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San Felipe Baja Racing News.com OFFICIAL ODDS SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (28) | ||
84 Nick Vanderwey
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“Au” Op
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3 to 1
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98
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Hungry To Win
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2 to 1
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8 Roger Norman
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Lead by Borrego
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2 to 1
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21 Gus Vildosola, Sr. & Jr.
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Lead by
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2 to 1
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97 B.J.
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Lead by Matomi
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2 to 1
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23 Mark McMillin (McM)
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Maybe today?
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4 to 1
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30 Robbie Pierce
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Darker Horse
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3 to 1
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49 Troy Herbst
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Rock N Roll
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4 to 1
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77 Robby Gordon
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Suspended?
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2 to 1
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1 Jesse Jones
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Our Choice to WIN
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Winner
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20 Rob MacCachren
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Our Dark Horse
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2 to 1
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19 Tim Herbst
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Rock N Roll
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4 to 1
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24 Adam Householder
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IF a clean run …
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5 to 1
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39 Ron Whitton
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Attrition = MoP
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9 to 1
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65 Lloyd Sproule
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Nope
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8 to 1
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27 Dave Crinklaw
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Lucky, once
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7 to 1
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54 Jesse James
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Jota-Jota Been Waddin’
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9 to 1
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47 James Bult
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Tough …
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9 to 1
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96 Bobby Baldwin
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Chasing
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8 to 1
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10 Ken Losch
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Ken’t do it
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9 to 1
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16 Cameron Steele
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Top DNF'er
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9 to 1
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31 Andy & Scott McMillin (McM)
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Podium Result
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2 to 1
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70 Bryce Menzies
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Course not short enough
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9 to 1
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18 Clyde Stacy (TN)
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Too many irons in the fire
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9 to 1
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78 Jesse Ashcraft
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Has not shown
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6 to 1
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59 Craig Potts
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Tough on crew
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9 to 1
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51 Kory Scheeler
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Mid-pack IF LUCKY
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4.99 to 1
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2 Pete Sohren
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Always interesting!
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5 to 1
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CLASS 1 (20)
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101 David Greenhill
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Over The Hill
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9 to 1
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102 Rudy Cortez
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The Killer!
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5 to 1
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103 Daniel McMillin (McM)
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Could capitalize on “Draw”
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4 to 1
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104 Cam Thieriot
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Lucky or good?
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4 to 1
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105 Todd Romano
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Too CheeZey
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9 to 1
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106 Steve “Bad” Appleton
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Our Choice To Win
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2 to 1
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107 Dan Martin (COPS)
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GOOD BET!
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2 to 1
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108 Justin Davis
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In the Big Leagues
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4 to 1
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109 Randy Wilson
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Favorite
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3 to 1
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110 Harley Letner
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Runs clean, can win
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3 to 1
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111 Brian Parkhouse
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Usually a player
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3 to 1
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112 Corey Keysar
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Shoulda stayed in ’10″
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5 to 1
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113 Derrick Sproule
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Bad exchange rate
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5 to 1
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114 Enrique Bujanda
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DARK HORSE
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5 to 1
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115 Ronny Wilson
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TOP TIP
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3 to 1
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116 Victor Gruber
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NOT the victor
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9 to 1
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117 Josh Rigsby
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Tenacious, anyway
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6 to 1
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118 Conan Barker
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Price not right
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9 to 1
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119 C. J. Hutchins
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Flats
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7 to 1
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149 Gary Hewitt
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No love, here
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7 to 1
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CLASS 1-2/1600 (7)
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1600 Luke McMillin (McM)
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Anyone’s race
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3 to 1
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1601 Brian Wilson
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As well as anyone …
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3 to 1
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1602 J. J. Schnarr
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Over-shadowed
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9 to 1
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1603 Brad Wilson
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No brotherly love
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3 to 1
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1604 Arturo Velazco
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Tenacious twins
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3 to 1
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1648 Cody Robinson
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Fun to watch!
