June 16, 2007

July 19-21 at LVMS Dirt Track
Las Vegan Bill McBeath draws pole in SCORE Trophy-Truck
To lead field into July’s SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup III

Also racing are: Herbst bros., R. Gordon, M. Coyne, Pflueger,Sohren, B.J. Baldwin, James, A. McMillin, Steele, Richardson

LAS VEGAS—Bill McBeath, SCORE’s newest rookie driver in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division, received the coveted pole position during Friday’s computerized drawing for start positions for next month’s SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup III. A championship point’s race for the first time, Round 4 of the six-race 2007 SCORE Desert Series will be held July 19-21 on the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Leading a race-record 77 official entries (to date) from six states and Mexico in the six competing car and truck classes, McBeath, a native Las Vegan and UNLV graduate who is President/COO of the famed Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas, will lead a race-record 22 of the high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks in the SCORE Trophy-Truck division to the world-renown LVMS facility. He drives the No. 91 Ford F-150.

SCORE has announced that the six classes competing in the unique short-course, stadium-style event will be part of this year’s championship point races in the 2007 SCORE Desert Series for the first time and the event will again be held under the lights on a Friday and Saturday night at the world-class Dirt Track at LVMS. With entries excepted until the morning for the race, over 80 of the best racers from the SCORE Desert Series are expected to be in the starting grid for this exciting racing extravaganza.
Racing will begin at 7 p.m. each night at LVMS and both nights will conclude with crowd-pleasing Terrible’s Fireworks Shows. A popular pre-race fan favorite is the meet the racers party down on the track where racers and their vehicles are available for an hour of photos and autographs.

Nearly 90-percent of the specially-made ‘chunk of Baja’ 1.5 mile course will be viewable from the grandstands in the 8,026-seat facility. Competing in their own races will be the marquee SCORE Trophy-Trucks, the unlimited SCORE Class 1 open-wheel desert race cars along with open-wheelers in Class 1-2/1600, Class 10 and SCORE Lite and the competitive mini-trucks of Class 7.

“Last year I rode with Bobby Baldwin and I quickly re-established my intense enthusiasm for desert racing,” said McBeath, who is also chairman of the Board of Directors of Las Vegas Events, the co-sponsors of all three of the SCORE races held annually in Southern Nevada. “In my first three SCORE races this year, I have learned to get out of the way in a hurry and we have finished two of them so we are reasonably pleased with our progress. The SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup is unlike the long-distance open desert races we have for the majority of the series. This event is more of a fanfest with the event downtown, the autograph sessions and the race track that is nearly all viewable from the comfortable grandstands at LVMS.”

As a prelude to the two days of racing, the SCORE Las Vegas Pit Stop at Fremont Street Experience will be held on Thursday, July 19. At the SCORE Pit Stop, starting at 6 p.m., there will be a vehicle display and the$10,000 Terrible’s Pit Crew Challenge for SCORE Trophy-Trucks, meet the SCORE racers party for all competing SCORE racers under the multi-million dollar canopy on Fremont Street.
The first two SCORE Trophy-Truck race winners in the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup, Marty Coyne of El Centro, Calif., and NASCAR’s Robby Gordon of Charlotte, N.C., are both back to add some additional fireworks to the star-studded field.
The other class winners from last year who have entered are: Las Vegas’ Pat Dean (Class 1), Bryan Freeman, Henderson, Nev. (Class 1-2/1600), Broc Ross, Dear Island, Ore. (Class 7), and Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif. (SCORE Lite). Ironically, Dean and Steele both drew the first starts in their classes while Freeman will start the first heat race in the fifth spot and Ross will start third in his class.

Each class will race twice each night as full fields, while the SCORE Trophy-Trucks will be split into two heats with a full-field semi-main event on Friday and a main event on Saturday.

Fans can order single-day reserved or general admission tickets or special two-day SCORE Combo packages online starting today at the event website at www.scorelasvegas.com or by calling UNLVtickets.com at 866.388.FANS, locally at 739.FANS. SCORE Pit Passes are also now on sale.

