trophies & awards

“We are happy to be the winners of these trophies, this shows the confidence the public have in our products.

Actually it is not anything but just the proven formula from the international manufacturers on how to display the cars and the products we have are good and popular to the Libyan people, that is what made us win,” remarked Mr. Ramadhan Motao, Manager of LMC-VW Libya through a telephone interview.

Audi was awarded the Best Stand, while Volkswagen was awarded the Best Car and the most suitable car for the Libyan market.

The selection was conducted by a survey team consisting of the visitors of the 2nd Libya Motorshow.

Other trophies which were also granted during the ceremony include the winner of the 4th Classic Cars Meeting which went to Mr. Ali Al Harari (VW beetle), the innovation trophy to Eng. Mohammad El Fituri and the Modified Cars trophy to Mr.Eyad Emtair.

Originally posted in The Tripoli Post.

Richardson, 43, a prominent Southern Nevada businessman and casino developer, drove the Las Vegas Dissemination Company Chevy-powered Bunderson open-wheel desert race car to the unlimited Class 1 season point title that also earned him the coveted 2008 SCORE Overall point championship as well. During the five-race season, he had second place class finishes at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 along with a 10th at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and a ninth in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
Racing in one of the two most competitive classes in the series, Richardson claimed the title with 414 total points. By finishing every mile of every race, Richardson also earned his first Toyota Milestone Award.

Richardson and all the 2008 SCORE Desert Series point champions will be honored Saturday during the annual SCORE Awards Night at Terrible’s Resort in Primm, Nev. The evening begins with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards at 7:30 p.m.

In one of the closest overall point battles in the 35-year history of the world’s foremost desert racing series, Richardson won the overall crown by just three points over fellow Las Vegan B.J. Baldwin. Baldwin, 29, won the season point championship in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division for the second time in three years in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado. Baldwin, whose father Bobby Baldwin finished ninth in the SCORE Trophy-Truck season points, earned his third consecutive Toyota Milestone Award.

After leading the SCORE Overall points much of the season, San Diego County racer Adam Pfankuch, 26, finished third overall while winning Class 1-2/1600 in a Mirage-VW with 403 season points. Pfankuch earned a Toyota Milestone Award as well as winning the $20,000 Volkswagen of America bonus for earning the most points of any VW-powered vehicle this season.

A total of just 36 points separated the top 10 in the final 2008 SCORE Overall point standings led by four drivers from Class 1, three from SCORE Trophy-Truck, two from Class 1-2/1600 and one from Class 5/1600.

SCORE points are based on starting and finishing as well as the number of starters in each class in every race.

“What an unbelievable season, especially when you consider I’ve been hanging around the desert for over 20 years,” said the soft-spoken Richardson. “This was a dream season, and we were able to stay consistent, finish every race and win Class 1 and the 2008 SCORE Overall point championship without winning a race. That goes to show you how competitive SCORE desert racing is in general and our class in particular. I can’t stay enough, though, about our entire Las Vegas Dissemination Company team, my teammate Pat Dean, our dear friend and sponsor John Gaughan, our co-driver T.J. Flores and the magnificent prep our cars get from Valley Performance in Las Vegas. Without all of the ingredients, we would have never won this championship.”

While this is Richardson’s first SCORE class point championship, it was Baldwin’s second and third for Pfankuch, who owns Powerbox Transaxles. Pfankuch was the second driver for two season point championship teams. He was the second driver for the title team in Class 1-2/1600 SCORE points both in 2003 (with Eric Allen) and in 2004 (with Brian Jeffrey). In 2004, the Jeffrey/Pfankuch tandem was also the SCORE Overall Point champions. This was the first season Pfankuch won a class title as driver of record.

While Baldwin drove the entire season solo, Pfankuch did almost the same, but had help from Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., in both the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.

