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SCORE JOURNAL 57 38TH SCORE SAN FELIPE 250 TROPHY TRUCK CLASSES have the budget to race an AWD truck and compete with the top five at that level. I'm always for the betterment of the sport, and it seems now that it was a good decision." Although Steele and the Desert Assassin's team is always out to get the Overall win, this SCORE San Felipe 250 offered them a choice. "We started off the race and ended up in the top five on the course," said Steele. "Then, I'm not sure what happened or when, but a rock must have hit a brake line at the rear. We couldn't find the problem and spent seven minutes in the pits trying to find it. One of our techs finally found a loose line and tightened it but the fitting was broken. We couldn't fix it and had to go on and pump the brakes at least eight times to get them to work when we needed it." Despite the issues, Steele continued the race in the No. 16T truck, now well behind the Overall leaders. "Because we weren't able to regain our original position, we shifted our thinking," said Steele. "It was the first time I had to do that, realizing I still had the opportunity to finish first in the 2WD Class." With limited rear braking but the experience to succeed, Steele and the Desert Assassins team held on to manage the truck to be the first team to win in the SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD Class. "I had a lot of fun during the early part of this race," he added. "I missed some of the tough sections from previous courses, and I struggled a bit with some of the new segments, but overall I felt good about the race. My only frustration was from the broken brake line." Steele crossed the finish line approximately five minutes ahead of the next competitor and a field of veteran racers such as Chad Broughton, Tim Herbst, Roberto Romo Jr., Steve Olliges, and many others totaling 17 competitors within that class. With this win, Steele hasn't changed his goals for the season but now, he also wants to clinch the 2WD championship in the process. Now that he's put his mark on the new 2WD class, it makes winning here a goal for other 2WD SCORE Trophy Truck racers who want to have their names listed next to his. SJ JACK WRIGHT NMEDIA3