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Luke McMillin Conquers 2020 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400

32 years after his father Mark first triumphed in the Great American Off-Road Race, Luke McMillin added his name to the illustrious list of overall winners of the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 with a victory on Saturday night. McMillin and co-driver Jason Duncan took the lead on the final lap …

The 2020 BFGoodrich Mint 400 Off-Road Race Roars Back Into Las Vegas, March 3rd-8th

The BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 returns to Las Vegas, Nevada this week, March 3rd-8th. The Great American Off-Road Race™ will be held Friday, March 6th and Saturday March 7th in Primm, NV with pre-race festivities beginning earlier in the week on Fremont Street East in downtown Las Vegas.. The massive …

Off-Road Racing Community ‘Takes out the Trash’ ahead of MINT 400 Race

The BFGoodrich MINT 400 race and Republic Services will host a desert cleanup Feb. 29 Event has removed more than 140,000 pounds of trash from the desert over multiple years BFGoodrich helps in the cleanup and rewards volunteers with a chance to win tires LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, 2020 ― Hundreds of …

Jean Spectator Areas Filling Up Quickly!

Jean Spectator Areas are filling up quickly for the 2020 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400. Once the Jean spectator areas are full, spectating will be limited to the Primm Valley Start/Finish Line in Primm, NV. Do not wait to get your passes – They will sell out! Click here to purchase a Jean Spectator …

2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Crowns Impressive List of Champions

The Great American Off-Road Race boasts expanded live streaming, two full days of action Coming off of a 50th anniversary event that was heralded as one of the best in the sport, the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 had high expectations to fulfill in 2019. From Wednesday’s parade down the Las Vegas Strip …

Justin Lofton Makes History With Third BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Victory

2015 and 2016 winner takes unofficial 2019 victory by 2:56 over Brett Sourapas Justin Lofton returned to the top step of the Best in the Desert podium on Sunday afternoon with an impressive victory at the 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400. Lofton, who bested a field of dozens of the world’s …

Travis Chase Wins BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Saturday Afternoon Race

Will also compete in Class 6100 on Sunday afternoon Travis Chase kicked off his quest for two class victories at the 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 with success on Saturday afternoon. The Chase Motorsports driver and 2017 Class 5000 winner returned to the class for this year’s event and scored …

The 2019 BFGoodrich Mint 400 powered by Monster Energy Roars Back into Las Vegas, March 6-10

Over $600,000 in contingency money offered up to Mint 400 racers The BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 powered by Monster Energy returns to Las Vegas, Nevada this week, March 6-10. The Great American Off-Road Race™ will be held Saturday, March 9 and Sunday March 10 in Primm, NV with pre-race festivities …

FOX Puts up $10k Purse to the Overall Winner of The 2019 Mint 400

The Mint 400 today announced FOX has returned as a primary sponsor of the 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 powered by Monster Energy. An industry leader in design and development of high performance shock absorbers and off-road racing suspension products, FOX returns to The Great American Off-Road Race for the …

The Mint 400 Announces Race Day Live Stream

Watch The Great American Off-Road Race for free on YouTube and Facebook The Mint 400 announced their second annual live stream schedule today. New to 2019, they have expanded the coverage to include two days of fantastic race action. The two-day format will build on the storied events wildly successful …

BFGoodrich® Tires Debuts as Title Sponsor of the SCORE Baja 1000

On the 50th year of the epic desert race, BFGoodrich ups the ante with a $50,000 contingency prize GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 13, 2017 – BFGoodrich® Tires will be the title sponsor of the SCORE Baja 1000, running from Nov. 14 through Nov. 18, expanding the company’s long-term commitment to desert racing and the racers who challenge …

Dougans Racing Engines Takes Top 4 Overall Spots at the SCORE Tijuana Desert Challenge

Matney, Lopez, Steele sit 1-2-3 in overall points standings heading in to the Baja 1000 The 2017 SCORE Tijuana Desert Challenge was an all out sprint to the finish line, where RPM Off-Road’s #4 Josh Daniel, #1 Apdaly Lopez and #9 Eduardo Laguna, filling in for Armin Schwarz, swept the …

