Born in 1949 in Reno, Clark started his 41st year this year working in Media Operations with SCORE.
Reflecting on his 40-plus years with SCORE, and nearly 60 years working special events, Clark, who just turned 75, commented, “What a truly amazing life and career I have had in sports journalism and sports media relations and SCORE has been the biggest part of it with over four decades of doing what I have been blessed to do since I started out as the Sports Editor of both my high school newspaper, high school yearbook in the 1960s, and my college yearbook in the early 1970s.”
“Like most boys in Southern Nevada at the time, I grew up playing and enjoying ‘stick and ball’ sports, but I was able to transfer the skills that I learned in journalism and sports marketing to relate in the world of motorsports, even though I can barely change a tire, let alone tell anyone what’s under the hood of the vehicle. I have worked with SCORE for more years than any of the other exciting events that I have been fortunate to be a part of for my awesome career. It’s time to hang up ‘the keyboard’ and relax with my family for the final years of my journey. It truly has been a wonderful life.
SCORE said “Dominic has been a huge part of SCORE for a very long time and we appreciate all of the passion, professionalism and insight he has given to us for all of these years,” reflected Abelardo Grijalva, President/Race Director of SCORE International. “I have only worked with him directly for the last 10 years, but I was a racer before that when Sal Fish owned SCORE and Dominic was always a very large part of whatever SCORE was doing during that time as well. To say that his contributions to SCORE will be missed is a huge understatement and all of us wish him nothing but the best in the years ahead. We also want everyone to know that his wisdom and insight into our operation will always be very welcome.”
Motorsports
Among his numerous special events were both the 1991 and 1993 Miss Universe pageants held in Las Vegas, a decade with the Las Vegas Bowl college football game, 17 years with the United States National Wrestling Championships, three years with the United States National Table Tennis Championships, one year with the U.S. Cycling Federation Olympic Trials, one year with the U.S. Olympic Trials for Karate, Judo and Taekwondo, one year with the U.S. Firefighters National Championship, and one year with the U.S. Triathlon Series National Championship.
Clark also was the local media director and published both the event souvenir program for the 1991 and 1993 Miss Universe Pageant.
Under the direction of founder Larry McKay, Clark was also the Media Director for 17 of the 25 years of the Las Vegas Holiday Prep Classic boy's high school in-season basketball tournament that saw as many as 100 teams. He was also the Media Director for two Boy's high school summer basketball tournaments
Clark is one of only five people to be recognized with the SCORE Legacy Award, joining Jerry Herbst, Rod Hall, Oscar Kawanishi, and Sal Fish.
After the 2023 season, Clark was honored with a special SCORE Lifetime Achievement award.
“Like most boys in Southern Nevada at the time, I grew up playing and enjoying ‘stick and ball’ sports, but I was able to transfer the skills that I learned in journalism and sports marketing to relate in the world of motorsports, even though I can barely change a tire, let alone tell anyone what’s under the hood of the vehicle. I have worked with SCORE for more years than any of the other exciting events that I have been fortunate to be a part of for my awesome career. It’s time to hang up ‘the keyboard’ and relax with my family for the final years of my journey. It truly has been a wonderful life.
SCORE said “Dominic has been a huge part of SCORE for a very long time and we appreciate all of the passion, professionalism and insight he has given to us for all of these years,” reflected Abelardo Grijalva, President/Race Director of SCORE International. “I have only worked with him directly for the last 10 years, but I was a racer before that when Sal Fish owned SCORE and Dominic was always a very large part of whatever SCORE was doing during that time as well. To say that his contributions to SCORE will be missed is a huge understatement and all of us wish him nothing but the best in the years ahead. We also want everyone to know that his wisdom and insight into our operation will always be very welcome.”
Motorsports
Clark was introduced to motorsports and in particular desert racing through the original Mint 400 desert race in Las Vegas and his motorsports consulting career was launched from there.
While Clark worked continuously for over four decades with SCORE, he also had great experiences working with:
- the old High Desert Racing Association (HDRA) in Las Vegas,
- the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Gran Prix stadium series,
- Roger Mears Racing in the desert, stadium racing and the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb,
- Rod Millen Racing at Pike’s Peak,
- media operations, advertising and sponsorships for the old Las Vegas Speedway Park,
- Gloy/Rahal Racing media relations with the NASCAR Truck Series,
- and with Unlimited Hydroplane racing media operations at Lake Mead in Las Vegas and Mission Bay in San Diego.”
SCORE will retain Clark as a consultant at least through Dec. 31, 2024 as the SCORE Historian, maintaining all the SCORE race results and other statistical data related to the races and to the series as he has for the past 40-plus years.
Background
Clark moved to Las Vegas in 1959 with his family, and began his journalism career working on the school newspaper and school yearbook. He attended college on a scholarship from the Las Vegas Press Club, attending UNLV and the University of Nevada in Reno, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 1971.
