C. J. Greaves

C.J. Greaves

Greaves celebrating his 2013 AMSOIL Cup win
Nationality American
Born Abrams, Wisconsin
Related to Johnny Greaves
TORC: The Off Road Championship Pro 2 career
Current team Johnny Greaves Motorsports
Car no. 33
Championships 2014
Best finish 1st in 2014
Finished last season 1st
Championship titles
2010 TORC Super Buggy
2011 TORC Super Buggy
2014 TORC Pro 2
Awards
2013 AMSOIL Cup
Last updated on: October 29, 2014.
2013 Pro 2 truck

Colton "C.J." Greaves is a professional American off-road racing driver from Abrams, Wisconsin. He raced in the TORC: The Off Road Championship Super Buggy and Pro Light divisions, winning the 2010 Super Buggy championship. He now races in the Pro 2 trophy truck division. Greaves won the 2013 AMSOIL Cup world championship race in his Pro 2 truck. He won the 2014 Pro 2 championship and made his first Pro 4 start that season. Greaves is the son and teammate of Johnny Greaves.

Background

Greaves grew up in a racing household. His father Johnny Greaves who started in buggies and rose up through the ranks, eventually racing in the premier 4-wheel-drive Pro 4 trophy trucks.

Racing career

Greaves began racing in off-road short course buggies. He won the 2010 Super Buggy class championship.[1] He continued racing Super Buggy and started Pro Light in 2011. Greaves finished second at Antigo's Saturday buggy race and won the Sunday race for first win of the season.[1] He finished sixth in Pro Light points.[2] Greaves finished the Super Buggy season with two wins at the Oshkosh to win his second consecutive Super Buggy championship.[3]

Greaves continued racing Pro Light in 2012 and began racing a Pro 2 trophy truck full time. He started from the pole position for the season's first Pro Light race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway dirt track and he finished on the podium in third.[2] He raced in his second Pro 2 race that day hoping to get accustomed to the truck.[2] Greaves ended up winning the race to become the youngest Pro 2 winner in history.[2] He had a third place holeshot and held the position until the competition caution. He passed Jeff Kincaid after the restart and passed for the win after Bryce Menzies spun out.[2] "I was very proud and excited to see CJ get that win," said Johnny Greaves after the win. "We were really not sure how he would feel in the truck since it was only his second time in the seat. He is really able to feel the tire hook-up and communicate what the truck is doing to Brad and me. CJ knows it's just the first race, but it's just very exciting."[2] Greaves followed up the win with a third place finish on next day's race at Charlotte.[2]

Greaves began the 2013 season by setting the fastest time and winning the Pro Lite race at the Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park race.[4] After not recording a qualifying time in Pro 2, he raced from the back of the field to finish third in Saturday Pro 2 race.[4] Greaves finished third in the 2013 Pro 2 points with five fastest laps.[5] In Pro Light, he had the fastest lap eight times to finish second in the championship.[5] Int the 2013 AMSOIL Cup race at Crandon, Greaves started with the Pro 2 trucks ahead of the Pro 4 trucks. Greaves battled his father Johnny (in his Pro 4 truck) for the final four laps, well ahead of third place Chad Hord. The Greaves father and son duo went side-by-side across the finish line and C.J. claimed the victory over Johnny.[6]

In 2014, he began the season racing in Pro Lite and Pro 2. In Pro Lite, he won the World Championship race at the Crandon Labor Day race weekend and finished third in season points.[7] In the higher ranking Pro 2 class, he won the season championship over Chad Hord, Jeff Kincaid, Steve Barlow, and Jarit Johnson.[7] He also made his first start in the highest ranking Pro 4 class and finished ninth in the season points.[7] That class was topped by his third place finish at the final race at Crandon.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Smart Racing Grants CJ Greaves a Big Win". VP racing fuels. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "16 Year Old CJ Greaves Wins First Race in the Pro2WD Class in Charlotte, Brings Home 3 Podiums". Race-Dezert. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Alumi Craft Driver CJ Greaves Clinches Back to Back TORC Championships". Alumni Craft. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wheatley, Lonnie. "Two Greaves and a MacCachren on TORC Night 2 at DCRP". Dodge City Raceway Park. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2013 Pro 2 points". Traxxas TORC Series. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hamlin, Kilain. "CJ and Johnny Greaves go 1,2 in Photo Finish Amsoil Cup". Race-Dezert.com. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "2014 season points". TORC: The Off Road Championship. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Crandon Labor Day Weekend Results". TORC: The Off Road Championship. Retrieved October 30, 2014.

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