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JANUARY 14-17, 2010
Laughlin, Nevada

**Be sure to check out the results section by clicking RESULTS on the left column to view all the official results from this weekend's SCORE Season Opener**

Andy McMillin Shows His Hand at 16th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge: ACES!

BEBO CROWNED OVERALL & SCORE Trophy Truck WINNER!

San Diego, California (January 17, 2010) Andy McMillin, the SCORE Baja 1000 Champion, returned to racing action kicking off the season with a commanding victory at the 2010 SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. Held along the banks of the famed Colorado River, the San Diego racer beat an elite field of 28 racers entered in the SCORE Trophy Truck class.

The two day combined race event was held over a brutal 6.25-mile race course that tested every aspect of man and machine. Andy McMillin averaged 49.16 miles per hour and had a total time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 3 seconds driving his McMillin Realty Ford F-150 to the overall victory. He began Sunday’s race setting the fastest lap of the day with the 7 minute,10 second lap. Andy went on to win the first SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge race of his career.

 

Kory Halopoff UNOFFICIALLY Takes the Class 1 Win for SCORE LDC

Robert Ross crosses the finish line first but Kory Halopoff is too close and finishes only 1 minute behind so UNOFFICIALLY Kory Halopoff will be your Class 1 winner here in Laughlin. Last year teammate Harley Letner took the win and this year it's Kory's turn!!!

OVERALL Class 1

  1. Kory Halopoff
  2. Robert Ross
  3. Dan McMillin
  4. Sam Berri
  5. Max Theriot - DNF
  6. Mark Weyhrich - DNF
  7. Damen Jefferies - DNF
  8. Richard Boyle - DNF
  9. Dan Martin - DNF
  10. Ronny Wilson - DNF
  11. Josh Daniel - DNF
  12. Paul Keller - DNF
  13. Randy Wilson - DNF
  14. Danny Anderson - DNF
  15. Harley Letner - DNF
  16. Luis Serna - DNF
  17. Pat Dean - DNF
  18. Brian Parkhouse - DNF
  19. Lobsam Yee - DNF
  20. Salizar - DNF
  21. Adam Ashcraft - DNF
  22. Armin Schwartz - DNF

OVERALL Trophy Truck

  1. Andy McMillin
  2. Kory Scheeler
  3. Nick Vanderway
  4. Mark McMillin
  5. Bill McBeath
  6. Gary Weyhrich
  7. Rob MacCachren
  8. Jesse Jones
  9. Adam Householder - DNF
  10. Scott Whipple - DNF
  11. Robby Gordon - DNF
  12. Jesse Ashcraft - DNF
  13. Cameron Steele - DNF
  14. Bobby Baldwin - DNF
  15. Robbie Pierce - DNF
  16. Pete Sohren - DNF
  17. Travis Coyne - DNF
  18. Damien Jefferies - DNF
  19. BJ Baldwin - DNF
  20. Rob Bruce - DNF
  21. Rusty Stevens - DNF
  22. Luis Camarena - DNF
  23. Greg Nunley - DNF
  24. Clyde Stout - DNF
  25. Roger Norman - DNF
  26. Gus Vildolsola - DNF
  27. Scott Steinberger - DNF
  28. Jason McNeil - DNF

FULL RESULTS>>>

120 of Richard Boyle pulls off to the side at the S/F and looks to be out of the race unless the co-driver can get it fixed. He is trying so we will have to wait and see.

Robert Ross has 1 more lap to make up 1 minute and 30 seconds on Kory. Can he pull it off?

113 - Ronny Wilson out of the race.

100 - Randy Wilson out of the race.

Justin Smith in the #104 COPS Racing Class 1 makes it back to the S/F but he is now 3 laps behind the lead pack.

Josh Daniel out of the hunt for the win as he has yet to come by on the lead lap. Robert Ross moves back into the lead 30 seconds in front of Kory Halopoff. In order for Ross to take the win he will have to cross the finish line 2 minutes and 8 seconds in front of Kory, which puts Kory in the lead by corrected time with two laps to go.

Max Theriot in the #103 TSCO car comes through on the lead lap but the car is just not sounding right.

Josh Daniel moves into the lead with Robert Ross in second.

After 3 laps the running order is as follows:

  1. Robert Ross
  2. Josh Daniel
  3. Kory Halopoff
  4. Dan McMillin
  5. Ronny Wilson
  6. Sam Berri
  7. Damen Jefferies
  8. Mark Weyrich
  9. Max Theriot

Max Theriot running strong in the TSCO Class 1 ahead of team owner Mark Weyrich. 147 - Louie Serna out of the race and the #104 of Dan Martin being driven by Justin Smith has yet to finish a lap.