Baldwin, was second in Laughlin, seventh in San Felipe and earned his third career SCORE Trophy-Truck race win at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, slipped to 10th in Primm but kept his point lead and clinched the his second career title with a second at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks.
After impressively winning Class 1 in Mexico’s season-finale, Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., finished the year second in Class 1 and fourth in overall points with 399 in the Speed Technologies Jefferies-Chevy.

With two class wins this season before a 10th in class at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 put him out of championship contention, Germany’s World Rally Championship veteran Armin Schwarz and teammate Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., finished fifth in overall points and third in Class 1, just two points behind Dempsey in the All German Motorsports Jimco-BMW.

With three wins in Class 5/1600 in his VW Baja Bug, Mexico’s Marcos Nunez won his class point championship and finished sixth in overall points.
A pair of talented SCORE Trophy-Truck teams ended up seventh and eighth in 2008 SCORE Overall points—Norman Motorsports and Riviera Racing.
Winning the last two races of the season, Roger Norman, Reno, Nev. and Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., made a major impression in their first year in SCORE Trophy-Truck, finishing second behind Baldwin with 391 points in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.

After dominating the SCORE Trophy-Truck class in 2007 with three race wins including the 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, still managed to finish third in SCORE Trophy-Truck season points this year with 386 in the No. 1 Riviera Racing Ford F-150.

Completing the top 10 in 2008 SCORE Overall points was rookie Corey Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., a second generation desert racer who raced with his father and brother, earning one class win and finishing second to Pfankuch with 384 points in a Lothringer-VW.

With motorcycles and ATVs racing in the three SCORE Baja races, the team of Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., once again dominated the overall motorcycle and open Class 22 standings with 303 points after all three Baja races on the factory-supported No. 1x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X. For the Baja legend Campbell, it was his 11th career SCORE win while it was the third for Bell and the second for Norman.

Sweeping all three SCORE Baja races, the overall ATV champions are led by rider of record Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., on a Honda TRX700XX. Riding with Matlock all season was Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif., while aiding the cause with some riding in the two longer Baja races were Harold Goodman and Wes Miller.

With four class wins this season, Mexico’s Ramon Fernandez won his second straight Class 11 title and was 11th overall in a stock VW Sedan.
Winning Class 3 for the sixth time in seven years in their sturdy Ford Bronco, brothers Donald (Sacramento, Calif.) and Kenneth Moss (Marysville, Calif.) won four of five races, have 29 in their career and finished 13th in the 2008 SCORE Overall points.

Setting a pair of SCORE records along the way, Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., was the driver of record for a team that won two races and the Class 7SX season point championship in the Desert Assassins Ford Ranger. For Steele, whose husband Cameron Steele races in SCORE Trophy-Truck, she became the first female driver of record to win a SCORE truck season title and the first female driver to win a prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Award as her team finished every required mile of the season.

While Steele became the first female driver of record to win a SCORE truck class season title, Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif., became the first female rider of record to win a SCORE motorcycle class title.

Cody led an all female team to the Class 20 title on a Honda CRF250X. Other team regulars were co-riders: Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif.

Truly a family sport, Rod Hall, Reno, Nev. and his youngest son Chad Hall became the first father and son racers to win a SCORE season championship in the same season.

Both also SCORE Toyota Milestone winners from Reno, Nev., the venerable Rod Hall, 71, won the Stock Mini class for the third straight year in a Hummer H3 for his 14th career SCORE class season point title while Chad Hall, 45, won three races this year in a Rod Hall Racing Hummer H3Alpha to earn the Stock Full season title, his first as driver of record.

Among the car and truck classes, other point champions include: Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7, Ford Ranger), Mike Lawrence, Brea, Calif. (Class 10, Lothringer-VW), Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif. (SCORE Lite, Duvel-VW). It was Chamlee’s fourth career Class 7 season title, while it was the first for both Lawrence and St. John.

Among the other motorcycle class champions, four defending season class champions won their respective classes again in 2008: Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 30, Honda CRF450X and Class 50, Honda CRF450X0, Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif. (Class 21, KTM 450CXF), Brett Helm, Poway, Calif. (Class 40, Honda XR650R) and Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn. (Class 60, Honda CRF450X).
Putting together all-star age group teams, O’Neal, the prominent apparel manufacturer, now has 13 career SCORE class motorcycle season point crowns, 12 of which have come in the last eight years.

