17th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

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December 9, 2010

Jan. 14-16 in Laughlin, Nev.

Over 100 entries expected for 2011 SCORE Desert Series
Opener at 17th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge​

Entry forms available on-line, tickets now on sale, computerized start drawing on Dec. 29; Pre-race festivities include $16,000 SCORE Laughlin Leap & SCORE Trophy-Truck Qualifying

LOS ANGELES--For the 17th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico, Denmark and Germany will convene 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 in the United States will be held Jan. 14-16, launching the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series, the World's Foremost Desert Racing Series.
Over 100 expected entries will compete in 20 classes for cars and trucks for over $300,000 in prize money and contingency postings during the three-day SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.
Entry forms are now available on the SCORE website and the computerized drawing for starting positions within each class will be held for all pre-registered entries on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at the Los Angeles headquarters of SCORE International.
"The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is a wonderful event on the SCORE calendar and it is especially a great way to start the year," said Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO. "In our sport, it is about as fan-friendly as you can get and nothing surpasses the hospitality the Laughlin resorts show our racers and fans. And the racing is awesome.â€
With 20 classes of cars and trucks 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. 15-16), each group will race a pre-determined amount of laps each day over the fan-friendly 6.25-mile loop. 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.
Tickets are on sale through the visitlaughlin.com website with three designated spectator areas and a special VIP section as well. Three-day passes are also on sale now.
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. 14). 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 2010 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 in 2009 by Larry Roeseler in the Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
Advance tickets for the Laughlin Events Park are now on sale at Laughlin, Nevada - It's Like You Own the Place - VisitLaughlin.Com or by calling 800.308.2233.
For the fourth straight year, qualifying for starting positions for the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be held the Friday (Jan. 14) before the race. With free admission to the grandstand seating area, SCORE Trophy-Truck qualifying will be held in the afternoon 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.
Since its debut in 1995, the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge has helped establish Laughlin as a viable host for special events. Thousands of spectators join over 100 of the world’s best desert racers and their crews in converging on the city each year to watch the best of the best desert racers compete in a unique-format, two-day race that includes a temporary stadium surrounding the start/finish line area and the main pits.
Friday's pre-race activities will also include the SCORE Manufacturer's Midway and vendors village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the heart of Laughlin.
A total of 20 different classes for cars and trucks are split into five groups, each running as part of multiple-lap races over the much-abbreviated 6.25-mile loop each day. Racing action runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day (Jan. 15-16). The marquee racing division is SCORE Trophy-Truck, featuring high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks along with unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars are expected to have the largest entry fields. The other classes with the largest entry fields are expected to be Class 1-2/1600 and SCORE Lite.
SoCal’s Andy McMillin (SCORE Trophy-Truck) and Kory Halopoff (Class 1) are the top defending SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge race winners.
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.
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.
Facing the infield stadium seating area will be the video monitors, showing footage from around the race course.
Tickets, priced at $5 each per person, will also be available each race day (Jan. 15-16) 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.
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 person, 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. 15-16) at the entrance off of Cougar Drive.
The 17th annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Commission, 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.
Located 90 miles south of Las Vegas, Laughlin offers visitors a relaxed and friendly atomosphere. This city by the river has grown to include nine resorts with affordable first-clas accomodations, 24-hour casino gaming, gourmet dining and outlet shopping. Laughlin, a unique resort destination that welcomes nearly 5 million visitors annually, has also become one of the leading special event destinations in the Southwest. From world-class bull riding action to daring desert racing to professional rodeo on the Colorado River, Laughlin has plenty to offer the adventurous spectator.
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, MasterCraft Safety, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
More event information is available at Laughlin, Nevada - It's Like You Own the Place - VisitLaughlin.Com.
Registration for the SCORE Laughlin Leap is available at Race Laughlin > Home.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series at Score International Off Road Racing.
 
