POLARIS RZR® RACING WINS AT UTV WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND SCORE SAN FELIPE 250 SEASON OPENER
(Press release) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 10, 2019)
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At the fifth-annual Polaris RZR® UTV World Championship in
Laughlin, Nevada, Polaris
RZR® Factory Racing continued its winning streak with two
wins and six podiums from RZR Factory drivers.
Additionally, RZR Factory Racing secured two wins and
three total podiums at the SCORE San Felipe 250 series opener in
Baja California, Mexico.
At the UTV World Championship, Polaris
RZR Factory Driver Seth Quintero secured the UTV NA
class win, giving the 16-year-old driver three-consecutive wins
this season. Polaris privateers Mike De Ley and Dan Kaatz followed
Quintero to round out the NA class podium, while RZR
Factory Driver Mitch Guthrie Jr. brought home second in the Pro
Turbo class. During Sunday's short course races, Polaris
RZR swept the Pro 1000 class podium, as Colby Wemple,
Shelby Anderson and Sierra Romo placed first, second and third,
respectfully. In the final race of the UTV World Championship,
RZR Factory Driver Jacob Carver finished third in the Pro
Turbo short course class.
"The UTV World Championship is an incredible event with many of the
world's best off-road racers," said Kyle Duea, Vice President of
ORV Marketing at Polaris Industries. "We are extremely proud of all
our racers and their teams as they work incredibly hard to prepare,
compete and podium throughout the race season. The team's
results this past weekend are a testament to their
efforts."
At the SCORE San Felipe 250 season opener, Polaris RZR
Factory Racing earned two wins with RZR Factory Driver
Wayne Matlock's Pro Turbo win and Kristen Matlock's Pro NA win. The
two victories mark the second-consecutive year the husband and wife
duo each won their class, while Wayne's Pro Turbo class win gives
him three-consecutive San Felipe 250 wins. In the Pro Turbo class,
RZR Factory Driver Mike Cafro finished second.
Polaris RZR Factory Racing has secured 13 wins and 25
podiums in the 2019 calendar race series. RZR Factory
Racing looks to continue its success at WORCS round four in Las
Vegas, Nevada, and LOORS round two in Chandler, Arizona.