Casas, Helm and Lewis, along with their talented co-riders, each have now won two career SCORE motorcycle season titles.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull–official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

2008 SCORE Desert Series
FINAL Point Leaders
(Five-race series in U.S. and Mexico. Following 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000-Ensenada, Mexico, Nov. 19-23)
Top 25 Overall Cars and Trucks
(Position, Drivers, Vehicle-Engine, Class, Points)
1. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (Class 1), 414
2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 411
3. Adam Pfankuch,Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 403
4. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., Jefferies-Chevy (Class 1), 399
5. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW (Class 1), 397
6. Marcos Nunez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600), 392
7. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 391
8. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 386
9. Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 384
10. Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy (Class 1), 378
11. Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (Class 11), 377
12. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 376
13. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (Class 3), 374
14. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 372
15. Heidi Steele, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7SX), 369
16. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7SX), 367
17. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (Class 5), 365
18. Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 (Stock Mini), 364
19. Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha (Stock Full), 361
21. Ernie Negrete, San Diego/Oscar Venagas, Rosarito, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600), 345
22. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 342
23. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1), 341
24. David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 334
24. Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7), 334

2008 SCORE Desert Series
Class Point Leaders
(With Class wins in parenthesis)
Pro Cars and Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK—1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (1), 411; 2. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150 (2), 391; 3. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 386; 4. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 376; 5. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 372; 6. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150, 342; 7. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500 (1), 303; 8. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., GMC Sierra, 290; 9. Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 283; 10. Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 282.
CLASS 1—1. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 414; 2. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy (1), 399; 3. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW (2), 397; 4. Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy (1), 378; 5 Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 341; 6. Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy, 289; 7. Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (1), 283; 8. Josh Rigsby, Santa Fe, N.M., Jimco-Chevy; 9. Dale Lenk, Newport Beach, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 231; 10. Eric Chase, San Diego, Penhall-Chevy, 229.
CLASS 1-2/1600—1. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW (2), 403; 2. Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (1) 384; 3. Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 338; 4. Hiram Duran, Chula Vista, Calif., Amplified-VW, 325; 5. Arturo Velazco/Able Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter-VW, 255; 7. Arnoldo Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry-VW (1), 229.
CLASS 3—1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (4), 365; 2. Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., Jeep Wranger (1), 125.
CLASS 5—1. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (3), 365; 2. Pietro Brassea, Mexicali, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (2), 191.
CLASS 5/1600—1. Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (3), 392; 2. Ernie Negrete, San Ysidro, Calif., VW Baja Bug, 345; 3. Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico, 297; 4. Mario Reynoso, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug, 252; 5. Tommy Craft, El Cajon, Calif.,VW Baja Bug, 249. ALSO: 7. Jose Montoya, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (1), 216.
CLASS 7—1. Dan Chamlee, Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 334; 2. Guillermo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger (1), 204; 3. Chris Taylor, El Centro, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 202.
CLASS 7SX—1. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger (2) 369; 2. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (3), 367.
CLASS 8—1. Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif., Ford F-150 (1), 189; 2. Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150 (1), 167.