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3 to 1
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1649 Duran Duran
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” … like the wolf”
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3 to 1
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CLASS 3 (0)
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N/A
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CLASS 5 (3)
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501 Cody Kellogg
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Up the (Battle) Creek
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7 to 1
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502 Victor Cesena
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Our Pick to Win
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2 to 1
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500 Kevin Carr
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Usual winner
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2 to 1
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CLASS 5/1600 (0)
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All at CODE races
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0 to 0
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CLASS 6 (4)
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601 Scott Ulrich
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Scott — not
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4 to 1
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600 Dave Caspino
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Thunder Hill Crew ready to roll
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2 to 1
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603 Jeff Holmes
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No place like Holmes …
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3 to 1
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619 Heidi Steele
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Must keep psi on DC
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9 to 1
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CLASS 7 (1)
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700 Dan Chamlee
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Needs competition!
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Even
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CLASS 7SX (1)
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741 Rich Severson
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A Slice of life
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4 to 1
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CLASS 8 (2)
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801 Noah Ostanik
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This time?
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4 to 1
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839 Justin Matney (TN)
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Milking the situation
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4 to 1
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CLASS 9 (0)
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N/A
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0 to 0
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CLASS 10 (5)
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1001 Lars Ferry
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Might make the best of Draw
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3 to 1
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1002 Matt Cullen
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Double trouble
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3 to 1
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1003 John Langley (COPS)
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Film at “11″
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4 to 1
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1000 Sergio Salgado
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Fast enough
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3 to 1
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1005 Tom Bjorstrom
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Out of his league
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6 to 1
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SCORE LITE (13)
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1201 Steven Lisa
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Odds patently obvious
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7 to 1
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1202 Zak Langley (COPS)
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Heavy support
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3 to 1
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1203 Sammy Ehrenberg
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Tony's Pick
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2 to 1
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1204 Jaime Huerta
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May surprise
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3 to 1
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1205 Sammy Araiza
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Our Pick From South
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2 to 1
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1206 Rafael Navarro Quatro
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& Slic Quic Vic
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4 to 1
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1207 Arturo Honold
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DARK HORSE
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3 to 1
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1208 Lee Banning
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Will be a player
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3 to 1
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1209 Francisco Villagomez
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Fast
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3 to 1
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1210 Perry McNeil
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Baja Champion
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2 to 1
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1211 Luis Martinez
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Might …
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5 to 1
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1248 Steve Eugenio
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Family Distress?
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2 to 1
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1249 Jack Moreno
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Dark Horse
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7 to 1
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CLASS 11 (2)
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1101 Matt Cullen
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TOP TIP
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2 to 1
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1149 Justin Matney (TN)
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School Daze
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6 to 1
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STOCK FULL (2)
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860 Joe Bacal
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Unbeatable?
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2 to 1
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879 John Matney (TN)
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Uphill battle
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6 to 1
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STOCK MINI (0)
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N/A
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0 to 0
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PROTRUCK (1)
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1301 Jessica McMillin (McM)
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Round side down, OK?
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5 to 1
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CLASS 4 (3)
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401 Brian Hewitt
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Whooped out
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9 to 1
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402 Tony Miglini
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“Hauler” …
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999 to 1
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439 Clyde Stacy (TN)
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The kids from Bristol …
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4 to 1
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CLASS 7-2 (3)
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721 Fawn Finchum
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Better pit location?
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721 to 1
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722 Bruce Finchum
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Rough trip
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722 to 1
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720 Reid Rutherford
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A winner
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3 to 1
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SPORTSMAN CAR (2)
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1400 Peter Lang
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Unbeatable?
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3 to 1
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1401 George Jackson
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Needs perfect day
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UPDATE February 22, 2011
Pre-running (Official Pre-Running) over the rugged race course starts Saturday, February 26 for this years 25th anniversary of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, a growing field that includes many of the world’s best desert racers have entered this popular spring race. Attracting entries from 20 states and seven countries so far, the lineup includes 28 entries in SCORE Trophy-Truck, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 850-horsepower unlimited production trucks.