For the Blue reserved section, individual tickets are $25 Friday, $30 Saturday and $50 for the discounted two-day SCORE Combo package. For the White and Red General Admission sections, individual tickets are $15/$20 and $30 for the discounted two-day SCORE Combo. Permanent seating at the facility is 8,026, although event officials are prepared to add an additional 2,000 temporary seats if needed.

SCORE Pit Passes are available for $10 per day or $15 for the discounted two-day SCORE Pit Combo.

Among the SCORE desert racing superstars to be showcased under the glistening lights of Las Vegas will be the Terrible Herbst Motorsports Team featuring the three Herbst brothers of Las Vegas along with Larry Roeseler of Hesperia, Calif.
Ed and Tim Herbst are the winningest SCORE Trophy-Truck team in history with 11 career race wins and four season point titles in the No. 19 Terrible Herbst Motorsport Ford F-150.

With Larry Roeseler as the driver of record and Troy Herbst as the second driver this season, the pair will be racing in the legendary No. 100 Ford-powered Smithbuilt open-wheel desert race car in the unlimited Class 1. Since it’s debut in 1997, Troy Herbst has led the ‘Landshark’ to an unprecedented 22 race wins, seven Class 1 season point crowns and four SCORE Overall season point championships.

Besides the R. Gordon, M. Coyne, and the Herbst brothers, leading the contingent of SCORE Trophy-Truck superstars to Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be this year’s top 5 season point leaders, three of which have drivers from Las Vegas.
Leading the season point race in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the No. 1 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Sivlerado is Las Vegan B.J. Baldwin with 245 points. Second is the No. 3 Riviera Racing Ford F-150 of Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas with 242 points.

Currently third in SCORE Trophy-Truck after three rounds of the six-race 2007 SCORE Desert Series in the No. 12 Collins Motorsports Chevy Silverado of Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz./Brian Collins, Las Vegas with 233 points.

B.J. Baldwin won this year’s season opener, the 13th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, in Laughlin in January while the Post/MacCachren team won the 21st Tecate SCORE Baja 250 in March and Ragland/Collins won the recent Tecate SCORE Baja 500. Badlwin and Ragland/Collins repeated as champions in their respective race wins.

Flyin’ Hawaiian Alan Pflueger is fourth in SCORE Trophy-Truck points with 232 in the No. 28 Pflueger Racing Chevy Silverado and Garron Cadiente, the 2006 SCORE Rookie of the Year from Mesa, Ariz., is fifth with 225 points in the No. 38 G&R Racing Ford F-150.
In addition to the previous group, also entered in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division is Las Vegan Bobby Baldwin, who drives the No. 96 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado.
Baldwin, the President of the MGM Mirage Resorts inLas Vegas, is the father of B.J. Baldwin and the immediate supervisor of McBeath. The colorful Bobby Baldwin was also the world champion of the 1978 World Series of Poker.

Celebrity racer Jesse James, Sunset Beach, Calif., star of the old Monster Garage TV series, will drive for the first time in this event, driving his No. 54 West Coast Choppers Racing Chevy SilveradoAction sports television announcer Cameron Steele, another celebrity SCORE regular, has entered two classes. The popularwill drive his No. 16 Dessert Assassin Cadillac Escalade in SCORE Trophy-Truck and the No. 1201 Desert Assassin-VW in SCORE Lite. The popular Steele, who leads the point standings in SCORE Lite and will spend his free time at the event as one of the event Public Address announcers, will be computing between San Jose and Las Vegas during the race. He will be a pit reporter for the TV broadcast of the Champ Car open-wheel race in the Bay Area.

Besides Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler and defending race champion Pat Dean in Class 1, the leading contender coming into the race is Dean’s Las Vegas Dissemination Company teammate B.J. Richardson. Richardson, also of Las Vegas, is the SCORE Overall and Class 1 point leader with 261 points in a Bunderson-Chevy.

The talented field includes 13 entries from Southern Nevada to date.

With co-title sponsorship from Las Vegas Events and Terrible’s Convenience Stores, the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup III will again feature two nights of racing on the LVMS Dirt Track. Racing will be on a purpose-built race track with limited pavement and man-made dirt simulations of the rugged desert terrain.

SCORE International, based in Los Angeles and founded in 1973, is the world’s leading desert racing organization. SCORE produces the annual five-race SCORE Desert Series, which includes three races in Baja California, Mexico and three in Southern Nevada. SCORE offers 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes in the desert.