SCORE Trophy-Truck to qualify for start slots; Martin draws
First Class 1 Start for 17th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

Spectator tickets on sale at Laughlin, Nevada - It's Like You Own the Place - VisitLaughlin.Com or by calling 877-840-0457;
Pre-race festivities include $16,000 SCORE Laughlin Leap & SCORE Trophy-Truck Qualifying

LOS ANGELES—While San Diego County desert racer Jesse Ashcraft received the first qualifying spot in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division, SoCal’s Dan Martin got his New Year’s wish as he received the first starting spot in the unlimited Class 1 in this week’s computerized drawing for starting positions for this month’s 17th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. The drawing was held at SCORE’s Los Angeles headquarters.
For the 17th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico, Denmark and Germany will convene 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 in the United States will be held Jan. 14-16, launching the five-race 2011 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 were seven-time Laughlin class winner Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas (SCORE Trophy-Truck) and Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif. (Class 3) as well as 2010 SCORE class champions Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif. (Class 1), Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif. (Class 1-2/1600), David Carr, San Diego (Class 5), David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif. (Class 6), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7), Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va. (Class 9), Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico (Class 10), Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif. (SCORE Lite), Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo. (Class 7-2), John Langley, Santa Monica, Calif. (Class 4), and Dr. William Ericksen, Elizabethtown, Ky. (Class 2).
Besides Ashcraft and MacCachren, among the other regulars who were also officially entered in time for the drawing in SCORE Trophy-Truck (27 entries to date) were Mark McMillin, Roger Norman, Cameron Steele, Gus Vildosola Jr., B.J. Baldwin, Nick Vanderwey, Bobby Baldwin, Robbie Pierce, Pete Sohren, Bill McBeath, Jesse James, Adam Householder, Mark Weyhrich, Bryce Menzies and Gary Weyhrich.
Over 100 expected entries, from 13 U.S. States, Canada and Mexico will compete in 20 classes for cars and trucks for over $300,000 in prize money and contingency postings during the three-day SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.
With 20 classes of cars and trucks 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. 15-16), each group will race a pre-determined amount of laps each day over the fan-friendly 6.25-mile loop. 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.
Besides Martin and Holopoff, among the other SCORE stars who have officially entered in Class 1 (21 entries to date)are: Randy Wilson, Ronny Wilson, Dan McMillin, Steve Appleton, Mike Lawrence, Brian Parkhouse, Max Theriot, Justin Lofton and Harley Letner.
Tickets are on sale through the visitlaughlin.com website with three designated spectator areas and a special VIP section as well. Three-day passes are also on sale now.
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. 14). 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 2010 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 in 2009 by Larry Roeseler in the Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
For the fourth straight year, qualifying for starting positions for the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be held the Friday (Jan. 14) before the race. With free admission to the grandstand seating area, SCORE Trophy-Truck qualifying will be held in the afternoon 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.
Since its debut in 1995, the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge has helped establish Laughlin as a viable host for special events. Thousands of spectators join over 100 of the world’s best desert racers and their crews in converging on the city each year to watch the best of the best desert racers compete in a unique-format, two-day race that includes a temporary stadium surrounding the start/finish line area and the main pits.
Friday's pre-race activities will also include the SCORE Manufacturer's Midway and vendors village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the heart of Laughlin. SCORE Contingency, which includes each vehicle being pushed down the lanes in front of the displays, will be held in front of the Edgewater and Colorado Belle Hotels on Casino Drive.
