ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico (June 3, 2023)—‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’ in 2023, Las Vegas’ super star desert racer Bryce Menzies returned to the winner’s circle June 3-in his favorite desert race, the BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 500 over a field of 240 starters in his Menzies Motorsports All-Wheel Drive No. 7 Ford Raptor built by Mason Motorsports.
Menzies overcame the rugged, dusty, silt-laced, rock-strewn, 473.67-mile race course over part of the Mexican State of Baja California as well as his crusty competitors in a penalty-free time of nine hours, three minutes, and 38 seconds with an average speed of 51.99 miles per hour.
DIRT FAX
Round 2 of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship was held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Ensenada, ‘The Off-Road Racing Capital of the World,’ is located 80 miles South of the U.S. Border near San Diego. Saturday was the inaugural official ‘SCORE International Day’ in Ensenada.
With 240 starters from 26 U.S. States and 11 countries, 45 competition classes were offered for Pro and Sportsman cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads.
PODIUM FINISHERS
Lining up behind the masterful Menzies on the overall podium for this year’s race were Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas with a penalty-free time of 9:13:22 as alternate driver for Dallas Luttrell, Las Vegas in the No. 87 Mason-built Chevy Silverado also in SCORE Trophy Truck while finishing an amazing overall third overall and capturing his Trophy Truck Spec class in the highest overall finish in SCORE history in his class was Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif., with a corrected time of 9:33:37.
MENZIES MASTERY
Starting in third position after SCORE San Felipe 250 winner Luke McMillin and hometown favorite Alan Ampudia.
Menzies passed Ampudia who was having issues that eventually put him out of the race, then gradually worked his way around defending SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy Truck point champion ‘The Luke’ McMillin.
After pushing his truck to catch up with McMillin who appeared to be slowing down, Menzies got by McMillin and had clean air as he ‘cruised’ through the bombastic Baja terrain to earn his ninth career SCORE Trophy race win and his fourth overall and SCORE Trophy Truck victory in the SCORE Baja 500.
While Ampudia had an unfortunate DNF in the race, ‘The Luke’ battled back after down time dropped him out of the top 10 and ending finishing sixth overall and fourth in the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck.
MENZIES NUMBERS
Menzies, 35, first won in the SCORE Baja 500 during his rookie SCORE racing season in 2011, following that up with victories in 2012 and 2014 before his fourth race win in 2023.
Menzies ninth career SCORE Trophy Truck race victory ties him with the legendary Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart and the team of David Ashley/Dan Smith in sixth place on the all-time SCORE Trophy Truck race win list. SCORE Trophy Truck is the marquee racing division for high-tech, 1000-horsepower custom trucks.
MORE DIRT TRAX
The 240 total entries included racers representing 26 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, and 11 countries. The countries with at least one racer so far are United States, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, and Peru.
The rugged race course closed in the elapsed-time race early Sunday morning. Following complete data tracking review, later Sunday morning the results were made official by SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva.
Of the 240 starters, there were 175 official finishers for a finishing rate on the technically challenging course of a superlative 72.92 percent. The percentage of finishers is a clear example of the tenacity of the racer to make it to the finish line in the grueling challenge as well as a tribute to the remarkable improvement of the vehicles over the years.
The 175 finishers are the 10th-most in the storied history of this iconic race.
MENZIES’ MEMO
Obviously elated with his journey bouncing around beautiful Baja, Menzies commented in post-race interview before literally hundreds of adoring SCORE Baja racing fans, “The race started out pretty good and then I earned myself a flat. It set ourselves back a little and then we had to put a little charge on, which was fun at the beginning. We caught back up to Alan (Ampudia, No. 10) and he had an issue, he was pulled over, and Luke (McMillin, No. 1) was about two and a half minutes ahead, so I knew I had a long way to catch him. I ran up in his dust up and over the Summit (race mile 100) and then he started to slow down a little bit, I think he had an issue. When I went to go around him, I clipped a rock and bent my steering, so it was off all day.”
“Once we got by him, we were very confident and we just put on a good charge and once we got Borrego (race mile 210) we heard we were about ten minutes ahead of everyone else, so I backed it off quite a bit going through San Felipe (race mile 240) because it was brutal there. When we got to Valle de la Trinidad (race mile 280) and made it to beach, it was super smooth. I took my eye off the ball for a second and clipped a massive rock. I thought I had broken something on the right rear, but fortunately it was just a rim and a tire. We got that back on and just cruised to the finish.”
“The coast section on the race course, I hadn’t done it since 2015, and it was one of the coolest sections in my life. We had some close calls here and there, but overall, it was an awesome day. Coming to the finish to win my fourth SCORE Baja 500 was really special. I was looking for redemption and I redeemed myself today. The SCORE Baja 500 is my favorite race.”
SALAS JR AGAIN
Winning the overall motorcycle for the second straight year and the first time as rider of record of his own race team was Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico) with another young gun Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif. The talented new duo covered the blistering course in a penalty-free 10:29:59, averaging 45.11 miles per hour on their hard-charging KTM 450XCF.
In one of the most competitive motorcycle battles in recent SCORE history, Salas Jr battled three other teams for the majority of the race, exchanging leads physically several times.
Another young gun racing for the first time in a SCORE race as ROR, finishing second was second-generation desert racer Connor Eddy, 17, Barstow, Calif., in a time of 10:38:13 on his Honda CRF450X.
Third place among the motorcycle competitors Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif., who won this year’s SCORE San Felipe 250. In this race he and his four-rider team finished 10:41:38.
