PHIL BLURTON AND CAN-AM WIN UTV LEGENDS PRO TURBOS

JOSH ROW AND POLARIS TOP PRO NA 1000S

Three days of desert racing at Best in the Desert’s UTV Legends at Laughlin, Nevada, mixed short-course and longer loops through the Mojave Desert, with title sponsorship by Shock Therapy. After tech on Friday, Youth UTV classes took to the short course and raced in dust to glory. Hot off of his WORCS 250 Production win and second in Youth 600 the weekend before, Paxton Schendel took the 570 Production Stock and 1000 RS1 victories. Evan Atkins won 570 Mods. Nixon Nagel won the 170 Super Stocks, and Jacob Williamson topped the 250 Production class.

Phil Blurton and co-pilot Beau Judge remain undefeated in 2022 BiTD, although they had to work for it in Laughlin. Photos by Harlen Foley.

Saturday started with motorcycles, and Dalton Shirey (Hus) was the overall winner (and lapped most of the field) before the ATVs and UTVs took to the longer desert loops. Pro Production Turbos had fierce racing with 2021 rookies Joe Terrana and Jason Montes passing defending champion Phil Blurton halfway through the race and pulling away, only to suffer a flat on the last lap. Bruce Binnquist also ran up front but retired with mechanical issues, as did Sierra Romo and former WORCS champ Ryan Piplic. Blurton survived the mayhem to take his second BiTD Pro Turbo win of 2022 in the T944 No Limits Can-Am.

Josh Row won the Saturday Pro NA 1000s and lapped up to third place.

In Pro NA 1000s, Josh Row took the victory with a top-10 overall finish after nine laps, beating Max Eddy 08:21, with Cash and Brian Shaleen third for an all-RS1 podium. Row lapped up to third with Preston Axford navigating.

Row gets a face full while lapping Kaden Danbury, who was tenth.

Chris Blais won Trophy Unlimited ahead of Brayden Baker, who won the WORCS Pro Stocks a week earlier, with Team Honda’s Jamie Campbell and Eliott Watson third. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was fourth. Mitchell Alsup (C-A) won the UTV Super Stocks over Chase Carr (Pol) with Conner Maxwell (C-A) third.

UTV entries totaled 160 for the weekend, and the next BiTD round is the Silver State 300 on April 28-30th.

BITD UTV LEGENDS RESULTS

Saturday Long Course

Pro Production Turbos

1. Phil Blurton/C-A…03:18:30.533/10

2. Joe Terrana/C-A…03:25:02.761/10

3. Chase De Sousa Dias/Oth…03:29:00.798/10

4. Jason Murray/C-A…03:31:27.873/10

5. Evan Striplin/Pol…03:31:27.873/10

6. Matt Buyrroughs/C-A…04:03:18.877/10

7. Brayden Baker/Pol…03:15:46.219/9

8. Bruce Binnquist/C-A…03:15:46.219/9

9. Sierra Romo/Pol…03:20:09.890/9

10. Ryan Piplic/Pol…03:23:01.062/9

Pro NA 1000s

1. Josh Row/Pol…03:17:21.612/9

2. Max Eddy/Pol…03:25:43.459/9

3. Cash ShaleenPol…03:13:23.551/8

4. Ethan Groom/Pol…03:13:57.944/8

5. Wes Richey/Pol…03:18:09.960/8

6. Michael Pascarella/Pol…03:23:02.173/8

7. Angie Mitchell/Pol…03:29:52.651/8

8. Cadence Cowan/Pol…03:19:30.832/7

9. Michael Sandoval/Hon…03:14:58.945/6

10. Kaden Danbury/Pol…03:14:58.945/6

UTV Trophy Unlimited

1. Chris Blais/C-A…03:18:11.441/10

2. Brayden Baker/Pol…03:20:56.794/10

3. Jamie Campbell/Hon…03:27:49.350/10

4. Donald Cerrone/C-A…03:35:58.463/10

5. Trevor Leighton/C-A…03:37:57.254/10

UTV Super Stock

1. Mitchell Alsup/C-A… 03:25:37.494/10

2. Chase Carr/Pol…03:30:28.235/10

3. Conner Maxwell/C-A…03:36:58.675/10

4. Bella Birchard/Pol…03:44:07.668/10

5. Kaden Isabella/Pol…03:16:23.414/9

Sunday Short-Course

1. Larry Heidler/Pol…00:51:52.480/10

2. Lucas Johnson/Pol…00:51:53.394/10

3. Victoria Leaming/C-A…00:54:11.547/10

Friday Short-Course

170 PS 5-8

1. Tanner Thompson/Pol…00:35:58.515/4

2. Spencer Gibson/Pol…00:36:40.381/4

3. Korbin Grinolds/Pol…00:38:44.917/4

170 PS 9-13

1. Cash Martin/Pol…00:40″41.000/5

2. Jennifer owens/Pol…00:34:03.131/4

3. Ian Torfi/Pol…34:23.550/4

170 Super Stock

1. Nixon Nagel/Pol…00:40:34.054/5

2. Declan Shields/Pol…00:40:55.100/5

3. Wyatt Cotter/Pol…00:41:38.130/5

250 Production Mod

1. Jacob Williamson/Pol…00:34:45.705/5

2. Trevor lee/Pol…00:36:42.713/5

3. Landon Morrow/Pol…009:36:55.133/5

Trophy Ulimited Mini

1. Mason Cotter//Pol…00:31:07.500/5

2. Wyatt Conkright/Pol…00:34:43.412/5

3. Wyatt Cotter/Pol…00:35:48.983/3

570 Production Stock

1. Paxton Schendel/Pol…00:38:37.671/4

2. Chase Mankin/Pol… 00:40:00.042/4

3. Vincent Riccitelli/Pol…00:40:48.847/4

1000/RS1

1. Paxton Schendel/Pol…00:42:43.403/5

2. Landen DeSousa Dias/Pol…00:44:21.832/5

3. Chaden Minder/Pol…00:44:24028/5

4. Chase mankin/Pol…00:44:59.139/5

5. TJ Siewers/Pol…00:45:05.605/5

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