Cayden MacCachren Claims Impressive UTV
Overall Victory, With Teammate Brock Heger Securing Second
Polaris-Supported Racers Swept UTV
Overall Podium with Branden Sims Securing Third-Place Finish in
Race-Modified RZR Pro R
MINNEAPOLIS, March 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, the 2024 SCORE
Championship kicked off at the 37th San Felipe 250, where the
Polaris Factory Racing team maintained their UTV racing dominance,
with Cayden MacCachren claiming first UTV Overall and 2023 UTV Pro
Open Champion Brock Heger securing
second. The recently unveiled Gen 2 Polaris RZR Pro R Factory race
vehicle performed flawlessly through the grueling 285-mile course,
once again proving itself as the most superior UTV in the field.
Fellow Polaris-supported racers secured the top finishes in UTV
overall with Branden Sims in third
to sweep the podium, Kristen Matlock
in fifth and Polaris Factory Racing teammate Max Eddy Jr. in sixth, respectively.
The starting order for the race was determined by random draw,
from which Heger started in ninth, Craig
Scanlon was 15th, Eddy Jr. 16th and MacCachren 18th. As the
race got underway, Heger and his RZR Pro R Factory quickly took
over the lead by mile marker 47. Teammates Eddy Jr. and MacCachren
also made quick work of the competition ahead of them, moving
swiftly from their starting positions to third and fifth within the
same time. By race mile 150, Heger held a strong and commanding
lead due to his methodical driving, with Eddy Jr. closing in on
second. MacCachren had also gained a position, sitting in
fourth.
Throughout the next 100 miles, the Polaris Factory Racing
drivers showcased the true power, strength, and control of the Gen
2 RZR Pro R Factory machines, tackling what many said to be the
toughest and most grueling track on the Peninsula to date. By mile marker 200, the three
factory racers were in position to sweep the podium with Heger
first, Eddy Jr. second and MacCachren third. Over the final 50
miles of the race, MacCachren put his head down and began making up
significant time on the leaders. By race mile 240, he was thirty
seconds behind Heger on corrected time and third place physically
on track. MacCachren continued to pick up the pace and decided to
get crafty with his line selection, taking an alternative route in
an effort to make up time , which ultimately paid dividends when he
came out in second physically. Keeping on the gas, he was able to
gain on Heger enough to take the checkered and secure the victory
by a mere 13-seconds on corrected time at 5:14:05. Polaris Factory
Racing would have taken the UTV Pro Open class podium sweep, but a
time penalty for Eddy Jr. due to two missed VCP markers and a speed
violation after the race dropped him from third to fifth,
respectively. Craig Scanlon
persevered throughout the race, working his way from 15th at the
start to seventh by the checkered flag.
"It feels incredible to kick off the 2024 SCORE season where I
left off at the Baja 1000, with an overall victory," said
MacCachren. "This San Felipe course was beyond brutal and unlike
anything we've experienced before but my RZR Pro R Factory
performed incredibly. I didn't think our vehicles could get any
better but this Gen 2 machine is unreal, with incredible power and
control while staying planted in the roughest parts of the
course."
"Today was unreal. To see our Polaris Factory Racing team
completely dominate the field and come away with a 1-2 overall is a
true testament to this program," said Alex
Scheuerell, Polaris Factory Racing Technical Director. "Our
team worked so hard to develop this new Gen 2 RZR Pro R Factory so
it's incredibly gratifying to see those efforts come to fruition
and dominate the field. I want to thank the whole RZR engineering
team for making such a great platform to start with, plus the
Polaris race engineers and SCi group that built and prepped these
impressive race machines."
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