Final Lap:

• MacCachren captures his second first place trophy and one second place trophy in the elite Trophy Truck class. The Vildosola/MacCachren camp at Pit Row is cheering MacCachren on as he clinches another first place win in the SCORE Desert Racing Series.

Lap 3:

• MacCachren arrives to the start/finish 58 seconds in front of #1249 Tom Watson & # 1217 Stan Potter to the infield.
• Clean and fast through the infield on his lap three, Rob MacCachren is on his final lap of the Laughlin Desert Challenge and racing in his quest for multiple class first place trophies.

Lap 2:

• MacCachren has a commanding lead over the closest competitor, Tom Watson #1249.
• Blasting through the infield and out on his third lap, no doubts that MacCachren is running strong and very fast.

Lap 1:

• #1210 Rob MacCachren started in the fourth row of side-by-side starting.
• By the time he reached the leap at the beginning of Lap 2 he was nearly passing #1249 Tom Watson.
• On the inside of the hairpin turn in the infield, Rob dove so far inside that he was on two wheels as he turned the corner.
• As he righted his car he passed #1249 on the inside to take the lead
• MacCachren passed on the inside and headed for the open desert.

Laughlin, Nevada:Rob MacCachren driving the #1210 Class 12 car is staged and awaiting his turn at the final laps of the Laughlin Desert Challenge. He is prepared to bring home additional hardware to the family trophy room and poised to claim another big win.

As the day began here in Laughlin, Nevada, MacCachren was set to win three races in three different classes. Early this morning he captured his first trophy winning the 1/2 1600 Class, however he and his teammate Gus Vildosola finished the trophy truck race in second place overall. But he is off to a great start as the last race of the day kicks off at the start/finish line. If this weekend's action is what SCORE-Internation has in store for us all year long, it's going to be a wild and epic year of SCORE desert racing.

Stay tuned as we give you the latest information.

• #112 Melton first across the finish line just ahead of second position Herbst who won the overall of the LDC.
• #101 Herbst second position across the line, but claimed first place after two days of racing.
• #106 Damen Jeffries mashing the peddle and in third position
• #124 John Marking of Fox Shocks ran a perfect race today and finished second in Class 1 to Herbst the overall winners.
• #120 Bob Lofton ran great and finished in the same group as the above racers
• Lull between this top group and others now heading across the finish line.
• Waiting for SCORE to announce winner...and it's Troy Herbst
• TOP SPEEDS DETERMINED BY ORC STAFFERS USING A RADAR GUN ON PIT ROAD OUT OF INFIELD AREA .
  • Damen Jeffries # 106 99 MPH
  • Robby Gordon #114 91 MPH
  • Steven Melton #112 88 MPH
  • John Marking #124 88 MPH
  • Troy Herbst #101 86 MPH

• #114 Robby Gordon back in the race and through the start/finish
• #112 Melton on Gordon's bumper though is lapped traffic
• #101 Troy Herbst came into the start/finish line waving his hand and then as he passed the start/finish his motor went dead, obviously having problems
• #106 Damien Jeffries passed Herbst in the infield and is away fast
• #124 John Marking very close to Damien Jeffries and chasing fast
• #114 Robby Gordon just in moments after he was reported back in the race, blown motor and out of the race
• #100 Ernie Castro Jr. broken axle out of the race

• #112 Melton again first across the start/finish raging fast
• #101 Herbst in second position with the huge BFG 39's running strong
• #102 Bobby Baldwin out of the race mechanical problem after a rollover at race mile 3
• #106 Damien Jeffries in third position flying through the course.
• #124 John Marking on a rampage and running strong in fourth position.
• #109 Chuck Hovey in fifth position
• #123 Richard Boyle is fast, fast and more fast in the RPS One.
• #132 Rich Ronco/Tatum Motorsports on the strap with mechanical failure and out of the race.
• #105 Gary Weyrich is out of race, mechanical failure

• #112 Melton first Class 1 to start/finish
• #117 Lugo second on the heels of Melton
• #101 Herbst in fifth position
• Tight pack including John Marking, Chuck Hovey, Andy McMillan, and Richard Boyle running strong.
• #121 Kory Scheeler raging in the infield
• #119 John Gould on his roof at race mile 6
• #123 Kevin McCullen on a joy ride in a four seat Class 1 loaded with his friends across the start/finish amongst the screaming Class 1's
• #100 Ernie Castro Jr. driving Sunday across the line with a left rear flat tire

