Miles driven: 1,296. Hours to complete: 42. Amount of sleep: 0.

The 40th Annual Baja 1000 is over. And it was tougher than ever: A grueling course that began in Ensenada, Mexico and ended an exhausting 1,296 miles later in Cabo San Lucas. Dan Fresh piloted the same Mitsubishi Raider truck that scored a narrow (33 second) class victory in the 2006 race.

Mitsubishi Motors wants to congratulate Dan Fresh and his team for completing this arduous off-road race in an impressive 41 hours and 48 minutes. Dan was the only solo driver during this race. Said Fresh, "We really focused on improving the suspension performance to improve speed over some of the rougher terrain, and to be able to use larger tires than last year. This will help us move better through some of the ruts that weather and the Trophy class trucks will have carved."

As a testament to the Raider's toughness, the only major service required throughout the two days was changing out a ball joint. And that was just as a precaution.

Below are some of the changes that were made to the Mitsubishi Raider truck that ran this year's Baja 1000.

2007 Baja Raider Modifications

• Custom 1" body lift
• Full custom roll cage including engine, bed and cab
• 35" Yokohama racing tires
• ATX Racing Rims
• 2 Setrab Trans Coolers
• 32 Gallon Fuel Safe Fuel Cell
• Custom Fuel System
• Custom Front Bumper
• 7 Vision X 8500 HIDs
• Custom Center Consol
• Mastercraft 3G Racing Seats
• Mastercraft 5 Point Racing Harnesses
• Kenwood 150 watt race radio
• Lowrance 480c Baja GPS unit
• 4ch DVR with 4 CCV Cameras
• 2 red top Optima batteries
• Mastercraft window nets
• Magnaflow custom exhaust system
• K&N air intake system
• 2 Hella rear dust lights
• Craftsman jack with custom skid plate
• Rear Suspension:
  • King 3" Triple By-Pass Racing Shocks
  • Deaver Racing Leaf Springs
  • Mastercraft limit straps

2007 Stock Mini Truck class results:

1. Rod Hall (USA), Hummer H3, 40:04:30. (32.349 mph race avg.)
2. Ryan Millen (USA), Toyota FJ Cruiser, 40:15:42. (32.199 mph race avg.)
3. Dan Fresh (USA), Mitsubishi Raider, 41:48:31. (31.007 mph race avg.)
4. Gavin Skilton (USA), Honda Ridgeline, 46:12:51. (28.051 mph race avg.)