Kory Halopoff started out the day with a 1 second lead over Dan Martin and is holding onto the lead strong, Josh Daniel currently running second and Dan McMillin close behind.

Class 1's are off the line...

Andy McMillin 2010 SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge Trophy Truck Winner

Andy McMillin takes the SCORE Trophy Truck win for this years 2010 Laughlin Desert Challenge. It looks like Corey Sheeler will take second and Nick Vanderway in third for the weekend. These trucks put on a show for their fans this weekend and you can be sure the #31 McMillin Homes truck of Andy McMillin will be a top contender all season long.

Robbie Pierce had the fastest elapsed time for the day, finishing in first for the day but unfortunately that won't be enough since they DNF'd yesterday. The times for the weekend are combined for an overall finish.

1 lap to go and it looks like Robbie Pierce has moved into the lead on corrected time for the day. Andy still has him on the lead for the weekend but Pierce is ahead for the day.

  1. McMillin
  2. Pierce
  3. Householder
  4. Scheeler
  5. Vanderway
  6. Whipple
  7. McBeath
  8. Gordon
  9. Weyhrich
  10. Bobby Baldwin

Cameron Steele got his truck fixed and is back on course but two laps down.

After 6 laps it's McMillin in the first position with Robbie Pierce 2 minutes and 30 seconds behind

Robbie Pierce moves up to 3rd place physically behind McMillin and Scheeler

Current Running Order at the 1/2 way point:

  1. Andy McMillin
  2. Sohren
  3. Steele
  4. Scheeler
  5. Ashcraft
  6. Vanderway
  7. Pierce
  8. Mark McMillin
  9. Householder
  10. Weyhrich
  11. Whipple
  12. McBeath
  13. Coyne
  14. Bobby Baldwin
  15. MacCachren
  16. Jones
  17. Gordon

Pete Sohren is holding his 2nd place but having major issues as he puts around the course throwing popping noises out of the motor. Cameron Steele makes up time on Sohren as he pulls up to the bumper.

BJ Baldwin out of the race officially with a blown transmission. Robbie Pierce making a move on the #9 Weyhrich truck over the hill on a mission to get to the front of the pack. Joey Westhoff in the right seat of that truck guiding him around the track.

Robby Gordon pulls into the hot pits with a flat tire. The #1 Monster crew gets the tires changed and puts Gordon back on the track.

Andy McMillin making his way through the infield to complete his third lap with Pistol Pete in second. Cameron Steele has moved his way from 15th position to 3th place with 1/3 of the race to go behind Andy in first and Pete Sohren

After two laps McMillin holds his lead. BJ Baldwin has yet to complete 1 lap and must be having major problems. He is out of the hunt for a win here at Laughlin.

  • Andy McMillin pulls into the lead and Sohren is only 11 seconds behind. Those two have a huge 1.30 lead over Scheeler in third.
  • #8 Norman just rolled over in the infield
  • Clyde Stout has fuel pouring out of his truck and looks to have some broken suspension parts
  • Current running order:
  1. Andy McMillin
  2. Sohren
  3. Scheeler
  4. Bruce
  5. Ashcraft
  6. Vanderway
  • Scott Whipple has problems off the start in the #95 Canadai truck but gets it going and heads out onto the course.
  • Robby Gordon and Clyde Stout side by side off the start. Gordon starts to push his way into Stout and bangs fenders pushing Stout out of the way. Stout fights back and passes Gordon after the first jump heading out of the infield.

Group 3 Updates *SCORE Lite & Class 10*

SCORE Lite Finishers: 1. Villagomez. 2. Davis 3. Brent Parkhouse 4. Laughlin 5. Araiza 6. Banning 7. Cody Parkhouse 8. Smith 9. Callaway 10. Kupiec 11. McMillin 12. Watson 13. Dodson 14. Langley

Justin Davis moves into the lead but only seconds separate him and the #1216 of Villagomez. We have already seen a ton of carnage happen and take many drivers out of the race. Daniel Folts raced in the Green Army car yesterday and handed the driving duties to Justin Davis today who has moved them into the lead today with only 1 lap to go.

Many rollovers during todays race!!

Be sure to check out the results section as we continue to update with the official results as we get them from SCORE. Also check out our latest video's in the news section of the app!!

Justin Smith back in the race as he finally makes it back to the S/F with a newly ziptie'd on roof.

Unofficially Cody Freeman in the lead on corrected time. Smith is way down on time as his team tries to fix his roof that fell off also!!

