2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

JUNE 9TH, 2021

AT THE WORLD OF CONCRETE

David Chavez Wins Second World Champion Title

2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Champion David Chavez

Darian Douthit Repeats as SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN

Official 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship Results

PLACE	MASON	TENDER	COMPANY	CITY	RESULT
1ST PLACE	DAVID CHAVEZ	GUADALUPE HERNANDEZ	RANCH MASONRY	HOUSTON, TX	678 BRICK
SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN	DARIAN DOUTHIT	NIGEL DELMEZ	PROVIDENCE MASONRY	MIAMI, OK	545 BRICK
2ND PLACE	BRIAN TUTTLE	SCOTT TUTTLE	QUIK TROWEL MASONRY	CLEARFIELD, UT	618 BRICK
3RD PLACE	MARTY MARRS	TONY SAVANT	MARRS MASONRY	TERRE HAUTE, IN	615 BRICK
TOUGHEST TENDER	N/A	STEVE BRASWELL	JOHN SMITH MASONRY	ST. LOUIS, MO	TIME: 14:49

2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship Photo Gallery

Steve Braswell wins SPEC MIX TOUGHEST TENDER

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World of Concrete Arena

Adolfo Gonzales Jr - Mario Landeros' tender

Guadalupe Hernandez getting the stall put together

Steve Braswell gearing up for the big game

Johnny Langeraap during the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Fred Campbell working to defend his title

Esteban Cabral working hard during the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Carlos Hernandez at the beginning of the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 competition

Brian Tuttle reaching for a Belden brick

Darian Douthit going strong at what he does best

Jacob Ramirez keeping the sun off his neck

Juan Cabral placing the first brick of his third row

Brian Wade scraping SPEC MIX mortar off the wall

Johnny Langeraap with a Belden brick, SPEC MIX Mortar, and MARHSHALLTOWN trowel

Mario Landeros focused on mortar and brick

Juan Cabral at the World of Concrete convention in Las Vegas

David Puga competing for the World Champion title

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Arena in Las Vegas

Marty Marrs working to win the World Championship

Carlos Hernandez holding some SPEC MIX mortar on his MARSHALLTOWN trowel

Carlos Hernandez keeping up speed and getting through the competition

Darian Douthit giving it his all to defend his title

David Puga making sure the brick is in the perfect position on his wall

Esteban Cabral trying to avoid getting sunburned while working his wall

Carlos Hernandez laying SPEC MIX mortar without letting the sun dry it up

Zac Guire using all his skills to compete for the title of World's Best Bricklayer

Jacob Ramirez working hard to win the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 at the World of Concrete

Jacob Ramirez laying brick on his wall with the Las Vegas sun beating down on him

David Puga working hard in the Las Vegas sun

David Chavez 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 WORLD CHAMPION

Johnny Langeraap laying a course of brick at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Javier Chacon giving it his all to win the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Emilio Dibra spreading SPEC MIX mortar on his wall at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Emilio Dibra fights through the heat to compete in the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Marty Marrs laying a course of brick at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Brian Tuttle laying brick at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Brian Tuttle setting a Belden Brick on top of SPEC MIX Type S preblended mortar during the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Jason Boll is looking for the right amount of SPEC MIX preblended mortar to lay his Belden Brick during the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Juan Cabral is speeding to the end of his 26 foot long brick wall so he can continue laying more SPEC MIX preblended mortar in the bricklaying competition

David Kelly from North Carolina is trying to become the World's Best Bricklayer

Brian Wade using a Marshalltown trowel to spread clip a head joint during the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

David Chavez laying his winning wall using SPEC MIX Type S preblended mortar

Fred Campbell concentrating on using the right amount of SPEC MIX preblended mortar to win the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Fred Campbell, former world champion, spreading SPEC MIX type S mortar on his brick wall

Esteban Cabral setting his lines with SPEC MIX line blocks at the bricklaying world championship

Manuel Hernandez using SPEC MIX preblended mortar in the bricklaying world championship

Carlos Hernandez laying brick at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

David Kelly at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Judging the walls at the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

JR. SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Competitors being interviewed

Mason Darian Douthit winning the TOP CRAFTSMAN Award

Stage Shot at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

James Adams with STIHL poses with the Champs

David Chavez posing with Ford Truck at the 2021 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500

Who is the World’s Best Bricklayer? David Chavez

Las Vegas, NV – He laid 678 in only one hour! Mason David Chavez and mason tender Guadalupe Hernandez with Ranch Masonry in Houston, TX teamed up to earn the title, “World’s Best Bricklayer.” This is the second time Chavez has earned the World Champion title, winning it all in 2018. The recognition comes after winning the most exciting contest in masonry, the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500®. 20 of the best masons and tenders in the world came together at the World of Concrete expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center to test their skill, speed and stamina by battling to determine who can build the largest and best 26-foot-long brick wall, with the least amount of errors, in one hour. The event headlined the first convention of its size to be held in Las Vegas since efforts to combat the pandemic caused a national shutdown.

It was an action-packed competition featuring some of the most decorated craftsmen in North America. Not even temperatures in the 90’s could slow down Chavez, as he earned the keys to a new Ford F250 4×4 Super Duty Truck, $5,000 in cash, a Multiquip Essick Pro12 Mortar Mixer and other great prizes.

Chavez felt confident coming into the event, saying, “I feel happy and I want to say thank you to Ranch Masonry for supporting me. I’m ready to get to work preparing for next year.“

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship title wasn’t the only prestigious award handed out during the event. For the third year in a row, mason Darian Douthit and mason tender Nigel Delmez won the SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN, which goes to the team with the “most sellable” wall, as determined by a panel of judges. For his precision, Douthit is taking home a new Kubota RTV-X1140, $5,000 in cash, an Essick Pro12 Mortar Mixer along with additional sponsorship prizes.

Douthit said, “I’m feeling really great. When you are going up against the best, you never know what is going to happen. Winning the SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN was my goal, and I’m happy for the chance to return again next year to defend the title.’

With over $125,000 in cash and prizes to be earned, masons from across North America were invited to Las Vegas to compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 after winning a regional series qualifying event. 16 regional series competitions were held in 2020, shy of the typical 24, due to local restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Along with two returning automatic qualifiers (World Champion and SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN) and four Wild Card qualifiers, 20 total masons lined the arena in Las Vegas for one of the most exciting and anticipated events in the world of masonry. Before the competition, two mason and tender teams were forced to withdrawal.

With workforce development being the primary battle cry for the skilled trades, the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 is a tool designed to create interest from a new generation of masons in the rewards and opportunity possible in masonry and construction.