Polaris, Mason, Dougans lead SCORE Manufacturer points

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
July 8, 2022
After 2 of 4 Races

Polaris, Mason, Dougans, KTM, Alumi Craft lead Manufacturer
points midway thru in 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship

    ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—Midway through the season, five prominent companies have produced enough capable products to lead their respective SCORE Manufacturer point standings in the four-race 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship.
    Leading their respective divisions in the 2022 SCORE Manufacturer point standings are Polaris RZR Off-Road, Mason Motorsports, Dougans Racing Engines, KTM North America motorcycles and Alumi Craft Race Cars, names all very prominent in the international world of desert racing.
POLARIS—SCORE UTV MANUFACTURER POINT LEADER
In the eighth year decided by points, Polaris RZR Industries (Off-Road) leads the 2022 SCORE UTV Manufacturer points for the eighth straight year. Polaris has 253 total points in the Manufacturer’s tally so far this season.
Helping Polaris lead 2022 SCORE UTV Manufacturer points to date are three individual class point leaders in Mike Cafro, Temecula, Calif. (Pro UTV Open), Justin Lambert, Bakersfield, Calif. (Pro UTV FI) and Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif. (Pro UTV NA).
Polaris is the official UTV of the SCORE World Desert Championship.
MASON—SCORE ORIGINAL TRUCK CHASSIS MANUFACTURER LEADER
Manufacturer point leaders this year are led Mason Motorsports of Lake Elsinore, who have slowly burst onto the scene building all-wheel drive SCORE Trophy Trucks among many other classes of vehicles. After two races, they have already tallied 203 total points.
In 2021, it was their first SCORE Original Truck Chassis Manufacturer of the Year award after a six-year run by Geiser Brothers since voting started in this category in 2015.
Founded in 2004 by brothers Neal and Robert Mason, Mason Motorsports is producing some amazing AWD trucks. Leading the way to date for Mason are Christopher Polvoorde, Hemet, Calif. who leads the SCORE Overall points and the Trophy Truck Spec class and San Diego’s Luke McMillin, winner of the season-opening SCORE San Felipe 250, is second in SCORE Trophy Truck points and fifth in SCORE Overall points.
DOUGANS—SCORE ENGINE BUILDER POINT LEADER
Earning their fifth SCORE Engine Builder of the Year point championship in 2021, Dougans Racing Engines won the points in this award category for the fifth time in the last seven years.
They have now started the 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship by leading the division points after the first two races of the year with 221 points to date.
Based in Riverside, Calif., Ray Field’s Dougans Racing Engines had their finest SCORE season ever, earning 399 total points to earn the 2021 Award. Field has been a part of Dougans since 1980.
Among the racers using Dougans engines that have helped build a massive point lead are Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies in SCORE Trophy Truck and Mexico’s Gus Vildosola Sr, who has won both races this year in the SCORE TT Legend class for drivers 50 years and older.
Eight racers with Dougans’ engines have earned top three podium finishes in their respective classes so far this season.
KTM—SCORE MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER LEADER
KTM North America leads the SCORE Motorcyle Manufacturer point standings with 151 season points while looking to unseat perennial SCORE moto leader Honda motorcycles.
Helping put KTM on top of the current point standings are a pair of SCORE international racers, Juan Carlos Salvatierra and Jano Montoya.
Both with two race wins to start the 2022 season, Bolivia’s Salvatierra leads the featured Pro Moto Unlimited class points while Peru’s Montoya, who lives in Winter Garden, Fla., is leading the Pro Moto 30 class for riders 30 years and older.
Including the 2021 SCORE World Desert Championship, Honda has won the SCORE Motorcycle Manufacturer of the Year award an unprecedented 28 times.
KTM is hoping to secure its sixth all-time SCORE Motorcycle Manufacturer of the Year award and first since 2020.
ALUMI CRAFT—SCORE ORIGINAL OPEN-WHEEL CHASSIS MANUFACTURER LEADER
Based in Santee, Calif., John Cooley’s Alumi Craft won the Open Wheel Chassis Manufacturer point championship for the third time in 2021, all in the last six years.  Founded in 2004, more and more Alumi Craft vehicles continue to appear on SCORE race entry lists.
In 2022, helping lead Alumi Craft to the front of their division are the top three point leaders in the Class 10—Ivan Tagle, Chula Vista, Calif, Justin Buckley, Long Beach, Calif. and J. David Ruvalcabe, Ensenada, Mexico. So far, Alumi Craft has 200 points while long-time winner Jimco is currently a distant second with 52 points.
HOW THE POINTS ARE DETERMINED
SCORE calculates Manufacturer points on a modified version of the formula used for individual racers. For manufacturer points, podium finishers who have identified their manufacturer on their entry form, receive manufacturer points based on the number of starters within each class in the specific category.
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2022 SCHEDULE
Here are the remaining two dates in the four-race 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship which is being held exclusively in Baja California, Mexico for the seventh consecutive year:
3rd SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels—
September 13-18, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts—
November 15-20, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
ESPN TV NETWORKS AGAIN IN 2022
For the fourth straight year, the 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship races will air on the ESPN family of networks. The four-races will air as specials on the World of X Games program on ESPN2.
ABC first covered the 1967 and 1968 Baja 1000 races on the old ABC Wide World of Sports show with Jim McKay and again in the late 1980s with veteran motorsports journalists Sam Posey and Jack Arute.
All of the SCORE race coverage shows also continue to air internationally in nearly 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and South America via syndication and ESPN International. The shows are co-produced by SCORE International and SoCal’s award-winning BCII TV. Bud Brutsman is the Executive Producer.
SCORE SPONSORS...
Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, 4 Wheel Parts-Official Off-Road Retailer and Race Presenting Partner, Ford-Official Truck and SUV, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber and Race Title Sponsor, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Batteries, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino and PCI Race Radios.
SCORE Official Partners: The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Lucerna Hotel.
Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Baja California Secretary of Tourism, MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, San Felipe Foundational Municipal Council, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada and Cruz Roja Mexicana.
For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.

2022 SCORE World Desert Championship
Manufacturer Point Leaders

(following BFGoodrich Tires 54th SCORE Baja 500, presented by 4 Wheel Parts,
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico—June 4-5)
Engine Builder
1. Dougans Racing Engines         221
2. Kroyer Racing Engines              92
3. Major Performance                    88
3. Turnkey                                      88
Original Truck Chassis
1. Mason Motorsports                  203
2. Herbst/Smith                            184
3. Geiser Brothers                          86
Original Open-Wheel Chassis
1. Alumi Craft                               200
2. Jimco                                         52
3. PRC                                           20
UTV Manufacturer
1. Polaris Off-Road                      253
2. Can-Am                                   153
3. Honda                                        18
Motorcycle Manufacturer
1. KTM North America                  151
2. Honda                                         94
3. Yamaha                                      83