Last year, Salas Jr was on the winning motorcycle team led by Bolivia’ Juan Carlos Salvatierra. Salvatierra and his five-rider team finished fourth on corrected time this year in 10:47:51 on his KTM 450SX-F.
MOTO CHAMPS REMARKS
In his first SCORE race as the rider of record with his own team, an emotional Salas Jr, expressed at the finish line, “It was a very good race. It took us a lot of time and effort to make it possible and this would never have been such a good race without the support of our incredible team and our amazing families. The race was awesome, full of competition.”
“We battled the 9x (Connor Eddy), 3x (Ciaran Naran) and 1x (Juan Carlos Salvatierra) until the very last mile and I want to give them props for a great race and for keeping it fun. We had a perfect bike the entire race, I bet it could still run another 500 miles if we had to. I have no complaints at all and am very happy about how it turned out.”
Another happy racer, Salas’ co-rider Clayton Roberts said at the finish, “It was a great day. Arturo and I did this race with just the two of us, so it was a lot of miles today. We rode hard, rode strong and it definitely felt good on the bike. Everything went as planned and it was a great day overall. We didn’t have any issues with the bike and we burned up that last tire pretty good, so we finished with not much of a real tire left, but it held strong for at least 300 miles.”
OVERALL TOTALS
SCORE Trophy Trucks have now won 26 overalls in the SCORE Baja 500 in the 30 years that the premier racing class has been part of this race. In this year’s race, SCORE Trophy Trucks captured the five of top 10 overall finishing positions.
KTM earned its second overall motorcycle win and second straight in this race.
Among the tire manufacturers, Toyo Tires has now won their fifth overall victory.
In the overall pro 4wheel vehicles, Ford has now earned 15 Overall wins and in overall engine wins, Ford now has 17 wins.
OVERALL UTV WINNER
Defeating 61 UTVs in five different classes and 20 in his own class alone, Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., was the Overall UTV and Pro UTV Open winner with a corrected time of 10:35:28 in his No. 1896 Polaris RZR Pro R. He averaged 44.03 mph and won the UTV Overall by nearly 15 minutes. Heger finished 10th in class in the SCORE San Felipe 250 in his first race with the new Polaris Factory Team.
The class win gives the new Polaris Factory Team two straight wins in the Pro UTV Open as team principal Craig Scanlon won the class in San Felipe.
MORE UTV RESULTS
Winning the other Pro UTV classes were Phil Blurton, 36, Auburn, Calif. (Pro UTV FI-Forced Induction, No. 2944 Can-Am X3), Zach Sizelove, 29, Hesperia, Calif. (Pro UTV NA-Naturally Aspirated, No. 1925 Honda Talon 1000R) and Sara Price, 30, Mohave Valley, Ariz. (Pro UTV Stock, No. 3938 Can-Am X3 Turbo.
TOP 10 FINISHERS
Besides Menzies, Wasler, McNeil and Luke McMillin, the top 10 overall finishers in the race included three more racers from SCORE Trophy Truck, three more from Trophy Truck Spec and one from SCORE TT Legend.
Fourth overall and an impressive third in SCORE Trophy Truck was ageless warrior Larry ‘Mr. Baja’ Roeseler, 66, Imperial, Calif., with a time of 9:38:16 in his Baja Jerky No. 43 Toyota Tundra while fifth overall and second in Trophy Truck Spec as the alternative driver for EJ Herbst was Ryan Millen, 37, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand) with a time of 9:49:37 in the No. 263 Herbst/Smith-Chevy.
Another of the numerous budding stars in this race, Mexico’s second-gen SCORE racer 17-year-old Roberto Romo Jr, Mexico, finished seventh overall and fifth in SCORE Trophy Truck in the No. 33 Coast Aluminum Ford Raptor in 9:50:44.
Eighth overall and third in Trophy Truck Spec was Ryan Hancock, 47, Yuma, Ariz., in the No. 228 TSCO-Chevy with a finishing time of 9:52:48.
Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 69, Mexicali, Mexico, was ninth overall and won his SCORE TT Legend class for SCORE Trophy Truck drivers over 50 years old in his No. 1L Vildosola Racing Ford Raptor. His second driver was AMA Hall of Famer Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif.
Completing the top 10 Overall finishers and fourth in Trophy Truck Spec were Las Vegas brothers Thor Herbst, 23 and Pierce Herbst, 20, in their No. 219 Herbst/Smith-Chevy.
DOUBLE-TIME
Mexico’s popular businessman Oliver Flemate, of Ensenada, succeeded in finishing in two of three classes that he entered including one class victory.
Flemate, who won Class 11 at the season-opener in San Felipe, entered Trophy Truck Spec, SCORE Lite, and Class 11. He had second thoughts after all of his pre-running of the race course and had Patricio Flores, 42, Ensenada, Mexico, drive his SCORE Lite vehicle which finished second in that class.
Flemate finished 12th out of 31 starters driving solo in Trophy Truck Spec in his No. 244 TSCO-Chevy. He then went back and finished in Class 11 and won Class 11 again in 2023 in his No. 1105 Stock VW Sedan.
BODACIOUS BAJA
SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva put together another memorable race course to challenge the world’s best desert racers.
It started and finished again on fan-friendly Blvd. Costero adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
The course ran in a clockwise direction out of and back to the start/finish line compound in Ensenada, traveling through such noted areas as Ojos Negros, Santa Catarina, the Summit, Cohabuzo Junction, Saldana, La Ventana access, Las Cuevitas Wash, San Matias Pass, Valle de Trinidad, Llano Colorado, Cerro Solo, San Vicente Wash, Erendira, Santo Tomas, Uruapan, Los Encinitos, Rancho El Mezcal and Ojos Negros.