• #114 Robby Gordon is rolled over at race mile 1.5
• #120 Bob Lofton was reported rollover but back in the race.
• #126 John Gaughn out of the race behind the school

• John Marking and Robby Gordon start side-by-side
• A record number of Class 1's with 32 starters
• Richard Boyle driving the RPS One made up 12 positions yesterday
• Dale Ebberts suffered transmission problems on the back of Pit row yesterday

Dircks & Porter reign at Laughlin in Trophy Truck Class

• Dircks & Porter run out front and capture the win at Laughlin Desert Challenge
• Gus Vildosola takes second after MacCachren sets him up on Saturday.
• Mark Post finishes in third place.
• Jason Baldwin claims fourth place this afternoon.
• TOP SPEEDS DETERMINED BY ORC STAFFERS USING A RADAR GUN ON PIT ROAD OUT OF INFIELD AREA.
  • Mark Post #3 96 MPH
  • Jason Baldwin #66 95 MPH
  • Gary Dircks #12 91 MPH
  • Gus Vildosola #4 90 MPH
  • Roger Gray #21 86 MPH

• Dircks & Porter finish in first position standing by for time splits
• #40 Chet Huffman with two wheels off on the back of Pit Row and bottom of Poor Man's Hill.
• The crowds on Poor Man's Hill are getting there money's worth as they watch the action with #40
• #7 Jesse Jones blown transmission on back of course as reported by Scotty in the helicopter
• #21 Dondel finished strong in second position.
• #4 Gus Vildosola also finished strong in third position awaiting time splits between him and Mark Post.
• Mark Post finishing in the fourth position and it's close between Vildosola,Post & Dricks for the overall.
• Herbst one of the last finishers across the start/finish much later than those trucks running at race speeds-by the looks of it sustained damage to both rear fender wells most likely due to the 39" BFG tires, missing the hood but finished.
• #13 John Herder strapped off the course.

• SCORE Officials at first checkpoint report #23 Dricks is traveling at speeds that he is near take off for flight/SCORE Operations report #23 has fabulous lap times.
• Dircks & Porter again leading the charge, first into the infield.
• Jesse Jones & King Bizkit maintaining second position and raging!!!!
• #31 stopped in the middle of course at the top of the basin near race mile 6 with Robby working on the truck
• #21 Roger gray in third position
• #4 Vildosola & #66 Baldwin in fourth position bunched up in the infield
• #3 is way off the leaders and just arriving to start/finish line...much slower pace today
• #8 Fairway Ford sponsored Dan Smith on the bumper of #3 Mark Post, but leaves the course and heads for the pits from the infield
• #5 Marty Coyne & #97 BJ Baldwin running strong in sixth position
• #1 Herbst in seventh position stll running in the infield
• #11 Dale Dondel reports blown transmission and is out of the race stuck on the course.
• Bucky Strunk running good across the start/finish line in the top ten.
• Steve Sourapas making a wild charge up to the top ten as he begins his final lap
• #23 Dircks already crossing the North Road Crossing heading to the finish line.

• Dircks & Porter still out front but behind in time.
• Jesse Jones running awesome driving the #7 truck right behind Dricks.
• Robby Gordon has passed six trophy trucks as of the second lap
• Herbst in the pits for unknown problem but racing again.
• Roger Gray #21 in the third position
• Gus Vildosola #4 in the fourth position and leading by time
• Jason Baldwin #66 in fifth position catching the leader Vildosola in the infield
• No less than 10 helicopters circling the track
• Mark Post #3 in sixth position seems to be falling off the pace
• Dale Dondel in seventh position on Post's bumper
• Big lull between Dondel and followers...as Dondel is out of the infield others arrive
• Marty Coyne, Bucky Strunk, B.J. Baldwin & Robby Gordon arrive to start/finish
• Robby Gordon is making a huge charge
• Herbst truck sounds bad

• First through the start/finish is the # 23 Dircks & Porter
• Leading by time is Gus Vildosola driving today is Gus.
• Mark Post is approximately 40 seconds behind Vildosola
• #86 Josh Baldwin rolled over at race mile 1.5 and apparently suffered no damage but is racing again.
• Unconfirmed average race speed for the leader is 61.387 thanks to BFG & SCORE for publishing that information.
• Robby Gordon is in the #31 truck after they repaired it throughout the night.

• First off the line is #23 Dricks & Porter driving the yellow and blue race truck.
• Second next to him is the #7 of Scotty Steinberger/Jesse Jones

Gerardo Iribe claims the championship but in the interview with him after the race he said he owed everything to his co-driver he named "THE BEAST." After they suffered a fried clutch in the middle of the race, THE BEAST took over and pushed and chased the race vehicle during the mandatory SCORE stops on the race course.

