SCORE Laughlin Draw Result
SCORE Trophy-Truck to qualify for start slots; Ra. Wilson draws
First Class 1 Start for 16th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
Field Includes Rob MacCachren in two classes, defending season SCORE,
Class champions Ra. Wilson, Duran Bros, H. Steele, Chamlee, Stacy, Lawrence, Matney and Lang;
Pre-race festivities include $16,000 SCORE Laughlin Leap & SCORE Trophy-Truck Qualifying on Jan. 15
LOS ANGELES–While Arizona’s Nick Vanderwey received the first qualifying spot for the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division, Southern California desert racer Randy Wilson got his New Year’s wish as he receive the first starting spot in the unlimited Class 1 in this week’s computerized drawing for starting positions for this month’s 16th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. The drawing was held Wednesday at SCORE’s Los Angeles headquarters.
For the 16th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico, Austria, Denmark and Germany will gather in Laughlin, Nev., the desert resort town near the shores of the Colorado River, for the popular SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. The first major motorsports event of the year will be held Jan. 15017, launching the five-race 2010 SCORE Desert Series, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series.
With late entries accepted until race morning, among the other desert racing stars entered in the drawing was six-time Laughlin class winner Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas (SCORE Trophy-Truck and Class 1-2/1600) as well as 2009 SCORE class champions Randy Wilson, Long Beach, Calif. (Class 1), Duran brothers Hiram and Eric, Tecate, Calif. (Class 1-2/1600), Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif. (Class 6), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7), Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va. (Class 8), Mike Lawrence, Banning, Calif. (Class 10), Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif. (SCORE Lite), Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn. (Stock Full), Peter Lang, Santa Rosa, Calif. (Sportsman Car) and Joe Aguayo, San Jacinto, Calif. (Sportsman Truck).
Besides Vanderwey and MacCachren, among the other regulars who were also officially entered in time for the drawing in SCORE Trophy-Truck (24 entries to date) were Andy McMilllin, Mark McMillin, Roger Norman, Cameron Steele, Gus Vildosola, Damen Jefferies, Bobby Baldwin, Robbie Pierce, Pete Sohren, Bill McBeath, Ed Stout, Adam Householder and Gary Weyhrich.
Defending SCORE Trophy-Truck season champion Robby Gordon has entered his father Bob Gordon in the No. 1 Team Gordon Chevy CK1500 as Robby is racing in the Dakar Rally which ends on the final day of the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. Robby Gordon has announced plans to run the balance of the season as the second driver with his veteran desert-racing father.
Nearly 125 expected entries will compete in 19 classes for cars and trucks for nearly $300,000 in prize money and contingency postings during the four-day SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.
Besides Randy Wilson among the other SCORE regulars who have officially entered in Class 1 (20 entries to date)are: Ronny Wilson, Armin Schwarz, Brian Parkhouse, Pat Dean and Harley Letner.
MacCachren, whose Laughlin wins include SCORE Trophy-Truck in 1996 and both Class 1-2/1600 and SCORE Lite in 2004, will start eighth in Class 1-2/1600 (17 entries to date).
With 19 classes divided into five groups, the single race is divided into multi-lap segments split over two days. Starting at 7 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 16-17), the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division will run 8 laps over the 6.25-mile course at 1 p.m. each day followed by the unlimited Class 1 open-wheel desert race cars that will run their 8 laps at 3 p.m. each day. The combined elapsed time and number of laps completed from both days will determine the final finishing position for each vehicle. Two vehicles will leave the start line every 15 seconds.
Daily general admission tickets, good for grandstand seating, are $20 each per day for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, children 10 and under are free. Daily VIP tickets are $40 each per day for the each day, good for admission to the Laughlin Hospitality Chalet, including food, beverage and special seating.
Returning to the stadium seating area once again will be the immensely popular SCOREvision Large-screen LCD display, showing live footage from virtually the entire race course.
Tickets, priced at $5 each per person, will also be available each race day (Jan. 16-17) for ‘SCORE Hill’, which overlooks the infield, start/finish area and the main pits. The SCORE Hill will have grandstands and standing room areas along with vendors, concessions and the other public safety services available. Grandstand GA tickets also have access to SCORE Hill during the two race days.
The Laughlin Tourism Commission is also selling three-day general admission passes for $50 and three-day VIP passes for $100. With the purchase of a general admission or VIP ticket, spectators can also buy pit passes for an additional $10 per day.
The newest spectator area, opened in 2008 adjacent to Laughlin High School off of Cougar Drive, allows entry at $10 per vehicle, as space allows, to the backside of the course with a view of much of the 6.25-mile loop. Tickets for the Laughlin High spectator area will be available only on each day of racing (Jan. 16-17) at the entrance off of Cougar Drive.
One of the event’s most popular features, the SCORE Laughlin Leap, revs up the fun and helps get the weekend off. Moved to a new day, the SCORE Laughlin Leap will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 15). The SCORE Laughlin Leap will start with a fireworks display.
