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Ticket sales solid for July 29-30
Official entry forms out, race format and schedule announced
For SCORE LAS VEGAS TERRIBLE’S CUP I under the LVMS lights
LVMS Dirt Track to host best of SCORE Desert racing,
Featuring marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck and unlimited Class 1
LOS
ANGELES, CA -- Spotlighting
the best of SCORE desert racing, official entry forms have been released
and the race format and event schedule have
been announced
for July’s SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup I. Starting Friday and
concluding Monday, May 2 will be the advance entry registration window for
the limited-field invitational to be held July 29-30 at the world-class Dirt
Track
at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
With maximum entry
fields of 24 vehicles in four of five different groups, racing will begin
at 7 p.m. each night at LVMS and
both nights will conclude
with elaborate
Terrible’s Fireworks Shows.
 Nearly 90-percent
of the 1.5 mile course will be viewable from the grandstands in the 8,026-seat
facility. Competing
in their own race will be the marquee
SCORE Trophy-Trucks and the unlimited SCORE Class 1 open-wheel desert race
cars along
with special groups for open-wheelers in Class 1-2/1600 and Class 10/SCORE
Lite along with the mini-trucks of Class 7/Class 7S/Class 7SX. The event
will have
a $55,000 cash purse plus contingency postings. SCORE Trophy-Trucks will
have no limit on number of entries.
With each paid
admission will also come one coupon for the free drawing for the SCORE Terrible’s Fan Appreciation
giveaway. A new showroom SUV, donated by Terrible’s, will be given away
on Saturday night (July 30) at LVMS.
As a prelude to
the two days of racing, the SCORE Pit Stop at Fremont Street Experience will
be held on Thursday, July 28. At the SCORE Pit Stop,
starting
at 6 p.m., will be a vehicle display and $10,000 SCORE Pit Crew Challenge
for SCORE Trophy-Trucks, meet the SCORE racers party for all competing
SCORE racers
and a concert under the canopy on Fremont Street.
With co-title
sponsorship from Las Vegas Events and Terrible’s Convenience
Stores, the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup I will feature two nights
of racing on the LVMS Dirt Track. Racing will be on a purpose-built race
track with
limited pavement and man-made dirt simulations of the rugged desert terrain.
“Momentum has already been building for this exciting new event and now
that we have identified the classes running, format and race schedule, interest
will reach even higher levels,” said Sal Fish, CEO/President of Los
Angeles-based SCORE International, which is in its 32nd year of producing
championship desert
racing. “Working with Las Vegas Events and Terrible’s Convenience
Stores as co-sponsors and marketing partners, and with a world-class venue
like Las Vegas Motor Speedway to showcase our SCORE desert racers at, we
believe this
event will be successful right from the very first year. With the ever-shrinking
desert lands becoming an increasing issue for open desert racing, this Las
Vegas event is truly SCORE’s test track for the future.”
After
11-plus years of rumbling around rugged desert race courses in the Southwestern
U.S. and Baja California, Mexico, SCORE Trophy-Trucks--the untamed
800-horsepower,
unlimited production trucks that are the featured racing division in the
SCORE Desert Series--will make their short-course stadium racing debut
in July at
LVMS.
“Ric Miller (SCORE Director of Event Operations) has helped us select the
classes for this year and the racing format that we know will help introduce
SCORE desert racing to an expanded audience in a fan-friendly environment,” added
Fish.
As many as 25
of these exotic, technologically-advanced desert race trucks are expected
to be in Las Vegas, and many will be co-sponsored for
the event
by various
Southern Nevada resort properties.
 A full field of
24 vehicles are expected for Class 1 and Class 1-2/1600 for the new event.
In the groups with combined
classes, Class 10 will be allowed
a maximum
of 14 entries and SCORE Lite will have a max of 10. In the combined group
for Class 7/Class 7S/Class 7SX will have a cap of the first 24 trucks from
those
classes that enter the race.
The two groups
with multiple classes will have a handicapped start, to be determined during
practice at LVMS on race day.