The course had two complete stop physical checkpoints, 188 total virtual checkpoints and 13 speed zones for a total of 58.27 miles.
All Sportsman classes, Class 11 and Class 7SX a reduced course of a total of 440.72 miles.
This was the first time since the 2016 SCORE Baja 1000 that a SCORE race course has gone over the Summit (around race mile 108.23) and was the first time since the 2019 SCORE Baja 1000 that the course went through Ejido Nativos between Erendira and Santo Tomas.
BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 500
Round 2 of 4-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
June 3-4 – 473.67 miles – Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
TOTAL STARTERS: 240, TOTAL FINISHERS: 175 (72.92 percent)
(text prepared by Dominic Clark, results processed by Cindy Clark)
(Following completed data tracking review)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
(Number, driver/rider of record/additional drivers and/or Navigators/riders, vehicle, engine)
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited CustomTrucks including Builder)—(25 Starters, 17 Finishers)—1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 35, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 9:06:38 (51.99 miles per hour); 2. 87 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas (DOR-Dallas Luttrell, Las Vegas), Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 9:13:22; 3. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 9:38:17; 4. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 9:49:45; 5. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 17, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer) 9:50:44; 6. 51 Steve Olliges, 59, Las Vegas/Justin Lofton, 37, Brawley, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 10:05:20; 7. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego/Josh Daniel, 48, Bonsall, Calif., Chevy 1500 (Mason) 10:11:11; 8. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 10:23:19; 9. 24 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas (DOR-Adam Householder, Placienta, Calif.), Ford F-150 (Geiser) 10:39:37; 10. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/Pat Dean, 54, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 10:48:10; 11. 45 Gary Magness, 69, Denver/Armondo Oraway, 51, Palm Springs, Calif., Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 11:16:35; 12. 21 Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Vildosola) 11:28:19; 13. 6 Dan Myers, 45, Newport Beach, Calif./Luke Johnson, 31, Murrieta, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Brenthel) 11:35:40; 14. 70 Kevin Thompson, 49, New Braunfels, Texas/Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 11:43:15; 15. 85 Mikey Lawrence, 35, Banning, Calif./Dustin Grabowski, Upland, Calif., Ford Raptor (Herbst/Smith) 12:10:26; 16. 35 Kevin Adler, 56, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Dan Street, 50, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Raptor (Jimco) 14:37:16; 17. 28 Ryan Daniel, 39, Huntington Beach, Calif./Sean Backus, 34, Fallbrook, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 14:54:30
SCORE TT LEGEND (Unlimited Custom Trucks, including builder, Drivers over 50 years old)—(7 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 69, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 9:56:25 (47.65 mph); 2. 37L Rolf Helland, 63, Morris, Ill./Rick D. Johnson, 57, Barstow, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 10:09:34; 3. 85L Clay Lawrence, 61, Banning, Calif./Steve Lawler, 65, Upland, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 10:46:41; 4. 65L Greg Adler, 54, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Thomas Fichter, 57, Spring, Texas, Ford Raptor (TSCO) 11:20:35; 5. 55L Jose Flores, 59, Culiacan, Mexico/Eduardo Perez, 59, La Paz, Mexico/James Sejd, 63, Gainesville, Va., Chevy Silverado (Jimco), 13:14:31; 6. 61L David Payne, 62, St. Luis, Mo./Damon Bradshaw, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 15:03:09
CLASS 1 (Unlimited open-wheel single or two-seaters)—(9 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:17:02 (46.06 mph); 2. 121 Damen Jefferies, 50, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.)/Michael Duenas, 56, Lake Havasu, AZ, Jefferies-Chevy, 12:22:27; 3. 101 Al Torres, 38, Imperial Valley, Calif./Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 13:53:09; 4. 178 Kevy Nott, 45, Australia, Element-Chevy, 14:57:34
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (unlimited Truck/SUV, stock, sealed engines)—(31 Starters, 26 Finishers)—1. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 9:33:37 (49.55 mph); 2. 263 Ryan Millen, 37, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), (DOR-EJ Herbst, 22, Las Vegas), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 9:49:37; 3. 228 Ryan Hancock, 47, Yuma, Ariz./Dustin Grabowski, 26, Upland, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 9:52:48; 4. 219 Thor Herbst, 23, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 9:57:42; 5. 282 Brent Fox, 55, Highland, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 10:19:45; 6. 207 Mason Cullen, 23, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 10:20:49; 7. 236 Michael Marsal, 35, Millbrook, N.Y./Troy Grabowski, 23, Upland, Calif., Brenthel-Chevy, 10:32:48; 8. 285 Justin Davis, 30, Chino Hills, Calif./Cade Garcia, 22, Los Angeles, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 10:33:09; 9. 