Josh Daniel Becomes the first unlimited Class 1 driver since 2002 to win SCORE Laughlin Leap Competition
Josh Daniel flies his No. 114 Racer-Chevy to 111’ jump; Camarena
Wins SCORE Trophy-Truck in Friday’s $16,000 SCORE Laughlin Leap
Preview to this weekend’s SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge draws over 5,000 spectators
Josh Daniel - DanZio Class 1
LAUGHLIN, Nev. –Southern California desert racer Josh Daniel lit up the Laughlin night, becoming the first unlimited Class 1 driver since 2002 to win Friday’s SCORE Laughlin Leap competition, a prelude to this weekend’s season-opening 16th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nev.
Daniel, 34, of Canyon Lake, Calif., thrilled the standing-room only crowd of over 5,000, winning the unlimited Class 1 division by sending his powerful No. 114 Chevy-powered Racer open wheel desert race car off the six-foot dirt jump for a distance of 111 feet.
It was Daniel’s first overall win in the event and his first division win.
Second overall and winning the SCORE Trophy-Truck division for high-tech, 800-horsepower unlimited production trucks was Mexico’s Luis Camarena with a leap of 108’ 6”. Camarena, who will split driving in the SCORE season-opener with compatriot Ernesto Cervantes, drives a Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck
In the unlimited Class 1 division for open-wheel desert race cars, second was Las Vegas’ Pat Dean with a leap of 109’ in a Bunderson-Chevy.
Class 1-2/1600 racers Cody Robinson, Calexico, Calif., in a Romo-VW and Las Vegas’ Rob MacCachren, in a AlumiCraft-VW had leaps of 77’ and 71’ respectively to win the limited CC open-wheel class.
In the Production mini-trucks division, Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., won his group with his best jump of 101’ in a Ford Ranger.
In the Restricted Cars, the winner was Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., whose winning jump was 83’ in a Seagrove-VW SCORE Lite race car for his second straight victory in the event.
The unique race, split into two parts, will be held Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the 17 classes divided into five race groups running multiple laps each day. The featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division will race at 1 p.m. each day followed by the unlimited Class 1 cars at 3 p.m.
Ticket information is available at www.visitlaughlin.com.
16th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
$16,000 Laughlin Leap, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
Top Finishers
SCORE Trophy-Truck
Pos. Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse
1. 63 Luis Camarena, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Ford F-150, 108 feet, 6 inches ($2,500)
2. 30 Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 104’ 6” ($700)
Unlimited Class 1
Pos. Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse
1. 114 Josh Daniel, Canyon Lake, Calif., Racer-Chevy, 111’ ($2,500)
2. Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 109’ ($700)
Restricted Cars
Pos. Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse
1. 1209 Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Seagrove-VW, 83’ ($2,500)
2. 1216 Francisco Villagomez, Col. Santa Rosa, Pabloff-VW, 75’ 6” ($700)
Production Trucks
Pos. Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse
1. 603 Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Ford Ranger, 101’ ($2,500)
2. 604 Robert Pickering, Las Vegas, Ford Ranger, 93’ ($700)
Limited c.c. Cars
Pos. Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse
1. 1606 Cody Robinson, Calexico, Calif. Romo-VW, 77’ ($2,500)
2. 1608 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, AlumiCraft-VW, 96’ 6” ($700)
Video of Josh Daniels car during testing – www.danzioperformance.com
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