Clark was the Sports Information Director at the Wolf Pack for two years while completing work on his journalism bachelor's degree. At UNLV, he was also sports editor of the Rebel Yell student newspaper as well as the sports editor of the UNLV student yearbook. After graduating from Nevada, he accepted a position as the Prep Sports Editor at the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.
Clark left the R-J after six months to accept a position as Sports Information Director in the Athletics Department at UNLV, where he remained for 10 years, then became a partner in TUCA Productions sports marketing firm in Las Vegas where he stayed for another 10 years before leaving in 1991 to start his own sports marketing company in Las Vegas that he named Image Media.
SCORE will retain Clark as a consultant at least through Dec. 31, 2024 as the SCORE Historian, maintaining all the SCORE race results and other statistical data related to the races and to the series as he has for the past 40-plus years.
Background
Clark moved to Las Vegas in 1959 with his family, and began his journalism career working on the school newspaper and school yearbook. He attended college on a scholarship from the Las Vegas Press Club, attending UNLV and the University of Nevada in Reno, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 1971.
Clark was the Sports Information Director at the Wolf Pack for two years while completing work on his journalism bachelor's degree. At UNLV, he was also sports editor of the Rebel Yell student newspaper as well as the sports editor of the UNLV student yearbook. After graduating from Nevada, he accepted a position as the Prep Sports Editor at the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.
Clark left the R-J after six months to accept a position as Sports Information Director in the Athletics Department at UNLV, where he remained for 10 years, then became a partner in TUCA Productions sports marketing firm in Las Vegas where he stayed for another 10 years before leaving in 1991 to start his own sports marketing company in Las Vegas that he named Image Media.
While at UNLV, Clark was also the ghost-writer for legendary basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian’s weekly column in the Las Vegas Sun newspaper and after leaving UNLV, Clark wrote a weekly running column called ‘Strides’ than ran for over five years in the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper. He also coined the nickname of the UNLV basketball team still used today ‘Runnin’ Rebels’.
When he first left UNLV he published a coffee-table book entitled ‘Dynasty In The Desert’ celebrating the first 25 years of Runnin’ Rebel basketball and the opening of the iconic Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. He also was the host of a weekly Sports Talk Radio Show in Las Vegas for over a year called ‘Landmark Sports Tower Review’
The Olympics and more
With a two-decade mentorship from a media operations guru, Clark worked media relations for the Coors Brewing Company rodeo program that included 17 years at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
Then in 1995 was introduced to the world of professional beach volleyball, a relationship that lasted over two decades as a Media Operations Delegate for the Federation Internationale de Volleyball that included working both the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Clark also worked for several years on the media operations team for the Wooden Legacy College basketball tournament, as well as a decade on the the Armed Forces Bowl and the First Responders Bowl college football bowl game
When he first left UNLV he published a coffee-table book entitled ‘Dynasty In The Desert’ celebrating the first 25 years of Runnin’ Rebel basketball and the opening of the iconic Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. He also was the host of a weekly Sports Talk Radio Show in Las Vegas for over a year called ‘Landmark Sports Tower Review’
The Olympics and more
With a two-decade mentorship from a media operations guru, Clark worked media relations for the Coors Brewing Company rodeo program that included 17 years at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
Then in 1995 was introduced to the world of professional beach volleyball, a relationship that lasted over two decades as a Media Operations Delegate for the Federation Internationale de Volleyball that included working both the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Clark also worked for several years on the media operations team for the Wooden Legacy College basketball tournament, as well as a decade on the the Armed Forces Bowl and the First Responders Bowl college football bowl game
Among his numerous special events were both the 1991 and 1993 Miss Universe pageants held in Las Vegas, a decade with the Las Vegas Bowl college football game, 17 years with the United States National Wrestling Championships, three years with the United States National Table Tennis Championships, one year with the U.S. Cycling Federation Olympic Trials, one year with the U.S. Olympic Trials for Karate, Judo and Taekwondo, one year with the U.S. Firefighters National Championship, and one year with the U.S. Triathlon Series National Championship.
Clark also was the local media director and published both the event souvenir program for the 1991 and 1993 Miss Universe Pageant.
Under the direction of founder Larry McKay, Clark was also the Media Director for 17 of the 25 years of the Las Vegas Holiday Prep Classic boy's high school in-season basketball tournament that saw as many as 100 teams. He was also the Media Director for two Boy's high school summer basketball tournaments
Clark is one of only five people to be recognized with the SCORE Legacy Award, joining Jerry Herbst, Rod Hall, Oscar Kawanishi, and Sal Fish.
After the 2023 season, Clark was honored with a special SCORE Lifetime Achievement award.
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