SCORE: Only the strong survive in their quest for True Grit and Milestone Awards

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

March 20, 2001

TORRANCE, Calif. - Although the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 was short in comparison to the two other Baja California off-road races, this year's rugged 208.8-mile event claimed more than half of the 89 off-road competitors who were eligible for the 2001 Toyota True Grit and Milestone Awards. As it has for 15 years, Toyota will present the prestigious awards to the off-road racers who finish every mile of every race in the five-event Duralast SCORE Desert Series.

Toyota Milestone Awards are presented to all SCORE off-road competitors in the professional four-wheel classes who complete every required mile in the five-race series. After two events, 43 racers in 14 classes remain eligible; each will have to complete the Baja 500 (June 1-3), the Las Vegas Primm 300 (Sept. 14-15), and the Baja 1000 (Nov. 8-11).

Non-factory-backed competitors in classes 1/2-1600, 5, 10 and SCORE Lites who complete every required mile in the five-race series, and have the largest cumulative point total in each class, split the $12,000 Toyota True Grit prize fund. Twenty racers remain eligible after the San Felipe race as compared to 51 before the event.

The Toyota True Grit and Milestone Awards will be presented at the year-end SCORE Awards Banquet in December. The following SCORE off-road racers remain eligible for the Toyota Milestone Award (TG denotes classes eligible for Toyota True Grit Awards):

Trophy-Truck:

Dave Ashley
Brian Collins
Mark Post
Class 1:
Troy Herbst
Jeff Quinn
Steve Sourapas
Josh Waddell
Randy Wilson

Class1/2-1600:TG

Dale Ebberts
Victor Herrera Jr.
Garth Hutchinson
Brian Logan
Rob MacCachren
Adam Pfankuch
Kash Vessels

Class 5:TG

Enrique Bujanda
Michael James
George Seeley Jr.

Class 5-1600:

Allen Gregory

Class 7:

Scott Sells

Class 7s:

Kevin Davis
Dan Fresh
Cody Swanty
Class 9:
Cisco Bio
Ivan Gomez
Arturo Velazco
SCORE Lites:TG
Dennis Boyle
Vic Bruckmann
Ron Dalke
Kory Halopoff
Dan Worley
Class 10:TG
Danny Anderson
Mark Hutchins
Dan Myers
Steve Myers
Morley Williams
Stock Mini:
Dr. Macrae Glass
Class 11:
Chuck Deck
Eric Solorzano
Protruck:
Richard Hoffman
Steve Ollinges
Scott Steinberger
Stock Full:
John Griffin

Text provided by Greg Thome

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