With an IRL Championship and an Indy 500 win already to his name, Kenny Brack made racing look effortless by taking the gold in his Rally Car Racing debut in front of a packed house at The Home Depot Center.

Beyond his inexperience, Brack was also forced to deal with his lower rear bumper dragging throughout nearly the race’s entirety.  Despite these obstacles, Brack was still able to best two-time gold medalist Travis Pastrana in the Finals.  The way Brack spoke after the race, it sounded like he’s content to go out on top.  

“It’s a one off,” explained Brack of his Rally Car entry.  “’I’m not looking to get into this full time again.  I’m 43 years old.  It’s a lot easier standing on the sidelines telling someone how to do it than to do it yourself.”

Silver medalist Pastrana maintained an airtight pace with Brack until spinning out around a corner.  Both ends of Pastrana’s car hit walls which pinned the car sideways and ended his chance at first place.  Gracious in defeat, Pastrana acknowledged the crash came as a result of trying to keep up with Brack.

“If he wasn’t so fast, that would not have happened.  I was really impressed.”

Tanner Foust took third, but was able to make a joke at his own expense over his increasingly lower finishes since 2007.

“My medals are getting darker, which is not ideal.”


Rally Car Racing Final Results

Results from Rally Car Racing at ESPN X Games 15 at The Home Depot Center on Aug 2, 2009

Name                            Hometown               Finish
Kenny Brack                 Arvika, Sweden                1
Travis Pastrana             Annapolis, MD                  2
Tanner Foust                Capistrano Beach, CA        3                                   
Brian Deegan                Bellevue, NE                    4
Andrew Comrie-Picard    Toronto (CAN)                 5
Andi Mancin                   Bielsko-Biala (POL)          6
Ken Block                      Rancho Santa Fe, CA        7
Dave Mirra                    Greenville, NC                  8
Piotr Wiktorczyk            Chicago, Ill                      9
Art Gruszka                  Chicago, Ill                     10





All photos Laura Austin