200 Jorge Sampietro, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Mason-Chevy, 10:34:24;10. 227 Jack Olliges, 16, Las Vegas/Jordan Dean, 22, Las Vegas, Geiser-Ford, 10:36:28; 11. 246 Ethan Hagle, 30, Somis, Calif./Ben Hagle, 33, Somis, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:37:27; 12. 244 Oliver Flemate, 46, Ensenada, Mexico,TSCO-Chevy, 10:42:02; 13. 249 Dustin Swanson, 44, Honolulu, Hawaii/Eric Dollente, 43, Imperial, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 10:52:25; 14. 284 Jose Contreras, 39, Tecate, Mexico/Eduardo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico, BRP-Chevy, 11:17:29; 15. 232 Chelsea Magness, 35, Denver/Matt Robinson, Denver, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 11:23:21; 16. 273 Jordan Brenthel, 36, Temecula, Calif./Tyler Miller, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Temecula, Calif., Brenthel-Chevy, 11:27:15; 17. 204 Christopher Polvoorde, 22, Hemet, Calif., Mason-Ford, 11:37:18; 18. 231 Carlos Ramos, 35, La Paz, Mexico/Jose Rosas, 37, La Paz, Mexico/Stephano Algorri, 30, La Paz, Mexico/Agustin Moreno, 31, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Custom-Chevy, 11:45:57; 19. 266 David Ziegler, 48, Reno, Nev./Paul Ziegler, 53, Reno, Nev., Brenthel-Chevy, 12:18:38; 20. 260 Santiago Creel, 36, Mexico City/William Hedrick, 27, Vicente Guerrero, Baja, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 12:20:09; 21. 277 Travis Williams, 46, Avondale, Ariz./Pete Tolar, 45, Phoenix/Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 12:31:07; 22. 280 Bryan Scheible, 59, Georgetown, Texas/Jeff Wiper, 58, Orcas Island, Wash./Edgar Mayoral, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Brenthel-Chevy, 15:09:11; 23. 211 Pat Sims, 56, Eunice, N.M./Tim Wilson, 22, Boulder City, Nev./Jeffery T. Wilson, 25, Boulder City, Nev., ESM-Chevy, 15:38:10; 24. 270 Jimmy Diaz, 39, Los Barriles, Mexico/Alan Gillette, 54, Hartford, Wisc., Fusion-Chevy, 16:14:05; 25. 226 Juan C. Lopez, 48, Tecate, Mexico/Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez, 28, Tecate, Mexico, Curry-Ford, 16:23:23; 26. 205 Joe Delucie, 44, Las Vegas/Neal Drickey, 44, Omaha, Neb., SLR-Chevy, 16:30:07
CLASS 10 (Limited, sealed engine, single or two-seaters)—(16 Starters, 13 Finishers)—1. 1091 Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, 27, El Rosario, Mexico, Mexico Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:29:40 (45.13 mph); 2. 1014 Bruce Yee, 23, Chula Vista, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:37:23; 3. 1079 Manlio F. Diaz, 43, La Paz, Mexico/Eduardo Laguna, 32, Mexicali, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:38:09; 4. 1077 Dale Ebberts, 52, Wilton, Calif./Ezra Ebberts, 19, Wilton, Calif., ESM-Toyota, 10:49:54; 5. 1006 Stan Potter, 61, San Marcos, Calif./Freddie Willert, 55, El Cajon, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:51:31; 6. 1064 Justin Buckley, 32, Long Beach, Calif./Mavrick Gaunt, 28, Torrance, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:00:55; 7. 1020 Carlos Guillen, 38, San Diego/Julio Covas, 44, San Diego, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:25:40; 8. 1082 Carlos Jimenez, 41, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Victor Herrera, 52, Temecula, Calif., ESM-Chevy, 11:34:42; 9. 1016 Hiram Duran, 45, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Duran, 19, Chula Vista, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:43:00; 10. 1027 Arturo V. Malo, 60, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricardo Malo, 53, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricardo Malo Jr, 16, Mexicali, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:51:06; 11. 1061 Arturo Garza, 51, Monterrey, Mexico/Juan Tamaya, 33, Ensenada, Mexico/Dofo Arellano, 40, Tijuana, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 12:13:46; 12. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, 50, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Cruz, 51, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 13:56:20; 13. 1075 Eliseo Garcia, 48, Ensenada, Mexico/Leroy Rojas, 38, Ensenada, Mexico, Raceco-Chevy, 17:13:04
PRO UTV OPEN (two-seat open UTV open-displacement)—(20 Starters, 15 Finishers)—1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 10:45:28 (44.03 mph); 2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:00:24; 3. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:03:45; 4. 1869 Justin Lambert, 47, Bakersfield, Calif./Scott Trafton, 41, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:07:29; 5. 1871 Wayne Matlock, 45, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:12:08; 6. 1876 Mike Cafro, 53, Temecula, Calif./Jamie Kirkpatrick, 42, Olympia, Wash., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:27:60; 7. 1859 Josh Row, 33, Lakeside, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:12:01; 8. 1867 Mike Pratt, 55, Draper, Utah/Dodge Poelman, 23, Orem, Utah/Luke Smith, 23, Orem, Utah/Gavin Pratt, 20, Draper, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R; 12:38:24; 9. 1827 Austin Weiland, 30, El Cajon, Calif./Dylan Schmoke, 30, Santee, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R; 14:04:47; 10. 1881 Douglas Mittag, 28, Winchester, Calif./Kyle Ahrensberg, 35, San Diego, Polaris RZR Pro R, 14:56:52; 11. 1868 Bernie Gomez, 55, Huntsville, Ala., Polaris RZR Pro R, 16:25:16; 12. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 16:42:47; 13. 1870 Brandon Walsh, 36, Encinitas, Calif./Cody Weaver, Springville, Penn., Polaris RZR Pro R; 14. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, 21, Las Vegas, Polaris RZR Pro R, 17:05:48; 15. 1850 Paul Barnhart Jr, 70, Houston/Jeff Stone, Fla., Polaris RZR Pro R, 17:48:19
