Rockstar Energy Racing’s Rob MacCachren Races Ford Raptor to 2nd Place at Best in the Desert Series Season Point’s Championship

| December 8, 2009 | 0 Comments

Rob MacCachren & Greg Biffle at BITD Henderson Desert Classic 2009

Las Vegas, Nevada – The final race of the 2009 Best in the Desert Series ended with Rockstar Energy Racing’s Rob MacCachren claiming the runner-up spot at the Henderson Desert Classic. The solid performance earned Rob MacCachren a podium finish in the series point’s championship.

Ford Racing worked closely with Rob MacCachren and his teammate, Steve Olliges, in hosting NASCAR driver, Greg Biffle, in the final race of the season. Greg Biffle took the green flag and charged the Ford Raptor race truck into the desert for his first ever desert racing experience.

MacCachren commented, “Greg drove great. I rode in the co-driver seat for one of the few times in my career and his car control was as expected, excellent. Greg is obviously very talented and he charged the Ford Raptor at top speeds across the desert. It was a pleasure to have Greg join our team in the Ford Raptor.”

The NASCAR driver completed his 60-mile section in the brutal Nevada desert and handed over the reigns of the Raptor race truck for the next 120-miles to the Ford desert racing champion, Rob MacCachren. MacCachren’s flawless 120-mile run was quick and as the sun dropped over the Nevada horizon, Rob’s teammate in the Ford Raptor race program, Steve Olliges, climbed into the MasterCraft Safety 3G race seat for the final miles of the 2009 BITD season.

2009 Ford Race Raptor in Action

The Ford Raptor trio finished the race in a total time of 5 hours, 38 minutes and 44 seconds, claiming the runner-up spot in Class 8000 and securing the second spot in the race for the championship.

This year’s six race series was a challenge for both MacCachren and Olliges enroute totheir second place finish. “It was a great season of racing and the Ford Raptor proved that it is certainly built FORD TOUGH,” said the grinning MacCachren.

“We finished every mile of every race and we were competitive all year long. The partners in our race program including Ford, Ford Racing, BFGoodrich Tires, Fox Racing Shox, KC Hi Lites, Team Ford, Rockstar, MasterCraft Safety and KMC Wheels, provided us with an opportunity to race the race Raptor in the Best in the Desert Series. It was a rewarding and successful season. The Ford Raptor is an incredible machine. I drive both the street version and the off road race version and Ford has a big hit with the Ford Raptor,” commented Rob.

Rob MacCachren heads to the final race of the 2009 SNORE Series, “Rage at the River,” December 12-13, 2009, in Laughlin, Nevada, where he will race to clinch the season championship in the high competitive SNORE Series.

The final race of the Rockstar Energy Racing season is the Rockstar Lucas Oil Challenge scheduled for December 19, 2009 at the KalGaard Lake Elsinore, California racetrack. MacCachren will race his championship Pro 2 Rockstar race truck in the final race of the season.

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2009 Rockstar Energy Racing Sponsors: Rockstar Energy Drink, BFGoodrich Tires, FOX RACING SHOX, Mastercraft Race Seats, Pro AM, Rancho Drivetrain Engineering, Patton Racing Engines, MAKITA Industrial Power Tools, KC HiLites and DIRTnewz.

Rob MacCachren Racing: For nearly three decades, Rob MacCachren has been involved in off road racing. As a second-generation desert racer, Rob began his career following in the footsteps of his father while growing up in the Nevada desert. His career accomplishments include winning three consecutive Borg-Warner Championships, as well as three Governor’s Cup Championships, all at Crandon International Raceway in Wisconsin. Rob won short course Pro 2 championships at CORR in 2008 and TORC in 2009. Rob has also accumulated 5 SCORE Baja 1000 victories and another 5 SCORE Baja 500 wins. MacCachren was heralded as the premier driver after winning the longest distance (1296 miles point-to-point) SCORE Baja 1000 ever held in 2007. The multi-disciplined championship racer has accumulated over 150 victories and numerous championships between closed short course and open desert racing.