Phil Blurton’s strong start to the 2020 Best in the Desert season continued with his second win in three rounds in Saturday’s VT Construction Silver State 300. Blurton’s time of 4:14:18.133 gave him the top spot in UTV Turbo action by just under a minute over Dustin Jones, while Mint 400 winner Branden Sims completed the podium.

More than 90 UTVs showed up to run the largest Silver State 300 ever, with UTV Turbo comprising the largest class with 46 entries. UTV Production drew 24 racers, UTV Unlimited had a healthy 20-car field, and UTV Sportsman added three more. The postponement of the SCORE season-opening Baja 500, which had previously been scheduled to run in July, enticed SCORE regulars like Wayne and Kristen Matlock and defending Baja 1000 winner Justin Lambert, among others, to add Silver State to their 2020 schedules.

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But it wasn’t enough to take down Blurton, whose victory comes after a season-opening triumph in the Parker 250 and runner-up finish in February’s Baja Designs UTV Night Race from Laughlin. The same went for defending UTV Production race winner and series champion Seth Quintero, who beat last year’s SCORE champion Kaden Wells by more than six minutes. Dominick Gaglione came home third in class.

In UTV Unlimited, the top three cars were separated by just under two minutes, with Robert VanBeekum topping the podium over Randy Raschein and Michael Isom. All three pro classes boasted high finishing rates, with only 15 combined DNFs among 90 entries, while all three Sportsman entries made it to the finish as well. The race was cut short at the sixth pit due to the spread of wildfires in the area.

Full results from the 2020 VT Construction Silver State 300 were as follows:

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UTV Turbo Results

Fin.No.DriverHomeManufacturerLapsTime
1T944Phil BlurtonAuburn, CACAM104:14:18.133
2T978Dustin JonesShreveport, LACAM104:15:16.479
3T913Branden SimsPrescott Valley, AZPOL104:17:23.366
4T919Brandon SchuelerPhoenix, AZPOL104:19:26.791
5T813Cole FreidayKingman, AZCAM104:19:46.771
6T910Dan FisherMesa, AZCAM104:19:58.132
7T901Mitch Guthrie Jr.Glendora, CAPOL104:20:36.286
8T971Wayne MatlockAlpine, CAPOL104:20:50.236
9T849Dean Wheeler JrPhoenix, AZPOL104:22:38.899
10T918Justin LambertBakersfield, CAPOL104:23:41.223
11T917Jason MurraySanta Ana, CACAM104:24:15.432
12T936Jacob CarverPrescott Valley, AZPOL104:25:26.990
13T950Vito RanuioStockton, CACAM104:29:20.479
14T975Michael CafroFallbrook, CAPOL104:30:03.054
15T998Pj JonesScottsdale, AZCAM104:30:49.240
16T948Matt BurroughsNorco, CACAM104:32:10.858
17T850Bruce BinnquistCosta Mesa, CAGEI104:32:25.482
18T952Jonathan McvayQueen Creek, AZPOL104:33:20.075
19T806Mitchell AlsupBakersfield, CACAM104:33:22.111
20T885Alberto MendezChula Vista, CACAM104:33:43.139
21T833Brian CrawfordBlythe, CAPOL104:35:15.907
22T830Scott TraftonSantee, CAPOL104:36:07.291
23T931Craig ScanlonYorba Linda, CAPOL104:36:39.555
24T825Cody BradburyNuevo, CAPOL104:37:27.669
25T911Josh MeisterCalifornia City, CACAM104:37:48.953
26T961Nate HaleDraper, UTPOL104:38:06.378
27T820Rj HayesApple Valley, CACAM104:38:29.240
28T904Cory SappingtonPeoria, AZCAM104:38:44.689
29T974Randy RomoHenderson, NVPOL104:40:13.311
30T829Aspen ChournosSt George, UTPOL104:40:42.095
31T925James MooreFarmington, NMCAM104:48:12.876
32T991Sierra RomoHenderson, NVPOL104:50:24.200
33T922Bernie GomezHuntsville, ALPOL104:56:46.464
34T958Michael MamelliCosta Mesa, CAPOL105:05:05.245
35T940Erick KozinYorba Linda, CACAM105:10:22.144
36T815Ryan PiplicLas Vegas, NVPOL105:24:48.522
37T860Ryan HaggertyStockton, CAPOL105:30:02.723
38T845Colt BrinkerhoffLaguna Hills, CACAM105:42:20.150
39T927Justin SmithWittman, AZCAM105:48:19.345
40T821Nathan WaunchOlympia, WAPOL105:55:53.018
41T912Russell BowersStockton, CAPOL106:57:17.774
42T908Colin WerneckeCalifornia, CAPOL107:07:37.237
43T928Freddie CardenasRiverside, CACAM107:47:35.630
DNFT982Randy JelleffBeaverton, ORPOL000:00:00.000
DNFT933Brett SourapasRancho Santa Fe, CACAM000:00:00.000
DNFT954Austin WeilandEl Cajon, CACAM000:00:00.000
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UTV Production Results