CLASS 9—1. Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif., Venegas-VW (1), 239; 2. Cisco Bio, Spring Valley, Calif., Tubular Design-VW (1), 125.
CLASS 10—1. Mike Lawrence, Brea, Calif./Chris Lawrence, Los Alamitos, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 325, 2. Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda (1), 225; 3. Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Honda (1), 205.
SCORE LITE—1. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel-VW (2), 352; 2. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz., Foddrill-VW, 332; 3. David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes, Riverside, Calif., Callaway-VW, 311; 4. Steve Mamer, Holtville, Calif., Raceco-VW, 274; 5. Gary Johnson, Camarillo, Calif., Messick-VW, 219.
CLASS 11—1. Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (4), 377; 2. Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, VW Sedan (1), 275.
STOCK FULL—1. Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 Alpha (3), 361; 2. Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif., Dodge 2500 (1), 267; 3. Clyde Stacey, Bristol, Va., Dodge Ram2500, 237; 4. Josh Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H2SUT (1), 222.
STOCK MINI—1. Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 (3), 364; 2. Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif., Honda Ridgeline (2), 269.
PROTRUCK—1. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150 (3), 304. 2. Gary Magness, Denver, Ford F-150, 192.
CLASS 17—1. Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif., Jeep Cherokee (1), 180.
Pro Motorcycles
CLASS 22—1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 303; 2. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 272, 3. Caleb Gosselaar, Valencia, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 270; 4. Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargula, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 195; 5. Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif., Honda XR650R, 184.
CLASS 21—1. Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450CXF (2), 265; 2. Edy Garcia/Cesar Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha YZ250, 168; 3.Bernard Bohrer, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Kurt Samuelson, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 134.
CLASS 20—1. Anna Cody, Spring Valley, Calif./Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF250X (1), 252; 2. Larry Perkins, Strafford, Mo./Craig Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo./Malcolm Wood, Bolivor, Mo./Gabriel Hinshaw, Olathe, Kansas, Honda CRF250X, 241; 3. Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Conor Penhall, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF250X (2), 235.
CLASS 30—1. Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X (1), 275; 2. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 261; 3. Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX450 (2), 239.
CLASS 40—1. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 280; 2. Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Jeff Horsley, Goodyear, Ariz./Tim Vasquez, Monrovia, Calif./Scott Horsley, Claremont, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 247.
CLASS 50—1. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Mike Sixberry, Bullhead City, Ariz./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 270; 2. Kenny Hayden, Shadow Hills, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Bill Boyer, Honda CRF450X, 250; 3. Jamie De La Torre, Tijuana, Mexico/Gilberto Gallardo/Leonel Vallejo/Cesar Parra, San Diego, KTM 530EXC, 125.
CLASS 60—1. Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 275.
Pro ATVs
CLASS 25—1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./ Marc Spaeth, Warner Springs, Calif./Wes Miller, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX700XX (3), 290; 2. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Carlsbad, Calif./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz., Honda TRX450R, 268; 3. Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Jorge Romo, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 255; Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat, 242.
CLASS 24—1. 1. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif., Honda TRX450R (1), 275; 2. Benjamin Lopez, San Diego, Honda TRX450R, 139; 3. Rob Ransford, Downer’s Grove, Ill., Honda TRX450R, 203.
Sportsman
SPT TRUCK—1. Bob Land, Lake Forest, Calif., Jeep Cherokee (2), 233.
SPT CAR—1. Peter Lang/Terry Cottar, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy, (3), 276.
SPT UTV—1. Mark Lindsay, Polaris RZR (1), 204.
SPT M/C>250cc—1. Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif/Alfredo Osornio/Alejandro Olguin, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X (1), 281.
SPT M/C<250cc—1. Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Mark Fishburn, Fort Collins, Colo./Kevin Krasner, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mick Brejwo, Campbell, Calif., Honda CRF450X (2), 342.
SPT ATV—1. Joselito Muro, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R (1), 263.
Manufacturers
Engine Builder—1. Major Performance, 280; 2. Kroyer, 241; 3. FAT Performance, 220; 4. Valley Performance, 142; 5. Montes, 130.
Original Buggy Chassis—1. Jimco, 206; 2.Bunderson, 137; 3. Lothringer, 129; 4. Jefferies, 86; 5. Mirage, 82.