A total of 20 different classes for cars and trucks are split into five groups, each running as part of multiple-lap races over the much-abbreviated 6.25-mile loop each day. Racing action runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day (Jan. 15-16). The marquee racing division is SCORE Trophy-Truck, featuring high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks along with 27 entries so far and the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars with 21 entries to date have the largest entry fields in the race. The other classes with the largest entry fields are SCORE Lite 2ith 11 and Class 1-2/1600 will eight.
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.
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.
Facing the infield stadium seating area will be the video monitors, showing footage from around the race course.
Tickets, priced at $5 each per person, will also be available each race day (Jan. 15-16) 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.
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, dubbed the Cougar Corral, opened in 2008 adjacent to Laughlin High School off of Cougar Drive, allows entry at $10 per person, as space allows for vehicles as well as walk-in spectators, 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. 15-16) at the entrance off of Cougar Drive.
The 17th annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Commission, 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.
Located 90 miles south of Las Vegas, Laughlin offers visitors a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. This city by the river has grown to include nine resorts with affordable first-class accommodations, 24-hour casino gaming, gourmet dining and outlet shopping. Laughlin, a unique resort destination that welcomes nearly 5 million visitors annually, has also become one of the leading special event destinations in the Southwest. From world-class bull riding action to daring desert racing to professional rodeo on the Colorado River, Laughlin has plenty to offer the adventurous spectator.
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, MasterCraft Safety, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
More event information as well as tickets visit available at Laughlin, Nevada - It's Like You Own the Place - VisitLaughlin.Com or at Race Laughlin > Home. Phone orders are being accepted at 877-840-0457.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series at Score International Off Road Racing.
17th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
Total Entries--84
(from 13 States, Candada, & Mexico) (as of 12/31/10)
(Starting Order, By Class)
Pro Cars and Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (27)
(QUALIFYING ORDER)
78 Jesse Ashcraft
18 Clyde Stacy
56 Marc Burnett
2 Pete Sohren
66 Harry Hepler
51 Kory Scheeler
24 Adam Householder
21 Gus Vildosola
91 Bill McBeath
59 Craig Potts
97 B.J. Baldwin
48 Jimmy Nuckles
96 Bobby Baldwin
20 Rob MacCachren
54 Jesse James
10 Ken Losch
8 Roger Norman
37 Tommy Greer
65 Lloyd Sproule
84 Nick Vanderwey
30 Robbie Pierce
70 Bryce Menzies
95 Scott Whipple
23 Mark McMillin
16 Cameron Steele
9 Mark Weyhrich
98 Gary Weyhrich
CLASS 1 (21)
101 Dan Martin
102 C.J. Hutchins
103 Max Theriot
104 David Greenhill
105 Steve Appleton
106 Derrick Sproule
107 Justin Lofton
108 Randy Wilson
100 Kory Halopoff
110 Cody Parkhouse
111 Mike Lawrence
112 Julio Herrera
113 Harley Letner
114 Josh Rigsby
115 William Eriksen
116 Ronny Wilson
117 Jeff Dickerson
118 Conan Barker
119 Brian Parkhouse
120 Daniel McMillin
121 Pete Sohren
CLASS 1-2/1600 (8)
1601 Eddy Castil
1602 Arturo Velazco
1603 Brad Wilson
1604 Rob Archibald
1605 Daniel McMillin
1606 Brian Wilson
1607 Cody Robinson
1600 Luke McMillin
CLASS 3 (1)
300 Donald Moss
CLASS 5 (1)
500 Kevin Carr
CLASS 6 (3)
601 Marc Burnett
600 Dave Caspino
619 Heidi Steele
CLASS 7 (1)
700 Dan Chamlee
CLASS 8 (2)
801 Noah Ostanik
839 Justin Matney
CLASS 10 (7)
1001 Michael LaPaglia
1000 Sergio Salgado
1003 Justin Davis
1004 John Langley
1005 Matt Cullen
1006 Peter Hajas
1007 Alex Mendez
SCORE LITE (11)
1201 Steven Eugenio
1202 Lee Banning
1203 Otoniel Huerta
1204 Steve Lisa
1205 Perry McNeil
1206 Jaime Huerta
1207 Matt Laughlin
1208 Sammy Ehrenberg
1209 Zak Langley
1210 Samuel Araiza
1211 Rafael Navarro IV
CLASS 11 (1)
1101 Matt Cullen
PROTRUCK (1)
1301 Jessica McMillin
CLASS 2 (1)
200 William Eriksen
CLASS 7-2 (1)
720 Reid Rutherford
 
