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By Dominic Clark / Photo by GetSomePhoto
SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
October 27, 2023
‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
Presented by K&N
BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000…
Nothing but stats, stats, stats: fastest overall winners;
Starters/finishers/locations; Peninsula run distances
Starting for first time in La Paz, Baja California Sur, finishing in Ensenada…
SCORE Baja peninsula race to be held Nov. 13-18 UP Baja California, Mexico;
epic event is finale of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship;
legendary ‘godfather’ Sal Fish, Grand Marshal for the 2023 SCORE racing season
more info at…
https://score-international.com/raceinfo/2023-baja-1000-nov-13-18-2023/
#SCOREBaja1000
NOTE: Fastest overall finishers; starters/finishers/location list;
25 years of Peninsula Run distances, all at bottom of text
ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’ this year, SCORE clearly recognizes three overall group winners, the endless bar-stool debates on whether two-wheel or four-wheel vehicles are fastest in the desert will play out once again at next month’s iconic BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by K&N—the Granddaddy of All Desert Races. The statistical history of this race also includes start and finish locations and peninsula run distances that are all part of the magical history and lore of this epic event.
The SCORE Baja 1000 endures at the pinnacle of motorsports as the oldest, most iconic, most prestigious, toughest, and longest continuously held desert race in the world.
This year’s race is a peninsula run of 1310.94 miles UP Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula, starting for the first time in La Paz, Baja California Sur and finishing in Ensenada, Baja California and finishing for the 29th time in Ensenada, Baja California.
There will be SCORE Overall 4-Wheel, SCORE Overall 2-Wheel and SCORE Overall UTV champions at this year’s race—awarded to the vehicle with the fastest elapsed time in each of the three groups of classes. But the never-ending debate will rage on way past the final checkered flag on whether the 4-wheel vehicles or the 2-wheel vehicles are the fastest in this legendary international motorsport treasure.
This year will be the 25th Peninsula run in race history and the course is the longest when the race has run between La Paz and Ensenada.
56th SCORE BAJA 1000
The world’s best desert racers will be in action at this year’s massive BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by K&N. There will be live streaming from two days of pre-race contingency and start-to-finish live coverage on the SCORE website and social media channels.
Race week activities will be held Nov. 13-18.
Over 300 vehicles are expected at the start line with racers from nearly 40 U.S. States and as many as 20 countries anticipated. Pro and Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads will be competing in the Granddaddy of All Desert Races.
This year’s SCORE Baja 1000 will be a point-to-point race of an exhilaratingly exhausting 1310.94 miles starting for the first time in La Paz, Baja California Sur and finishing for the 29th time in Ensenada, Baja California.
La Paz is the Capital of Baja California Sur, located nearly 1000 miles from the U.S. Border at Calexico, Calif.
Ensenada, “The Off-Road Racing Capital of the World” is a coastal city on the Bahia de Todos Santos area of the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of the U.S. border at San Diego.
This race is annually the finale of the SCORE World Desert Championship, which has been held exclusively for the past eight years in Baja California.
ONLINE RACER ENTRY APPLICATIONS
Racer entry applications for Pro and Sportsman cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads are now available at www.SCORE-International.com under Race Info on the SCORE Baja 1000 page. Questions should be directed to SCORE Registration and Membership Director Shannon Lund at 775. 852.8907. Online racer entry applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. PT on Monday, October 30.
The SCORE Ensenada office will accept walk-in entries up to 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, Nov. 2.
NUMBERS SAY—BIKES RULE????
Statistics relate a telling story and while the endless debate continues who is the fastest of the fastest overall in the iconic SCORE Baja 1000, motorcycles have had the fastest, fastest time overall 38 times in this race while car/truck classes have produced 17 overall, overall fastest times.
Interestingly, car/truck vehicles won six of the first seven years of the legendary behemoth race as well as 10 of the last 13 years, but in between, the fastest, fastest overall times in the race have gone to motorcycles except in 1993 when Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart was the fastest, fastest in his unlimited Class 1 Toyota SR5 truck.
The longest motorcycle streak has been 18 consecutive years with the fastest, fastest overall time in this race from 1975 through 1992.
With help first from factory teams from Kawasaki and later from American Honda, motorcycles also had another run of fastest, fastest overall times for 16 years from 1994 through 2009.
In 2010, Mexico’s Gustavo Vildosola and his son Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr broke the motorcycle streak by becoming the first Mexican Nationals to win the featured SCORE Trophy Truck division and be the fastest of the fastest in the peninsula run from Ensenada to La Paz.
With the course distance and actual terrain different each year, times between years can’t be accurately compared.
