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Bryce Menzies Back on Top at 2021 Toyo Tires Desert Invitational

Jan. 31, 2021
Off Road Racer Staff

The winner of the 2021 Ultra4 King of the Hammers won’t be crowned until Saturday, but when it comes to the Toyo Tires Desert Invitational, Bryce Menzies is the undisputed king of the event.

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Just like last year, Menzies ended Sunday in Johnson Valley with a giant check in hand, taking home $50,000 for scoring the top finish in five laps of one of the most unique events in desert racing. On an incredibly rough day where most finishers were missing significant portions of bodywork, Menzies finished five laps of the diverse and challenging course in 5:38:00.588, more than six minutes faster than second place.

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Cameron Steele and Kyle Jergensen completed the podium and took home $20,000 and $10,000, respectively, for their efforts. The duo were separated by just 14 seconds on corrected time, and while Jergensen physically crossed the line first, Steele managed to retain the runner-up spot despite losing oil pressure for the last 20 miles of the event, as he once again aims to complete every event at KOH in 2021.

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The T2 spec truck class win went to Dustin Grabowski over Pierce Herbst and Brad Lovell, as the T2s handily defeated the B1 division in the Battle on the Lakebed for Class 1 and Ultra4 entries in the overall standings. In fact, while class winner Ray Griffith was the only B1 driver in the overall top 10, T2s took up half of the top 10 finishing positions with Jeff Proctor coming home seventh and Jeff Bader in eighth. 16-year-old Jax Redline completed the overall top 10, finishing fourth in the T1 division.

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Full combined results from Sunday’s Toyo Tires Desert Invitational and B1 vs. T2 Battle on the Lakebed were as follows:

Pos.No.DriverClassLaps/Time
17Bryce MenziesT1 (Unlimited)5/5:38:00.588
216Cameron SteeleT1 (Unlimited)5/5:44:05.707
327Kyle JergensenT1 (Unlimited)5/5:44:19.697
46172Dustin GrabowskiT2 (Spec Truck)5/5:47:35.492
56164Pierce HerbstT2 (Spec Truck)5/5:58:17.392
66138Brad LovellT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:05:28.820
7209Jeff ProctorT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:09:24.783
8261Jeff BaderT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:12:06.097
9153Ray GriffithB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)5/6:12:12.834
1022Jax RedlineT1 (Unlimited)5/6:28:45.575
116196Andrew MyersT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:35:33.087
126105Nick IsenhouerT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:40:38.129
136139Terry HouseholderT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:41:11.758
14202Paul BroughtonT2 (Spec Truck)5/6:46:55.052
152Casey CurrieB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)5/6:50:01.891
166148Casey ChrismanT2 (Spec Truck)5/7:07:26.555
176122Michael PyleT2 (Spec Truck)5/7:07:48.293
18103Adam LunnB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)5/7:20:58.753
196175Will HeatonT2 (Spec Truck)5/7:31:49.650
206131Mike OsbornT2 (Spec Truck)5/7:35:26.295
216165Heath ShoupT2 (Spec Truck)5/7:36:28.828
224480Kris HicksB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)5/8:02:55.839
2329Madix BaileyT1 (Unlimited)5/8:19:33.376
2424Adam HouseholderT1 (Unlimited)4/4:33:57.030
256177Travis WilliamsT2 (Spec Truck)4/5:00:15.119
266194Vincent MunozT2 (Spec Truck)4/5:14:05.596
27296Alex GonzalesT2 (Spec Truck)4/6:33:27.371
286126Nathan MartinoT2 (Spec Truck)4/6:36:47.494
2914Bobby PecoyT1 (Unlimited)3/3:39:25.049
306147Scott ShieldsT2 (Spec Truck)3/5:19:46.965
31214Valerie ClarkT2 (Spec Truck)3/5:53:07.492
326195Travis ChaseT2 (Spec Truck)2/2:15:16.049
336192Jason ColemanT2 (Spec Truck)2/2:17:07.891
346157Trevor HarveyT2 (Spec Truck)2/2:26:39.425
356120John WaltonT2 (Spec Truck)2/2:28:22.238
3690Raul GomezT1 (Unlimited)2/2:40:45.773
377779Kenneth GoodallB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)2/5:40:19.805
381526Joseph DavidB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)1/1:42:21.930
394Brent VeenstraT1 (Unlimited)1/1:42:31.468
406133Chuck DempseyT2 (Spec Truck)1/1:44:26.187
411560Brad EtterB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)1/1:50:32.831
42255Garrett GentryT2 (Spec Truck)1/2:20:03.415
4319Paul HorschelB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)1/2:50:42.782
4479Eric HardinT1 (Unlimited)0/0.000
4419Tim HerbstT1 (Unlimited)0/0.000
443Todd WyllieT1 (Unlimited)0/0.000
44127Cody ParkhouseB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
441562Ladd GilbertB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
44N/AJoe DavisB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
44185Justin DavisB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
44123Broc DickersonB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
446Ray AycoxB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
441584Boe BlandB1 (Class 1/Ultra4)0/0.000
44251Shane DahlquistT2 (Spec Truck)0/0.000
44299Charles DorranceT2 (Spec Truck)0/0.000
44N/APatrick ReardonT2 (Spec Truck)0/0.000
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King of the Hammers continues today with qualifying for the Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers and the Holley EFi Shootout, while Tuesday will see qualifying for the 4WP Every Man Challenge, the Pit Crew Challenge presented by Pro Eagle and Buggy Whips, and the All Ballas Racing King of the Motos.


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