January 10, 2011

This week in Laughlin, Nev.
Former champs B.J. Baldwin, Gordon, MacCachren, Weyhrichs leading
29 SCORE Trophy-Trucks to 17th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

SCORE Trophy-Truck field also includes Jones, Norman, Vildosola Jr., M. McMillin, Steele,
Bobby Baldwin, Vanderwey, Pierce, Scheeler, Sohren, B. McBeath, Losch, Nuckles, Menzies;

Pre-race festivities Friday include SCORE Trophy-Truck Qualifying at 1:30 p.m., the $16,000
SCORE Laughlin Leap at 7 p.m.; Tickets on sale at Laughlin, Nevada - It's Like You Own the Place - VisitLaughlin.Com or 877-840-0457

LOS ANGELES—Two-time champion B.J. Baldwin along with former champions Robby Gordon, Rob MacCachren and brothers Mark Weyhrich and Gary Weyhrich return to the banks of the Colorado River this week to lead a stellar field of 29 SCORE Trophy-Trucks entered in the 17th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.
For the 17th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Denmark and Germany will convene 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 in the United States will be held Friday through Sunday, launching the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series, the World's Foremost Desert Racing Series.
With 19 classes of cars and trucks 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, each group will race a pre-determined amount of laps each day over the fan-friendly 6.25-mile loop. 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.
Over 125 expected entries, from 14 U.S. States, Canada, Denmark, Germany and Mexico will compete in 19 classes for cars and trucks for nearly $300,000 in prize money and contingency postings during the three-day SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.
Baldwin, of Las Vegas, won the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in 2006 and 2007 while NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., won in 2009, Las Vegas’ MacCachren won the crown in 1996 and the Weyhrich brothers, Troutdale, Ore., teamed to capture the checkered flag in 2000.
Baldwin drives the No. 97 Chevy Silverado, Gordon pilots the No. 77 Chevy CK1500, MacCachren drives the No. 20 Ford F-150, Mark Weyhrich will be behind the wheel of the No. 9 Ford F-150 and Gary Weyhrich will be driving the team’s newest SCORE Trophy-Truck, the No. 98 Ford F-150.
Besides B.J. Baldwin, Gordon, MacCachren and the Weyhrich brothers, among the other SCORE Trophy-Truck stalwarts who were also officially entered (29 entries to date) are reigning SCORE Desert Series overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck point champion Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Gus Vildosola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif., Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix, Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Bill McBeath, Las Vegas, Jimmy Knuckles, Brawley, Calif., Kory Scheeler, Las Vegas, and Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas.
One of the event's most popular features, the SCORE Laughlin Leap, revs up the fun and helps get the weekend off. The SCORE Laughlin Leap will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday. 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, 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 in 2009 by Larry Roeseler in the Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
For the fourth straight year, qualifying for starting positions for the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be held this Friday before the race from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. With free admission to the grandstand seating area, SCORE Trophy-Truck qualifying will feature each truck being 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 start with the SCORE Manufacturer's Midway and vendor’s village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the heart of Laughlin. SCORE Contingency, which includes each vehicle being pushed down the lanes in front of the displays, will be held in front of the Edgewater and Colorado Belle Hotels on Casino Drive.
Besides defending SCORE Desert Series Class 1 point champion Kory Halopoff, among the other SCORE stars who have officially entered in the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars (26 entries to date) are: Randy Wilson, Ronny Wilson, Dan McMillin, Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, Steve Appleton, Damen Jefferies, Mike Lawrence, Brian Parkhouse, Max Thieriot, Justin Lofton and Harley Letner.
With late entries accepted until race morning, among the other desert racing stars entered to date seven-time Laughlin class winners MacCachren and Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif. (Class 3) as well as 14 of the 2010 SCORE class point champions: Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif. (Class 1), Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif. (Class 1-2/1600), Moss (Class 3), David Carr, San Diego (Class 5), David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif. (Class 6), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7), Elias Hanna, San Diego (Class 7SX), Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va. (Class 9), Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico (Class 10), Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif. (SCORE Lite), Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz. (Stock Full), Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo. (Class 7-2), John Langley, Santa Monica, Calif. (Class 4), and Dr. William Eriksen, Elizabethtown, Ky. (Class 2).
Ten of last year’s SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge class winners are also entered: Halopoff (Class 1), MacCachren (Class -12/1600), Carr (Class 5), Caspino (Class 6), Hanna (Class 7SX), Mike Lawrence (Class 10), Franciso Villagomez (SCORE Lite), Bacal (Stock Full), Dr. Eriksen (Class 2) and Rutherford (Class 7-2).
Tickets are on sale through the visitlaughlin.com website with three designated spectator areas and a special VIP section as well. Three-day passes are also available.
A total of 19 different classes for cars and trucks are split into five groups, each running as part of multiple-lap races over the much-abbreviated 6.25-mile loop each day. Racing action runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. The marquee racing division is SCORE Trophy-Truck, featuring high-tech, 850-horsepower, unlimited production trucks along with 29 entries so far and the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars with 26 entries to date have the largest entry fields in the race. The other classes with the largest entry fields are SCORE Lite with 12 and Class 1-2/1600 with 10.
Besides Gordon, another racer returning to his roots is Justin Lofton, Huntersville, N.C., the 2009 ARCA Series point champion now a NASCAR Truck Series regular who will be racing in Class 1.
The field also includes two female drivers of record, Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif. (Class 6) and Jessica McMillin, National City, Calif. (Protruck).
McMillin and Wilson, two of the biggest family names in the world of desert racing, have a total of 10 vehicles entered in this year’s race. Both second and third generation drivers, the McMillins, of San Diego, have five entries (one in SCORE Trophy-Truck, one in Class 1, one in Protruck and two in Class 1-2/1600 while Wilson Motorsports also has five entries (two in Class 1, two in Class 1-2/1600 and one in SCORE Lite.
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.
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.
Facing the infield stadium seating area will be the video monitors, showing footage from around the race course.
Tickets, priced at $5 each per person, will also be available each race day (Saturday and Sunday) 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.
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, dubbed the Cougar Corral, opened in 2008 adjacent to Laughlin High School off of Cougar Drive, allows entry at $10 per person, as space allows for vehicles as well as walk-in spectators, 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 (Saturday and Sunday) at the entrance off of Cougar Drive.
Since its debut in 1995, the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge has helped establish Laughlin as a viable host for special events. Thousands of spectators join over 100 of the world’s best desert racers and their crews in converging on the city each year to watch the best of the best desert racers compete in a unique-format, two-day race that includes a temporary stadium surrounding the start/finish line area and the main pits.
The 17th annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Commission, 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.
Located 90 miles south of Las Vegas, Laughlin offers visitors a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. This city by the river has grown to include nine resorts with affordable first-class accommodations, 24-hour casino gaming, gourmet dining and outlet shopping. Laughlin, a unique resort destination that welcomes nearly 5 million visitors annually, has also become one of the leading special event destinations in the Southwest. From world-class bull riding action to daring desert racing to professional rodeo on the Colorado River, Laughlin has plenty to offer the adventurous spectator.
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, MasterCraft Safety, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
More event information as well as ticket availability visit at Laughlin, Nevada - It's Like You Own the Place - VisitLaughlin.Com or at Race Laughlin > Home. Phone orders are accepted at 877-840-0457.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series at Score International Off Road Racing.

