Congrats to our Get Schooled Winners!

We had a great time meeting up with all the winners of our Get Schooled contest this past weekend. Thank you to everyone that entered this years Get Schooled contest. We will be running lots of cool promotions and contests as next year’s Mint grows nearer. We’d like to congratulate

1. Alex Ramirez of Moreno Valley for winning the Semester with Fab School where he will learn the ins and outs of fabrication, welding, frame building and so much more. Congrats Alex!

2. Dannielle Isabelle of Nuevo for winning the weekend with Team O’Neil Rally School where she will learn to drive like the pros do. Pretty soon Dannielle is going to be pitching it sideways just like Robby did this past weekend. Contrats Dannielle!

3. JJ Andrasic of Scottsdale for winning the Fox shocks. Fox is dialing you in with 4 performance series shocks to style out your vehicle. Congrats JJ!

4. Tom Greer of Hibbings for winning the Maxima Race Oils prize package. Maxima is going to hook you up with a assortment of their awesome race oil products, they’ll be in the mail soon! Congrats Tom!

Congrats again to all our winners and thanks to everyone who participated in our contest!

Congrats Miss Mint Vanessa Golub-Ferrara!

The Heated Miss Mint competition concluded on Thursday night in front of a room full of racers where Finalists Sarah Coggin, Vanessa Golub-Ferrara and Rachel Mortenson gave their final comments hoping to sway the judges. When the final decision was made, it was Vanessa Golub-Ferrara out of Laguna Niguel, CA who took home the 5 Thousand dollars and the title of the 2012 Miss Mint.

Vanessa wasted no time getting to her duties. After a long night of photo-ops and celebration with racers and fans alike, Vasessa was up early to drop the green flag, sending racers on their way to battle the grueling 400 mile course. Vanessa was also there to lend a friendly face when the checkered flag dropped to welcome the race weary drivers back to the podium and to racing glory.

If you weren’t able to make it to the Grand on Thursday night here’s a photo recap of how it all went down

The 2012 General Tire Mint 400 Unofficial Race Results

Congratulations to all our class winners and especially to Robby Gordon for taking the overall win in the 2012 General Tire Mint 400. Click the table header below to view all the 2012 class champions or you can download a PDF of all the finishers below.

2012 Mint400 4 Lap Classes Results
2012 Mint 400 3 Lap Classes Results
2012 Mint 400 2 Lap Classes Results
2012 Mint 400 Lap Times

Announcing the 2012 Miss Mint Finalists!

We’re happy to announce our 2012 Miss Mint finalists! Sarah Coggin of Mesa, Vanessa Golub-Ferrara of Laguna Niguel and Rachel Mortenson of Casa Grande will be joining us in Las Vegas this week for the crowning ceremony. Who will win? Join us at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino THIS Thursday night at 9PM and find out LIVE. One of these lucky ladies has a date with destiny and will take home the prestigious Miss Mint title, a prize package, national exposure and a professional photo shoot.

The KMC Wheels Pit Crew Challenge

 
Click here to download a PDF of the Brackets

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The KMC Wheel Pit Crew Challenge will take place on Wednesday night on Fremont St at 8:30 PM.

The KMC Pit Crew Challenge Rules

16 pit crews from the top unlimited truck teams do head to battle to decide who is best in off-road!

One spare, One Jack, One Impact Gun, 3 man crew

Each team of 3 team members starts in staging box with impact gun, Jack, and one spare tire. Team must start with hands in air. Equipment must be on ground within box. Must carry jack into carpeted area

Teams must swap one front tire and one rear tire. Both teams will be timed individually in case of penalties.

First team back to staging box with impact gun, Jack, and one spare tire and all 3 members with hands in air wins. Equipment must be on ground within box.
Must carry jack from carpeted area around truck to staging box.

Penalties:
5 sec penalty per loose lug nut
15 second penalty for missing lug nuts

Rules:
37″ Tire Min.
5 Lug Nuts Minimum
Lug torq 65lbs before and after
No lug spacers
No glued lug nuts on wheels
No extra lug nuts
No limit straps to limit travel all vehicles must be race ready
3 tires on the ground at all times (single point jacking only.)

Notes:
Truck working area to be carpeted 20×10
Staging area to be carpeted 5×5
2 Clip boards
2 timers
1 air horn

Prizes:
(3) Sets of KMC wheels
(3) Sets of Fox OEM shocks
(3) Sets of General Tire Grabbers
(3) $500 Kartek Gift Certificates
(3) Maxima Oil Packages
(3) Optima Batteries