2016 WORCS UTV Racing Round #3 - South Point Casino February 28, 2016 Las Vegas, NV

CST’s Beau Baron, who also won the Pro ATV race, earned his second podium of the season with his third-place effort after starting dead last.

Sparks Racing's Beau Baron podium finish will give him a boost in the championship points chase

“With a few laps to go, I got into second and I was gaining on the leader, but there just wasn’t enough time,” said Baron. “I knew I had to be calm. Because if you get riled up here, you’ll get stuck on a log or one of these tunnels so easy and people were doing it all over the place. I just wanted to take my time and not have too many issues. A lot of people had DNFs here, so I’m pretty happy with third. I was really bummed after the last race. I was sitting fifth in points and now I’m likely in the top three so that’s good. This is only Round 3 and we have a lot to go. We’re hoping we can pull off some wins and get it done.”

HOLZ Racing’s Ryan Holz continued to build momentum in the WORCS Championship and finished fourth after dealing with traffic issues.

HOLZ Racing's Ryan Holz finished in the Pro SxS fourth spot

“We made some passes early on, but got stuck in traffic,” said Holz. “Overall, the event was really fun. It was kind of cool to be inside with lots of spectators. The track got really rough at the end, so I had to be really on point to get around. I had a couple of bad runs at the beginning of the season, but I’m building momentum which I hope to carry through to Lake Havasu.”

Tire Block’s Keith Johnson nearly recorded his first podium of the season after battling with Holz for all 30 minutes of the event. He finished just one second behind Holz to round out the top five.

MillsCox Motorsports' Keith Johnson rounded out the Pro SxS top five

“So close…oh well,” said Johnson. “I guess you can’t win them all. I was running third overall, but I got tangled up with a lapper on the last lap. Ryan Holz was on my back bumper the whole race. In the first round I had a DNF. In the second round I was sixth. Now my next step is onto the box.”

Super ATV’s Ray Bulloch was two for two in Pro Stock and Pro Unlimited as he won both races. In the Pro Stock race he came out atop a race-long battle with Codey Rowley to net the victory. Rowley finished second, followed by Nick Thompson.

HCR's Ray Bulloch secured his second win of the season in the WORCS Pro Stock SxS Class

“We pulled off the double win today and that’s just awesome,” said Bulloch. “I barely got past Rowley when he tipped up on two wheels and he battled me from there. I think the experience I got in the last two races definitely paid off today. I tried to hold my pace. I couldn’t be happier and I want more of it!”

Walker Evans Racing’s Codey Rowley was happy with his third consecutive podium, which helps him pad his points lead.

HOLZ Racing's Codey Rowley launched the Arena double every lap & secured the 2nd spot on the podium to maintain his points lead

“I’m stoked to come out of this race with all four wheels on my car,” said Rowley. “Ray was on it today and I wasn’t going to push his pace. I came in here just trying to get through this weekend and hang onto the points lead. I’m going to keep taking it race by race and try to finish on the podium.”