17th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
Round 1 of five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series
Schedule of Events
Thursday, January 13, 2011
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.--Driver Registration, 2700 Club, River Palms Hotel
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.--Media Center Open, River Room, River Palms Hotel
Friday, January 14, 2011
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.--Race Course Practice Sessions, Official Race Course-Laughlin Events Park
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.--Express Driver Registration, 2700 Club, River Palms Hotel
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.--Regular Driver Registration, 2700 Club, River Palms Hotel
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.--Media Registration, River Room, River Palms Hotel
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.--Contingency & Technical Inspection, Edgewater & Colorado Belle Hotels
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m--Qualifying-SCORE Trophy-Truck, Official Race Course-Laughlin Events Park
6 p.m.--SCORE Laughlin Leap Registration Start/Finish, Laughlin Events Park
7 p.m.--$16,000 SCORE Laughlin Leap, Laughlin Events Park (Start/Finish Line)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
6 a.m.--Late Registration & Tech Inspection, Start/Finish Line area-Laughlin Events Park
6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.--Media Center Open, Start/Finish Line area-Laughlin Events Park
Sunday, January 16, 2011
6 a.m.--Late Registration & Tech Inspection, Start/Finish Line area-Laughlin Events Park
6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.--Media Center Open, Start/Finish Line area-Laughlin Events Park
DAILY RACING SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15-16
7 a.m. RACING STARTS (5 groups each day) Start/Finish Line-Laughlin Events Park
80-minute time limit for each group
Starting intervals--two vehicles every 15 seconds