Baja 250 Pre-Race Reporting
Everyone is watching Rookie Bryce Menzies
Gary Newsome
Baja Racing News.com
UPDATE February 12, 2011
Starting Positions Announced
FOUR WHEEL VEHICLE CLASSES: | MOTORCYCLE & ATV CLASSES: | |||||
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK: | CLASS 22: | |||||
84 | Nick Vanderwey | 2X | Chad Thornton | |||
98 | Gary Weyhrich | 1X | Kendall Norman | |||
8 | Roger Norman | 3X | Jack Lundin | |||
21 | Gustavo Vildosola, Jr | 4X | Kurt Caselli | |||
97 | B.J. Baldwin | 5X | Shane Esposito | |||
23 | Mark McMillin | 6X | Colton Udall | |||
30 | Robbie Pierce | |||||
49 | Troy Herbst | CLASS 21: | ||||
77 | Robby Gordon | 101X | David Kleiman | |||
1 | Jesse Jones | 102X | Trevor Insley | |||
20 | Rob MacCachren | 103X | Brody Kunz | |||
19 | Tim Herbst | 104X | David Gonzalez, J. | |||
24 | Adam Householder | 105X | Adam Neuwirth | |||
39 | Ron Whitton | |||||
65 | Lloyd Sproule | CLASS 30: | ||||
27 | Dave Crinklaw | 301X | Bill Witt | |||
54 | Jesse James | 302X | Tim Abshire | |||
47 | James Bult | 303X | Aldo Ramirez G. | |||
96 | Bobby Baldwin | 300X | Francisco Septien | |||
10 | Ken Losch | 305X | Alberto Ruiz | |||
16 | Cameron Steele | |||||
31 | Andy McMillin | CLASS 40: | ||||
70 | Bryce Menzies | 401X | Mike Prunty | |||
18 | Clyde Stacy | 400X | Jeff Kaplan | |||
78 | Jesse Ashcraft | 403X | Oscar Fazz | |||
59 | Craig Potts | |||||
51 | Kory Scheeler | CLASS 60: | ||||
2 | Pete Sohren | 601X | William Rogers | |||
600X | Donald Lewis-1st RS | |||||
CLASS 1 UNLIMITED: | ||||||
101 | David Greenhill | CLASS 24: | ||||
102 | Rudy Cortez | 101A | Juan Sanchez | |||
103 | Daniel McMillin | 102A | Joselito Muro | |||
104 | Cameron Thieriot | 103A | Heriberto Marquez P. | |||
105 | Todd Romano | 104A | Romulo Gomez | |||
106 | Steve Appleton | 105A | Jesus R. Munguia | |||
107 | Dan Martin | |||||
108 | Justin Davis | CLASS 25: | ||||
109 | Randy Wilson | 2A | Rafael Torres F. | |||
110 | Harley Letner | 3A | Travis Dillon | |||
111 | Brian Parkhouse | 4A | James Woodford | |||
112 | Corey Keysar | 5A | Paul Velaquez | |||
113 | Derrick Sproule | 6A | Mark Germino | |||
114 | Enrique Bujanda | 1A | Wayne Matlock | |||
115 | Ronny Wilson | |||||
116 | Victor Gruber | SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE UNDER: | ||||
117 | Josh Rigsby | 201X | Marcus Palacios | |||
118 | Conan Barker | |||||
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE OVER: | ||||||
CLASS 1/2-1600: | 251X | Carlos Valdez | ||||
1600 | Luke McMillin | 252X | Jeff Palmer | |||
1601 | Brian Wilson | 253X | Anthony Fiore | |||
1602 | J.J. Schnarr | 254X | Risto Niemi | |||
1603 | Brad Wilson | 255X | Steve Malley | |||
1604 | Arturo Velazco | 256X | Cody Larsen | |||
257X | Connor Olson | |||||
CLASS 4: | 258X | Jimmy Boutwell | ||||
401 | Brian Hewitt | 298X | Mario Iannucci-2nd RS | |||
439 | Clyde Stacy-1st RS | 299X | Brandon Thompson-1st RS | |||
CLASS 5: | SPORTSMAN ATV: | |||||
501 | Cody Kellogg | 51A | Paul Engen | |||
502 | Victor Cesena | 52A | Jose Torres | |||
53A | Eduardo Cardenas | |||||
CLASS 6: | 54A | Antonio Herrera III | ||||
601 | Scott Ulrich | 55A | Moises Saiza A. | |||
600 | David Caspino | |||||
603 | Jeff Holmes | |||||
619 | Heidi Steele-1st RS | |||||
CLASS 7: | ||||||
700 | Dan Chamlee | |||||
CLASS 7-2 | ||||||
721 | Fawn Finchum | |||||
722 | Bruce Finchum | |||||
CLASS 8: | ||||||
839 | Justin Matney-1st RS | |||||
PROTRUCK: | ||||||
1301 | Jessica McMillin | |||||
CLASS 10: | ||||||
1001 | Lars Ferry | |||||
1002 | Matt Cullen | |||||
1003 | John Langley | |||||
SCORE LITES: | ||||||
1201 | Steven Lisa | |||||
1202 | Zak Langley | |||||
1203 | Sammy Ehrenberg | |||||
1204 | Jaime Huerta Tizoc | |||||
1205 | Samuel Araiza | |||||
1206 | Rafael Navarro IV | |||||
1207 | Arturo Honold | |||||
1208 | Lee Banning | |||||
1209 | Francisco Villagomez | |||||
