2022 CLASS CHAMPIONS

from DirtVenture 2022 Q4

A CLOSER LOOK - 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R

Car/Truck Grand Champion Conner McMullen Photo by HighRev Photography

The 2022 Best In The Desert race season marked another great year of exciting and super-competitive racing. Best In The Desert sincerely thanks all the racers, in every class, who chose to compete in our events this year. We worked very hard to create racecourses that were challenging, fun and memorable, and appreciate all the racers for joining us year after year. With a required minimum number of events each season for racers to compete in, not all classes saw a champion crowned for 2022.

BJ Baldwin - Trick Truck Champ Photo by HighRev Photography

Conner McMullen - Car/Truck Grand Champion and Class 6100 Champion Photo by Justin Brown Photo

In the highly contested Trick Truck Class, BJ Baldwin had an outstanding year as he took the class win in three out of four races to capture the Trick Truck Series Championship. In the 6100 Spec Truck Class, Conner McMullen turned a dominating series of performances throughout the year into his fi rst Class 6100 Series Championship. His overall points total also rewarded him as the Car/ Truck Grand Champion. Preston Brigman completely controlled

Preston Brigman - Class 1000 Champion Photo by HighRev Photography

Class 1000 all year long as he ran away with the Class Championship. Sean Berryman earned the C/T Stock Full Class Championship, while Chad Hall took the C/T Stock Mid Class Title. Scott Biehl fi nished a very competitive year of racing by capturing the Class 1700 Jeepspeed Challenge Championship. The UTV classes once again had the highest entry numbers throughout the year. At the end, Vito Ranuio took top honors in UTV Pro Turbo, edging out Dustin Jones by only 17 points. In the UTV Trophy Unlimited, Dan Fisher earned the Class Championship. The UTV Pro NA title went to Josh Row for back-to-

Sean Berryman - C/T Stock Full Champion Photo by Dirt Nation

Chad Hall - C/T Stock Mid Champion Photo by Dirt Nation

Scott Biehl - Jeepspeed Challenge Champ Photo by Dirt Nation

Vito Ranuio - UTV Grand Champion and UTV Pro Turbo Champion Photo by Dirt Nation

back Series Championships. Mitchell Alsup fi nished up the year as the UTV Super Stock Champion. In Motorcycle Competition, Hayden Hintz and Trevor Hunter captured their third consecutive Open Pro Series Championship. Breyland Hellebrand grabbed the 399 Pro Title. Robby Brockman took the Over-30 Pro

Dan Fisher - UTV Trophy Unlimited Champ Photo by Dirt Nation

Josh Row - UTV Pro N/A Champion Photo by Dirt Nation

Mitchell Alsup - UTV Super Stock Champ Photo by Daniel Noble Photography

Championship. The Ironman Pro title went to Zach Myers. Other Motorcycle Class Champions were Travis Dillon, Open Expert; Vance Allen, Over-40 Expert; Paul Palmer, Over-50 Expert; Ethan Drake, Lites Expert; Taylor Baker, Ironman Expert; the Kimberley Loppnow-led team took Womens Expert; and fi nally, Rick Adair, Ironman Amateur. Not to be left out, David Ham persevered throughout the year to earn the 3-Wheel Expert Championship. This year’s champions won’t have very much time to celebrate as the 2023 season quickly approaches. The 2023 Parker 250 and Parker 425 kick off January 5-8 as the Best In The Desert adventure continues.