7 a.m.--Group 1: Classes 1-2/1600 (6 laps), 5/1600 (6), 2 (6), 9 (4), 11 (3), SPT Car (6)
9 a.m.--Group 2: Classes 8 (6 laps), Protruck (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 7SX (5), 7-2 (5), Stock Full (5), Stock Mini (5), Class 3 (5), SPT Truck (5)
11 a.m.--Group 3: Class 10 (7 laps), SCORE Lite (7), Class 5 (7), 4 (7)
1 p.m.--Group 4: SCORE Trophy-Truck (8 laps)
3 p.m.--Group 5: Class 1 (8 laps)
The Start/Finish Line area is located at the Laughlin Events Park
At the corner of Thomas Edison Drive and Bruce Woodbury Way

SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
All-Time Overall Winners
1995-Ivan Stewart, SCORE Trophy-Truck
Ed/Tim Herbst, Class 1
1996-Rob MacCachren, SCORE Trophy-Truck
Ryan Thomas, Class 1
1997-Ed/Tim Herbst, SCORE Trophy-Truck
Mark Post, Class 1
1998-David Ashley/Dan Smith, SCORE Trophy-Truck
1999-Troy Herbst, Class 1
2000-Gary/Mark Weyhrich, Class 1
2001-Steve Sourapas, Class 1
2002-Dale/Mike Dondel, Class 1
2003-Dale Ebberts, Class 1
2004-Gary Dircks, SCORE Trophy-Truck
2005-Dale Ebberts, Class 1
2006-B.J. Baldwin, SCORE Trophy-Truck
2007-B.J. Baldwin, SCORE Trophy-Truck
2008-Pat Dean, Class 1
2009-Robby Gordon, SCORE Trophy-Truck
2010-Andy McMillin, SCORE Trophy-Truck

All-Time Multiple Pro Class Champions (thru 2010)
Total Driver, Years
7
George Seeley Jr.-1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
Rob MacCachren-1996, 2001, 2004(2), 2006, 2007, 2010
Donald Moss-2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
6
Adam Pfankuch-2003, 2005, 2008, 2009 (2)
4
Brian Collins-1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
Ed Herbst-1995, 1997, 1999, 2000
Tim Herbst-1995, 1997, 1999, 2000
John Holmes-1995, 2005, 2007, 2009
Eric Solorzano-1998, 1999, 2004, 2006
3
Danny Anderson-2000, 2001, 2009
Kevin Carr-2008, 2009, 2010
Jeff Dickerson-2003, 2004, 2005
Dale Dondel-1998, 2002, 2005
Dale Ebberts-2000, 2003, 2005
Manny Esquerra-1997, 1999, 2000
Dr. Macrae Glass-2000, 2001, 2002
Brian Jeffrey-1995, 1996, 1997
Scott Pellerin-2002, 2003, 2005
Darren Skilton-1997, 1998, 1999
Dan Smith-1997, 1998, 2002
Marc Stein-1996, 2001, 2003
Steve Williams-1995, 1996, 1997
2
David Ashley-1997, 1998
B. J. Baldwin-2006, 2007
Victor Barajas-1996, 1997
Steve Barlow-2001, 2002
Vic Bruckmann-1999, 2002
David Callaway-1997, 1998
Mike Dondel-1998, 2002
Eric Fisher-2004, 2005
Todd Gattrell-1995, 1996
Allan Gregory-2001, 2002
Rod Hall-2007, 2008
Chris Harrold-1999, 2008
Jason Hatz-1996, 1998
Troy Herbst-1999, 2004
John Herder-1998, 2007
Carlos Iribe-1997, 1999
Gerardo Iribe-1997, 2004
Jason Jernigan-2004, 2007
Rick D. Johnson-1995, 1998
Jeff Lewis-1999, 2000
Jim Nuckles-2003, 2005
Mark Post-1997, 2003
Joel Stankavich-1999, 2001
Rick St. John-2008, 2009
Dave Sykes-1998, 2002
Ryan Thomas-1996, 1997
Craig Turner-2002, 2005
Andrew Wehe-1996, 1997
Gary Weyhrich-2000, 2006
Chris Woodward-2000, 2001
 

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