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Nic Whetstone Breaks Four-Minute Barrier, Tops 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Qualifying

Chris Leone — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:48:16 +0000

Rubik Racing’s Nic Whetstone surprised the Unlimited classes in Friday’s qualifying session for the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 by posting the top time in a 2WD Unlimited Truck, besting more than 60 teams that laid down lap times in front of the fans in Primm. Besides being the only driver to break the four-minute barrier, Whetstone’s 3:57.240 was more than eight seconds clear of Parker 400...

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KC Returns to 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 as Supporting Sponsor

Chris Leone — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:31:30 +0000

One of the off-road’s most legendary brands is back with the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 in 2024, as KC will once again serve as a supporting sponsor of the Great American Off-Road Race. KC products and rad vehicles will be on display at the Mint 400 Off-Road Festival on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday, March 7.

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Rob MacCachren Wins 2021 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 In Dramatic Finish

Chris Leone — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:00:37 +0000

Just a few short weeks ago, Rob MacCachren and Luke McMillin were teammates celebrating a victory in Baja. On Saturday, at the 2021 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400, they were fierce adversaries. But only one could take the victory in the latest edition of the Great American Off-Road Race, and unofficially it was 2017 winner MacCachren over 2020 winner McMillin in a battle that went down to the very end...

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Luke McMillin Posts Top Qualifying Time at 2021 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400

Chris Leone — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:50:14 +0000

Defending BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 champion Luke McMillin posted the top qualifying time for the 2021 edition of the Great American Off-Road Race with a time of 4:03.873 during Friday’s time trial sessions. McMillin’s top time was 4.333 seconds faster than Harley Letner, driving for Kevin Thompson and a frequent top qualifier at the event, in second place. Fellow former Mint 400 winner Rob...

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Rob MacCachren, Luke McMillin Team Up to Win 2021 SCORE Baja 1000

Chris Leone — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:15:23 +0000

In one of the longest editions of the SCORE Baja 1000 in the event’s 54-year history, it was a superteam that managed to outlast the competition and take the victory in the more than trek from Ensenada to La Paz. Rob MacCachren took his fifth career victory in the race, while Luke McMillin earned his second straight victory, after facing over 1,200 miles of grueling desert terrain in the biggest...

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2nd Annual SCORE Baja 400: Event Preview

Chris Leone — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 04:50:18 +0000

The youngest event on the SCORE World Desert Championship finally gets a second running this weekend, as the Baja 400 returns to the schedule after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Nearly 200 of the sport’s best teams will head to the starting line in Ensenada before taking on a 400-mile loop that ends with them finishing right back where they started. The Baja 400 made its...

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Ryan Arciero Wins Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno

Kilian Hamlin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:51:10 +0000

King Shocks takes takes seven of the top eight positions overall King Shocks Top Overall Finishes: 1st – #32 Ryan Arciero (07:56:49.109) 2nd – #6172 Dustin Grabowski (08:08:06.534) 4th Place – #1575 James Dean (08:10:32.747) 5th – #97 BJ Baldwin (08:10:54.877) 6th – #127 Kyle Jergensen (08:12:01.271) 7th – #24 Adam Householder (08:12:17.527) 8th – #90 Raul Gomez (08:20:46.684) It was exactly one...

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Menzies, Blurton Extend Vegas to Reno Winning Streaks

Chris Leone — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 20:22:33 +0000

It was back-to-back wins in Best in the Desert’s two premier classes on Friday, as Bryce Menzies (Trick Truck) and Phil Blurton (UTV Turbo) took the top spots in this year’s running of the Maxxis Tire Casey Folks Vegas to Reno presented by FOX. For Menzies, it was the second straight win in the longest point-to-point race in the United States after a heartbreaking DNF with the finish line in his...

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