GMZ Race Products Inc. and Polaris RZR kicked off the 2017 Best in the Desert racing season in Parker Arizona on the edge of the Colorado River on January 6-7th, 2017. The first annual UTV Winter Nationals was designed to give UTV enthusiasts a chance to immerse themselves within the sport and provide their families and spectators a first-class racing experience.
Best in the Desert Racing Association offered a 250 mile race for the UTV Desert Class on a 75 mile loop (typical Parker 250 track) and a 40 mile race for the Production Short Course Classes on a 10 mile loop. The two-day event featured Tech and Contingency on Friday in the Bluewater Casino Resort parking area.
2017 UTV Winter Nationals – Pro Turbo Results (3 Laps)
- #951 Mitch Guthrie Jr. – Polaris RZR – 4:54:15
- #904 Cory Sappington – Can-Am Maverick MAX – 5:01:31
- #913 Branden Sims – Polaris RZR – 5:01:39
- #988 Tomas Sallvin – Polaris RZR – 5:06:57
- #944 Phil Blurton – Can-Am Maverick X3 – 5:12:08
- #961 Nate Hale – Polaris RZR – 5:34:11
- #919 Brandon Schueler – Polaris RZR XP4 Turbo – 5:41:02
- #955 Snake Livernash – Can-Am Maverick X3 – 5:47:45
- #917 Jason Murray – Can-Am Maverick X3 – 5:48:04
- #969 Logan Gastel – Can-Am Maverick X3 – 5:51:50
- #994 Jason Merrell – Polaris RZR XP Turbo -5:55:40
- #924 Lacrecia Beurrier – Polaris RZR XP Turbo – 6:12:15
- #918 Justin Lambert – Polaris RZR XP4 Turbo – 6:12:25
- #931 Craig Scanlon – Polaris RZR XP4 Turbo – 6:17:5
- #906 Jason Farrell – Can-Am Maverick – 6:26:18
- #907 Paul Kraus – Can-Am Maverick – 6:40:58
- #948 Matt Burroughs – Can-Am Maverick X3 – 6:48:08
2017 UTV Winter Nationals – UTV Pro (N/A) Results (3 Laps)
- #1951 Robert Beuchat – Polaris RZR – 5:12:57
- #1970 Russell Griffen – Polaris RZR – 5:44:54
- #1958 George Felix – Polaris RZR – 5:45:09
- #1929 Lanse Chournos – Polaris RZR XP4 1000 – 5:46:18
- #1960 William Bedlion – Polaris RZR – 5:49:39
- #1983 John Estrada – Polaris RZR – 5:54:06
- #1895 Kaden Wells – Polaris RZR – 6:07:26
- #1852 Andrew Gorman – Polaris RZR – 6:14:50
- #1890 Zachary Adams – Polaris RZR – 6:21:05
- #1824 Charles Lotshaw – Custom – 6:27:07
- #1947 Dean Wheeler Jr. – Polaris RZR – 6:47:28
- #1997 Kenny Brink – Polaris RZR – 6:51:39
- #1907 Daniel Parker – Polaris RZR – 7:02:16
- #1945 Richard Mertens -Can-Am Maverick – 7:14:21
- #1985 Adrian Orellena – Polaris RZR XP 1000 – 7:35:44
2017 UTV Winter Nationals – UTV Pro Unlimited Results (3 Laps)
- #2948 Sheldon Creed – Custom/Arctic Cat
- #2918 Malcom Sneed III – Can-Am Maverick
- #2937 Max Gordon – Custom/Arctic Cat
- #2911 Renee Hudson – Polaris RZR
- #2912 Tony Riggs – Polaris RZR
2017 UTV Winter Nationals – Production 1000 Results
- #168 Nicholas Granlund – Yamaha
- #197 Gareth Stone – Polaris RZR
- #119 Pat Stone – Polaris RZR
2017 UTV Winter Nationals – Production Turbo Results
- #4524 Garrick Lastra – Can-Am Maverick X3
- #4509 Matt Hancock – Polaris RZR XP Turbo
- #4510 Dan Fisher – Can- Am Maverick X3
- #4519 Bill Schueler – Polaris RZR XP Turbo
Team RZR Off to a Winning Start for 2017 Racing Season - UTV Guide
January 11, 2017 at 6:54 pm[…] More: 2017 UTV Winter Nationals Race Results […]