Cory West Claims Pirelli’s 8th Track Record Bounty of the Season at CCS Race of Champions in Daytona

DAYTONA, Fla. (October 19, 2016) – Pirelli officially announced that Cory West claimed the Italian manufacturer’s eighth track record bounty of the 2016 season during the Championship Cup Series (CCS) Race of Champions at Daytona International Speedway. West, who has captured multiple track record bounties this season, achieved the impressive accomplishment on October 16th. West clipped the previous track record that was set in 2013 with a blazing fast lap time of 1:46.525

“These slick tires performed great. I gave them the grapes and they performed awesome,” said Cory West.

West relied on the incredible performance of Pirelli’s DIABLO™ Superbike SC1 front and Daytona spec rear tires to put the power to the ground coming out of NASCAR Turn 4 and reached speeds of more than 203 mph.

“Capturing this record is a trophy in its own for us,” said Oscar Solis, Pirelli Road Racing Manager, NAFTA. “Daytona is one of the most difficult tracks when it comes to technical complexity, but the development work done by the North American staff along with support from Italy throughout the last five years is shown with this accomplishment. We congratulate Cory on his record and are glad that we can give him the means to capture it.”