Vehicles that
have competed in at least two SCORE long course events within the past two
years are eligible
to enter. Additionally, SCORE Trophy-Trucks
will
have a few additional technical requirements including running a minimum
size tire of 37”, minimum of 5,000 pounds in weight and a minimum fuel
capacity of 45 gallons. All other SCORE 2003-2006 Off-Road Racing Rules and
Regulations
will be in place for this event.
“Our goal from the beginning of this event has been to showcase the best
of SCORE desert racing,” said Fish, “so no purpose-built or special
short-course vehicles will be eligible to race with us in Las Vegas.”
With
specific plans being finalized, the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup
I will be televised nationally on a cable network.
The new SCORE
event falls on an off-weekend for NASCAR. Excepted to compete in Las Vegas
are second-generation
desert racers Robby Gordon, Casey Mears
and Brendan
Gaughan.
The Las Vegas
Ed and Tim Herbst, are the all-time winningest team in SCORE Trophy-Truck
history. Splitting the driving time in their No. 19 Terrible
Herbst Motorsports
Ford F-150, Ed, 43, and Tim, 41, have 11 career wins in SCORE Trophy-Truck,
and four of the 11 season championships (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003).
 Troy Herbst,
38, the youngest of the three Herbst brothers, is a dominating SCORE Class
1 racer, with six SCORE season point titles in his class out
of the last
seven years, and 16 Class 1 race wins since 1997 in a Smithbuilt-Ford open
wheel desert race car.
The early-bird
sale for the two SCORE Super Pass reserved-seat packages continues on-line.
Special SCORE
Super Pass packages, including a reserved seat and pit pass for both nights
in the Blue VIP Section are $39 each. The SCORE Super
Pass
package
for the Red Section will include a reserved seat and pit pass for both
nights in the Red Section, will be $34 each. The regular price for each of
these
packages is $69 for the Blue VIP reserved seating area and $59 for the
White reserved
seating area.
SCORE International,
based in Los Angeles and founded in 1973, is the world’s
leading desert racing organization. SCORE produces the annual five-race SCORE
Desert Series, which includes three races in Baja California, Mexico and
two in Southern Nevada. SCORE offers 23 Pro and 5 Sportsman classes in the
desert.
The SCORE Laughlin
Desert Challenge, held each January, and September’s
SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300 are also both sponsored by Las Vegas Events in
association with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Prior to coming
to Las Vegas, the 2005 SCORE Desert Series will be in Ensenada,
Mexico, June 3-5, for the 37th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500.
SCORE official
sponsors for 2004 are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire and CL Bryant-VP-official
fuel supplier. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer,
Coca-Cola
of Mexico, Instant
Mexico Auto Insurance, Herbst Gaming, Kartek Off-Road, Fram, Autolite,
Prestone, Bilstein, Signpros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products
and Advanced Color Graphics.
Special sponsors
for the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s
Cup I are: Las Vegas Events in association with the Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority
and Terrible’s Convenience Stores. Associate sponsors include the Fremont
Street Experience, the Golden Nugget Hotel/Casino and Red Bull, North America.
Founded
in 1981, Las Vegas Events, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization
that serves as the exclusive major special events agency for the city. LVE
is an active marketing partner for this new event.
For more information
or to order tickets on-line, visit the official SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s
Cup I website at www.scorelasvegas.com.
