The Longest Off-Road Race in the United States
POINTS BATTLES HEATING UP LEADING INTO THE
TSCO “VEGAS TO RENO” RACE
As the Best In The Desert Racing Association gears up for the August 24-25 TSCO “Vegas to Reno” race, the 2007 overall and individual car and truck class points battles are starting to show how competitive these classes are.
After a fifth place class finish at the Parker “425” and first overall at the Terrible’s Town “250”, Chuck Hovey has the number one overall ranking as well as the points lead in Class 1500 Unlimited open-wheel vehicles with 207 points. He’s followed closely by Kory Halopoff with 199 points and Michael James with 187.
In Class 1000, with 176 points, Larry Job has the lead over Erick Jacobs and Bryan Folks who are tied at 154 points each. There’s a real tight race in Class 1100 between Steve Gresham with 75 points and Tom Shaw with 71.
There’s only one point separating to two top spots in Class 1200 for the Baja Protrucks. Jason Voss’ 141 points holds the lead over Alan Levinson at 140 points. They’re followed by Cody Swanty (128 points) and Wade Kelson (124 points).
With back-to-back wins at the Parker “425” and Terrible’s Town “250”, Mark Post is at the top of the Class 1400 Trick Truck standings with 171 points. His closest rival is the “Team Ford” Trick Truck piloted by Steve Olliges with 154 points sitting in the number two spot.
Class 1700 JeepSpeed sees Ray Griffith with 174 points in the lead over Jim Hunt with 154. Mike Barnett sits alone at the top of Class 3700 JeepSpeed with his 75 points. Earning 162 points, Rick Waszkiewicz has the top spot in Class 2000 over Gary Stairs’ 148 points.
In Class 3100, Mike Falkosky (152 points) enjoys a comfortable lead over off-road racing legend Rod Hall (114). With 141 points, John R. Sunderland has the lead in Class 4100 followed by Marc Stien with 110 points.
In the Baja Bug classes, Shad Kennedy holds the lead in Class 5000 with 76 points, while Joshua Gilliam’s 75 points puts him at the top of Class 5100.
Tyler Henn’s 150 points gives him the lead in Class7100 with Aaron Dixon coming in second with 143 points. Class 7200 is up for grabs with Jerry Zaiden (159 points) in the lead, Daniel R. Bolton (157 points) in second and Barry Karakas (156 points) a close third. Carl Fitts sits alone at the top of Class 7300 with 152 points.
Having captured class victories in both the Parker “425” and Terrible’s Town “250”, Curt LeDuc sits at the top of Class 8000 Modified Full-Size Pickup in his Ford truck with 157 points. He’s followed by Mark Shoaff with 138 points. In the Stock Production Full-Size Trucks of Class 8100, the KC HiLiTES Ford F-150 of Randy Merritt is tied with Chad Hall’s Hummer at 153 points each. They’re followed closely by the Donahoe Racing diesel powered Ford F-250 of Kreg Donahoe with 140 points.
The prestigious TSCO “Vegas to Reno” is also a DOUBLE POINTS race for all Best In The Desert competitors. So with the class points battles already as tight as they are, the 11th running of “Vegas to Reno” will be underscored by endless hours of preparation, detailed team strategy and being able to survive 570 brutal miles of “THE LONGEST OFF-ROAD RACE IN THE UNITED STATES”.
For the complete Best In The Desert 2007 Points Summary of all Car, Truck, Motorcycle, ATV and UTV classes, please visit:
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