The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, held each January, and September’s SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300 are also both sponsored by Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

The 2007 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $75,000 Kartek Off-Road contingency bonus to be awarded to several 2007 SCORE Class point champions along with the run for the $12,000 Toyota True Grit and Toyota Milestone Awards.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Sunoco Race Fuels/Bryant Petroleum-official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Volkswagen-official vehicle, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, American Racing ATX Series-official wheel, Slime-official tire sealant, Airstar America-official space lighting provider, Red Bull--official energy drink and Bosch Power Tools-official power tool. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Communications, Kartek Off-Road, Fram, Autolite, Prestone, Bendix, American Suzuki, NAPA Chassis, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Special sponsors for the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup III are: Las Vegas Events in association with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Terrible Herbst Inc.. Associate sponsors to date include the Fremont Street Experience, Red Bull, Budweiser and DIRTsports Magazine. Official host hotels are Terrible’s Hotel/Casino and the Golden Nugget.

Founded in 1981, Las Vegas Events, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization that serves as the exclusive major special events agency for the city. LVE is an active marketing partner for this new event.

For more information or to order tickets on-line, visit the official SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup IIII website at www.scorelasvegas.com.

For more information on LVE, contact 702.260.8605 or visit the LVE website at www.lasvegasevents.com .
For more information regarding this SCORE event, contact SCORE International at its Los Angeles Headquarters at 818.225.8402. The official website of the 2007 SCORE Desert Series may be found at www.score-international.com .


SCORE LAS VEGAS TERRIBLE’S CUP III
Round 4 of six-race 2007 SCORE Desert Series
July 19-21, 2007
The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Total Entries: 77 (as of 6/15/07)

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (22)
91 Bill McBeath
47 Tim Gendreau
54 Jesse James
2 Pete Sohren
16 Cameron Steele
85 Todd Wyllie
31 Andy McMillin
82 Ryan Arciero/Bob Shepard
76 Jesse Jones
3 Mark Post/Rob MacCachren
96 Bobby Baldwin
13 Ed Stout
86 Josh Baldwin
28 Alan Pflueger
77 Travis Coyne
19 Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst
40 Chet Huffman
5 Marty Coyne
12 Larry Ragland/Brian Collins
71 Robby Gordon
38 Garron Cadiente
1 B.J. Baldwin

CLASS 1 (16)
101 Pat Dean
102 Luis Ramirez Jr.
103 Dale Ebberts
104 Eric Chase
100 Larry Roeseler/Troy Herbst
106 Jeff Farris
107 Robert Ross
108 B.J. Richardson
109 Dan Myers
110 Billy Gasper
111 Vince DeJong
112 James Scott
113 Josh Baldwin
114 Barry Blue
115 Max Thieriot/Glenn Harris
116 Brian Kirby

CLASS 1-2/1600 (14)
1601 Steven Eugenio
1602 Hiram Duran
1603 Luis Ramirez Jr.
1604 Curt Geer
1605 Bryan Freeman
1606 LJ Kennedy/Sammy Ehrenberg
1607 Adam Ashcraft/Adam Pfankuch
1608 Arnoldo Ramirez
1609 Kevin Graves
1610 Arturo Velazco
1611 Layton Bowles
1612 David Caspino
1613 Leonardo Navarrete
1614 Daniel McMillin/Caleb Gaddis

CLASS 7 (6)
700 Dan Chamlee
701 Aaron Gomez
702 Broc Ross
703 Doug Chadwick
704 Barry Karakas Sr.
705 Patty Hayos

CLASS 10 (7)
1001 Lobsam Yee
1000 Darren Hardesty
1003 William Higman
1004 Mike Lawrence
1005 Adam Wik
1006 Alex Crosthwaite
1007 Sean Kennedy

SCORE LITE (12)
1201 Cameron Steele
1202 Ty Godde
1200 Tim Noe
1204 Tom Watson
1205 David Callaway
1206 Stan Potter
1207 Jason Batulis
1208 Brady Wisdom
1209 Chad Cummings
1210 Cody Freeman
1211 Bill Hernquist
1212 Scott Wisdom