#1217 of Jake Jones rolled and also lost his roof. SCORE officials have pulled him over to the side at S/F and he is not allowed to leave until his team gets here with somehting to use as a roof.

#1213 of Huerta lost his roof once again!! His team is here at S/F attemping to fix a makeshift roof so he can get back on the course.

SCORE officials stopped Justin Smith in the Hot Pits as something wasn't safe on his car. We are sending our reporters to get the scoop now. #1213 of Huerta was stopped at S/F because his roof fell off and unsafe to race w/o one. Huerta had to wait for his crew to find the roof and bring it back and strap it on the car.

Jessica McMillin started the race and stopped in the hot pits and handed the driving duties over to Todd Tenbroek, co-driver for Andy McMillin in the Trophy Truck.

Mike Lawrence continues to lead Class 10 while Villagomez sets the pace in SCORE Lite in front of Davis who made his way back in front of Smith. Running order after 1 lap: 1. VILLAGOMEZ 2. DAVIS 3. SMITH 4. LAUGHLIN 5. WATSON 6. PARKHOUSE 7. FREEMAN 8. LANGLEY 9. HUERTA 10. CODY PARKHOUSE

1003 of Greenhill has a broken right front end and is out of the race.

1003 - David Greenhill pulls off the course into the infield as he has problems

Group 2 Updates:

801 of Juan Lopez finishes first in Class 8 while 721 Reid Rutherford takes the win in Class 7-2.

604 - Robert Pickering pulls in first in Class 6

9:12 - Lopez leads the Class 8's while Robert Pickering sets the pace in Class 6 over Dave Caspino and Marc Burnett.

The start for today's race will go as follows. If the class had 10 or more finishers in yesterday's race SCORE will draw for the starting positions. If the class has less than 10 finishers then they will start in the order that they finished yesterday. This pertains to all classes EXCEPT SCORE Trophy who will all start in the order they finished yesterday.

Starting Order -

Class 8:

  1. 801 - Lopez
  2. 800 - Stacey

ProTruck - Vest

Class 6:

  1. Caspino
  2. Pickering
  3. Burnett
  4. Rodriguez
  5. Basso
  6. Steele
  7. Covac
  8. Cancholla

Class 7 :

  1. Chamlee
  2. Walsh
  3. Gomez

7SX:

  1. Hannah
  2. Turley

7-2:Rutherford

Stock Full:

  1. Bacal
  2. Matney

Sportsman Truck:

  1. Scott Whipple
  2. Nick Tonelli
  3. Joe Aguayo
  4. Cody Stuart

Rob MacCachren Named 2010 SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge Winner in Class 1-2/1600

COMBINED FINAL RESULTS: (both days combined for FINAL)

  1. Rob MacCachren
  2. Rick Boyer
  3. Justin Smith
  4. Kyle Conlon
  5. Luke McMillin
  6. Carlos Montalvan
  7. Hiram Duran
  8. Quentin Tucker
  9. Cody Robinson
  10. Evan Duran
  11. Rob Archibald
  12. Brad Wilson
  13. Oswaldo Castil
  14. Arturo Velazco
  15. Gregg Reichman
  16. Mike Simpson
  17. Brian Wilson
  18. Dan McMillin
  19. Steven Eugenio
  20. Tanner Harris
  21. JP Vildolsola

Boyer pulls in first but only 20 seconds in front of Rob MacCachren and Justin Smith who finish right next to each other. Unofficially Rob MacCachren will take the win here at the 2010 SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.

7:46 - After 5 laps Corey Boyer is still in the lead but Rob MacCachren and Justin Smith are only 20 seconds behind him side by side starting their 6th and final lap.

7:32 - Running Order after three laps:

  1. Corey Boyer
  2. Justin Smith
  3. Rob MacCachren - 1 second behind Smith
  4. Quentin Tucker
  5. Carlos Mantalvan
  6. Hiram Duran
  7. Steven Eugenio
  8. Rob Archibald

1601 - Oswaldo Castil rolls again on the same turn that he rolled on the last lap

7:20 - Corey Boyer moves into the lead after completing two laps.