2008 SCORE DESERT SERIES
Race-by-Race Class Winners

14th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
Laughlin, Nevada • Jan. 26-27, 2008
Total Starters: 141 Total Finishers: 41
Cars & Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado
CLASS 1—Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600—Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW
CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco
CLASS 5—Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 5/1600—Enrique Zazueta Jr., La Paz, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 7—No Finishers
CLASS 7SX—Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8—No Finishers
CLASS 10—Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif., AlumiCraft-Honda
SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif. Duvell-VW
CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev, Hummer H3 Alpha
STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
PROTRUCK—Jason Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150
22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
March 15, 2008
Total Starters: 263 Total Finishers: 181
Cars & Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500
CLASS 1—Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW
CLASS 1-2/1600—Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW
CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco
CLASS 5—Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 5/1600—Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 7—A.J. Rodriguez, Perris, Calif./Paul Sullivan, Riverside, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX—John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8—Rodrigo Ampudia Jr./Rodrigo Ampudia Sr., Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150
CLASS 9—No Finishers
CLASS 10—Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda
SCORE LITE—Ricardo Malo/Arturo Honold, Mexicali, Mexico, Curry-VW
CLASS 11—Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, VW Sedan
STOCK FULL—Josh Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H2
STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
PROTRUCK—No Finishers
Motorcycles
CLASS 22—Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 21—Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450CXF
CLASS 20—Anna Cody, Spring Valley, Calif./Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF250X
CLASS 30—Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Luke Dodson, Castaic, Calif./Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 40—Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Callif./Tim Withers, Honolulu, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 50—Charles Marshall, Carmichael, Calif./Erik McKenna, Loomis, Calif./Dana Reed/Tim Rigg, KTM 530EXC
CLASS 60—Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Charles Koistra, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X
ATVs
CLASS 25—Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Warner, Calif., Honda TRX450R
CLASS 24—Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro/Rocky Merino, Chula Vista, Calif., Yamaha WFC450
40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500
Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
May 31-June 1, 2008
Total Starters: 289 Total Finishers: 195
Cars & Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
CLASS 1—Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600—Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., Mirage-VW
CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco
CLASS 5—Kevin Carr/Perry McNeal, San Diego, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 5/1600—Jose Montoya, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 7—Dan Chamlee, Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX—Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8—Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 9—Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif., Venegas-VW
CLASS 10—Jesus Gonzalez, Ensenada, Mexico, Dunrite-Honda
SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel-VW
CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha
STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
PROTRUCK—Dave Creagan, Woodland, Wash., Chevy Silverado
Motorcycles
CLASS 22—Robby Bell, Murrieta, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 20—Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF250X
CLASS 21—Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450CXF
CLASS 30—Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev., Kawasaki KLX450
CLASS 40—Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 50—Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 60—Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif., Honda CRF450X
ATVs
CLASS 25—Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
CLASS 24—Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro, Rocky Merono/Edgar Moreno, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R
13th SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300
Primm, Nevada
September 6, 2008
Total Starters: 124 Total Finishers: 87
Cars & Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 1—Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW
CLASS 1-2/1600—Aaron Hawley, Las Vegas/Bryan Freeman, Henderson, Nev., Seagrove-VW
CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco
CLASS 5—Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 5/1600—Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 7—Chris Taylor, El Centro, Calif./Josh Quintero, Imperial, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX—John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 10—Bekki Wik/Adam Wik, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Honda
SCORE LITE—Perry McNeal/Alfie Bueno, San Diego, Lothringer-VW
CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez/Thomas Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
STOCK FULL—Ken Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif./Frank Martwek, San Clemente, Calif., Dodge 2500
STOCK MINI—Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif., Honda Ridgeline
PROTRUCK—Jason Voss/Richard Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 17—Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif./Casey Bount, Danville, Calif., Jeep XJ Cherokee
41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
November 19-23, 2008
Total Starters: 347 Total Finishers: 227
Pro Cars & Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 1—Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jefferies-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600—Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Daniel Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry-VW
CLASS 3—Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., Jeep Wrangler
CLASS 5—Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 5/1600—Marcos Nunez/Norberto Riviera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 6—Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7—Guillermo Galvan/Ricardo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX—John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8—Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Beny Canela, Indio, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 9—Cisco Bio/Jorge Martinez/Pancho Bio/Francisco Guerrero, Spring Valley, Calif., Tubular Design-VW
CLASS 10—Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy
SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, San Diego, Duvel-VW
CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez/Tomas Fernandez/Rogelio Robles, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 Alpha
STOCK MINI—Rod Hall/Mike Winkel/Josh Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
PROTRUCK—Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 17—Mike Shaffer/Dayton, Nev. /Lance Clifford, Georgetown, Calif., Jeep Cherokee
BAJA CHALLENGE—Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./James DeGaine, Palm Springs, Calif./Daniel Elkins, Indio, Calif./Vincent Trino, Arrin, Calif./Pat McCleish, Long Beach Calif./Dino Crescentini, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Baja Touring Car-Subaru

