When Sheldon Creed took the streets of Toronto last year, the young driver shocked many fans in his ability to handle the 600-horsepower truck while only being able 16 years old. Though he didn’t just handle it well – Creed took home the victory in the second of the two races that they ran on the 11-turn temporary street course last year.
So far this weekend, Creed is off to a solid start this weekend as he posted the second quickest lap at one minute and 33.904 seconds during the 20-minute session. Commenting on the track, the youngster noted that it’s one of his favourite tracks that the Stadium Super Trucks go to over the course of their season.
“I like the track a lot as you carry a lot of speed here down the straightaways and then the tight corners at the ends,” Creed commented. “It’s different than any of the other road courses that we go to and I like it the best.”
With the win last year, Creed admits that it does give him a boost of confidence heading into this year’s event.
“A little bit, I guess. Just want to run a clean race on Saturday and Sunday, and hopefully get a win,” he said.
So far, Creed is having a solid season, currently sitting third in points despite not reaching victory lane yet this year, though has three podium finishes, including a third place in the last SST event at the X-Games in Austin.
Creed’s climb up the racing ladder began with racing BMX at the age of three, before getting in dirt bikes when he turned five, and then in the trophy trucks at the age of 10. Creed then got hooked up with the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by TRAXXAS last year when they held an event in Creed’s hometown of San Diego.
Since then, Creed has continued to run events and will be one to watch both days on the streets of Toronto. The first race of the weekend is scheduled for today (Saturday) at 2:10 p.m. EST with a live on-stream on the SST website at http://www.stadiumsupertrucks.com. The second race is scheduled for Sunday July 20th at 2:10 p.m. EST, again live-streamed on the website.
