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season. "It was less than a perfect race for us," said Vildosola. "Primarily because we made a lot of navigational mistakes." Those errors and a fire during one of the pit-stops didn't deter Vildosola, who despite all this, managed to cover a distance of 288.3 miles in five hours, 10 minutes and 17 seconds, with an average speed of 55.75 miles per hour in his number 21 Method Wheels Mexicana Logistics Ford Raptor. "It was one of those wins that just falls into your lap," he said. "It is about perseverance and continuing to chip away." Eduardo Laguna in the number 17 RPM Off-Road Chevrolet finished in second place in the SCORE Trophy Truck class, while James Bult in the number 47 Dodge Ram finished in third place. Both Laguna and Bult had engine and heating problems but still managed STEVEN EUGENIO RAN HARD RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING AND LED THE ENTIRE RACE UNTIL HE LOST AN ENGINE FIVE MILES FROM THE FINISH THAT ENDED HIS DAY. to finish the race to earn additional points for the season. With a first place finish here, Vildosola now leads the points standings for a championship at the 48th Bud Light SCORE Baja 1000 race in November. "We hope to go out and do well enough to win the championship, which was the goal last year and is the goal again this year," said Vildosola. This win is Vildosola's second this season after winning the SCORE San Felipe 250, and coming in fifth at the SCORE Baja Sur 500 and fourth at the SCORE Baja 500. CLASS 10 VEHICLES SCREAM ACROSS THE COURSE The Class-10 vehicles had a great run at the SCORE Imperial Valley 250, as the top two finishers in that class posted faster times than some of the SCORE Trophy Trucks and the first place Class-1 finisher. In their number 1081 Alumi Craft-Chevy, the father and 016 SCORE JOURNAL RIGID INDUSTRIES SCORE IMPERIAL VALLEY 250 RECAP