LIVE BLOG: 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Sunday marks the 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Brought to you by Gran Turismo, the Race to the Clouds consists of individual automobile races to the summit of Pikes Peak, America's mountain.
This page will be updated with notable results, unofficial times, news, and any record-breaking run up the mountain. To listen to our full, live coverage of the race by KRDO Radio, click here.
There are 71 races across six divisions.
The race is set to begin at 7:30 a.m.
For the official 2022 Race Day Run Order, click here.
Good Morning Fans and Racers! Thank you for joining us for the 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, brought to you by @GranTurismo.
— Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (@PPIHC) June 26, 2022
3:11 p.m. That's a wrap on the 100th running of the Race to the Clouds! Sunday's race was more of a "race in the clouds" with low visibility and dreary conditions. For a closer look at the unofficial times, click here.
3:09 p.m. Spencer Steele reaches the summit at an unofficial time of 12:06:067.
3:06 p.m. Ralph Murdock, the oldest competitor in this year's Hill Climb, reaches the summit at an unofficial time of 13:18:135
3:02 p.m. Our final competitor of the day, Cole Powelson, has taken off from the starting line. A young child was able to wave the flag.
2:58 p.m. David Schmidt reaches the summit at an unofficial time of 13:57:459.
2:52 p.m. Takashi Oi reaches the summit at an unofficial time of 13:37:568.
2:49 p.m. After a brief delay, Trevor Aweida finishes with an unofficial time of 11:51:202.
2:33 p.m. The race is back on, two drivers went off the road. However, they are both safe. Trevor Aweida returned back to the start and then got to begin again.
2:29 p.m. We're under another red flag. Safety crews are on the move to find Rodney O'Maley, #65, to see what's causing the delay.
2:17 p.m. Chris Becker, whose own vehicle was not ready for race day and was assisted by other racers to receive his dream car, finishes the run with a time of 12:45:378.
2:15 p.m. The race is back on.
2:11 p.m. We're at a red-flag stop.
2:10 p.m. Kash Singh reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 13:12:085.
2:05 p.m. Philippe Marion reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 12:53:468.
1:59 p.m. Raymund Guerrero reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 13:07:285.
1:53 p.m. Jeff Denmeade finishes his race to the summit at an unofficial time of 12:03:002.
1:47 p.m. Jonathan Newcombe reaches the summit at an unofficial time of 12:08:124.
1:44 p.m. As we move to the slower times, officials are spacing out the races a little more.
1:43 p.m. Chris Strauch reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 12:05:401.
1:37 p.m. David Meyer reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 12:01:831.
1:36 p.m. After a delay, Steve Goeglein completes with an unofficial run time of 13:55:869.
1:26 p.m. After delays, Chris Rimmer makes it to the summit with an unofficial time of 11:39:106.
1:19 p.m. The race is back on.
1:16 p.m. We're waiting on a restart for Steve Goeglein, who's been sitting at the start for a while due to the delays up the mountain. Based in Falcon, this is his 32nd race.
1:15 p.m. Once the race resumes, we're down to around a dozen of racers.
1:13 p.m. Safety truck has returned back to 16 Mile. Per officials, Matus Huska pulled off to the side of the course, forcing another vehicle to be red-flagged.
1:10 p.m. A safety truck has gone down the mountain from 16 Mile, potentially related to Matus Huska, #212 in the Time Attack Division, who was seen lower down but never made his way through 16 Mile.
1:08 p.m. David Hackl reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:44:109
1:07 p.m. Brief pause for Chris Rimmer, in the Time Attack Division, unsure of what's causing the current delay.
12:58 p.m. Dan Aweida makes it to the summit with an unofficial time of 12:14:722.
12:52 p.m. Rod Millen, the second-half of a father-son duo completes with an unofficial time of 11:06:152. The KRDO crew at the summit captured the moment when Rhys welcomed his father, Rod, to the top of America's Mountain. They are currently in 6th and 8th place.
12:50 p.m. Ralf Christensson reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 12:02:636.
12:43 p.m. Justin Lumbard reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:31:123.
12:39 p.m. Andy Kingsley reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:45:873.
12:34 p.m. Kathy Mead, the third woman to complete in the climb today, finishes her race to the top of America's Mountain with an unofficial time of 12:55:764.
12:27 p.m. Steve Zimmer completes the race to the summit with an unofficial time of 11:26:423.
12:24 p.m. Henry Hill reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:36:502.
12:21 p.m. Scott Crouch makes his way to the top of America's Mountain with an unofficial time of 11:39:891.
12:15 p.m. A look at the summit with KRDO's Bart Bedsole. Cold, cold, and cold.
Pretty normal day at the office. #HillClimbLife #PPIHC pic.twitter.com/UAPJCsnFaF
— Bart Bedsole KRDO (@BartKRDO) June 26, 2022
12:13 p.m. Sead Causevic completes with an unofficial time of 11:23:734.
