January 25, 2008

Round 1, 2008 SCORE Desert Series Saturday and Sunday in Laughlin, Nev.

MacCachren powers No. 1 Riviera SCORE Trophy-Truck to pole

Position in qualifying for 14th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge


NASCAR’s Robby Gordon second, Carl Renezeder third

In first-ever qualifying for SCORE Trophy-Truck

LAUGHLIN, Nev. –Las Vegas’ star desert racer Rob MacCachren powered his No. 1 Riviera Racing Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck to the fastest qualifying lap to earn the pole position for this weekend’s season-opening 14th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nev.

Marking the first time in SCORE history that there has been qualifying for a SCORE Desert Series race, MacCachren, who splits driving time with team owner and driver of record Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif., covered the 6.25-mile loop course 6 minutes, 52.28 seconds while averaging 54.61 miles per hour to edge NASCAR’s Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., who was second in his No. 77 Chevy CK1500 in a time of 6:53.12 at an average speed of 54.48mph. With 2 vehicles starting side-by-side in 15-second intervals, third in qualifying with a time of 6:56.47 (54.086mph) was Carl Renezeder, Laguna Beach, Calif., in his No. 17 Chevy Silverado.

Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin, who has two straight overall and SCORE Trophy-Trucks wins in this race, qualified fourth fastest in the No. 97 Chevy Silverado in 7:00.22 (53.57mph) while fifth fastest was Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif., who is the second driver for team owner/driver Chet Huffman, Northridge, Calif., with a time of 7:04:54 (53.07mph) in the No. 40 Chevy C1500.

A total of 22 of the 30 vehicles in SCORE Trophy-Truck attempted to make the historic first qualifying lap.

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. For more information on the SCORE Desert Series, visiting the SCORE website at www.score-international.com.



14th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

Qualifying results from Friday

1 lap over 6.25-mile race course





SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)--

Pos., Vehicle No., Driver of Record, co-driver, vehicle make, time, speed

1. 1 Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 6 minutes, 52.28 seconds (54.61 miles per hour)

2. 77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500, 6:53.12 (54.48mph)

3. 17 Carl Renezeder, Laguna Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 6:56.47 (54.09mph)

4. 97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 7:00.22 (53.57mph)

5. 40 Chet Huffman, Northridge, Calif./Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif., Chevy C1500, 7:04.54 (53.07mph)

6. 2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150, 7:04.78 (52.94mph)

7. 85 Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz., Chevy C1500, 7:06.15 (52.82mph)

8. 12 Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram2500, 7:07.2 (52.69mph)

9. 51 Kory Sheeler/Mike Costello, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 7:11.15 (52.20mph)

10. 86 Josh Baldwin, Newport Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 7:14.50 (51.72mph)

11. 13 Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif./Jason Batulis, Tustin, Calif., Ford F-150, 7:14.69 (51.61mph)

12. 45 Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado, Tatum Motorsports, 7:25.94 (50.45mph)

13. 22 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 7:40.72 (48.81mph)

14. 35 Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif./Brent Gustin, Seal Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 7:41.53 (48.70mph)

15. 54 Jesse James, Sunset Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 7:43.23 (48.60mph)

16. 96 Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 7:48.03 (48.08mph)

17. 48 Jeff Spiers, Boise, Idaho/Ryan Spiers, Meridian, Idaho, Chevy Silverado, 8:12.69 (45.64mph)

18. 29 Stephen Jangaard, Torrance, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 8:18.34 (45.18mph)

19. 8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Ronnie Gillespie, Las Vegas, did not finish

20. 4 Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150, did not finish

21. 91 Bill McBeath, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, did not finish

22. 5 Travis Coyne/Brandon Coyne, El Centro, Calif., Ford F-150, did not finish

23. 10 Ernesto Cervantes, La Paz, Mexico, Ford F-150, did not start

24. 55 Luis Wallace, Cd. Juarez, Mexico, Ford F-150, did not start