Pro Motorcycles
CLASS 22—Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 21—Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/James West, England/Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Victor Rivera, Spain, Honda XR250R
CLASS 20—Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brian Bebeck/Jake Hullet, Westminster, Calif., Honda CRF250X
CLASS 30—Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX450
CLASS 40—Brett Helm, Poway, Calif.Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 50—Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Mike Sixbery, Bullhead City, Ariz./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Robert Hansen, Carson City, Nev., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 60—Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Charles Koistra, Menifee, Calif./Will Rogers, Escondido, Calif./Dan Doerksen, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X
Pro ATVs
CLASS 25—Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda, TRX700XX
CLASS 24—Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./David Scott, Belen, N.M., Honda TRX450R

SCORE All-Time Overall Point Champions
(Year-by-Year, 1974 thru 2008)

Year Driver/Rider (Hometown, Class)
1974--Rod Hall-Reno, Nev., CLASS 3
1975--Al Baker-Long Beach, Calif., CLASS 22
1976--Sherman Balch-Fremont, Calif., CLASS 3
1977--Don Robertson-San Diego, CLASS 5
1978--Clark West-Encinitas, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1979--Rod Hall-Reno, Nev., CLASS 3
1980--Earl Hardesty-Poway, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1981--Jim Sumners-Hacienda Heights, Calif., CLASS 2/1600
1982--Jim Sumners-Hacienda Heights, Calif., CLASS 2/1600
1983--Jim Sumners-Hacienda Heights, Calif., CLASS 2/1600
1984--Rod Hall-Reno, Nev., CLASS 4
1985--Rob Tolleson-Palmdale, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1986--Jack Ramsay-Las Vegas, CLASS 1-2/1600
1987--Rich Minga-Lemon Grove, Calif., CHALLENGER
1988--Nick Gross-Mission Viejo, Calif., CHALLENGER
1989--Tom DeNault-San Clemente, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1990--Ivan Stewart-Alpine, Calif., CLASS 1
1991--Doug Fortin-Jamul, Calif. , CLASS 10
1992--Steve Sourapas-Encinitas, Calif., CLASS 10
1993--Ivan Stewart-Alpine, Calif., CLASS 1
1994--Robert Nolin-Ramona, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1995--Danny Porter-Orange, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1996--Andrew Wehe-Fallbrook, Calif., CLASS 10
1997--Damen Jefferies-Big Bear City, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
1998--Troy Herbst-Las Vegas, CLASS 1
1999--Vic Bruckmann-San Diego, CLASS 1-2/1600
2000--Troy Herbst-Las Vegas, CLASS 1
2001--Rob MacCachren-Las Vegas, CLASS 1-2/1600
2002--Troy Herbst-Las Vegas, CLASS 1
2003--Dale Ebberts-Canyon Lake, Calif., CLASS 1
2004--Brian Jeffrey-Acton, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
2005--Caleb Gaddis, El Centro, Calif., CLASS 1-2/1600
2006--Troy Herbst-Las Vegas, CLASS 1
2007--Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK
2008–B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, CLASS 1

MULTIPLE OVERALL CHAMPS: 4–Troy Herbst (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006), 3–Rod Hall (1974, 1979, 1984) and Jim Sumners (1981, 1982, 1983), 2–Ivan Stewart (1990, 1993).

Originally posted by Dominic Clark at WhoWon.com.

The bottle in his hand was already half-empty, but Cole Hamels seemed a bottomless source of bubbly.