Individually, a trio of legendary SCORE Baja desert racers have recorded the fastest, fastest overall times in the iconic event. Johnny Campbell leads the way with 11 top times on Honda motorcycles. His 11 fastest of the fastest times were earned in just a 12-year period from 1997 through 2008.
Next is Larry ‘Mr. Baja’ Roeseler with 10 top times on three different motorcycles—Husqvarna, Yamaha and his final five on Kawasaki. Roeseler earned his fastest of the fastest between 1976 and 1994.
Steve Hengeveld earned seven fastest of the fastest top times all on Honda motorcycles in an eight-year period between 2000 and 2007.
Recording fastest of the fastest times in 10 of the last 13 years have been SCORE Trophy Truck, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 1000 horsepower, unlimited custom trucks. Pacing this group has been Rob MacCachren who won three consecutive times (2014, 2015, 2016) in his No. 11 Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy Truck and Luke McMillin has won the last three straight years (2020, 2021 2022).
In 2020, the team of Luke McMillin and Larry Roeseler captured the overall victory in McMillin’s No. 83 Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy Truck and the last two years (2021, 2022) ‘The Luke’ has teamed with Rob MacCachren in the McMillin Racing No. 1 Chevy 1500 SCORE Trophy Truck .
GREEN FLAG
It is an elapsed-time race with staggered starts with the green flag dropping on Thursday (Nov. 16). Motorcycles and Quads will start at 1 a.m. MT, Cars, Trucks, and UTVs will start at 9 a.m. MT.
While the fastest vehicles in the 1310.94-mile race are expected to finish in about 23 hours, the elapsed-time race will have a 50-hour time limit to become an official finisher.
A HAPPENING…
Two days of the colorful pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway, Contingency and Tech inspection will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 14-15) along the captivating El Malecon along the Sea of Cortez in La Paz.
SCORE LIVE
From the new state-of-the art SCORE Studio in El Cajon, Calif., SCORE LIVE with host Brandon Johnson, will provide exclusive race coverage, along with vehicle tracking, live drone, and in-car camera footage from various locations around the race course.
Legendary SCORE racers will be working with Johnson during the race-days show.
Popular Rat Sult, in his eighth season with SCORE, will be the host announcer on the SCORE ramp during contingency and the race start and finish. Assisting Sult will be veteran voice Dave Arnold, and Mexico’s Gabriel Garcia, who will be assisting with finish-line interviews.
SCORE LIVE may be viewed on the SCORE website, SCORE APP, SCORE Facebook page and the SCORE International YouTube Channel.
CITY EXPRESS…
The City Express Hotel on the Northeast end of El Malecon in La Paz, will host racer registration and media registration on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Nov. 13-15).
On Monday (Nov. 13), racer registration will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST. On Tuesday (Nov. 14) it will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST, and on Wednesday (Nov. 15) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST.
SCORE Media Registration will be held at the City Express on Monday (Nov. 13) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. MST and from 9 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 14-15) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT.
The race will start along the picturesque El Malecon in La Paz.
BFGOODRICH TIRES UNMATCHED
BFGoodrich Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 47 years, was honored after the 2022 season as the SCORE Contingency Company of the year for the 32nd time.
BFGoodrich Tires has been the choice of 35 of the 55 overall winners of the popular SCORE Baja 500 and 34 of the 55 overall winners of the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. BFGoodrich Tires is also the title sponsor of both iconic races again in 2023.
BFGoodrich Tires also has been the choice of 30 of the 36 overall winners of the SCORE San Felipe 250, all three SCORE Desert Challenge races, the lone SCORE Challenge of Champions in San Felipe, the one SCORE Baja Sur 500 and one of the four overall winners in the SCORE Baja 400.
This year’s SCORE San Felipe 250 overall victory by San Diego’s Luke McMillin marked the 103rd SCORE Baja overall race win for BFGoodrich Tires.
BFG BIG BONUS
SCORE major sponsor BFGoodrich Tires has posted a US$25,000 contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel race winner to help commemorate the Granddaddy of all Desert Races.
US$20,000 PRO MOTO UNLTD PURSE
Through the coordination and efforts of SCORE Motorcycle liaison, Andy Kirker, a veteran SCORE motorcycle racer, four companies have combined to put up a special $20,000 bonus purse exclusively for the Pro Moto Unlimited Class, the fastest class on two wheels.
The four companies posting this unprecedented purse for this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 are: Anube, from Spain, Taco Moto Company from Las Vegas, Baja Bound of Mexico, and AHM Factory Services of Yorba Linda, Calif.
This unique payout will be for first through fifth place on the official results: first-$10,000, second-$5,000, third-$3,000, fourth-$1,500 and fifth-$500.
