SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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HERBST AND DAVIS TIED FOR 2024 OVERALL POINTS LEAD After the first two races of the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship Season, there is a tie for the Overall Points lead between two SCORE Trophy Truck Spec Racers, Thor Herbst, 21, Las Vegas, and Justin Davis, 31, Chino Hills, Calif. Thor Herbst, son of SCORE Trophy Truck legendary racer Tim Herbst, won the King Shocks 37th SCORE San Felipe 250 and then was second in the BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 500 aboard his No. 219 1-Nine Industries Ford Raptor. Davis was second in his No. 285 Green Army Motorsports TSCO-Chevy truck in the SCORE San Felipe 250 and won the SCORE Baja 500 earlier this month, battling head-to-head with Terrible Herbst Motorsports for the annual title and checkered flag in the first half of the season. In third place in the Overall SCORE top 25 is Michael Marsal, 36, Millbrook, N.Y., who is in search of his first podium finish this year with 247 points after finishing fifth in the SCORE San Felipe 250 and fourth in the SCORE Baja 400 in his No. 236 SPY Brenthel-Chevy Truck. 100 RACERS IN HUNT FOR 2024 ROD HALL SCORE MILESTONE AWARDS Midway through the four-race 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship Season, 100 of the toughest racers in the world remain in the hunt to earn 2024 Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Awards, presented by Toyota Escondido. The first two races were the 37th King Shocks SCORE San Felipe 250, in March, and the 56th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500 held in Ensenada last June. SCORE presents these prestigious awards to the world’s toughest desert racers for the 39th consecutive year. The Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Awards, presented by Toyota Escondido, will be presented to the car, truck, UTV drivers and motorcycle, quad riders who finish every required mile as official finishers in the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship. Racers have been required to cover 768.66 miles in two of the four races so far this season.