Las Vegas Events announced today that the famous SCORE Las Vegas Cup IV scheduled for July 18^th and 19^th at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been cancelled. SCORE hasn’t released any official statements regarding the event’s cancellation, however, several sources have mentioned that a lack of entries for the non-points paying race as a possible cause.

“The SCORE Las Vegas Cup has been one of the most important Las Vegas summer events. Unfortunately, we could not deliver a race experience this year that SCORE fans have become accustomed to and expect. In the future, we will continue to support SCORE desert racing” said Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events.

Las Vegas Events will refund everyone who has purchased tickets for this event. SCORE International, was founded in 1973 and it’s currently based in Los Angeles. SCORE is the world’s leading desert racing organization and produces other races including the annual SCOREDesert Series, which features three races in Baja Mexico and three in Southern Nevada.

Other races such as the SCORELaughlinDesert Challenge and SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 are also sponsored by Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Las Vegas Events, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization created in 1981 as a special events agency for the city of Las Vegas.

The 2008 SCOREDesert Series will continue with the 13^th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 Desert Race, scheduled on September 5^th and September 6^th in Primm, Nevada.

“It is very disappointing for SCORE to see this exciting event being cancelled, but circumstances beyond our control significantly dictated the outcome. We want to thank Las Vegas Events for their commitment and support, as well as those racers who had signed up and were ready to participate. Unfortunately, there were not enough entries." said Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO.