BEST IN THE DESERT Silver State 300 May 2, 2015

LSR Racing’s Branden Sims had a good race and held down the physical lead for the entire race. Sims crossed the finish line first, but with the time adjustment, he ended his day in fourth place. Sims is currently fifth in series points, but is only one point off of fourth place and is looking to take over the position at the next round.

LSR Racing's Branden Simms crosses the railroad trestle with Jake Carver in chase near the 100 mile mark of the Silver State 300

Scott Kiger was having a good race and started in thirteenth. Kiger ended up with a flat at about the 150 mile mark, which is usually a quick fix, but a broken wrench hampered their efforts and set them back. “We got up over the hill and pulled off to change the tire, and we found out we had a broken wrench, so we had to improvise, which took a little while,” said Sims.

Coastal Racing's Scott Kiger rounded out the Top Five

After the change, Kiger put the hammer down and was able to round out the top five. “I was hoping to come out with more than a top five, but we did get some points. We hope to come back strong for the next round and see where we are after that,” said Kiger, who is third in points.

ELKA’s Cory and Scott Sappington had a good race in their Can-Am Maverick Turbo. Scott Sappington was the first driver and he was making progress and gaining time when he came upon another car that had caught fire. Sappington stopped to make sure everyone was ok, before he continued on. Only about a mile later, he lost a drive belt, which took about 15 minutes to repair. At the 150 mile mark, Cory Sappington took over as driver and made a hard charge to finish in sixth place. “I had the pleasure of being the guy off the line. About 25 miles in, we saw a car on fire, so we turned around and went back to make sure everyone was ok. We continued on and we saw the leader. We were about 500 feet behind, and we ended up blowing a belt,” said Scott Sappington.

Can-Am / Elka's Cory & Scott Sappington finished in sixth place

LSR Racing’s #1910 Dan Fisher put in a good effort and claimed a seventh place finish with Matt Burroughs taking his #1948 Polaris to eighth place. Racer Tech’s Logan Gastel went on to finish in ninth place and Wes Miller rounded out the top ten.

LSR Racing's Dan Fisher claimed a 7th place finish

The next round of the Best in the Desert series in the General Tire Vegas to Reno run, which will be held on August 13-15th, where the race to Reno will be intense as the points battle heats up among the top teams.

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