12:10 p.m. Robb Holland completes with an unofficial time of 11:48:252.
12:05 p.m. Laura Hayes, one of three women to compete in the climb, finishes her race to the summit with an unofficial time of 12:07:951.
12:04 p.m. We are more than halfway through the 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Our team at the summit describes the conditions as blizzard-like. Visibility conditions are poor. While there may be pockets of the sun along the summit, overall it's a dreary, rainy, and foggy day.
11:51 a.m. Paul Dallenbach makes his way to the top with an unofficial time of 11:06:387.
11:46 a.m. Derek Boyd reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 10:43:511.
11:42 a.m. Tim Hardy reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:09:400.
11:36 a.m. Gustav Tundh reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:29:262.
11:31 a.m. Jeff Zwart finishes with an unofficial time of 10:58:928
11:28 a.m. Layne Schranz reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:15:784
11:23 a.m. Don Wickstrum manages to reach the summit after a brief pause to racing with an unofficial time of 12:09:972
11:11 a.m. Racing is back on! Drivers are back on their journeys to the summit. However, our crew at 16 Miles in the Devil's Playground area reports the conditions haven't gotten better, they've only gotten worse.
10:50 a.m. We're experiencing "red flag" conditions. The races have been paused at this time. Our crew at 16 Miles has seen two safety trucks go up the summit.
10:40 a.m. Dan Novembre makes his way to the peak with an unofficial time of 11:20:855.
10:36 a.m. Paul Gerrard returns to the mountain with an unofficial time of 12:12:994.
10:34 a.m. Tommy Boileau reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:11:467.
10:27 a.m. David Donohue completes his race to the summit with an unofficial time of 10:35:830.
10:23 a.m. James Clay reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:09:246.
10:16 a.m. One half of a father-son team, Rhys Millen reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 10:52:664.
10:14 a.m. Codie Vahsholtz completes his decade mark on the mountain with an unofficial time of 10:38:259.
10:08 a.m. Robin Shute climbs to the finish with an unofficial time of 10:09:525
9:53 a.m. With Cam Ingram reaching the summit, the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy Division is complete. Racers from the remaining divisions will run from fastest to slowest based on qualifying times. George Hess III didn't complete the race, he, unfortunately, hit a wall during his race to the summit. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.
9:51 a.m. Cam Ingram reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:22:691
9:43 a.m. Loni Unser, a fourth-generation Unser and racer, completes a race to the summit with the unofficial time of 12:55:774.
9:36 a.m. Gilles Nadeau completes the race with an unofficial time of 13:03:389.
9:36 a.m. Jonny Lieberman finishes with an unofficial time of 13:33:968.
9:24 a.m. Charles Wirken, the oldest driver in the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy Division, drives an unofficial time of 13:58:826.
9:18 a.m. We've finished the Exhibition class with the unofficial winner David Donner. There are six racers in this division.
9:17 a.m. David Donner crosses the finish line with an unofficial time of 10:34:053.
9:13 a.m. Randy Pobst finished his run with an unofficial time of 11:24:604.
Happy Birthday to 2021 Exhibition champion, @RandyPobst! What better way to celebrate your birthday than racing up Pikes Peak?
— Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (@PPIHC) June 26, 2022
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📸 Louis Yio#PPIHC #HappyBirthday #RandyPobst #Tesla #ModelSPlaid pic.twitter.com/s9Adwb9HOk
9:06 a.m. We move onto the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy by Yokohama division with Charles "Chas" Wirken. In this division, drivers are all racing the same vehicles. This is also the last group where it will run slowest to fastest.
9:06 a.m. Nick Robinson reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:14:683.
9:03 a.m. Daijiro Yoshihara reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 11:06.205.
8:57 a.m. Gregoire Blachon reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 12:33:647.
8:51 a.m. Kevin Wesley's unofficial time to reach the summit is 11:50:848.
8:42 a.m. Robert Prilika reaches the summit with an unofficial time of 13:37:383.
8:40 a.m. Paul Hubers reaches the summit with an official time of 13:06:931.
8:18 a.m. Scott Birdsall holds the current diesel-powered record of 11:24:065 in his classic Ford F1. Sunday, he crossed the finish line with the unofficial time of 14:34:897.
8:11 a.m. Aaron Kaufman notches an unofficial time of 14:05:792.
8:05 a.m. Jess Neal completes an unofficial time of 15:36:860.
7:57 a.m. Levi Shirley makes his way to the summit of Pikes Peak at an unofficial time of 13:44:532.
7:51 a.m. Blake Fuller makes it to the finish line with an unofficial time of 12:09:362.
7:38 a.m. Green flag down and the first driver of the Exhibition division begins. The race begins with the first driver, Blake Fuller.