Pro UTV Unlimited (Unrestricted UTVs including Forced Induction)—(1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 3993 Richard Fant, 62, Houston/Chapman Ducote/David Ducote, Polaris RZR Pro R, 13:09:57 (33.47 mph)
PRO UTV FI (two-seat Forced Induction, OEM engine UTVs)—(22 Starters, 12 Finishers)—1. 2944 Phil Blurton, 36, Auburn, Calif., Can-Am X3, 11:18:55 (41.86 mph); 2. 2917 Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif., Can-Am X3, 12:13:59; 3. 2948 Matt Burroughs, 54, Norco, Calif./Bradley Howe, 34, Leona Valley, Calif., Can-Am X3, 12:33:24; 4. 2928 Carlos A. Quezada, 44, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:52:32; 5. 2985 Austin Jones, 27, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Seth Quintero, 20, San Marcos, Calif., Can-Am Maverick X3, 12:59:39; 6. 2951 Austin Johnson, 26, Rio Rancho, N. M./Chris Whelchel, 42, Vail, Ariz./Herman Johnson, 52, Rio Ranch, N.M., Can-Am XRS Turbo RR, 13:06:04; 7. 2998 PJ Jones, 54, Cave Creek, Ariz./Kyle Vestermark, 53, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Can-Am X3, 13:16:01; 8. 2927 Justin Smith, 52, Wittman, Ariz./Jeff Day, 50, Peoria, Ariz., Can-Am Maverick X3, 13:32:17; 9. 2911 Aaron Aguilar, 50, Hermosillo, Mexico/Martin Bringas, 54, Tijuana, Mexico/Fermin Flores, 36, Hermosillo, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3, 14:35:22; 10. 2996 Jessica Lopez, 19, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3, 14:52:10; 11. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, 25, Mexicali, Mexico/Jesus Mendez Sr, 56, Mexicali Mexico/Felix Garcia, 24, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS, 15:18:60 12. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, 41, Livermore, Calif./Brian Cooper, 37, Santa Rosa, Calif./Kevin Fox, 32, Santa Rosa, Calif./Jason DeMeulernaere, Livermore, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 17:22:00
CLASS 7 (unlimited, six-cylinder, production appearing trucks or SUVs)—(3 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 709 Ethan Ebert, 17, Marana, Ariz./Richard Glasczak, 48, Oceanside, Calif., Honda Ridgeline, 11:14:55 (42.11 mph); 2. 716 Gaspar Espindola, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Carlos Cotry, 29, Ensenada, Mexico/Alex Vazquez, 38, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 19:59:27
SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)—(2 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, 46, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, 45, San Diego, OSO, 13:07:06 (36.11 mph); 2. 1203 Patricio Flores, 42, Ensenada, Mexico (DOR - Oliver Flemate, 46, Ensenada, Mexico) Oscar Guevara, 36, Ensenada, Mexico/Jouth Ochoa, 25, Ensenada, Mexico, Record, 14:15:04
PRO UTV NA (two-seat Normally Aspirated, OEM engine UTVs)—(7 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 1925 Zach Sizelove, 29, Hesperia, Calif./Wayne Lambert, 47, Canyon Lake, Calif., Honda Talon 1000R, 12:59:51 (36.44 mph); 2. 1914 Larry Janesky, 58, Middlebury, Conn./Victor Abitia, 37, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda Talon, 13:16.54; 3. 1957 Joe Bolton, 65, Corona, Calif./Austin Bolton, 28, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 14:01:17
CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)—(6 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 1685 Pablo Jauregui, 34, Ensenada, Mexico/Edson Cruz, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Marco Garcia, 34, Ensenada, Mexico, Memoman, 12:58:48 (36.49 mph); 2. 1625 Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz./Andy DeVercelly IV, 36, Jamul, Calif./Andrew Pavolka, 26, Mesa, Ariz., Foddrill, 13:07:49; 3. 1644 Roman Pereyra, 47, Tijuana, Mexico/Alvaro Naranjo, 45, Guadalajara, Mexico/Julio Morales, 39, Mexicali, Mexico, Garibay, 13:54:32; 4. 1606 Matt Willert, 17, El Cajon, Calif./Daniel Goodrich, 28, Chula Vista, Calif./Michael Goodrich, 31, Chula Vista, Calif., Bunderson, 14:33:27
PRO UTV STOCK (Stock UTVs, FI or NA)—(11 Starters, 8 Finishers)—1. 3938 Sara Price, 30, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Mitchell Alsup, Bakersfield, Calif., Can-Am X3 Turbo, 13:06:06 (36.15 mph); 2. 3978 Endy Chavez, 27, Mexicali, Mexico/Yoshua Mardecho, 29, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 13:21:46; 3. 3953 Nick Bruce, 57, Queen Creek, Ariz./Juan Dominguez, 31, Yuma, Ariz., Can-Am X3 Max XRS RR, 14:41:02; 4. 3936 Jorge Cano, 48, Culiacan, Mexico, Marco Venezuela, 34, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC, 15:05:40; 5. 3930 Douglas Cornwell, 58, Haslet, Texas/Trent Kirby, Fallbrook, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000 Turbo R, 15:22:20; 6. 3911 Victor Esparza, 34, Yuma, Ariz./Luis Verduzco, 32, Tijuana, Mexico/Victor Barajas, San Diego, Can-Am X3; 17:12:24; 7. 3933 Randy Emberton, 64, Prescott, Ariz./John Zuleski, 42, Prescott, Ariz., Polaris RZR Turbo S; 18:10:04; 8. 3959 Antonio Mendez, 57, Puebla, Mexico/Alonso Gonzalez, 40, Ensenada, Mexico/Edmumdo Fernandez, 56, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4 Turbo S; 18:50:31
CLASS 8—(1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs, VW concept engines allowed)—(3 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1.
