Good morning from the 2026 Laughlin Desert Classic! Join us today, Friday, at the Colorado Belle for Tech & Contingency. Come check out the race vehicles, meet the teams, and get ready for a weekend of off-road racing!
Race Teams:
You must trailer your race vehicle to Tech & Contingency.
Please review the off/on load map before arriving to make sure you’re in the correct location.
Road Jump Spectators:
Road Jump tickets will be available for purchase onsite at the Dirt Co. trailer at Colorado Belle. There is no spectator parking at the Road Jump. All spectators purchase a Road Jump Wristband, must use the shuttle and remain in the designated bleacher seating while watching the race. Please review the shuttle bus information on this page : https://bitd.com/ldc/spectating/
| Driver | Rank | Total | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Whetstone | 1st | 304 | -0 | |
| Steve Olliges | 2nd | 301 | -3 | |
| Tracy Poole | 3rd | 301 | -3 | |
| Shane Lewis | 4th | 288 | -16 | |
| Joseph Herling | 5th | 286 | -18 | |
| Todd Wyllie | 6th | 286 | -18 | |
| Jerry Herling | 7th | 263 | -41 |
| Driver | Rank | Total | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Graf | 1st | 317 | -0 | |
| Robby Gordon | 2nd | 315 | -2 | |
| Michael Scafuto | 3rd | 285 | -32 | |
| Jonathan Brenthel | 4th | 180 | -137 | |
| Brett Sourapas | 5th | 109 | -208 | |
| RJ Anderson | 6th | 104 | -213 | |
| ERIC HUSTEAD | 7th | 100 | -217 |
| Driver | Rank | Total | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jergensen | 1st | 327 | -0 | |
| 5 | Cole Hardin | 2nd | 313 | -14 |
| -1 | Rj Stidham | 3rd | 304 | -23 |
| 1 | Kit Stokes | 4th | 286 | -41 |
| -2 | Stony Kujala | 5th | 278 | -49 |
| -2 | Cory Finley | 6th | 275 | -52 |
| 2 | Austin Kimbrell | 7th | 262 | -65 |
| Driver | Rank | Total | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Blurton | 1st | 309 | -0 | |
| Ronnie Anderson | 2nd | 302 | -7 | |
| 5 | Dustin Jones | 3rd | 280 | -29 |
| -1 | Blake Wilkey | 4th | 275 | -34 |
| -1 | Brice Allen | 5th | 265 | -44 |
| -1 | Jedi Jack Mamelli | 6th | 264 | -45 |
| 12 | Shawn Saxton | 7th | 264 | -45 |
| Driver | Rank | Distance | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Graf | 1st | 1577 Miles | 11/26:21:50.01 |
| Rj Stidham | 2nd | 1577 Miles | 11/27:15:57.92 |
| Robby Gordon | 3rd | 1577 Miles | 11/27:54:26.39 |
| Kyle Jergensen | 4th | 1577 Miles | 11/27:54:44.64 |
| Stony Kujala | 5th | 1577 Miles | 11/29:14:51.97 |
| Nic Whetstone | 6th | 1451 Miles | 10/24:23:26.25 |
| Cory Finley | 7th | 1451 Miles | 10/27:08:48.27 |
| Driver | Rank | Distance | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Blurton | 1st | 1577 Miles | 11/26:19:08.28 |
| Ronnie Anderson | 2nd | 1577 Miles | 11/27:30:28.33 |
| Blake Wilkey | 3rd | 1577 Miles | 11/29:42:44.70 |
| Dan Fisher | 4th | 1577 Miles | 11/31:15:33.12 |
| Matt Burroughs | 5th | 1577 Miles | 11/31:53:41.07 |
| Ayden Ford | 6th | 1577 Miles | 11/32:30:58.84 |
| Emily Gonzalez | 7th | 1577 Miles | 11/36:37:23.68 |
| Driver | Rank | Distance | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciaran Naran | 1st | 1425.4 Miles | 14/25:22:50.32 |
| Matthew Grant | 2nd | 1425.4 Miles | 14/28:00:04.68 |
| Caleb Tate | 3rd | 1425.4 Miles | 14/28:03:39.83 |
| Shane Logan | 4th | 1425.4 Miles | 14/28:13:41.26 |
| Graydon Smith | 5th | 1304.3 Miles | 12/28:22:36.75 |
| Joshua Ricciardi | 6th | 1304.3 Miles | 12/31:09:08.88 |
| Caiden Fenstermaker | 7th | 1213.4 Miles | 12/23:48:09.20 |
| Driver | Rank | Total | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilian Hamlin | 1st | 103 |
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