MacCachren Lap-by-Lap Commentary Final Lap: MacCachren captures his second first place trophy and one second place trophy in the elite Trophy Truck class. The Vildosola/MacCachren camp at Pit Row is cheering MacCachren on as he clinches another first place win in the SCORE Desert Racing Series. Lap 3: MacCachren arrives to the start/finish 58 seconds in front of #1249 Tom Watson & # 1217 Stan Potter to the infield. Clean and fast through the infield on his lap three, Rob MacCachren is on his final lap of the Laughlin Desert Challenge and racing in his quest for multiple class first place trophies. Lap 2: MacCachren has a commanding lead over the closest competitor, Tom Watson #1249. Blasting through the infield and out on his third lap, no doubts that MacCachren is running strong and very fast. Lap 1: #1210 Rob MacCachren started in the fourth row of side-by-side starting. By the time he reached the leap at the beginning of Lap 2 he was nearly passing #1249 Tom Watson. On the inside of the hairpin turn in the infield, Rob dove so far inside that he was on two wheels as he turned the corner. As he righted his car he passed #1249 on the inside to take the lead MacCachren passed on the inside and headed for the open desert. SUNDAY 3:30 PM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Rob MacCachren begins his last race for the double class trophy win of the Laughlin Desert Challenge Laughlin, Nevada:Rob MacCachren driving the #1210 Class 12 car is staged and awaiting his turn at the final laps of the Laughlin Desert Challenge. He is prepared to bring home additional hardware to the family trophy room and poised to claim another big win. As the day began here in Laughlin, Nevada, MacCachren was set to win three races in three different classes. Early this morning he captured his first trophy winning the 1/2 1600 Class, however he and his teammate Gus Vildosola finished the trophy truck race in second place overall. But he is off to a great start as the last race of the day kicks off at the start/finish line. If this weekend's action is what SCORE-Internation has in store for us all year long, it's going to be a wild and epic year of SCORE desert racing. Stay tuned as we give you the latest information. SUNDAY 2:30 PM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA CLASS 1'S ROAR AT LAUGHLIN DESERT CHALLENGE J John Marking rages at Laughlin in his Class 1   SUNDAY 2:30 PM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA TROPHY TRUCK'S OFF THE HOOK AT LAUGHLIN   SUNDAY 1:30 PM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Troy Herbst wins Class 1 in the Truggy Class 1 Commentary - Finish Line #112 Melton first across the finish line just ahead of second position Herbst who won the overall of the LDC. #101 Herbst second position across the line, but claimed first place after two days of racing. #106 Damen Jeffries mashing the peddle and in third position #124 John Marking of Fox Shocks ran a perfect race today and finished second in Class 1 to Herbst the overall winners. #120 Bob Lofton ran great and finished in the same group as the above racers Lull between this top group and others now heading across the finish line. Waiting for SCORE to announce winner...and it's Troy Herbst TOP SPEEDS DETERMINED BY ORC STAFFERS USING A RADAR GUN ON PIT ROAD OUT OF INFIELD AREA . Damen Jeffries # 106 99 MPH Robby Gordon #114 91 MPH Steven Melton #112 88 MPH John Marking #124 88 MPH Troy Herbst #101 86 MPH Class 1 Commentary - Last Lap #114 Robby Gordon back in the race and through the start/finish #112 Melton on Gordon's bumper though is lapped traffic #101 Troy Herbst came into the start/finish line waving his hand and then as he passed the start/finish his motor went dead, obviously having problems #106 Damien Jeffries passed Herbst in the infield and is away fast #124 John Marking very close to Damien Jeffries and chasing fast #114 Robby Gordon just in moments after he was reported back in the race, blown motor and out of the race #100 Ernie Castro Jr. broken axle out of the race Class 1 Commentary - Lap 3 #112 Melton again first across the start/finish raging fast #101 Herbst in second position with the huge BFG 39's running strong #102 Bobby Baldwin out of the race mechanical problem after a rollover at race mile 3 #106 Damien Jeffries in third position flying through the course. #124 John Marking on a rampage and running strong in fourth position. #109 Chuck Hovey in fifth position #123 Richard Boyle is fast, fast and more fast in the RPS One. #132 Rich Ronco/Tatum Motorsports on the strap with mechanical failure and out of the race. #105 Gary Weyrich is out of race, mechanical failure Class 1 Commentary - Lap 2 #112 Melton first Class 1 to start/finish #117 Lugo second on the heels of Melton #101 Herbst in fifth position Tight pack including John