1249 | Jack Moreno-1st RS | |||||
CLASS 11: | ||||||
1101 | Matt Cullen | |||||
1149 | Justin Matney-1st RS | |||||
STOCK FULL: | ||||||
879 | John Matney-1st RS | |||||
SPORTSMAN BUGGY: | ||||||
1400 | Peter Lang | |||||
1401 | George Jackson | |||||
SPORTSMAN UTV: | ||||||
1800 | Thomas Graves | |||||
1801 | Dave Roberts | |||||
1802 | Bill Morris | |||||
1803 | Kevin Fuller |
UPDATE February 2, 2011
Baja 250 just days away!
"Over 275 entries expected!
Computerized Starting position drawing Feb. 12 at SCORE For 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Top 12 in SCORE Trophy-Truck/Class 1 from 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in special draw; Anniversary event to honor memory of long-time SCORE Mexican liaison Jose 'Pepe' Limon.
LOS ANGELES--Many of the world's top desert racers are expected to be entered in time for the computerized start draw on Feb. 12 for next month's 25th Anniversary of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 desert race. With the drawing being held at the SCORE International headquarters in Los Angeles, the race itself will be held March 10-13 along the azure waters of the Sea of Cortez in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico.
As part of the festivities of the 25th anniversary of the popular SCORE race, SCORE has made it a memorial race to honor long-time SCORE Mexican liaison Jose 'Pepe' Limon, who passed away last November at 73.
With entries accepted up to race morning, over 275 entries from over 20 US States and 10 countries expected to enter ascompetition will be held in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes in the popular race. The green flag will drop at 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, for the motorcycle and ATV classes, followed three hours after the last Sportsman ATV later by the car and truck classes at approximately 10 a.m. The start line and finish line for the raceis scheduled toonce again be the landmark San Felipe Arches on Highway 5 on the outskirts of San Felipe.
Following January's season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the World's Foremost Desert Racing Series will be visiting Mexico for the first of three annual SCORE Baja races in 2011.
The start draw for Round 2 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series will determine the starting order within each of the various classes in the elapsed-time race.
"San Felipe has always been a very popular race on the SCORE Baja racing schedule and it adds something even more special to our 25th anniversary of the event to be holding it in memory of our dear friend Pepe Limon," said Sal Fish, SCORE CEO/President since soon after SCORE was founded in 1973. "Pepe was our go-to guy in Mexico for many years and while he hasn't been active for the last several years, he certainly helped lay the foundation for the great relationships we continue to enjoy to this day with the government, ejidos and the people of Mexico, especially in Baja California."
Fish also announced that the final course will be a combination of parts of both the 2009 and the 2010 routes, offering racers "the best of baja" once again. The course is expected to be finalized within the next week.
A unique part of next Saturday's drawing will be the special drawing for the top 12 finishers from the nearest previous SCORE Baja race entered in the current race in both SCORE Trophy-Truck and the unlimited Class 1. For this race it will be the top 10 finishers in each class from last November's 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
The top 12 finishers in SCORE Trophy-Truck from the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 were: Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Gary Weyhrich/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Troy Herbst/Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz..
