FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Bronco Wins Third Straight at King of the Hammers

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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Bronco Wins Third Straight at King of the Hammers

Feb 05, 2024

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Bailey Cole gave Bronco its third straight season of 1-2 finishes in the Every Man Challenge and Ryan Blaney led four Ford drivers in the top 10 in the NASCAR Cup Series Clash at the Coliseum.

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Bailey Cole started second in the T4 Desert Stock class race of the Ultra4 USA King of the Hammers Desert Challenge, 82nd overall in a field of 135 competitors.
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Cole battled through high levels of attrition in the Ultra4 USA King of the Hammers Every Man Challenge to win his first 4600 class event win in Bronco.
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Bronco has won the last three King of the Hammers 4600 races since its initial debut in 2022.
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Loren Healy, partnered with Vaughn Gittin Jr., qualified second and finished second, marking the third straight season Bronco has finished in the top two spots.
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Brad Lovell, who experienced early struggles and was unable to finish the race, was named pole-sitter for a third straight season.
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Ford Performance enjoyed a record six Broncos in the field, one better than 2023.
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Vaughn Gittin Jr. powered through an early hiccup at Turkey Claw to lead Bronco to a sixth-place finish in the Ultra4 USA King of the Hammers Race of Kings with a time of 7:27:16.4.
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Healy overcame an early steering issue by making a thrilling late pass for the lead; however, he experienced mechanical issues which limited him to a 99.1% course completion.
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Two Broncos qualified in the top 10: Healy and Jason Scherer, qualifying Bronco third and fifth, respectively.
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Ryan Blaney started at the back of the 23-car field, but still led Ford with a third-place finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Clash at the Coliseum, as four Ford drivers ended up in the top 10.
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Joey Logano finished fourth with Chase Briscoe seventh and Brad Keselowski eighth.
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Logano led the first two laps and held the top spot at the halfway point, as the all-new NASCAR Mustang Dark Horse made its competitive debut.
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NASCAR decided to run the race one night early due to a multi-day rain event that was scheduled to hit the Los Angeles area.

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