Josh Daniel Becomes the first unlimited Class 1 driver since 2002 to win SCORE Laughlin Leap Competition

Josh Daniel flies his No. 114 Racer-Chevy to 111’ jump; Camarena

Wins SCORE Trophy-Truck in Friday’s $16,000 SCORE Laughlin Leap

Preview to this weekend’s SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge draws over 5,000 spectators

LAUGHLIN, Nev. –Southern California desert racer Josh Daniel lit up the Laughlin night, becoming the first unlimited Class 1 driver since 2002 to win Friday’s SCORE Laughlin Leap competition, a prelude to this weekend’s season-opening 16^th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nev.

Daniel, 34, of Canyon Lake, Calif., thrilled the standing-room only crowd of over 5,000, winning the unlimited Class 1 division by sending his powerful No. 114 Chevy-powered Racer open wheel desert race car off the six-foot dirt jump for a distance of 111 feet.

It was Daniel’s first overall win  in the event and his first division win.

Second overall and winning the SCORE Trophy-Truck division for high-tech, 800-horsepower unlimited production trucks was Mexico’s Luis Camarena with a leap of 108’ 6”. Camarena, who will split driving in the SCORE season-opener with compatriot Ernesto Cervantes, drives a Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck

In the unlimited Class 1 division for open-wheel desert race cars, second was Las Vegas’ Pat Dean with a leap of 109’ in a Bunderson-Chevy.

Class 1-2/1600 racers Cody Robinson, Calexico, Calif., in a Romo-VW and Las Vegas’ Rob MacCachren, in a AlumiCraft-VW had leaps of 77’ and 71’ respectively to win the limited CC open-wheel class.

In the Production mini-trucks division, Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., won his group with his best jump of 101’ in a Ford Ranger.

In the Restricted Cars, the winner was Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., whose winning jump was 83’ in a Seagrove-VW SCORE Lite race car for his second straight victory in the event.

The unique race, split into two parts, will be held Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the 17 classes divided into five race groups running multiple laps each day. The featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division will race at 1 p.m. each day followed by the unlimited Class 1 cars at 3 p.m.

Ticket information is available at www.visitlaughlin.com.

16^th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

$16,000 Laughlin Leap, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

Top Finishers

SCORE Trophy-Truck

Pos.    Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse

1.  63 Luis Camarena, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Ford F-150, 108 feet, 6 inches ($2,500)

2.  30 Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 104’ 6” ($700)

Unlimited Class 1

Pos.    Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse

1.  114 Josh Daniel, Canyon Lake, Calif., Racer-Chevy, 111’ ($2,500)

2.  Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 109’ ($700)

Restricted Cars

Pos.    Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse

1.  1209 Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Seagrove-VW, 83’ ($2,500)

2.  1216 Francisco Villagomez, Col. Santa Rosa, Pabloff-VW, 75’ 6” ($700)

Production Trucks

Pos.    Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse

1.  603 Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Ford Ranger, 101’ ($2,500)

2.  604 Robert Pickering, Las Vegas, Ford Ranger, 93’ ($700)

Limited c.c. Cars

Pos.    Vehicle No.-Driver, Hometown, Vehicle, Distance, Purse

1.  1606 Cody Robinson, Calexico, Calif. Romo-VW, 77’ ($2,500)

2.  1608 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, AlumiCraft-VW, 96’ 6” ($700)

Video of Josh Daniels car during testing – www.danzioperformance.com

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