Race-record 340 starters roar in
Mexico
Newcomer Cadiente powers Ford F-150 to SCORE Trophy-Truck Overall victory in Saturday's 20th Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Herbst/Roeseler capture unlimited Class 1 in Smithbuilt-Ford,
Bell/Norman claim Class 22 & Overall motorcycle win San Felipe, Baja, California (March 12, 2006)
Desert racing newcomer Garron Cadiente made a major
statement Saturday, powering his Ford F-150 to the Overall
and SCORE Trophy-Truck victory in the record-setting
celebration of the 20th Annual SCORE San Felipe 250.
Competing in just his third SCORE race, Cadiente, of Mesa,
Ariz., defeated a race-record field of 340 starters,
covering the rugged 240.34-mile course in 3 hours, 52
minutes, 47 seconds, averaging an impressive 61.49 miles per
hour.
Overcoming the intermittent rain, the rugged race course,
the fact that it was only his third ever SCORE desert race
along with the fact that he has only been racing since last
April, Cadiente, 30, started near the back in the
elapsed-time race but was in or near the lead within the
first 100 miles. On top of that, he defeated race-record 24
starters in the marquee SCORE racing division for hi-tech,
800-horsepower unlimited production trucks, in front of over
100,000 spectators spread throughout the course.
American Honda's Robby Bell, Murrieta, Calif./Kendall
Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., won the Class 22 and overall
motorcycle title on their four-stroke Honda CRF450X when
apparent winners Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Mike
Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., the other factory Honda team,
were disqualified after the race by SCORE officials for
deviating from the course. The Bell/Norman team covered the
course in 4:19:36, averaging 55.55mph.
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