For more
information on LVE, contact 702.260.8605 or visit the LVE website at www.lasvegasevents.com
For information contact:
SCORE International at its Los Angeles headquarters
(818) 225-8402 or visit
the official 2005 SCORE Desert Series website at:
www.score-international.com
SCORE
Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup I
July 28-30, 2005
EVENT SCHEDULE
(As of 3/17/05)
Thursday – July 28 – Press
Day
10:00am Media Center Opens
11:00am SCORE Trophy-Truck – On Track
11:10am Class 1 – On Track
11:20am SCORE Classes 1-2/1600, 7, 7S, 7SX, 10 & SCORE Lites
11:45am Media Luncheon
12:30pm Drivers Interviews
SCORE Las Vegas
Pit Stop at Fremont Street Experience
4:00pm Set up
6:00pm-7:30pm Vehicle Display, Autograph Session, Meet & Greet
8:00pm-9:00pm Pit Crew Challenge – SCORE Trophy-Truck
Friday – July
29 – Event Day
8:00am Track gates open for Contingency & Tech Inspection
9:00am – 12:00pm Contingency & Tech open
1:00pm – 1:15pm SCORE Trophy-Truck Open Practice
1:20pm – 1:35pm Class 1 Open Practice
1:35pm – 2:00pm SCORE Racing Open Practice by Group
2:00pm – 2:30pm Track Maintenance
2:30pm – 2:45pm SCORE Trophy-Truck Open Practice
2:50pm – 3:05pm Class 1 Open Practice
3:10pm – 3:45pm SCORE Racing Open Practice by Group
3:45pm – 5:15pm Track Preparation
5:00pm Gates Open to Public
5:30pm – 6:30pm “Meet the Drivers” Autograph Session on Track
6:35pm – 7:00pm Opening Ceremonies
7:00pm RACING STARTS
7:00-7:10 6 Laps, Heat 1--SCORE Trophy-Trucks
7:15-7:25 6 Laps, Heat 1--SCORE Class 1
7:30-7:38 4 laps, Heat 1 --SCORE – Group 1 Class 1-2/1600
7:43-7:51 4 Laps, Heat 1--SCORE – Group 2 Class 7, 7S, 7SX
7:56-8:03 4 Laps--Heat 1--SCORE – Group 3 Class 10, SCORE Lite
8:03-8:13 10 Mins/, INTERMISSION –
8:13-8:23 6 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE Trophy-Trucks
8:28-8:38 6 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE Class 1
8:42-8:50 4 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE – Group 1 Class 1-2/1600
8:55-9:03 4 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE – Group 2 Class 7, 7S, 7SX
9:08-9:15 4 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE – Group 3 Class 10, SCORE Lite
SEMI-MAIN
EVENTS
9:20-9:30 6 Laps, SCORE Class 1
9:35-9:45 6 Laps, SCORE Trophy-Truck
9:45pm Terrible’s Fireworks Celebration
Saturday – July 29 – Event
Day
8:00am Track gates open for Contingency & Tech Inspection
9:00am – 12:00pm Contingency & Tech open
1:00pm – 1:15pm SCORE Trophy-Truck Open Practice
1:20pm – 1:35pm Class 1 Open Practice
1:35pm – 2:00pm SCORE Racing Open Practice by Group
2:00pm – 2:30pm Track Maintenance
2:30pm – 2:45pm SCORE Trophy-Truck Open Practice
2:50pm – 3:05pm Class 1 Open Practice
3:10pm – 3:45pm SCORE Racing Open Practice by Group
3:45pm – 5:15pm Track Preparation
5:00pm Gates Open to Public
5:30pm – 6:30pm “Meet the Drivers” Autograph Session on Track
6:35pm – 7:00pm Opening Ceremonies
7:00pm RACING STARTS
7:00-7:10 6 Laps, Heat 1--SCORE Trophy-Trucks
7:15-7:25 6 Laps, Heat 1--SCORE Class 1
7:30-7:38 4 laps, Heat 1 --SCORE – Group 1 Class 1-2/1600
7:43-7:51 4 Laps, Heat 1--SCORE – Group 2 Class 7, 7S, 7SX
7:56-8:03 4 Laps--Heat 1--SCORE – Group 3 Class 10, SCORE Lite
8:03-8:13 10 Mins/, INTERMISSION –
8:13-8:23 6 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE Trophy-Trucks
8:28-8:38 6 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE Class 1
8:42-8:50 4 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE – Group 1 Class 1-2/1600
8:55-9:03 4 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE – Group 2 Class 7, 7S, 7SX
9:08-9:15 4 Laps, Heat 2--SCORE – Group 3 Class 10, SCORE Lite
MAIN EVENTS
9:20-9:30 6 Laps, SCORE Class 1
9:35-9:45 6 Laps, SCORE Trophy-Truck
9:45pm Terrible’s Fireworks Celebration
For information contact:
SCORE International at its Los Angeles headquarters
(818) 225-8402 or visit
the official 2005 SCORE Desert Series website at:
www.score-international.com
For
Sponsorship Information, contact:
Mark Handley
(760) 750-1905
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