Former Indycar driver, NASCAR driver/team owner, short-course race series promoter and desert racing superstar Robby Gordon set the fastest qualifying time in the featured SCORE Trophy Truck division during the special qualifying session held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in conjunction with SEMA week Tuesday night. Gordon will start in the number one spot for next week’s 47th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
In front of a large crowd at the LVMS, Gordon blistered the dirt and asphalt that made up the technical 3.6-mile course, covering the required distance in 3 minutes, 52.902 seconds at an average speed of 55.65 miles per hour in his Speed Energy Gordon Motorsports Chevy CK1500.
Gordon outpaced three local Las Vegas desert racing stars in Rob MacCachren, Bryce Menzies and B.J. Baldwin, all of whom broke the four-minute barrier Tuesday night. MacCachren was second fastest, posting a time of 3:54.014 (55.38mph) in the No. 11 Rockstar Energy MacCachren Motorsports Ford F-150. Menzies was third, with a time of 3:59.514 (54.11mph) in the No. 70 Red Bull Menzies Motorsports Ford F-150, and Baldwin was fourth in 3:59.886 (54.03mph) in the No. 1 Monster Energy Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado. For his efforts, Gordon also received the Method Race Wheels $2500 Fastest Qualifier Award.
A field of 20 SCORE Trophy Trucks and four Class 1 open-wheel race cars participated in the optional qualifying for starting positions within their respective classes. SCORE Trophy Truck has 31 official entries to date at Class 1 has 18 total entries so far.
The 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will boast a course length of approximately 1,275 miles, and it will be a peninsula run down Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. The race begins in Ensenada, Baja California Norte and finishes in La Paz, Baja California Sur. The race and surrounding festivities will be held next Tuesday through Saturday.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nevada
Results: November 4, 2014
SCORE Trophy Truck
(31 total entries; vehicle number, qualifying driver/driver of record if different, hometown, vehicle, elapsed time, miles per hour; includes any time penalties)
1. 77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500, 3 minutes, 52.902 seconds (55.65miles per hour)
2. 11 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 3:54.014 (55.38mph)
3. 70 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 3:59.514 (54.11mph)
4. 1 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 3:59.886 (54.03mph)
5. 80 Dale Dondel, Hemet, Calif. (DOR-Andy Lambert, Kutztown, Pa., Chevy Silverado, 4:03.059 (53.32mph)
6. 83 Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif, Ford F-150, 4:04.070 (53.10mph)
7. 15 Armin Schwarz, Austria (Germany), BMW XJ-6, 4:04.999 (52.90mph)
8. 5 Juan Lopez, Tecate, Mexico (DOR-Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va.), Chevy Rally Truck, 4:05.601 (52.77mph)
9. 21 Gus Vildosola Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor, 4:06.420 (53.68mph)
10. 16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 4:07.112 (52.45mph)
11. 19 Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif. (DOR-Tim Herbst, Las Vegas), Ford F-150, 4:08.136 (52.23mph)
12. 9 Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore. (DOR-Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore.), Ford F-150, 4:13.951 (51.03mph)
13. 7 Gus Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico (DOR-Steven Eugenio), Chevy Silverado, 4:14.196 (50.98mph)
14. 59 Burt Jenner, Los Angeles (DOR-Craig Potts, Scottsdale, Ariz.), Chevy Silverado, 4:14.200 (50.98mph)
15. 91 Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. (DOR-Troy Herbst, Las Vegas), Ford F-150, 4:18.239 (52.21mph)
16. 14 Steven Strobel, Clarks, Neb. (DOR-Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 4:21.619 (49.538mph)
17. 72 Robert Acer, Wilmington, Del., Chevy Silverado, 4:25.181 (48.87mph)
18. 58 David Kleiman, Carlsbad, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 4:32.226 (47.61mph)
19. 26 Charles Dorrance, Austin, Texas (DOR-Jay Reichert, Johnson City, Texas), Ford Raptor, 4:38.105 (48.34mph)
20. 84 Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif. (DOR-Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado, 4:46.732 (47.69mph)
Additional non-qualified SCORE Trophy Truck entries; starting order to be determined by random draw November 5)
23 Mark McMillin, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford F-150
27 Enrique Murillo, La Paz, Mexico, Toyota Tundra
34 Ken Losch, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
36 Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz., Dodge Ram1500
45 Gary Magness, Desert Hot Spring, Calif., Ford F-150
50 Zak Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Ford F-150
57 Mike Palmer, Denver, Chevy Silverado
66 Harry Hepler, Lansing, Mich., Chevy Silverado
74 Kyle Conlon, Campo, Calif., Chevy Silverado
29 Andrew Hendricks, Gateway, Colo., Chevy C1500-RS
75 Mike Cook, Orem, Utah, Chevy Silverado-RS
Class 1 (18 total entries; vehicle number, qualifying driver/driver of record if different, hometown, vehicle, elapsed time, miles per hour; includes any time penalties)
1. 129 Larry Job, Las Vegas (DOR-Scott Bailey, Riverside, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 4:22.092 (49.45miles per hour)
2. 185 Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 4:30.974 (49.66mph)
3. 115 Todd Tuls, Columbus, Neb., Jimco-Chevy, 4:34.677 (47.18mph)
4. 152 Mark Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Custom-Chevy, 4:37.234 (46.75mph)
Additional non-qualified Class 1 race entries; starting order to be determined by random draw November 5.
100 Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
101 Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn, Geiser-Chevy
102 Jaime Huerta, Ensenada, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy
111 Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Racer-Chevy
121 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy
135 Augie Cortez, Downey, Calif., WickedCreations-Chevy
138 Randy Wilson, Lakeside, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
154 Andres Ruffo, Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
161 Chris Western, Australia, Element-Chevy
168 Shelby Reid, Apple Valley, Calif., Custom-Chevy
180 Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev., Penhall-Chevy
189 Jon Walker, Tamuning, Guam, Kreger-Chevy
145 Nils Castillo, Santa Paula, Calif., Jimco-Chevy-RS
147 Pat McCarthy, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy-RS