page_title: Chad Hord
section_title: 2010s
hierarchical_section_title: Chad Hord / Racing career / 2010s
caption_attribution_description: The Electric Production Class winning car the 2011 Pikes Peak Hillclimb on display at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. The car was driven by Chad Hord and it completed the 12.42 mile race in a record time of 14:33. This file was uploaded with Commonist.
context_page_description: Chad Hord is a professional American off-road racing driver from Felch, Michigan. As of 2012, he races a PRO 2 short course truck in the Traxxas TORC Series.
  In 1995, he began racing in Short-course Off-road Drivers Association. The main sanctioning body for the Midwestern United States changed several times throughout his career; he raced in Championship Off-Road Racing, World Series of Off-Road Racing and Traxxas TORC Series. Hord won a championship in Super Buggy before turning professional and winning two championships in Pro Light.
  In 2011, he became the third Pro 2 driver to win the AMSOIL Cup, the world championship race in short course off-road racing. He also won the Electric Production class at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb that year. As of the 2012 racing season, he had won three series championships, 31 races, four world championship races, and 125 top five races in 169 pro truck starts.
context_section_description: Hord moved up into Pro 2WD for the 2010 season. He had second and third places finishes to end up fourth in series points. His first podium finish was his third place finish at Bark River and the second place finish happened at Chicagoland Speedway. In fourteen starts, he finished nine times in the Top Five. Hord had his first Oakley Bomb Award in Pro 2WD making him the first driver to the win Oakley Bomb Award in all three professional truck classes.
  The Electric Production class debuted at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2011. Hord entered a Nissan Leaf. He ascended the 19.99 km (12.42 mi) course in 14 minutes and 33 seconds to win the class.  The interior of the car was removed and replaced with mandatory racing seats, safety harness, and a roll cage.
  Hord was the third Pro 2 driver to win the US$27,000 AMSOIL Cup in 2011 after Scott Taylor won the event twice. The race pits the Pro 2 and Pro 4 Trophy Trucks against each other for the world championship in short-course off-road racing. The Pro 2 trophy trucks started 20 seconds ahead of the Pro 4 trucks to make up their disadvantage of having only rear-wheel drive compared to four-wheel drive. Hord maintained the lead throughout the race and no one came close to passing him. For the season, he finished third in 2WD points. Hord's 2012 TORC Pro 2WD season started with five out of six podium finishes; he finished third in points for the year after five second-place finishes.
caption: 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Electric Production winning car
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