In the unlimited Class 1, the top 12 finishers from the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 were: Steve Appleton, Boise, Idaho, Daniel McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Steve Sourapas, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Nick Johnson, Anaheim Hills, Calif., Juan C. Flores, Cabo San Lucas, Calif., Paul Keller, El Cajon, Calif., Rudy Cortez/Carlos Cortez, Henderson, Nev., Armin Kremer, Germany/Andreas Aigner, Austria, Cameron Thieriot/Max Thieriot, Petaluma, Calif., Todd Romano, Mesa, Ariz., Dale Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif./Brent Lenk/Grant Lenk, Newport Beach, Calif., Kory Halopoff/Harley Letner, Orange, Calif., David Greenhill/Mike Greenhill, Crowley, Texas.
Last year's overall 4-wheel, 2-wheel and ATV champions are all expected to enter this year as well. Last year's overall 4-wheel champion was the unlimited Class 1 All German Motorsports team of Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), 2-wheel champion was the JCR Honda team of Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif. on a Honda CRF450X and the Overall ATV winner was the team of Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., on a Honda TRX700X.
The pre-race Manufacturer's Midway and tech inspection of the vehicles in the race will be held on Friday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the picturesque Malecon, flanked by the Sea of Cortez on one side and the popular restaurants and night clubs of San Felipe on the other.
As if winning his first overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck race in just his second try wasn't enough, rookie Bryce Menzies of Las Vegas also finds himself atop the SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck point leader board after the recent season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.
After impressively coming from behind midway through the two-day race to earn the victory over another typical star-studded SCORE race field, Menzies, 23, leads defending SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., 67-61 after Round 1 of the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series, the world's foremost desert racing series. Menzies, who finished seventh in his first SCORE Trophy-Truck race last June at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, drives the No. 70 Red Bull Ford F-150 for Menzies Motorsports while Jones, 45, pilots the No. 1 Jones Motorsports Ford F-150.
With just 27 points separating the top 25 in 2011 SCORE Overall points after Laughlin's season-opener, SCORE racers are now preparing to begin official pre-running of the MasterCraft Safety Teacate SCORE San Felipe 250 which opens on Saturday, Feb. 26.
Menzies and Jones race in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division for high-tech, 850-Horsepower unlimited production trucks. With extremely tight competition, just 24 points separate the top 25 overall point leaders following the season-opener of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series. Ironically, the SCORE Trophy-Truck that Menzies drives was originally owned by Jones, who won his only race in it when he captured his class at last year's MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
After his surprising victory in Laughlin in the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert racecars, tied for second in overall points with Jones is 17-year old Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., last year's SCORE Lite season point champion, in a Chevy-powered ESM open wheeler. While Menzies defeated a field of 32 SCORE Trophy-Trucks in Laughlin, Davis mastered a group of 26 stalwarts in Class 1 to earn his class win.
After a strong third-place finish overall and in SCORE Trophy-Truck in Laughlin, Mexico's Gus Vildosola Jr., who won last year's legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 peninsula run with his father Gus Vildosola Sr., is fourth in overall points with 57 in the No. 21 Red Bull Ford F-150 of Vildosola Racing while fifth overall and second in Class 1 points with 55 is third-generation desert racer Harley Letner, Orange, Calif., who drives an Alpha-Chevy.
Round 2 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series, the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 annually provides a greater economic impact to San Felipe than the popular six-week-long 'Spring Break'.
The race began in 1982 and was not held between 1985 and 1989, the first five years of the seven-year combined High Desert Racing Association-HDRA/SCORE Desert Series of US and Baja races. It has been held consecutively each year since 1990.
In its first 24 years, the race was held in San Felipe all but 2007 when political issues forced a last minute move by SCORE, starting it in Ensenada and finishing it in Santo Tomas. Ironically, 2007 saw a race-record 394 starters and a race record 288 finishers even though the race was moved and the course changed just 10 days before the event. The records when the race actually started and finished in San Felipe are 341 for starters in 2006 and 220 for finishers, also in 2006.
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings in this event. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious TOYOTA Milestone Awards given to drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 26th consecutive year, a total of 72 drivers remain eligible after Round 1 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series. Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award."