511 Eli Yee, 49, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy, 12:10:12 (36.21 mph); 2. 508 Mike Sullivan, 31, Helena, Mont./Greg Sullivan, 59, Helena, Mont., Penhall-Chevy, 12:20:19
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc, water-cooled VW Baja Bugs)—(1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Spec, Subaru-powered Baja Touring Cars equipped with BFGoodrich Tires)—(2 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. BC4 Edward Muncey, 52, San Diego/Dominic Muncey, 20, Las Vegas/Joe Durier, 14:49:32 (31.95 mph); 2. BC7 Randy Slezak, 52, Benicia, Calif./Jeffrey Foerste, 50, Martinez, Calif./Jonathan Dilworth, 39, Culver City, Calif., 17:50:05
CLASS 7F (Stock frame, 2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-size trucks)—(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 700F Gerardo Novelo, 57, Ensenada, Mexico/Jose Castro, 62, San Ysidro, Calif., Nissan King Cab 16:46:04 (28.26 mph); 2. 714F Justin Park, 47, Encinitas, Calif., Ford Ranger, 16:58:15; 3. 704F Aaron Celiceo, 50, San Diego/Seven Celiceo, 17, San Diego/Isaac Camberos, 45, Chula Vista, Calif./Mario Melgar Jr, 32, Chula Vista, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 18:16:48
CLASS 7SX (2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-sized trucks)—(440.72 miles - 1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
STOCK FULL—(1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
TROPHY LITE—(1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 6049 Chase Swanson, 24, Honolulu/Rhder Swanson, 17 Honolulu, Trophy Lite-Chevy, 15:02:45 (31.48 mph)
CLASS 11 (stock VW sedans, safety modifications)—(440.72 miles - 4 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1105 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, 29, Ensenada, Mexico/Valentin Marcado, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Israel Arce, 45, Ensenada, Mexico, 15:49:45 (27.84 mph); 2. 1111 Eric Solorzano, 63, Tijuana, Mexico/Mike Acuna, 49, San Diego/Orlando Lopez, 60, Chula Vista, Calif./Fernando Flores, 50, Ensenada, Mexico/Raul Valdez, 45, San Diego, 19:12:01
PRO MOTORCYCLES
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (400cc or more)—(8 Starters, 8 Finishers)—1. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 10:29:60 (45.11 mph); 2. 9x Connor Eddy, 17, Barstow, Calif./Bryce Stavron, 34, San Clemente, Calif./Matthew Combs, 17, Barstow, Calif./Matt Eddy, 40, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:38:13; 3. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 10:41:38; 4. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/ /Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Corvin McPherson, 21 St. George, UT/Colton Aeck, 27, Casten, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 10:47:51; 5. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Cody Rangel, 25, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 11:25:29; 6. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Hayden Roberts, 31, Pleasant View, Utah/Zach Myers, 31, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 11:26:07; 7. 18x Aaron Volle, 35, Penryn, Calif./Alden Volle, 26, Penryn, Calif./Ryan McCasland, 23, San Diego, KTM 500EXC-F, 12:38:24; 8. 17x Scott Myers, 54, Wildomar, Calif./Kreg McCoy, 47, Murrieta, Calif./Mike Vint, 34, Port Orchard, Wash./Travis Lyons, Wash./Jorge Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Jim O’Neal, 76, Simi Valley, Calif.., Honda CRF450X, 13:14:37
PRO MOTO 30 (Riders over 30 years old)—(4 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 300x Jano Montoya, 51, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 12:02:21 (39.34 mph); 2. 320x Jorge Garcia, 35, Tecate, Mexico/Julio Ramirez, 33, San Diego/Wilfredo Gaxiola, 33, Tecate, Mexico/Carlos Miranda, 30, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha 450FX, 13:25:19; 3. 319x David Smith, 36, Escondido, Calif./Nick Lake, San Diego/Don Griggs, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 14:21:45; 4. 328x Jose Ochoa, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan C. Cullingford, 38, Ensenada, Mexico/Jonathan Escalante, 33, Ensenada, Mexico/Emilio Kobande, 33, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Ayon, 30, Ensenada, Mexico/Miguel Carbajal, 33, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 14:36:26
PRO MOTO LIMITED (less than 450cc)—(9 Starters, 9 Finishers)—1. 117x Jeffrey Row, 29, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Brad White, 41, Queen Creek, Ariz./Travis Dillon, 35, Ramona, Calif./Wyatt Brittner, 28, Reno, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 11:51:07 (39.97 mph); 2. 100x Fernando Beltran, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, 27, San Diego/Luis Flores, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, 17, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:00:22; 3. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Pichitos Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 12:58:18; 4. 137x Erick Ramirez, 16, San Felipe, Mexico/Jason Lopez, 16, San Felipe, Mexico/Andre Enriquez, 19, San Diego/Joshua Alvarado, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Alejandro Cazares, 18, San Quintin, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 13:01:54; 5. 102x Patrick Pennington, 34, Lake Elsinore, Calif., (DOR-Steven Abrams, 31, Meridian, Idaho)/Kellen Cerds, 34, Menifee, Calif./Dan Mastrude, 40, Boise, Idaho/Matt Hove, 41, Corona, Calif., Yamaha YX450F, 13:15:04; 6. 103x Giovanni Aviles, 31, Tijuana, Mexico/Rodolfo Patron, 38, Tijuana, Mexico/Esteban Patron, 19, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X,13:45:18; 7. 120x Courtland Miller, 22, Shiner, Texas/Jason Miller, 50, Shiner, Texas/Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 14:08:46; 8. 133x Julio de Pena, 30, El Sauzal, Mexico/Elmer Silvestre, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Alberto Gomez, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Antony Tamayo, 22, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X,14:42:22; 9. 119x Oscar Garcia, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Ezra Garcia, 19, Tijuana, Mexico/Alek DeLaRosa, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Javier Ochoa, 23, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 16:26:48;
