Polaris RZR® Factory Racing Ends 2019 Season With 37 Wins and 61 Podiums
December 18 2019 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Polaris RZR Factory Racing® concluded its 2019 race season with
an impressive record – 37 wins and 61 podiums. The team took home
championships in nearly every race series in which it competed,
including class titles in the Best In The Desert (BITD), SCORE,
WORCS and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORS). Overall, RZR
Factory Racing secured nine BITD event wins, nine SCORE wins, 12
WORCS wins and seven LOORS wins.
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“Racing is in our blood at Polaris, and the RZR Race Team knows
they’re defending a proud heritage every time they go out,” said
Evan Schendel, RZR Marketing Manager. “We continued our winning
ways in 2019, and we congratulate all of our drivers and every one
of the RZR Race Team members for their continued determination and
commitment. We’ll be looking for even more in 2020.”
2019 season highlights from Polaris RZR Factory Racing
include:
- RZR Factory Racers swept the King of the Hammers podium as
Mitch Guthrie Jr. picked up his second King of the Hammers win with
Wayland Campbell and Branden Sims taking second and third,
respectively.
- Guthrie Jr. also clinched the BITD UTV Pro Turbo Championship
title while RZR Factory Racer Seth Quintero secured the BITD UTV
Normally Aspirated Championship title.
- For the second consecutive year at the San Felipe 250, RZR
Factory Racers husband and wife duo, Wayne and Kristen Matlock, won
their respective classes as Wayne took the Pro Turbo class win
while Kristen took the Pro Normally Aspirated class win.
- In the SCORE series, Wayne took the UTV Turbo Championship
title, RZR Factory Racer Kaden Wells took the UTV Normally
Aspirated Championship title.
- Multiple SCORE class wins at Baja 1000, Baja 500 and Baja 400:
- Baja 1000: Factory Racers swept the 1000, as Mike Cafro stole
the Pro Stock win while Justin Lambert won the Turbo class and
Kristen Matlock won Normally Aspirated
- Baja 500: Factory Racers swept the 500, Craig Scanlon won the
Turbo class and Wells won Normally Aspirated
- Baja 400: Factory Racers swept the 400, Wells won Normally
Aspirated and Wes Miller won in Turbo
- In the WORCS series, an all-RZR UTV Normally Aspirated podium
included RZR Factory Athlete Corbin Leaverton in first followed by
Factory Racer Beau Baron and RZR Sponsored Athlete Matt
Hancock.
- RZR Factory Racer Seth Quintero stole the Normally Aspirated
class win at Vegas to Reno.
- Quintero scored near-perfect win streak during the BITD season,
capped off with his win in the Normally Aspirated class at the UTV
World Championship.
Polaris RZR Factory Racing will be back in action at the Nitto
King of The Hammers in Johnson Valley, California, January 31 –
February 9, 2020.
More information about Polaris Off-Road Vehicles and Polaris
Engineered Accessories can be found at
RZR.Polaris.com. Also, join the conversation and
follow RZR on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Polaris
As the global leader in powersports, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII)
pioneers product breakthroughs and enriching experiences and
services that have invited people to discover the joy of being
outdoors since our founding in 1954. With annual 2018 sales of $6.1
billion, Polaris’ high-quality product line-up includes the Polaris
RANGER, RZR and GENERAL side-by-side off-road vehicles; Sportsman
all-terrain off-road vehicles; Indian Motorcycle mid-size and
heavyweight motorcycles; Slingshot moto-roadsters; snowmobiles; and
deck, cruiser and pontoon boats, including industry-leading
Bennington pontoons. Polaris enhances the riding experience with
parts, garments and accessories, along with a growing aftermarket
portfolio, including Transamerican Auto Parts. Polaris’ presence in
adjacent markets includes military and commercial off-road
vehicles, quadricycles, and electric vehicles. Proudly
headquartered in Minnesota, Polaris serves more than 100 countries
across the globe. www.polaris.com.
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