GRANDEST MARSHAL FOR GOLDEN YEAR
Sal Fish, admired as the iconic ‘godfather’ of SCORE desert racing who is a foundational pillar of the organization, is the Grand Marshal of the Year for the entire four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship.
Revered all over Baja California, Fish, who turned 84 in May of this year, is a former publisher of Hot Rod Magazine and a 2006 inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He led SCORE for 38 years, from 1974 until he sold the organization on Dec. 20, 2012.
His footprint left an indelible mark on all of desert racing as he was an extraordinary innovator and visionary for SCORE and the entire world of desert racing.
He expanded TV coverage of SCORE races and in 1994 created the SCORE Trophy Truck class, the marquee racing division in the sport of desert racing.
SCORE SPONSORS…
Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Ford-Official Truck and SUV, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber and Race Title Sponsor, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Baja Vida-Official Snacks and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Batteries, Rugged Radios-Official Radio Communications, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.
SCORE Official Partners: The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance.
Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Baja California Secretary of Tourism, MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, San Felipe Foundational Municipal Council, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Baja California Sur State Secretary of Tourism and Economy, Baja California Sur State Tourism Trust (FITUES), Municipal Government of La Paz, Municipal Government of Comondu, Municipal Government of Loreto, and the Municipal Government of Mulege.
For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.
‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
SCORE Baja 1000 FASTEST Overall Champions
(1967 through 2022, 4-wheel vehicles or motorcycles)
YEAR DRIVERS/RIDERS VEHICLE TIME
1967 Vic Wilson/Ted Mangels Meyers Manx VW 27:38
1968 Larry Bergquist/Gary Preston Honda 20:38:28
1969 Larry Minor/Rod Hall Ford Bronco 20:48:10
1970 Drino Miller/Vic Wilson Miller VW 16:07
1971 Parnelli Jones/Bill Stroppe Ford Bronco 14:59
1972 Parnelli Jones/Bill Stroppe Ford Bronco 16:47
1973 Bobby Ferro/Johnny Johnson Funco VW 16:50:25
1974 NO RACE
1975 Al Baker/Gene Cannady Honda 18:22:55
1976 Larry Roeseler/Mitch Mayes Husqvarna 11:30:47
1977 Brent Wallingsford/Scot Harden Husqvarna 14:37:07
1978 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Husqvarna 10:23:47
1979 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Husqvarna 19:48:04
1980 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Yamaha 12:45:13
1981 Scot Harden/Brent Wallingsford Husqvarna 17:14:05
1982 Al Baker/Jack Johnson Honda 17:25:27
1983 Dan Smith/Dan Ashcraft Husqvarna 14:48:10
1984 Chuck Miller/Randy Morales Honda 14:34:34
1985 Randy Morales/Derrick Paiement Honda 17:44:42
1986 Bruce Ogilvie/Chuck Miller Honda 18:05:52
1987 Dan Ashcraft/Bruce Ogilvie Honda 12:02:14
1988 Paul Krause/Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte Kawasaki 11:33:45
1989 Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte/Ted Hunnicutt Jr. Kawasaki 17:53:16
1990 Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Danny LaPorte Kawasaki 11:11:45
1991 Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Marty Smith Kawasaki 13:35:25
1992 Danny Hamel/Garth Sweetland/Paul Ostbo Kawasaki 16:50:12
1993 Ivan Stewart Toyota SR5 13:29:11
1994 Danny Hamel/Larry Roeseler/Ty Davis Kawasaki 10:20:47
1995 Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Ted Hunnicutt Jr. Kawasaki 19:31:19
1996 Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Greg Zitterkopf Kawasaki 14:11:02
1997 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Greg Bringle Honda 13:19:59
1998 Johnny Campbell/Jimmy Lewis Honda 18:58:48
1999 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab Honda 14:15:42
2000 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Craig Smith/Steve Hengeveld Honda 30:54:12
2001 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab Honda 13:51:40
2002 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Andy Grider Honda 16:17:28
2003 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Bruce Ogilvie Honda 15:39:52
2004 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Kendall Norman, Honda 15:57:37
2005 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Mike Childress, Honda 14:20:30
2006 Steve Hengeveld/ Mike Childress/Quinn Cody, Honda 18:17:50
2007 Robby Bell/Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Kendall Norman, Honda 24:15:50
2008 Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell, Honda 12:29:18
2009 Kendall Norman/Timmy Weigand/Quinn Cody, Honda 13:27:50
2010 Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr., Ford F-150, 19:00:04
2011- Kendall Norman/Quinn Cody/Logan Holladay, Buellton, Calif., Honda, 14:14:25
2012- B.J. Baldwin, Ford F-150, 20:00:59
2013- Timmy Weigand/Colton Udall/David Kamo/Mark Samuels, Honda, 18:29:14
2014- Rob MacCachren/Andy McMillin/Jason Voss, Ford F-150, 22:31:28
2015- Rob MacCachren/Andy McMillin, Ford F-150, 15:58:32
2016- Rob MacCachren/Jason Voss, Ford F-150, 17:12:58
2017- Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez/Juan C. Lopez, Chevy R-6 Truck, 19:53:36
2018- Justin Morgan/Mark Samuels/Justin Jones, Honda 16:23:26
2019- Alan Ampudia/Aaron Ampudia, Ford Raptor, 16:10:36
