The off season went by quick for all teams and for the series and now they returned for the opening weekend of the 2016 season. Not many changes were made to Patrick Clarks program in the off season. Minor truck changes, a few sponsors, but the biggest change would be an even more competitive driver behind the wheel of the #25 Budweiser/BFGoodrich Pro 2. (more…)
Category: Events/Competitions
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BFGoodrich® Tires Primed For 2016 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
Greenville, S.C. Mar. 17, 2016 – BFGoodrich® Tires and its stable of short course off road racers are poised to continue on the success of last year’s championships in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. The season begins this weekend at Wild Horse Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz. (more…)
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BFGoodrich® Tires Claims 27th overall win at 2016 MINT 400
GREENVILLE, S.C., March 16, 2016 – Justin Lofton powered his Ford Trick Truck consistently through the dust, rocks and silt and outpaced the field for his second consecutive overall win and BFGoodrich Tires’ 27th overall title at the Polaris RZR® Mint 400 Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires last weekend held just south of Las Vegas.
Lofton crossed the line first and waited as Andy McMillin came charging hard but fell just 42 seconds short of the leader and settled for second place. Lofton experienced no flats on this BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 tires, as that tire captured its 20th overall desert race win since being launched in 2013. (more…)
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Mickey Thompson Wins the 2016 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by BFGoodrich Tires
Rory Ward pilots the legendary Mickey Thompson “Challenger IV” to its first win!
Rory Ward piloted the legendary Mickey Thompson “Challenger IV” car to its first ever win at the 2016 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by BFGoodrich Tires. The last race that that the “Challenger IV” competed in prior to its resurrection was the 1980 Mint 400 where it was only able to complete one lap. (more…)
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Justin Lofton Wins The 2016 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by BFGoodrich Tires
Lofton makes history by winning The Mint 400 back-to-back
Justin Lofton piloted his Jimco built unlimited Trick Truck nicknamed “Bad Co.” to the overall win at the The 2016 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by BFGoodrich Tires with an official time of 05:36:10.647. With his second Mint 400 win in a row, Lofton makes history being the first competitor to win on 4 wheels back-to-back in The Mint 400’s 49 year history. After over 360 miles of intense off-road warfare, Lofton finished 42 seconds ahead of two time Mint 400 Champion, Andy McMillin. The 2016 Mint 400 had 50 Unlimited Trick Trucks and 27 Class 1 cars, making the largest and most competitive race of the year. (more…)
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Team TRAXXAS Sweeps Stadium SUPER Trucks Weekend at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 13, 2016) – Keegan Kincaid captured the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS race No. 2 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, upstaging what was an amazing first race that took place Saturday.
The off-road racing specialist from Crandon, Wisc., led nearly the entire 8-lap race after inheriting the lead from SST newcomer Pleasant Hill, Calif., driver Pat O’Keefe on lap three.
Immediately following Kincaid to the front was yesterday’s podium finishers of Sheldon Creed of Alpine, Calif., and Tyler McQuarrie of Walnut Creek, Calif., as a tremendous three-car battle for the lead errupted. (more…)