From the January 2011 Reports:
PRIMARY DRAWING FOR SCORE TROPHY TRUCK AND CLASS 1 UNLIMITED.
THE TOP 12 FINISHERS FROM THE 2010 BAJA 1000 (Now Baja 250 2011) WILL BE PLACED IN A PRIMARY DRAWING.
ALL OTHER ENTRIES WILL BE PLACED IN A SECONDARY DRAWING.
ONLY THE TOP 12 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIMARY DRAWING. IF ONE OR MORE OF THE ELIGIBLE 12
RACERS DO NOT ENTER, THEN THOSE DRAWING SLOTS WILL BE LEFT BLANK.
NO CHANGES TO THE DRIVER OF RECORD NAME ARE PERMITTED.
2010 BAJA 1000
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK
TOP 12 FINISHERS
1 Gustavo Vildosola, Jr.
2 Robby Gordon
3 Roger Norman
4 B.J. Baldwin
5 Gary Weyhrich
6 Troy Herbst
7 Rob MacCachren
8 Nick Vanderway
9 Jason Voss
10 Mark McMillin
11 Robbie Pierce
12 Jesse Jones
2010 BAJA 1000
CLASS 1 UNLIMITED
TOP 12 FINISHERS
1 Steven Appleton
2 Daniel McMillin
3 Nick Johnson
4 Juan C. Flores
5 Paul Keller
6 Rudy Cortez
7 Armin Kremer
8 Cameron Thieriot
9 Todd Romano
10 Dale Lenk
11 Kory Halopoff
12 David Greenhill
The San Felipe Storyline:
Lots of unhappy racers over the starting positions, Baja Racing News is talking to the racers and will report HERE.
Side Notes:
Initial 2011 SCORE San Felipe 250 Info
Takeaways:
-Drawing for start positions Sat Feb 12. Money into Score NLT Wed Feb 9.
-To be included in drawing, total entry fee must be PAID IN FULL (just like 2010 Baja 1000).
-Prerunning starts Sat Feb 26, for Mar 12 race.
Comparisons:
2010 Pro 4-Wheel Entry: $1475 - 2011 Pro 4-Wheel Entry: $1520
2010 Pro Moto/ATV Entry: $1200 - 2011 Pro Moto/ATV Entry: $ 1220
2010/2011 Sportsman 4-Wheel Entry: $975 -
2010/2011 Sportsman Moto/ATV Entry: $875
Cost increase in Pro classes looks like an increase in insurance; but also an elimination of the "Radio Fee" of $25.
THE TOP 12 FINISHERS FROM THE 2010 BAJA 1000 (Now Baja 250 2011) WILL BE PLACED IN A PRIMARY DRAWING.
ALL OTHER ENTRIES WILL BE PLACED IN A SECONDARY DRAWING.
ONLY THE TOP 12 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIMARY DRAWING. IF ONE OR MORE OF THE ELIGIBLE 12
RACERS DO NOT ENTER, THEN THOSE DRAWING SLOTS WILL BE LEFT BLANK.
NO CHANGES TO THE DRIVER OF RECORD NAME ARE PERMITTED.
2010 BAJA 1000
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK
TOP 12 FINISHERS
1 Gustavo Vildosola, Jr.
2 Robby Gordon
3 Roger Norman
4 B.J. Baldwin
5 Gary Weyhrich
6 Troy Herbst
7 Rob MacCachren
8 Nick Vanderway
9 Jason Voss
10 Mark McMillin
11 Robbie Pierce
12 Jesse Jones
2010 BAJA 1000
CLASS 1 UNLIMITED
TOP 12 FINISHERS
1 Steven Appleton
2 Daniel McMillin
3 Nick Johnson
4 Juan C. Flores
5 Paul Keller
6 Rudy Cortez
7 Armin Kremer
8 Cameron Thieriot
9 Todd Romano
10 Dale Lenk
11 Kory Halopoff
12 David Greenhill
The San Felipe Storyline:
Lots of unhappy racers over the starting positions, Baja Racing News is talking to the racers and will report HERE.