In the soggy celebration of Philadelphia’s World Series championship, Hamels stood before the plastic shield protecting his locker, giddily drenched in sparkling wine. The bottle bore the label of Domaine Ste. Michelle, a French-sounding brand imported all the way from Washington state, and the 24-year-old pitcher had been branded the Series’ Most Valuable Player.

“This will be a trivia question for the next couple hundred years,” Hamels said, happily. “And I get to be a part of it.”

Rancho Bernardo’s precocious left-hander had done nothing of note on the last night of the tournament. He was a uniformed spectator to the three-inning speed date that completed Monday’s suspended Game 5 as a 4-3 Philadelphia victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Yet for a few batters on this brief, bizarre but rain-free evening, Hamels stood to be the winning pitcher on a night he never needed to warm up.

Jayson Werth’s bloop single scored pinch hitter Geoff Jenkins with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning to enable the Phillies to break the 2-2 tie Hamels had helped forge Monday night. Hamels was still the pitcher of record, and in line to become the first pitcher to win five starts in the same postseason, until Rocco Baldelli’s seventh-inning home run temporarily re-tied the score.

A couple of hundred years hence, trivia experts may recall that Phillies left-hander J.C. Romero was credited with the victory because Pedro Feliz singled through the Rays’ drawn-in infield to score pinch runner Eric Bruntlett in the bottom of the seventh inning. For contemporary Phillies fans, every detail of this drama will be recounted and savored for generations.

For the first time in 28 years, since Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson at a ballpark since imploded, the Phillies are champions of baseball.

Before Saturday’s Game 3, country singer Tim McGraw sprinkled some of his late father’s ashes on the pitcher’s mound at Citizens Bank Park. Last night, Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer prevailed on the groundskeepers to exhume the pitching rubber for his personal collection.

Hamels, who took home the shinier souvenir, confessed that the time finally hadcome for him to start a trophy case.

“This is the easiest game I ever had to deal with,” he said. “I didn’t have to do a thing, and I was in the starting lineup.”

Hamels had pitched six innings during Monday night’s deluge, and he began last night’s proceedings as the next scheduled hitter. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel chose Jenkins to bat in Hamels’ place, and the pinch-hitter responded with a full-count double to right-center field against Tampa Bay reliever Grant Balfour.

Playing at home, Manuel played for one run. Jimmy Rollins moved Jenkins to third base with a sacrifice bunt. Werth then popped a bloop single just out of the reach of Rays’ second baseman Akinori Iwamura.

“The wind played tricks on Aki big-time,” said Tampa Bay’s Cliff Floyd, the designated hitter idled by National League rules. “ . . . We haven’t played in these type of conditions all year.

“We just didn’t play the same type ball (compared to the regular season). It’s not a frustrating thing. It’s a learning thing.”

One of the harder lessons the Rays learned was taught by Phillies second baseman Chase Utley. After Baldelli’s one-out homer tied the score in the seventh, Jason Bartlett singled and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.

Iwamura then hit a ground ball that left Utley no play at first base, but his bluff throw emboldened Bartlett to try to score from second base. Utley’s peg to catcher Carlos Ruiz resulted in a third-out tag play and erased the last Rays player to reach third base.

“I was just running hard and (third base coach Tom) Foley sent me and I tried to score,” Bartlett said. “It’s a hard baseball play. If I’m not hustling, maybe he stops me. But that’s how you should play – hustle all the time.”

Pat Burrell opened Philadelphia’s seventh inning with a double to deep center field, a 1-1 curve ball Tampa Bay reliever J.P. Howell immediately regretted. Replaying the pitch in his mind, Howell thought Burrell was “cheating” on the breaking pitch and would therefore have been susceptible to a fastball.

Bruntlett ran for Burrell, moving to third base on a groundout by Shane Victorino, scoring the winning run on Feliz’s single through the middle.

Phillies reliever Brad Lidge, whose neglected to blow a save all season, closed out the Rays in the ninth, striking out pinch hitter Eric Hinske for the final out.

