Las Vegas, Nevada • January 19, 2009 – B.J. Baldwin, the Las Vegas, Nevada resident and reigning SCORE Trophy Truck Champion, agreed to terms with Travis Roffler, General Tire Marketing Director, to race on General Tires throughout the 2009 desert racing season. In an economic climate where sponsors have been pulling back ever so slightly with their 2009 marketing dollars, General Tire's maverick, Travis Roffler, continues to push General Tire brand towards the forefront.

In 2008, General Tire captured several victories among the truck racing divisions and now that GT has partnered with Ballastic BJ Baldwin, you can expect they'll be in the hunt for victories at the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

Ballistic BJ Baldwin is the reigning 2008 SCORE Trophy Truck Champion and he'll take the #1 Trophy Truck to this weekend's SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge on General Tire.

Baldwin won last year's SCORE Baja 500 and claimed the top spot in the 2008 SCORE Trophy Truck Overall Championship on the tough BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR 39" Racing Tire.

While the 39" inch General Tire is under development, B.J. Baldwin will run the 37" inch Grabber tire manufactured by General Tire. That same 37" inch Grabber tire has proven itself in the deserts of North America throughout the 2008 season, however Baldwin will be racing a smaller tire from what he recently won the SCORE Championship with.

Robbie Pierce and BJ Baldwin prepare in Jean, Nevada for the 2009 SCORE Season Opener - Laughlin Desert Challenge

LAUGHLIN, NV • January 19, 2009 – B.J. Baldwin, the 29-year-old Las Vegan, returns to the banks of the Colorado River this week to where his burgeoning desert-racing career got a tremendous jump start as he leads a talented field of 22 SCORE Trophy-Trucks entered in this week’s 15th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.

For the 15th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico and Germany are gathering this week in Laughlin, Nev., the desert resort town near the shores of the Colorado River, for the popular SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.

The first major motorsports event of the year will be held Thursday through Sunday, launching the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series, the World's Foremost Desert Racing Series. The race itself is split into two parts, with the first half on Saturday and the concluding half on Sunday. The start/finish line is in the Laughlin Events Park at Edison Drive and Bruce Woodbury Way.

Los Angeles, California • January 12, 2009 – Dale Ebberts, B.J. Baldwin and Pat Dean have won the overall title in this race five of the last six years and they will be joined this year by many of the top desert racers in the world at next week’s season-opening 15th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge.

For the 15th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico and Germany will gather in Laughlin, Nev., the desert resort town near the shores of the Colorado River, for the popular SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. The first major motorsports event of the year will be held next Thursday through Sunday, launching the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series, the World's Foremost Desert Racing Series.