RPM Off-Road’s Apdaly Lopez Wins 2016 Finale at Best in the Desert’s Pahrump 250

Dougans Racers Take 7 of 9 Top Spots at the Finish Line It was a storybook ending to the 2016 desert racing season for Dougans Racing Engines, whose athletes captured seven of the of the top nine spots at Best in the Desert’s Pahrump 250, including the overall win by RPM …

King Shocks’ Jason Voss Wins Best in the Desert’s Bluewater Desert Challenge

King Shocks Takes Overall Wins in Trick Truck, Class 1500 and Class 10 Jason Voss was the man to beat at this years Best in the Desert Bluewater Desert Challenge in Parker, AZ. Coming in to the weekend nine points ahead of King Shocks teammate Lalo Laguna, the win marks his …

Dougans Racers Charge Best in the Desert’s Laughlin Desert Classic

RPM Off-Road’s Apdaly Lopez Wins Day 1 and Eduardo Laguna Earns a 3rd Place Overall Podium Finish Desert racing returned to Laughlin, NV this past weekend with the inaugural Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic presented by Canidae Tap It. A two-day race, the Laughlin Desert Challenge was the first Best in …

Tavo Vildosola Wins Best in the Desert’s Henderson 250

Dougans Racers Take Three of Top Four Spots in the BITD Finale Tavo Vildosola made the decision to race Best in the Desert’s Henderson 250 just days before the green flag dropped. After an 11th place qualifying time, Tavo and navigator Javi Valenzuela kept to their well known strategy of …

Banning Motorports wins class 2400 at 2015 Vegas To Reno

Banning Motorsports returned to the grueling BITD Vegas To Reno to take home another win! Phoenix, Arizona (September 10, 2015)– Banning Motorsports does it again as they return to the 2015 Best In The Desert “Vegas To Reno” and claim yet another win at this grueling race. The team is always …

Eduardo Laguna Takes First in Class at Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno

Dougans Racing Engines Consistent at the Longest Off-Road Race in the United States Promoted as the longest off-road race in United States, Best in the Desert’s 545 mile trek from Las Vegas to Reno has a wide variety of terrain from rough rocky areas to flat dry lake beds to …

Alcon celebrates podium domination at Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno

Alcon Specialist Brakes and Clutches would like to congratulate Jason Voss and BJ Baldwin on their podium places at the recent Vegas to Reno race. Running his Alcon-equipped truck, Jason Voss powered to his third consecutive victory at the longest off-road race in the USA, finishing a whole 30 minutes …

Big Changes Coming to Best in the Desert in 2016

For the past five years, Best in the Desert has led off-road racing as the premier race series in the sport. With entries growing each year, BITD has held strong to a six-race format with the addition of The Mint 400 in 2012. However, their staples in the Parker 425, …

BITD Vegas To Reno returns and Banning Motorsports is ready to dominate two classes

Phoenix, Arizona (August 10, 2015)– We all know that Vegas to Reno is one of the big desert races of the year here in the states. Banning Motorsports is lucky enough to have numerous years of experience racing this brutal race and also being victorious. Now its time to see …

JIMCO Racing’s Jason Voss Wins the BITD Silver State 300

Three JIMCO Vehicles in the Top Five Overall The Silver State 300 racecourse is run in the Eastern part of Nevada and can be considered one of the fastest racecourses of the series. Three hundred miles is all there is to muscle your way to the front. After earning top starting position, …

Banning Motorsports Overcomes Hardship at the Silver State 300

Phoenix, AZ (May 11, 2015)– Banning Motorsports have been faced with some rough races this season, but the Best In The Desert Silver State 300 has proven to be the most difficult by far for the team. A race that runs through beautiful Nevada scenery. didn’t end so beautifully for …

King Shocks Racers Shine At Silver State 300 Winning 7 Classes And The Overall Victory

May 8th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – The Best in the Desert Silver State 300 is not your typical desert race. It’s not covered in whoops or miles of washed out cross grain; it’s mostly fire roads with some silt beds thrown in. The terrain not only tests a shocks performance …

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