Marking, Chuck Hovey, Andy McMillan, and Richard Boyle running strong. #121 Kory Scheeler raging in the infield #119 John Gould on his roof at race mile 6 #123 Kevin McCullen on a joy ride in a four seat Class 1 loaded with his friends across the start/finish amongst the screaming Class 1's #100 Ernie Castro Jr. driving Sunday across the line with a left rear flat tire Class 1 Commentary - Lap 1 #114 Robby Gordon is rolled over at race mile 1.5 #120 Bob Lofton was reported rollover but back in the race. #126 John Gaughn out of the race behind the school Class 1 Commentary - Start/Finish John Marking and Robby Gordon start side-by-side A record number of Class 1's with 32 starters Richard Boyle driving the RPS One made up 12 positions yesterday Dale Ebberts suffered transmission problems on the back of Pit row yesterday SUNDAY NOON UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Dircks & Porter reign at Laughlin in Trophy Truck Class Dircks & Porter run out front and capture the win at Laughlin Desert Challenge Gus Vildosola takes second after MacCachren sets him up on Saturday. Mark Post finishes in third place. Jason Baldwin claims fourth place this afternoon. TOP SPEEDS DETERMINED BY ORC STAFFERS USING A RADAR GUN ON PIT ROAD OUT OF INFIELD AREA. Mark Post #3 96 MPH Jason Baldwin #66 95 MPH Gary Dircks #12 91 MPH Gus Vildosola #4 90 MPH Roger Gray #21 86 MPH Live Trophy Truck Commentary-Last Lap Dircks & Porter finish in first position standing by for time splits #40 Chet Huffman with two wheels off on the back of Pit Row and bottom of Poor Man's Hill. The crowds on Poor Man's Hill are getting there money's worth as they watch the action with #40 #7 Jesse Jones blown transmission on back of course as reported by Scotty in the helicopter #21 Dondel finished strong in second position. #4 Gus Vildosola also finished strong in third position awaiting time splits between him and Mark Post. Mark Post finishing in the fourth position and it's close between Vildosola,Post & Dricks for the overall. Herbst one of the last finishers across the start/finish much later than those trucks running at race speeds-by the looks of it sustained damage to both rear fender wells most likely due to the 39" BFG tires, missing the hood but finished. #13 John Herder strapped off the course. Live Trophy Truck Commentary-3rd Lap SCORE Officials at first checkpoint report #23 Dricks is traveling at speeds that he is near take off for flight/SCORE Operations report #23 has fabulous lap times. Dircks & Porter again leading the charge, first into the infield. Jesse Jones & King Bizkit maintaining second position and raging!!!! #31 stopped in the middle of course at the top of the basin near race mile 6 with Robby working on the truck #21 Roger gray in third position #4 Vildosola & #66 Baldwin in fourth position bunched up in the infield #3 is way off the leaders and just arriving to start/finish line...much slower pace today #8 Fairway Ford sponsored Dan Smith on the bumper of #3 Mark Post, but leaves the course and heads for the pits from the infield #5 Marty Coyne & #97 BJ Baldwin running strong in sixth position #1 Herbst in seventh position stll running in the infield #11 Dale Dondel reports blown transmission and is out of the race stuck on the course. Bucky Strunk running good across the start/finish line in the top ten. Steve Sourapas making a wild charge up to the top ten as he begins his final lap #23 Dircks already crossing the North Road Crossing heading to the finish line. Live Trophy Truck Commentary-2nd Lap Dircks & Porter still out front but behind in time. Jesse Jones running awesome driving the #7 truck right behind Dricks. Robby Gordon has passed six trophy trucks as of the second lap Herbst in the pits for unknown problem but racing again. Roger Gray #21 in the third position Gus Vildosola #4 in the fourth position and leading by time Jason Baldwin #66 in fifth position catching the leader Vildosola in the infield No less than 10 helicopters circling the track Mark Post #3 in sixth position seems to be falling off the pace Dale Dondel in seventh position on Post's bumper Big lull between Dondel and followers...as Dondel is out of the infield others arrive Marty Coyne, Bucky Strunk, B.J. Baldwin & Robby Gordon arrive to start/finish Robby Gordon is making a huge charge Herbst truck sounds bad Live Trophy Truck Commentary-1st Lap First through the start/finish is the # 23 Dircks & Porter Leading by time is Gus Vildosola driving today is Gus. Mark Post is approximately 40 seconds behind Vildosola #86 Josh Baldwin rolled over at race mile 1.5 and apparently suffered no damage but is racing again. Unconfirmed average race speed for the leader is 61.387 thanks to BFG & SCORE for publishing that information. Robby Gordon is in the #31 truck after they repaired it throughout the night.   