Kroeker and Hunnicutt savoring victorious performances in General Tire Mint 400
General is saluting two of its drivers following key victories in the General Tire Mint 400. Kent Kroeker of KORE Racing won the Stock Full class while Synergy Motorsports’ Ted Hunnicutt Jr. captured first place in class 8.
Kroeker was driving a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 powered by a 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine.
“We are excited about Kent’s first place win on the General Grabber competition tire,” says Tony Talbert, light truck product manager. “This race was very challenging; however, the tires performed well under such rigorous conditions.”
“The Mint 400 course is difficult and we are amazed at the abuse the General Grabber competition tires took,” Kroeker observes.
Hunnicutt’s Toyota Tundra ran to a victorious finish on 37x12.50R17 Grabbers.
“This race was intense this year,” recounts Hunnicutt. “The course was challenging, but with the efforts of my team and the support of General Tire we brought home a win.”
Originally created in 1969, the “Del Webb Mint 400 Desert Rally,” as the first race was known, ran between the Mint Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas and its sister hotel, the Sahara Tahoe. It was a demanding 400-mile course, with a lucrative purse, and over the years it attracted the best drivers in off-road racing along with a number of celebrities.
Then in 1988, the Mint Hotel was sold and the historic race disappeared. In 2008, General and SNORE (Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts) revived the event; the Miss Mint 400 competition was restored this year along with additional festivities.
The new General Tire Mint 400 during the final weekend in March started from the Fremont Street Experience Saturday and wound through an arduous 95-mile lap course to the finish line early Sunday morning.
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