Ryan Arciero could’ve made history by going for a record fifth Vegas to Reno, but four in a row seems to be enough for him. On Wednesday, he revealed he opted to withdraw from the 2025 edition because he felt he’s done everything he could’ve wanted at the V2R so he’d like to prioritize other events.

Arciero has dominated the Vegas to Reno with his #32 truck since the turn of the decade. After retiring from the 2020 race, he’s put on a clinic by winning in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. His four victories are tied with Jason Voss—the winner in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017—for the most in V2R history.

Last year’s race saw him chase down pole-sitter Nic Whetstone for much of the event. Whetstone suffered a flat tire with about 128 miles to go, which Arciero capitalized on to win by 11 minutes.

He posted the following on social media:

A couple weeks ago I made the decision to withdrawal from this years #vegastoreno and trying to go for #5 overall wins in a row. I feel we have accomplished all we have set out to do with this incredible race and want to move our focus onto other races. Fingers crossed we can end this year on a high! Thank you to all who have and continue to support us. Good luck to everyone especially all our @1nineindustries customers. I will be watching and hoping for a safe race for all.

With the V2R behind him, he’ll now turn his attention to other desert races like the Baja 1000, Toyo Tires Desert Challenge, and especially the Mint 400.

The inaugural Baja 400 winner in 2019, Arciero typically doesn’t enter SCORE races under his own name and instead does so as a teammate to those like Cameron Steele and Tim Herbst. Arciero and Herbst finished third in Trophy Truck 2WD at the San Felipe 250 in April.

The 2025 Toyo Tires Desert Challenge, part of King of the Hammers in February, didn’t go Arciero’s way as he failed to start.

Ultimately, however, the Mint 400 is the big one that’s eluded him and in the cruelest ways possible. Arciero has been a perennial contender every year as of late only for disaster to strike. His truck lost power while leading the 2022 race, then he bowed out in 2023 with a broken U-joint. 2024 was even more of a gut punch as the alternator went out as he led, fought his way back up to second, then retired anyway with a broken driveline. The latest Mint in March saw him take the lead from Whetstone early on until he suffered a flat followed by a broken right rear axle.

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