Christopher Polvoorde

Short course racing

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, Polvoorde 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]

Polvoorde finished runner-up in the 2020 LOORRS Pro Lite standings, the final year before the series folded.^[21]

Desert racing

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]

Other racing

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 six-car team entered in the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl. He drove the Palms Resort / FK Rod Ends / Lucas Oil Speedway No. 94^[29] with driving coach Cory Kruseman assisting him in adapting to the midget race car. Kruseman is a driving coach who has worked with various racers on car control^[30] and is a former Chili Bowl champion.^[31] This was Polvoorde's first appearance at the event. He advanced to the C Feature 2,^[32] but did not finish and did not start the N Feature 2.^[33]

Career summary

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)