Side Notes:
Initial 2011 SCORE San Felipe 250 Info
Takeaways:
-Drawing for start positions Sat Feb 12. Money into Score NLT Wed Feb 9.
-To be included in drawing, total entry fee must be PAID IN FULL (just like 2010 Baja 1000).
-Prerunning starts Sat Feb 26, for Mar 12 race.
Comparisons:
2010 Pro 4-Wheel Entry: $1475 - 2011 Pro 4-Wheel Entry: $1520
2010 Pro Moto/ATV Entry: $1200 - 2011 Pro Moto/ATV Entry: $ 1220
2010/2011 Sportsman 4-Wheel Entry: $975 -
2010/2011 Sportsman Moto/ATV Entry: $875
Cost increase in Pro classes looks like an increase in insurance; but also an elimination of the "Radio Fee" of $25.
Bryce Menzies Starts the Desert Off-Road Racing Season in Laughlin BIG TIME
MENZIES MOTORSPORTS Brings the HEAT to Laughlin, NV in the RED BULL Menzies #70 trophy truck with a FIRST PLACE FINISH.
Las Vegas’ own Bryce Menzies took to the starting line this past weekend with a very noticeable change. Red Bullhas teamed up with Menzies Motorsports and their Geiser built #70 Trophy Truck now has wings. For the 17th year Laughlin held the annual SCORE Laughlin Desert challenge and even though the winds reached up to 30mph gusts, the stands were still full with fans ready for the action.
All the fun started early Friday morning with prerunning then lead right into qualifying. With many big names in racing there, Bryce knew that he would have to put the pedal to the medal and do well in qualifying so he could get up front with the top drivers.
As the dust from earlier races settled Saturday afternoon, Bryce Menzies was staging third off the line along with Red Bull Mexico’s Tavo Vildolsola right beside him. The green flag dropped and the battle was on as Bryce fought to get out front of Tavo before they reached the first hill and disappeared on to the 6.2 mile course, but Tavoheld the line and took his spot in third place behind the leaders BJ Baldwin and Robby Gordon. Half way through the race Bryce made his way upfront, with Robby Gordon broken and out of the race and BJ Baldwin down a lap with a flat tire. Bryce lead the last half of the race, but a quick and skilled Jesse Jones was working his way from the back and making time on the #70 Menzies truck. “I went into today’s race ready to put up a fight for the lead, but also wanted to make sure I was smart about doing so and not breaking the truck. We are racing this year for a Championship and in order to do that we needed to finish today and make sure to finish in the top 5 Sunday’s race. With Jesse Jones 4 seconds in front of me on time, tomorrow’s race is going to be interesting. Jesse is my mentor and has taught me a lot about racing desert, so to be starting on the pole with him tomorrow is an honor.” Said Bryce Menzies to the fans.
Saturday night the fans and Red Bull racing teams gathered at Laughlin’s Harrah’s Casino for a chance to meet Bryce and Tavo. As the drivers signed autographs Menzies team owner Steve looked at the crowed saying “I am so proud of what our team has already accomplished this year and to be able to see them out having a little fun before the big day tomorrow makes me happy. This entire team works countless hours and they are very dedicated to making this team, a race winning team.”
Sunday morning came fast and the team was up early to prep the truck and make some last minute changes. As the stands started to fill, the team took their places to make sure everything went flawless. The trucks gathered at the start and it was time for the final day of racing. The green flag fell and Bryce and Jesse both pushed hard to get the front position, but it was Bryce that pulled into the lead as they started the 8 lap race. With Jesse putting up a fight staying with Bryce almost the entire race, it was Bryce who maintained his lead for the rest of the race and came through the checkered flag with almost a minute lead over the second place Jesse Jones. “This is only our fifth race in this truck and to start the year off with a win is a great confidence booster going into this season.” Said Trophy Truck Crew Chief and Co-Driver Peter Mortensen.
This year has a lot in store for the Menzies Motorsports team. With big new sponsors and racing the short course series TORC back east they will be traveling a lot and bringing their all too every race. Make sure to catch Bryce and the Team in Mexico for the SCORE San Felipe 250 in March.
SPECIAL 25th Anniv. Set of Historic San Felipe 250 Race Photos