PRO MOTO 40 (Riders over 40 years old)—(2 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 441x Alirio Amado, 45, The Woodlands, Texas/Pedro Gonzalez, 53, Raleigh, N.C./Jim Jaros, 48, Pennsylvania/Curtis Lisenby, 58, Houston/Adrian Valdez, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, 46, Tijuana, Mexico/Manuel Vazquez, 40, San Diego, Calif., Yamaha WR450F, 14:08:12 (33.51 mph); 2. 455x David Garza, 40, Tecate, Mexico/Salvador Castro, 48, Tecate, Mexico/Humberto Valle, 42, Tecate, Mexico/Javier Ochoa, 47, Tecate, Mexico/Alberto Iriate, 53, Tecate, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F, 15:17:42
PRO MOTO 50 (Riders over 50 years old)—(2 Starters, 1 Finishers)—1. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 12:47:24 (37.03 mph)
PRO MOTO IRONMAN (Solo Riders)—(8 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 700x Brandon Wright, 46, Oak Hills, Calif., Husqvarna FE501, 12:30:43, (37.86 mph); 2. 795x Jason Alosi, 39, Reno, Nev., Husqvarna FX450, 12:55:20; 3. 723x Edgar Cota, 25, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 13:36:06; 4. 785x Fabricio Fuentes, 46, Bolivia, GasGas EC350F, 14:41:33; 5. 718x Kurt Steever, 33, Grass Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 14:57:39; 6. 771x Risto Niemi, 53, Finland, Honda CRF450X, 16:41:08;
PRO MOTO 60 (Riders over 60 years old)—(3 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 644x Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, 63, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Doug Smith, 66, Upland, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:35:18 (34.86 mph); 2. 628x Scott McIntosh, 62, Kent, Wash./Kurt Steffien, 61, San Diego/Mike Whitman, 65, Phoenix/Harry Harris, 60, Sanger, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:17:13;
PRO QUADS
PRO QUAD (Open engine displacement)—(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 1a Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, 43, San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Meza Velez, 27, San Felipe, Mexico/Said Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:35:44, (40.85 mph); 2. 10a Dario Rabago, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Javier Robles, 33, Mexicali, Mexico/Efren Vazquez, 22, Ensenada, Mexico/Dionicio Zavola, 17, Ensenada, MexicoS Honda TRX450R, 13:03:05; 3. 21a Jose Castro, 27, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Lopez, 41, Juarez, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, 17, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 16:07:21
PRO QUAD IRONMAN (Open engine displacement, solo Rider)—(2 Starters, 1 Finishers)—1. 83a Faelly Lopez, 39, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R, 16:16:30 (27.08 mph)
SPORTSMAN
(440.72 miles)
SPT M/C—(9 Starters, 9 Finishers)—1. 290x Gerardo Rubio, 21, La Peñita de Jaltemba, Mexico/Erick Ignacio Rubio, 21, La Penita de Jaltemba, Mexico/Ignacio Javier Rubio, 48, La Penita de Jaltemba, Mexico, Yamaha YZ450X, 12:38:18 (34.87 mph); 2. 249x Armando Ortiz, 18, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, 18, Chula Vista, Calif/Carlos Flores, 19, Tecate, Mexico, Husqvarna FC450, 12:46:13; 3. 236x Andy Valencia, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Apizar, 18, Ensenada, Mexico/Omar Chavez, 19, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Martinez, 19, Ensenada, Mexico/Julio Perez, 29, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 13:32:24; 4. 270x Brent Phillips, 33, Concord, N.C./Seth Barnes, 32, Concord, N.C./Josh Rottkamp, 30, Salt Lake City, Utah, Yamaha YZ450F, 14:55:09; 5. 202x Mariano Sanchez, 28, San Diego/Ivan Delgadillo, 40, Chula Vista, Calif./Victor Delgadillo, 44, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 500XCF-W, 15:02:32; 6. 257x Luis Rivera, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Luis Dominguez Jr, 21, Tijuana, Mexico/Bryan Comedor, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Philip Herrera, 25, San Diego/Cristian Pundo, 23, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 15:34:33; 7. 233x Eluminio Berrelleza, 47, Mexicali, Mexico/Alfredo Rentaria, 26, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan Pablo Montano, 44, El Centro, Calif./Juan Pablo Montano Jr, 17, El Centro, Calif./Jorge Alberto Flores, 38, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X; 16:08:57; 8. 253x Kazuhiro Nakamura, 66, Japan/Masayuki Kudo, 63, Japan/Seiji Kubota, 64, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 16:28:57; 9. 268x Toby Burchfield, 51, Brandon, Miss./Maxwell Burchfield, 21, Brandon, Miss./Asa Whatley, 42, Tutwilder, Miss./Lewis Whatley/Terry Burchfield, Husqvarna FX450, 16:52:08
SPT QUAD—(11 Starters, 7 Finishers)—1. 139a Sergio Jimenez, 21, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, 20, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, 19, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, 26, La Paz, Mexico/Alan Cruz, 30, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:16:21 (35.91 mph); 2. 105a Francisco Valle, 37, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Murillo, 33, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Murillo, 25, Tecate, Mexico/Carlos Loam, 26, Tecate, Mexico/Efren Montoya, 30, Tecate, Mexico/Sergio Marentes, 30, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:45:12; 3. 187a Jose Gonzalez, 36, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Gonzalez Jr, 15, Tecate, Mexico/Erick Talamantes, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Edgar Marquez, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Jorge Martinez, 38, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:56:14; 4. 191a Juan Cota, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Efrain Mozdueda, 42, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 14:38:41; 5. 106a David Huezo Jr, 22, Imperial, Calif./Jorge Rivas Jr, 26, Mexicali, Mexico/Benjamin Juarez, 38, San Luis Rio, Mexico/Joel Ruvalcaba, 28, San Luis Rio, Mexico/Erlamm Gutierrez, 24, El Centro, Calif./, Honda TRX450R, 14:45:24; 6. 123a Eva Hernandez, 19, Escondido, Calif./Lilia Rodriguez, 48, Chula Vista, Calif./Chyrisma Isom, 18, Bonita, Calif./Evelyn Gonzalez, 19, Viscaino, Mexico/Gissel Gomez, 22, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 15:14:36; 7. 150a Ramon Estevan Esquivias, 25, Tijuana, Mexico/Luiz Salinas, Tijuana, Mexico/Andrew Salinas, Tijuana, Mexico/Juan Pablo Lopez, Tijuana, Mexico/Alejandro Gonzalez, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 17:11:50