Drivers will enjoy the spotlight at the Laughlin Events Park, competing for a $16,000 purse and the honor of beating the 2009 champions. The SCORE Laughlin Leap, a dirt ramp built into the middle of the stadium portion of the race course, challenges the most daring of drivers. This year’s competitors will be attempting to break the event record in the SCORE Laughlin Leap of 161′ 6″ set this past January by Larry Roeseler in the Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
For the second straight year, qualifying for starting positions for the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be held the Friday (Jan. 15) before the race. With free admission to the grandstand seating area, SCORE Trophy-Truck qualifying will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and each truck will be timed over one solo lap of the 6.25-mile course to determine the start order in that class for Saturday’s first half of the race.
Friday’s pre-race activities will also include the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway and vendors village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. SCORE Contingency, which includes each vehicle being pushed down the lanes in front of the Colorado Belle and Edgewater Hotels, alongside Casino Drive.
The Laughlin Events Park, with grandstand seating, vendor’s village and food court is just minutes from the destinations eight resorts and includes an infield with switchbacks, whoops, minijumps and the SCORE Laughlin Leap.
The Laughlin Events Park, with grandstand seating, vendor’s village and food court is just minutes from the destinations eight resorts and includes an infield with switchbacks, whoops, minijumps and the SCORE Laughlin Leap.
The 16th annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Commission and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in association with Las Vegas Events. The race is sanctioned and produced by SCORE International of Los Angeles.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull–official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Blue C Advertising, Off-Road, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
More event information is available at www.visitlaughlin.com.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2010 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.
16th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
Round 1 of five-race 2010 SCORE Desert Series
Jan. 15-17, 2010 — Laughlin, Nevada
Total Entries—96 (as of 1/1/10)
(from 10 States, Mexico & Germany)
(Starting Order, By Class)
Pro Cars and Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (24)
(QUALIFYING ORDER)
84 Nick Vanderwey
51 Kory Scheeler
96 Bobby Baldwin
78 Jesse Ashcraft
91 Bill McBeath
89 Rusty Stevens
31 Andy McMillin
7 Scott Steinberger
2 Pete Sohren
8 Roger Norman
1 Bob Gordon
30 Robbie Pierce
4 Gus Vildosola
16 Cameron Steele
9 Gary Weyhrich
23 Mark McMillin
10 Greg Nunley
74 Rob Bruce
5 Travis Coyne
24 Adam Householder
13 Ed Stout
21 Rob MacCachren
97 B.J. Baldwin
22 Damen Jefferies
CLASS 1 (20)
100 Randy Wilson
101 Brian Parkhouse
102 Robert Ross
103 Max Theriot
104 Dan Martin
105 Sam Berri
106 Lobsam Yee
107 Damen Jefferies
108 Mark Weyhrich
109 Armin Schwarz
110 Pat Dean
111 Danny Ebberts
112 Harley Letner
113 Ronny Wilson
114 Josh Daniel
115 Kory Halopoff
116 Andreas Aigner
117 Chet Huffman
148 Paul Keller
149 Brian Hewett
CLASS 1-2/1600 (17)
1601 Oswaldo Castillo
1602 Brad Wilson
1603 Kyle Conlon
1604 Daniel McMillin
1605 Tanner Harris
1606 Cody Robinson
1607 Brian Wilson
1608 Rob MacCachren
1609 Luke McMillin
1610 Mike Simpson
1611 Arturo Velazco
1612 Gregg Reichman
1613 Justin Smith
1614 Carlos Mantalvan
1615 Quentin Tucker
1600 Hiram Duran
1649 Rob Archibald
CLASS 3 (0)
CLASS 5 (0)
CLASS 5/1600 (1)
551 Christian Holbrook
CLASS 6 (4)
601 Steve Kovach
602 Marc Burnett
603 Dave Caspino
600 Heidi Steele
CLASS 7 (2)
700 Dan Chamlee
701 Jose Canchola Jr.
CLASS 7SX (0)
CLASS 7-2 (1)
721 Reid Rutherford
CLASS 8 (1)
800 Clyde Stacy
CLASS 9 (0)
CLASS 10 (5)
1000 Mike Lawrence
1001 Sergio Salgado
1002 Dennis Hunter
1003 David Greenhill
1004 Adam Ashcraft
SCORE LITE (15)
1201 Talya Dodson
1202 Zak Langley
1203 Samuel Araiza
1204 Cody Freeman
1205 Jessica McMillin
1206 Bill Hernquist
1207 Justin Davis
1208 David Callaway
1209 John Langley
1210 Lee Banning
1200 Brent Parkhouse
1212 Matthew Kupiec
1213 Jaime Huerta
1248 Cody Parkhouse
1249 Matt Laughlin
CLASS 11 (0)
STOCK MINI (0)
STOCK FULL (1)
860 Justin Matney
Sportsman
SPT CAR (2)
1400 Peter Lang
1401 Sam Hewett
SPT TRUCK (2)
1501 Cody Stuart
1500 Joe Aguayo
1503 Nick Tonelli
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