Trophy Truck Team Sits in Fourth Place in Series Before Last Race, Preparing for a Podium Finish
MasterCraft Racing and Driver Robbie Pierce are eager to compete in the Tecate Baja 1000 SCORE Championship later this month…and are excited to welcome previous Baja 1000 Champion Mike Julson to the MasterCraft Team as a co-driver for the season’s finale race.
“There’s a long list of teams Mike could choose to support so I’m extremely honored to have him sharing the driving duties with me for the Baja 1000,” said company chief executive officer Robbie Pierce. “The pressure is on me to bring him the truck in good shape…and in a good track position. That way he can focus on what he does best – driving fast, very fast.”
Pierce, No. 35, is the team captain and driver of record of the JIMCO-designed MasterCraft Trophy Truck. MasterCraft is a world leader in advanced racing safety products, including seats and other accessories.
“This has been an unbelievable season in the No. 35 truck – and don’t forget – our inaugural season,” said Pierce. “We’ve consistently moved farther up in points every race, so it is exciting to be so close to a podium finish in our first-ever season. It wouldn’t have been possible without such a hard-working team and Bill Varnes.”
Varnes, owner of Mirage Racing Products, asked several members of his former racing team to come out of retirement and return to racing to help prepare the MasterCraft truck for SCORE competition and the upcoming championship. “Bill and his team have made sure our truck was dialed in and ready for competition before each and every race,” Pierce said.
Pierce also is still eligible to win the 23rd Annual Toyota Milestone Award, an award that recognizes drivers who finish every required mile of every race in the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series.
The SCORE Trophy Truck division is SCORE’s marquee racing division and features high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks. For more information about SCORE and its 2008 SCORE Desert Series, please visit
MasterCraft Racing appreciates the support of several sponsors, including BFGoodrich Tires, JIMCO Racing, Inc., Fox Racing Shox, Mirage Racing Products, Walker Evans, Hyperco, MSD Ignition, Howe PS and HP Engines.
For more information about MasterCraft products or racing programs, please visit www.MasterCraftSeats.com, call 1-800-565-4042 or email info@mastercraftseats.com.
Founded in 1970, MasterCraft is an industry-leading international manufacturer and innovator of performance and recreational seats, mounting hardware, advanced race safety technology, SFI-approved restraint systems, window safety nets, suspension limit straps and more for the off-road, racing, rally and enthusiast markets. MasterCraft is based in Santee, Calif.
