Jesse Jones goes against the Nevada desert at the 2013 Mint 400

Grueling and tough would be good words to use to describe off road racing. Using them to describe the 2013 General Tire Mint 400 Presented by Polaris though, would be an understatement. The Mint 400 started in 1967 to help promote the Downtown Vegas casino. The popularity of the race grew quickly, but after 20 years of racing, The Mint, raced its last race in 1988. Fast forward to 2008 when the race and its events were reintroduced and now to 2013 where Best In The Desert and Mad Media have made this race