Minneapolis, Feb 10, 2014 – The King of the Hammers (KOH) is known as the toughest off-road race in the world, and last year’s 115-mile course was known as the most-difficult course ever. So much so that Race Organizer, Dave Cole, kept the same course that only three UTVs, all being RZRs, finished last year. Polaris Factory Racers Mitch Guthrie and his co-driver Mitch Guthrie Jr., who has won four KOH races and took second once, would line up in their Magnum Off-Road RZR XP 1000, and Jon Crowley and Blake Van de Loo, in their Jagged X-supported RZR XP 1000. When the dust settled, Guthrie would take his fifth King of the Hammers Pro Class win proving nobody beats “The King.”
Twenty-Six Pro UTVs took the line on Wednesday morning to try to conquer The Hammer. Branden Sims, in his RZR, would take the early lead with the rest of the field in hot pursuit. Van de Loo was in first place Pit one, but was hampered by an intermittent GPS that sent him off-course. By the end of lap 1, Guthrie would have the lead but would lose it due to a steering issue that needed repair. Guthrie’s racing prowess and ability to tame the nasty rock sections of the race saw him, once again, come away the Pro Class winner with Sims following in second. Crowley and Van de Loo, impaired by a radiator problem that cost them valuable time, would also finish the race. John Duckworth, also in a RZR XP 900, would take the Sportsman Class.
King of the Hammers UTV Race Results:
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Pro Class
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1
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UTV PRO
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Mitch Guthrie
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1
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04:33.2
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8:00:30
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13:00:43
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5:00:13
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2
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UTV PRO
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Branden Sims
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1913
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04:10.8
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8:00:00
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13:12:45
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5:08:27
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3
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UTV PRO
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Casey Currie
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2
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06:14.8
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8:03:00
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13:40:29
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5:34:27
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4
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UTV PRO
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Matt Enochs
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1924
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04:57.4
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8:01:30
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14:24:07
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6:20:19
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5
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UTV PRO
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Blake Van de Loo
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1919
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05:09.1
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8:02:00
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15:53:29
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7:49:10
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6
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UTV PRO
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Bill Barnett
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1948
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06:58.2
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8:03:30
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16:16:06
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8:09:44
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7
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UTV PRO
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Wesley Gryner
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7
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04:59.5
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8:02:00
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16:23:54
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8:19:22
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UTV PRO
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DEAN BULLOCH
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1909
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04:11.7
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8:00:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Chris Barnett
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1961
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04:34.2
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8:00:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Matt Dow
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1224
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04:46.0
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8:01:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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BRIAN C BUSH
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1911
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04:53.0
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8:01:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Brandon Sinclair
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23
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04:53.9
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8:01:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Cody Nygren
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1916
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05:12.1
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8:02:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Joseph Chavez
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1912
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06:07.5
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8:02:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Rob Usnick
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1999
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06:07.5
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8:03:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Wyatt Casper
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1946
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06:15.6
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8:03:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Matthew Hamilton
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1949
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07:17.6
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8:04:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Brian Braun
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16
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DNF
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8:04:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Troy Bigelow
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313
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DNF
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8:04:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Jason Murray
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1917
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DNS
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8:04:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Lanse Chournos
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1929
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DNS
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8:05:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Arnold Parris
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1959
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DNS
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8:05:00
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Darryl Dunlap
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1921
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DNS
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8:05:30
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DNF
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UTV PRO
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Fred Stanford
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17
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DNS
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8:05:30
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DNF
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Sportsman Class
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1
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UTV SPORT
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John Duckworth
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1920
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N/A
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8:08:00
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12:46:08
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4:35:24
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2
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UTV SPORT
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Cody Currie
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22
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N/A
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8:08:30
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12:58:05
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4:47:13
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3
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UTV SPORT
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Scott Barnett
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1907
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N/A
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8:06:00
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14:26:45
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6:17:32
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UTV SPORT
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Mel Wade, IV
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1951
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N/A
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8:06:00
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Amberly Sacalas
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35
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N/A
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8:06:30
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Lindsay R. Syler
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226
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N/A
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8:06:30
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Terry Kenyon
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64
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N/A
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8:07:00
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Brian Hogue
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1915
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N/A
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8:07:00
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Brett Snyder
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7212
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N/A
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8:07:30
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Len Damouth
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911
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N/A
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8:07:30
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Angie Sripoona
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1918
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N/A
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8:08:00
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DNF
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UTV SPORT
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Justin Barth
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526
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N/A
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8:08:30
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DNF
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