Hamels was standing on the top step of the dugout when the game ended and was soon in the middle of the celebratory scrum near the pitcher’s mound. His first emotion, he said later, was relief, but there was a lot to the experience he was still trying to process.

“As I go into this offseason and each week creeps closer and closer to a new, fresh season, I might think about it more,” he said. “I know people will look at me differently, probably expect more out of me.”

For starters, they will expect him to get to work on that trophy case.

Originally Written By Tim Sullivan, SignOnSanDiego.com

Trophy news from Wichita Falls, TX

Forty years of memories can overwhelm a guy — especially when they rush back all at once.

When Walter Lee, 49, answered the phone in his Fort Walton Beach, Fla., home Thursday, he couldn’t believe his ears.

His grandfather’s beloved racing trophy — the one Lee was promised as a child — had finally been recovered.

“For the last 40 years, I have wondered whatever happened to that trophy,” Lee said. “It was the only thing I had left from my grandpa.”

Lee’s grandfather, Johnny Lee, won the large racing trophy in 1924 at the Texas-Oklahoma Fair.

It disappeared for decades. Then, a few years ago, Paul White found the silver-plated racing trophy in his Houston home.

He almost trashed it.

Luckily, White recognized the value in the 1942 relic before tossing it in the dumpster. He decided to find out where it belonged.

White contacted Camron Ward of the Wichita Falls Founders’ Lions Club, sponsor of the Texas-Oklahoma Fair, to see if a rightful owner could be found.

The Times Record News published a story on the trophy Tuesday, and within days the mystery was solved.

According to the Sept. 30, 1924, edition of the Wichita Daily Times, Johnny Lee drove a Dodge Special to victory with the fastest mile time — 1 minute, 6.5 seconds — a half-second faster than the record.

Julie Coley, genealogist and TRN research consultant, worked for several days trying to locate someone from the Lee family, so the relic could be returned.

It wasn’t an easy search.

After poring over death records, old newspapers, genealogy Web sites and old appraisal listings, her hunt ended with Walter.

She made the call.

“He was really unsure at first,” Coley said. “When I mentioned the trophy, he was so excited. He remembered actually holding it as a child.”

Lee’s father passed away when he was 3 years old, severing connections to that side of his family, so he never got to meet his racing legend of a grandfather.

“I’ve seen pictures of him, heard stories,” Lee said. “He raced the circuit and made lots of money.”

As a child, Lee listened earnestly to stories of his grandpa — one in particular still stands out.

Grandpa was a rounder and a rebel, Lee said.

“When my uncles were young, my grandpa decided he was going to drive up on the railroad tracks,” Lee said. “He let the air out of the tires. They got pretty nervous when a train started coming.”

The train chugged along, headed straight for the Model A, and Johnny Lee jumped it off the tracks.

“They remembered it all their lives,” Lee said.

Not only was he a racer, and a bit of a daredevil, but also an ace mechanic.

“He liked experimenting and inventing stuff,” Lee said. “But I believe he always raced.”

Along with hearing the stories, Lee looked through photo albums stored in his uncle’s old Army footlocker from World War II, along with the 1924 Texas-Oklahoma Fair racing trophy.

When his uncles died, the footlocker was given away.

Lee was devastated at losing his grandpa’s things and dedicated a lot of time trying to locate them. He finally gave up in 1980.

“It was so long ago,” Lee said. “I was just hitting dead-ends.”

With the help of Coley, the grateful descendant finally found his lost treasure.

“I think what’s kind of neat about it is his uncle had promised this to him,” Ward said. “I guess it was meant to be.”

Lee was able to recall what the trophy looked like to a tee, Ward said.

The trophy will be on display, along with articles showcasing Johnny Lee, at the 2008 Texas-Oklahoma Fair from Sept. 16-20. After that, it will be sent back to Lee.

“The memories themselves are worth it, but I would definitely like to see it again,” Lee said. “It has brought back a lot of memories, good memories.”