Fin.No.DriverHomeManufacturerLapsTime
11903Seth QuinteroSan Marcos, CAPOL104:31:30.839
21995Kaden WellsSt George, UTPOL104:37:59.446
31991Dominick GaglioneHenderson, NVPOL104:39:18.297
41985Adrian OrellanaEscondido, CAPOL104:44:01.770
51895Corbin WellsSt George, UTPOL104:44:31.383
61954Kristen MatlockAlpine, CAPOL104:52:09.293
71803Aaron ClarkBrea, CAPOL104:58:22.743
81957Joe BoltonLa Mirada, CAPOL105:06:30.671
91972Macy PoelmanOrem, UTPOL105:06:56.256
101854Zackary SimsPurcell, OKYAM105:21:59.592
111921Tommee WalkerCosta Mesa, CAPOL105:24:24.116
121974Eric BriscoBlythe, CAPOL105:27:07.326
131850Michael PascarellaRidgecrest, CAPOL105:32:18.089
141940Troy WallWashington, UTPOL106:02:54.282
151992Brenden HempelBettendorf, IAPOL106:05:29.892
161962Dodge PoelmanOrem, UTPOL106:07:55.529
171805Gabe MatthewsLakeside, CAPOL106:40:40.841
181808Madeline WedekingTemecula, CAPOL108:39:48.344
DNF1977Brayden BakerAnaheim Hills, CAPOL000:00:00.000
DNF1907Scott BakerAnaheim Hills, CAPOL000:00:00.000
DNF1938Kolton HusteadSt George, UTTEX000:00:00.000
DNF1959Josh RowLakeside, CAPOL000:00:00.000
DNF1817Bret WardScottsdale, AZPOL000:00:00.000
DNF1980Scott WebsterBrawley, CAPOL000:00:00.000
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UTV Unlimited Results

Fin.No.DriverHomeManufacturerLapsTime
12964Robert VanBeekumQueen Creek, AZPOL104:28:22.582
22924Randy RascheinBrownsville, ORCAM104:29:49.979
32901Michael IsomSt George, UTCAM104:29:54.032
42975Travis ZollingerLogan, UTCAM104:42:12.209
52941Steven PooleQuartzsite, AZCAM104:46:41.886
62963Craig JohnsonClarissa, MNCAM104:56:18.421
72914Daniel HurnPeoria, AZCAM105:02:40.558
82998Cameron OrnelasScottsdale, AZCAM105:06:13.348
92916Paul KrausLos Angeles, CACAM106:02:21.477
102903Jacob CrottsLas Vegas, NVPOL106:13:57.893
112987Jonmark RichardsonGlendale, AZCAM106:25:30.091
122929Josh SheltonSpicewood, TXCAM106:36:19.168
132925Jeramiah DrewLas Vegas, NVCAM106:47:44.738
142919Kieran CoxLas Vegas, NVCTM107:54:35.975
DNF2920Cindy CobianClaremont, CAPOL000:00:00.000
DNF2930Sean CookTwain Harte, CACAM000:00:00.000
DNF2969Cheyne DewolfeBuckeye, AZCAM000:00:00.000
DNF2996Brook JensenPinon Hills, CAPOL000:00:00.000
DNF2951Herman JohnsonRio Rancho, NMCAM000:00:00.000
DNF2915Branden SorensenLas Vegas, NVCTM000:00:00.000

UTV Sportsman Results

Fin.No.DriverHomeManufacturerLapsTime
1S917Vanessa IsabelLone Tree, COCAM105:38:01.438
2S965Jeff TaylorCanyon Lake, CACAM105:47:16.429
3S915Craig MacintoshCulver City, CAPOL105:55:42.833

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