SUNDAY 11:15 AM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff claim the LDC win in Class 10 with a commanding run on Sunday! Laughlin, Nevada: The Trophy Trucks are staged and awaiting to start the final race that will determine the first winner of the 2004 SCORE season. It's set to be a wild four laps here in Laughlin. ORC will provide lap-to-lap updates as they fly through the start finish line. First off the line is #23 Dricks & Porter driving the yellow and blue race truck. Second next to him is the #7 of Scotty Steinberger/Jesse Jones They are lined up nearing the start/finish line and the elite race of the day is about to begin. Stay tuned.   SUNDAY 10:30 AM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff claim the LDC win in Class 10 with a commanding run on Sunday! Laughlin, Nevada: Beginning the race on two seconds down from Bilstein sponsored Martin Christensen, the boys from Orange, California put the hammer down and brought home the trophy here on the shores of the Colorado River. Blasting through the rough course all morning long they brought the black and orange Class 10 across the finish line in victory. Kory was so amped at the finish he said, "Let's go run some more laps." This dynamic racing duo is supported by many friends and family and after they crossed the finish line they immediately said, "Thanks to our grandpa for making this all happen."   SUNDAY 10:00 AM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Rob MacCachren wins his first trophy of the day!!! Laughlin, Nevada: Claiming his first victory of the day and ready to place three more trophies in the MacCachren Trophy Cabinet, Rob MacCachren came across the finish line here at the 2004 Laughlin Desert Challenge to capture the win. He meticulously took apart the field lap after lap and drove his high-performance 1/2 1600 car through a very rough course here in the Nevada desert. MacCachren is on track to win the overall in three different classes today here at the Laughlin Desert Challenge. Cameron Steele finished fifth to the 2003 SCORE 1/2 1600 champion, MacCachren after flying in from Southern California for the morning race. Cameron was the host at the Supercross in Anaheim, California last night and made the trek back to the desert early this morning. Steele suffered a flat tire on the front left of his race vehicle and had to make it all the way around the 11 mile race course with the flat tire. By the time he reached the infield area the aluminum wheel was reduced to the size of a small plate. Cameron later told ORC staffers, "That flat tire put us way behind and we never really had a chance to chase Rob." Look for Cameron Steele to mash the peddle in the 1/2 1600 class for the rest of the year as he chases the elusive Rob MacCachren for the SCORE championship. CAMERON STEELE AND THE METAL MULISHA ROCK   SUNDAY 8:00 AM UPDATE FROM LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Gerardo Iribe captures 5/1600 win at Laughlin Laughlin, Nevada: Overcoming the trials and tribulations of desert racing and the life in what we live, Gerardo Iribe had everything together for this first race of the 2004 desert racing season. As the sun rises over the mountains that protect the Colorado River valley, Iribe has captured the win here in Laughlin, Nevada. He started the day with a 40 second lead over his good friend, Jeff Sack, but pulled out the close win by only seconds. Gerardo Iribe claims the championship but in the interview with him after the race he said he owed everything to his co-driver he named "THE BEAST." After they suffered a fried clutch in the middle of the race, THE BEAST took over and pushed and chased the race vehicle during the mandatory SCORE stops on the race course. However, it wasn't without drama. Required to make a complete stop each lap at the start/finish line, Iribe was having problems with his clutch/transmission and he and his co-driver had to get out of the vehicle and push the 5/1600 race car each time they came through the infield. Here on the last lap, Jeff Sack passed Iribe only feet past the start/finish line as the two battled for the win here on the final lap of this Laughlin Desert Race.The Iribe Family is rich in desert racing tradition as the patriarch of this family is the famed Carlos Iribe who has won more 5/1600 championships then many teams combined. Seen as Baja racing heroes in Baja California desert racing scene, Gerardo Iribe has been raised as a small child seated behind the seat of a 5/1600 race car. Gerardo took a year and a half off from desert racing as his son had a serious medical condition, which required surgery. This weekend here in Laughlin, Nevada the entire family is here from Rosarito, Baja California to support the racing efforts of Gerardo Iribe. George Seeley wins Class 5 Unlimited at Laughlin