / TIS Wheels Ford Ranger under the Polvoorde Racing Banner. [1] His father Chip Polvoorde, crew Chief Jimmy Davidson, and driving coach Cory Kruseman who also works with Polvoorde as his spotter, make up the program's backbone.
Polvoorde began his motorsport career racing in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series' Modified Kart Division, which is known to produce talent such as five-time LOORRS champion and future NASCAR champion Sheldon Creed, [3] [4] Hailie Deegan, [5] Darren Hardesty Jr., Mitch Guthrie, Mitchell Dejong, Myles Cheek, [6] Jerett Brooks, and RJ Anderson. He won Rookie of the Year honors in 2014. [7]
In 2015, Polvoorde won the LOORRS Mod Kart title and the Crandon Mod Kart World Championship, and backed up the latter in 2016. [8] [9] He also won the 2016 LOORRS Mod Kart Challenge Cup. [10]
Polvoorde graduated to the LOORRS Pro Lite class in 2017 and claimed Rookie of the Year. [11] A two-win campaign and third-place points finish followed. [12]
Polvoorde won his first professional racing championship in the Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League (LOMSCL) by winning all seven races to claim the Pro Lite Championship. [13] [2] He also won the Crandon Pro Lite World Championship. [14]
Also during the 2019 season, he was invited to be a guest driver of Continental Tire's No. 100 in the Stadium Super Trucks Series. [15] [16] He was one of five drivers to take the wheel of the specially branded Continental Tire’s Truck and their flagship program, a $100 prepaid Visa card promotion. [17] Polvoorde has been supported by General Tire which falls under Continental’s umbrella. He raced Rounds 13, 14, and 15 of the 2019 Stadium Super Truck Series at Road America in Wisconsin and finished well in all three events. [18] [19] [20]
He finished runner-up in the 2020 LOORRS Pro Lite standings, the final year before the series folded. [21]
In 2018, Polvoorde entered a classic Ford F100 in the National Off-Road Racing Association Mexican 1000 Rally. Racing No. 9494 in the Vintage Open Class, [22] Christopher finished 2nd in his division and 24th overall with a total race time of 19 Hours, 57 Minutes, and 5 Seconds [23]
Polvoorde races the factory backed Team Honda Talon 1000R, in the ULTRA 4 King of the Hammers, "the toughest one-day off-road race on the planet" as the event's tagline presents. [24] [25] During the 2020 UTV event, Polvoorde raced the No. 94 Honda Talon 1000R to a 17th place finish. [26] 130 competitors started the event and only 33 were able to finish the course. He also competed in that year's Mint 400. [27]
In 2018, Polvoorde along with his co-driver Jimmy Davidson raced in the Asia Baja 1000, a stage rally race through Inner Mongolia [28] and allowed for Polvoorde to experience a different side of motorsports culture. Polvoorde reported finishing the event and qualifying 15th out of 150 competitors.
In 2019, under the banner of Kruseman Motorsports, Polvoorde was part of a 6 car team entered into the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl. He piloted the Palms Resort / FK Rod Ends / Lucas Oil Speedway No. 94 [29] with driving coach Cory Kruseman assisting Polvoorde with getting used to the midget race car. Polvoorde was in good company, as Kruseman is a well known driving coach schooling all types of racers on car control [30] and a former Chili Bowl champion. [31] This was Polvoorde's first time racing in the historic event and made it into the C Feature 2, [32] but did not finish, and did not start the N Feature 2. [33]
Polvoorde is a full-time college student attending University of San Diego on scholarship seeking a double major in finance and real estate through the USD School of Business. [41]
Season | Series | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | Points | Position | Ref |
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2012 | LOORRS Junior 1 Karts | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 294 | 17th | [45] |
2013 | LOORRS Modified Karts | 6 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 142 | 21st | [46] |
2014 | LOORRS Modified Karts | 15 | 1 | 7 | N/A | 170 | 2nd | [47] |
2015 | LOORRS Modified Karts | 17 | 7 | 11 | N/A | 630 | 1st | [48] |
2016 | LOORRS Modified Karts | 13 | 3 | 9 | N/A | 568 | 3rd | [49] |
LOORRS Pro Lite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 19th | [50] | |
2017 | LOORRS Pro Lite | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 514 | 4th | [51] |
2018 | LOORRS Pro Lite | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 493 | 3rd | [52] |
2019 | Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League Pro Lite | 7 | 7 | 7 | N/A | 50 | 1st | [2] |
LOORRS Pro Lite | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 361 | 6th | [53] | |
Stadium Super Trucks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 12th | [54] | |
2020 | LOORRS Pro Lite | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 2nd | [55] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | SSTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | COA | COA | TEX | TEX | LBH | LBH | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | MOH | MOH | ROA 4 | ROA 3 | ROA 6 | POR | POR | SRF | SRF | 12th | 54 | [54] |
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