2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Wraps Up Saturday Action

The 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 kicked off on Saturday with a full day of desert racing action, starting bright and early with the return of motorcycles to the Great American Off-Road Race for the first time since 1976 and wrapping up well into the night with the first of three four-wheel races on the weekend. From cars and trucks to buggies and UTVs, the first day of this year’s event was one for the folks that make up the lifeblood of off-road racing.

Top Dakar Rally challenger Ricky Brabec led the JCR Honda team to victory in the morning bike race, taking the lead for good over Ironman rider Jacob Argubright on the third and final lap. Travis Chase, who will also run a Class 6100 truck on Sunday afternoon, won the Saturday afternoon race as he took his second Class 5000 win in three years.

Unofficial class winners for Saturday’s BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 were as follows:

Motorcycle Race—3 Laps

• Open P: Ricky Brabec
• O-30 P: Kellon Walch
• Open E: Jaxon Bogh
• IM E: Brody Goff
• O-30 E: Joshua Bullard
• Family Team M/C: Brett Hoffman
• 300-E: Hunter Ray
• O-40 P: Stephen Berger
• O-50 E: Chris Mast
• O-40 E: Jerry Thomson
• Women M/C: Kimberly Bussing
• 300 P: Mason Klein

Motorcycle Race—2 Laps

• IM A: Nick Robertson
• Open A: Brett Stevens
• Dual Sport: James Hill
• 300 A: Jacob Endress
• Vintage Evolution: Paul Yarborough
• Vintage Premodern: Barry Nobles

Afternoon Race—3 Laps

• 5000: Travis Chase
• 6000: Greg Bragg
• 2000: Jay Reichert
• 1100: Duane Gerthe
• UTV Rally: Darren Rude

Afternoon Race—2 Laps

• 4700: Billy Bunch
• 3700: Eric Sigwing
• Vintage Open C/T: Peter Alesi III
• 7100: Todd Walter
• Vintage C/T: John Griffin
• 1700: Rob Seubert
• Class 11: Jorge Ventura
• UTV S: Nathan Thomas
• 7300: Chad Hall
• 2700: Skyler Gambrell

The 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 continues on Sunday, with the premier Unlimited Trucks headlining two more sets of races for four-wheel competitors. Live streaming begins at 9:30AM, while live tracking is available all day. Both can be found at themint400.com/live.