- Down 1 lap: Arturo Velazco, JP Vildolsola, Dan McMillin

1605 - Tanner Harris gets pulled over at the start line for having his window nets down

1601 - Oswaldo Castil rolls in the infield


 

SCORE 2010 Desert Racing Schedule
January 15-17
SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge - Laughlin, Nevada
March 12-14
SCORE San Felipe 250 - San Felipe, Baja California
June 4-6
SCORE Tecate Baja 500 - Ensenada, Baja California
Sept 10-12
SCORE Primm 300 - Primm, Nevada
Nov 17-21
SCORE Tecate Baja 1000 - Ensenada, Baja California


 

 

SCORE Trophy Truck Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Andy McMillin - 63
  2. Kory Scheeler - 57
  3. Nick Vanderway - 53
  4. Mark McMillin - 50
  5. Bill McBeath - 48
  6. Gary Weyhrich - 47
  7. Rob MacCachren - 46
  8. Jesse Jones - 45
  9. Adam Householder - 29
  10. Scott Whipple - 28
  11. Robby Gordon - 27
  12. Jesse Ashcraft - 26
  13. Cameron Steele - 25
  14. Bobby Baldwin - 24
  15. Robbie Pierce - 23
  16. Pete Sohren - 22
  17. Travis Coyne - 21
  18. Damien Jefferies - 20
  19. BJ Baldwin - 19
  20. Rob Bruce - 18
  21. Rusty Stevens - 17
  22. Luis Camarena - 16
  23. Greg Nunley - 15
  24. Clyde Stout - 14
  25. Roger Norman - 13
  26. Gus Vildolsola - 12
  27. Scott Steinberger - 11
  28. Jason McNeil - 10
SCORE Class 1 Unlimited Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Kory Halopoff - 58
  2. Robert Ross - 52
  3. Dan McMillin - 48
  4. Sam Berri - 45
  5. Max Theriot - 28
  6. Mark Weyhrich - 27
  7. Damen Jefferies - 26
  8. Richard Boyle - 25
  9. Dan Martin - 24
  10. Ronny Wilson - 23
  11. Josh Daniel - 22
  12. Paul Keller - 21
  13. Randy Wilson - 20
  14. Danny Anderson - 19
  15. Harley Letner - 18
  16. Luis Serna - 17
  17. Pat Dean - 16
  18. Brian Parkhouse - 15
  19. Lobsam Yee - 13
  20. Salizar - 12
  21. Adam Ashcraft - 11
  22. Armin Schwartz - 10
SCORE Class 1/2-1600 Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Rob MacCachren - 56
  2. Justin Smith - 46
  3. Kyle Conlon - 43
  4. Luke McMillin - 41
  5. Carlos Montalvan - 41
  6. Hiram Duran - 39
  7. Quentin Tucker - 38
  8. Cody Robinson - 37
  9. Evan Duran - 36
  10. Rob Archibald - 35
  11. Brad Wilson - 34
  12. Oswaldo Castil - 33
  13. Arturo Velazco - 32
  14. Gregg Reichman - 31
  15. Mike Simpson - 30
  16. Brian Wilson - 14
  17. Dan McMillin - 13
  18. Steven Eugenio - 12
  19. Tanner Harris - 11
  20. JP Vildolsola - 10
  21. Rick Boyer - 0
  22. (DQ-Rick did not get in car)

 

SCORE Class 10 Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Mike Lawrence - 40
  2. Sergio Salgado - 34
  3. David Greenhill - 15

 

SCORE Lite Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Francisco Villagomez - 55
  2. Justin Davis - 49
  3. Brent Parkhouse - 45
  4. Justin Smith - 42
  5. Matt Laughlin - 40
  6. Jamie Huerta - 39
  7. Samuel Araiza - 38
  8. Cody Parkhouse - 37
  9. Dave Callaway - 36
  10. Lee Banning - 35
  11. Tom Watson - 34
  12. Jessica McMillin - 33
  13. Matt Kupiec - 32
  14. Talya Dodson - 31
  15. Bill Hernquist - 15
  16. Zak Langley - 14
  17. Cody Freeman - 13
  18. Perry McNeil - 12
  19. Jake Jones - 11
  20. John Langley - 10

 

SCORE Class 6 Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. David Caspino 43
  2. Robert Pickering 37
  3. AJ Rodriguez 33
  4. Heidi Steele 30
  5. Mark Burnett 28
  6. Keith Basso 12
  7. Jose Cancholla Jr 11
  8. Steve Kovach 10

 

SCORE Class 7/ 7SX Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Dan Chamlee 25
  2. Brandon Walsh 19

CLASS 7SX

  1. Elias Hanna 40
  2. Norman Turley 19
  3. Aaron Gomez - 0

CLASS 7-2

  1. Reid Rutherford - 40

 

SCORE Class 8 Points

Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

  1. Juan Lopez - 40
  2. Clyde Stacey - 34
SCORE Stock Full/ProTruck Points
Updated after Laughlin Desert Challenge

STOCK FULL

  1. Joe Bacal - 40
  2. Justin Matney - 19

PROTRUCK

  1. Troy Vest - 40

 
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