BFGoodrich Tires 54th SCORE Baja 500,
Presented by 4 Wheel Parts
Round 2 of four-race 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship
June 3-4, 2022—473.67 miles - Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
(from 26 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, host Mexico, Argentina, Australia,
Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Peru)
TOP OVERALL FINISHERS
Pro Cars &Trucks
Top 20 Overall Trucks & Cars
1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 35, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 9:06:38 (51.99 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. 87 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas, (DOR-Dallas Luttrell, Las Vegas), Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 9:13:21 (51.36 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, TSCO-Chevy, 9:33:37 (49.55 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
4. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 9:38:16 (49.15 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. 263 Ryan Millen, 37, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), (DOR-EJ Herbst, 22, Las Vegas), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 9:49:37 (48.20 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
6. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 9:49:45 (48.19 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
7. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 17, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer) 9:50:44 (48.11 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
8. 228 Ryan Hancock, 47, Yuma, Ariz./Dustin Grabowski, 26, Upland, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 9:52:48 (47.94 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
9. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 69, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 9:56:25 (47.65 mph) (SCORE TT Legends)
10. 219 Thor Herbst, 23, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 9:57:42, (47.55 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
11. 51 Steve Olliges, 59, Las Vegas/Justin Lofton, 37, Brawley, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 10:05:20 (46.95 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. 37L Rolf Helland, 63, Morris, Ill./Rick D. Johnson, 57, Barstow, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 10:09:34 (46.62 mph) (SCORE TT Legends)
13. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego/Josh Daniel, 48, Bonsall, Calif., Chevy 1500 (Mason) 10:11:11 (46.50 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
14. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:17:02 (46.06 mph) (Class 1)
15. 282 Brent Fox, 55, Highland, Utah/Brook Beckstrom, 52, Salem, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 10:19:45 (45.86 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
16. 207 Mason Cullen, 23, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 10:20:49 (45.78 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
17. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 10:23:19 (45.60 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
18. 1091 Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, 27, El Rosario, Mexico, Mexico Alumi Craft-Chevy,10:29:40 (45.13 mph) (Class 10)
19. 236 Michael Marsal, 35, Millbrook, N.Y./Troy Grabowski, 23, Upland, Calif., Brenthel-Chevy, 10:32:48 (44.91 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
20. 285 Justin Davis, 30, Chino Hills, Calif./Troy Holes, 48, Victorville, Calif./Cade Garcia, 22, Los Angeles, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 10:33:09 (44.89 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
Pro Motorcycles
Top 9 Overall Motorcycles
1.11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 10:29:60 (45.11 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
2. 9x Connor Eddy, 17, Barstow, Calif./Bryce Stavron, 34, San Clemente, Calif./Matthew Combs, 17, Barstow, Calif./Matt Eddy, 40, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:38:13 (44.53 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
3. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 10:41:38 (44.29 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
4. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina, Corvin McPherson, 21, St. George, UT/Colton Aeck, 27, Casten, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 10:47:51 (43.87 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
5. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Cody Rangel, 25, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 11:25:29 (41.04 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
6. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Hayden Roberts, 31, Pleasant View, Utah/Zach Myers, 31, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 11:26:07 (41.42 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
7. 117x Jeffrey Row, 29, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Brad White, 41, Queen Creek, Ariz./Travis Dillon, 35, Ramona, Calif./Wyatt Brittner, 28, Reno, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 11:51:07, (39.97 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
8. 100x Fernando Beltran, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, 27, San Diego/Luis Flores, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, 17, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:00:22 (39.45 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
9. 300x Jano Montoya, 51, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 12:02:21 (39.34 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
Pro UTVs
Top 3 Overall UTVs
1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif./Ethan Groom, 16, Temecula, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 10:45:28 (44.03 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Skyler Howell, Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:00:24 (43.04 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
3. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:03:45 (42.82 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
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