Larry Ragland (born December 22, 1943) is an
American
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professional
offroad racing competitor and 5 time
SCORE International
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Baja 1000
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Trophy Truck overall winner. "Lightning" Larry Ragland is the second most winning driver in
desert racing
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's history and a
Trophy Truck expert.
Personal life
Larry Ragland was born December 22, 1943. He had a son named
Chad
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who died after a lengthy battle with
leukemia
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. Larry currently lives in
Cave Creek, Arizona
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History
Cave Creek w ...
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Racing career
Source:
1980s
* 1981 1st career race win at Parker 400.Baja 500
The Baja 500 is a Mexican off-road motorsport race on the Baja California Peninsula that is sanctioned by SCORE International. The course has remained relatively the same over the years with the majority of events being loop races starting and fi ...
win, and 1st SCORE San Felipe 250
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win (class and overall).
* 1982 SCORE Baja 500, winner (class and overall).
* 1983 Barstow Desert Classic, and SCORE San Felipe 250 winner (class and overall).
* 1983 SCORE Class 1
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championship.
* 1984 SCORE Baja 500 and Frontier 500 (class and overall).
* 1984 2nd consecutive SCORE Class 1 championship.
* 1985 Frontier 500 2nd consecutive win (class and overall).
* 1986 Mint 400 winner (class and overall).
* 1987 Riverside Off-Road World Championships (short course) winner.
* 1988 Parker 400, Mint 400, Nevada 500 and consecutive Riverside Off-Road World Championships (short course) champion (class and overall).
* 1988 SCORE Class 7 championship.
* 1989 Barstow Fireworks 250 winner.
1990s
* 1990 Mid-Winter Championships, Phoenix World Championships, and the Parker 400 winner (class and overall).
* 1991 SCORE Baja 500, Parker 400, SCORE San Felipe 250, Nevada 500, and Gold Coast 300 winner.
* 1991 1st SCORE Baja 1000 win (class 8 and overall).
2000s
* 2000 SCORE Baja 500 and Parker 400 - winner (class and overall).
* 2002 SCORE Baja 500 - winner (class).
* 2005 SCORE Primm 300, BITD Terrible’s Town 250, SNORE Buffalo Bills 400, and BITD Nevada 1000 - winner (class and overall).
* 2006 BITD Vegas-to-Reno - winner (class and overall).
* 2006 SCORE Baja 500 - winner (class and overall).
* 2007 SCORE Baja 500 - winner (class and overall).
* 2008 SCORE Baja 1000 - 3rd overall with son, Chad Ragland
Chad Ragland (November 27, 1970 – January 24, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona) was an American winning race car driver and the son of legendary off-road racer Larry Ragland.
Chad first competed in the SCORE International off-road series in an unli ...
Norman Motorsports
In 2008 Ragland joined Larry Roeseler and Rhys Millen
Rhys Rodney Millen (born 6 September 1972) is a New Zealand-born racing driver.
Nephew of IMSA GTS driver Steve Millen, son of Rodney and older brother of Ryan, is one of the America's top competitors in drifting. Prior to that he was a to ...
on the Norman Motorsports team as co-driver of Trophy Truck #8.
Hall of Fame
In 2016, Ragland was inducted in the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Video Game Credits
Ragland was featured in the 2001 video game 'Larry Ragland's 4x4 Challenge
''Larry Ragland's 4x4 Challenge'' is a racing game
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Notes
External links
Norman Motorsports
Larry Ragland Google Videos
YouTube Team Videos
Facebook Team Page
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1943 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Irvine, California
Off-road racing drivers