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Ronnie Anderson Wins O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Race at 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400

Chris Leone — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:15:45 +0000

After a long list of triumphs in short course racing, Ronnie Anderson added the first major win of his desert racing career in Friday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Race at the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400. Anderson and co-driver Cole Keatts brought their #PO952 Polaris RZR to the finish line in 7:35:48.6, taking top overall honors ahead of Class 10 winner Tyler Mills by just 56 seconds at race’s...

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Can-Am Maverick R Scores Historic First Win

Press Releases — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:58:08 +0000

Valcourt, Quebec, September 26, 2023 – Can-Am, a brand of BRP Inc. (TSX:DOO; NASDAQ:DOOO), is proud to announce that factory racer Dustin Jones made racing history last weekend at the 2023 Silver State 300 Best In The Desert race, driving the all-new Can-Am Maverick R. For the first time ever, a UTV has won a desert racing overall, beating every other vehicle on the course. Dustin’s incredible win...

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Monster Energy is Coming to the 2023 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400!

Chris Leone — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:00:33 +0000

Mint 400 officials are pleased to welcome Monster Energy as a sponsor of the 2023 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400, returning to Las Vegas on March 8-12, 2023. Monster will have a major presence throughout the event, including the Mint 400 Off-Road Festival on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas and at the start/finish line in Primm. In addition, many of Monster’s top racers will be among the more than...

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Dominant Performance for Monster Energy Athletes at UTV Hammers Championship

Chris Leone — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:40:18 +0000

The 2023 UTV Hammers Championship at King of the Hammers was no match for Monster Energy athletes, who laid down some of the most dominant performances of the annual pilgrimage to Johnson Valley. When all was said and done, though less than half the field was able to complete both laps of the course, Monster-backed racers were many of the top finishers—including two separate class victories in Pro...

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Kyle Chaney Wins Third Consecutive Can-Am UTV Hammers Championship

Chris Leone — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:42:34 +0000

For the fourth consecutive year, a Can-Am took top honors in the Can-Am UTV Hammers Championship at King of the Hammers on Thursday, as Kyle Chaney successfully defended his wins in each of the past two years over two grueling laps in Johnson Valley. Chaney, who qualified third overall, completed the race in 3:31:45, taking the overall win in his Pro Stock Turbo-class Can-Am Maverick X3.

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Monster Energy Athletes Phil Blurton, Dustin Jones Battle for Vegas to Reno Victory

Chris Leone — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:10:55 +0000

Monster Energy athletes Phil Blurton and Dustin Jones continued to show why they’re two of the top UTV racers in North America over the weekend, leading the Monster squad in Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno with a pair of top-five finishes in the premier UTV Turbo Pro class. Blurton’s time of 8:16:00 was good enough to put the #T944 Can-Am in second place in the division, while Jones finished just...

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Dustin Jones Goes Back-to-Back in O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Race at 2022 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400

Kilian Hamlin — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:44:22 +0000

After winning his first BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 in the UTV Turbo class in 2015, it took S3 Powersports driver Dustin Jones another six years to add a second triumph in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Race. It would take him just over three months to add his third. Jones and co-driver Dustin Henderson teamed up to win their second straight Mint 400 on Friday afternoon, piling onto an epic winter...

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Monster Energy Athletes Score Multiple Mint 400 Victories

Chris Leone — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 21:00:08 +0000

It may have run in December instead of March, but 2021 was another edition of the Mint 400 to remember for Monster Energy athletes. Dustin Jones kicked off the festivities with an overall UTV victory on Friday, while on Saturday, Casey Currie scored top honors in his Trophy Jeep in Class 1 after qualifying first for the Great American Off-Road Race. Befitting the Mint 400’s status as one of the...

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Dustin Jones Wins BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Limited Race

Chris Leone — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 05:15:24 +0000

After an intense battle over four grueling laps that eventually came down to corrected time, Dustin Jones took home the overall checkered flag in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Race in the 2021 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400. The Pro UTV Turbo driver conquered four laps of the Nevada desert with a total time of 8:28:17.949. Vito Ranuio, who led much of the way, finished less than three minutes behind...

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Best in the Desert Cal City Desert Challenge: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:05:23 +0000

After a change of venue late in the game, the 2021 Best in the Desert season is set to wrap up in Cal City, California this weekend with the Cal City Desert Challenge. With all of BITD’s dozens of classes set to be in action for the final time this year, the two-day event will crown champions in each of the series’ car, truck, motorcycle, quad, and UTV divisions. Cal City’s 30-mile loop will play...

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Bruce Binnquist Posts Top Qualifying Time For 2021 UTV World Championship

Chris Leone — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:08:12 +0000

Qualifying for the 2021 UTV World Championship presented by Polaris is in the books, with Bruce Binnquist setting the fastest time in the Desert Pro Turbo class and overall with a time of 5:28.582. When the dust settled, Binnquist’s quick time was nearly seven seconds clear of second place Ronnie Anderson. Full results for all qualifying classes can be found at utvworldchampionship.com/live.

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Best in the Desert Silver State 300: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:40:37 +0000

It’s been multiple months since Best in the Desert has unleashed its racers in competition, with the January and February rounds in Parker, Arizona marking the most recent rounds thanks to the postponement of the All Terrain Concepts UTV Legends Championship until September. But with COVID-19 restrictions in Nevada eased, this weekend’s JIMCO Racing Silver State 300 will run as scheduled...

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