SAN FELIPE, Mexico — Second-generation veteran Las Vegas desert racer Brian Collins roared through the rugged trails and washes of Mexico’s Baja California desert Saturday, earning the overall and Score Trophy-Truck victory in the No. 1 Collins Motorsports Mopar Dodge Ram 1500 at the 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 desert race.
Setting a blistering pace right from the start in San Felipe and driving solo, he covered the sandy, silty, rocky and dusty 232-mile course in just three hours, 44 minutes, 16 seconds, averaging 62.07 miles per hour and delivered Dodge to the winner’s circle for the first time since 1979.
Dominating the field of 263 desert racers and mastering the race course with blazing speed and power, Collins’s time beat not only the cars and trucks, but also the motorcycles and ATVs that competed in the popular ‘spring break’ event to earn his fourth class win in San Felipe, including his second overall triumph and fifth-career Trophy-Truck victory.
The Trophy-Truck division dominated the podium with the tandem of Mark Post and Rob MacCachren in second and Chad Ragland third.
Former World Rally Championship driver Armin Schwarz, of Germany, and Martin Christensen split the driving to finish fourth overall and capture the unlimited Class 1 triumph in a BMW-powered Jimco open-wheel desert race car.  With just over one year of experience in desert racing, Schwarz pulled off his first victory, while the veteran Christensen earned his first Class 1 triumph.
Winning the overall Motorcycle and Class 22 title was the talented team of Robby Bell and Baja legend Johnny Campbell on the No. 1x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X. 
Wayne Matlock led a team to the Overall ATV and Class 25 victory for the second time in this race on a Honda TRX450R.  He split the riding time equally with co-riders Harold Goodman, Jr. and Marc Spaeth.
Creative veteran age group motorcycle rider Jim O’Neal, became the winningest racer in San Felipe history as he put together a winning team to capture Class 30 for riders over 30 years old.  Splitting the riding on a Honda CRF450X with O’Neal was his son Jimmy O’Neal, Jr. and Jason Trubey.
The father and son team of C.J. and Mark Hutchins, rode a Kreger-Honda to the Class 10 victory.
Keeping with the family theme, Rod Hall and son Chad Hall won the Stock Mini and the Stock Full classes, respectively. 
A third son/father team that triumphed in San Felipe was Rodrigo Ampudia, Jr. and Rodrigo Ampuida, Sr.
Eric Solorzano picked up his eighth win in Class 11 for stock VW Sedans, while Donald Moss and his brother Kenneth Moss, won Class 3.
Adam Pfankuch earned his fifth win in San Felipe in Class 1-2/1600.
Anna Cody was the only female racer to win a Class. She took the Class 20 victory with co-riders Stacy Doerkson, Cathy Duncan, and Sarah Kritch.
Other Class winners were: John Holmes (Class 7SX), A.J. Rodriguez (Class 7), Marcos Nunez (Class 5/1600), Ricardo Malo (SCORE Lite) Carlos Casa, (Class 21), Brett Helm, (Class 40), Charles Marshall, (Class 50) and Donald Lewis (Class 60).