2020- Luke McMillin/Larry Roeseler, Ford F-150, 19:10:25
2021- Rob MacCachren/Luke McMillin, Chevy Silverado, 20:45:59
2022- Luke McMillin/Rob MacCachren, Chevy 1500, 16:37:46
4-wheel vehicles: 17
Motorcycles: 38
SCORE Baja 1000 All-Time Starters, Finishers, Race Sites
1967
Tijuana to La Paz
Total Starters: 68, Total Finishers: 31
1968
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 243, Total Finishers: 106
1969
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 247, Total Finishers: 96
1970
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 261, Total Finishers: 145
1971
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 222, Total Finishers: 116
1972
Mexicali to La Paz Total Starters: 245, Total Finishers: 98
1973
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 143, Total Finishers: 73
1974
NO RACE (Fuel Crisis)
1975
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 235, Total Finishers: 86
1976
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 218, Total Finishers: 74
1977
Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 346, Total Finishers: 123
1978
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 219, Total Finishers: 56
1979
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 244, Total Finishers: 121
1980
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 255, Total Finishers: 104
1981
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 250, Total Finishers: 85
1982
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 135, Total Finishers: 69
1983
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 248, Total Finishers: 76
1984
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 169, Total Finishers: 75
1985
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 211, Total Finishers: 111
1986
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 237, Total Finishers: 147
1987
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 314, Total Finishers: 180
1988
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 329, Total Finishers: 163
1989
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 286, Total Finishers: 176
1990
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 308 Total Finishers: 162
1991
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 271, Total Finishers: 124
1992
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 307, Total Finishers: 189
1993
Mexicali to Mexicali
Total Starters: 260, Total Finishers: 96
1994
Mexicali to Mexicali
Total Starters: 281, Total Finishers: 120
1995
Tijuana to La Paz
Total Starters: 283, Total Finishers: 160
1996
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 220, Total Finishers: 113
1997
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 221, Total Finishers: 130
1998
Santo Tomas to La Paz
Total Starters: 207, Total Finishers: 123
1999
Ojos Negros to Ojos Negros
Total Starters: 238, Total Finishers: 101
2000
Tecate SCORE Baja 2000
Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas
Total Starters: 262, Total Finishers: 184
2001
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 219, Total Finishers: 102
2002
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 234, Total Finishers: 151
2003
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 272, Total Finishers: 153
2004
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 284, Total Finishers: 198
2005
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 342, Total Finishers: 163
2006
Ensenada to La Paz
*Total Starters: 431, Total Finishers: 234
2007
Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas
Total Starters: 424, Total Finishers: 237**
2008
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 347, Total Finishers: 227
2009
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 328, Total Finishers: 184
2010
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 292, Total Finishers: 192
2011
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 278, Total Finishers: 155
2012
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 298, Total Finishers: 174
2013
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 251, Total Finishers: 117
2014
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 237, Total Finishers: 133
2015
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 239, Total Finishers: 124
2016
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 270, Total Finishers: 160
2017
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 404, Total Finishers: 237**
2018
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 285, Total Finishers: 177
2019
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 264, Total Finishers: 145
2020
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 185, Total Finishers: 111
2021
Ensenada to La Paz
Total Starters: 299, Total Finishers: 206
2022
Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 276, Total Finishers: 153
*Event Record-Starters
**Event Co-Record-Finishers
SCORE Baja 1000
All-Time Start Sites
Times, City
48-Ensenada
3-Mexicali
2-Tijuana
1-Ojos Negros
1-Santo Tomas
All-Time Finish Sites
Times, City
28-Ensenada
22-La Paz
2-Mexicali
2-Cabo San Lucas
1-Ojos Negros
Top Total Starters
Year, Number (Finishers)
- 2006—431 Starters (234 Finishers)
- 2007—424 Starters (237 Finishers)
- 2017—404 Starters (237 Finishers)
- 2008—347 Starters (227 Finishers)
- 1977—346 Starters (123 Finishers)
- 2005—342 Starters (163 Finishers)
- 1988—329 Starters (163 Finishers)
- 2009—328 Starters (184 Finishers)
- 1987—314 Starters (180 Finishers)
- 1990—308 Starters (162 Finishers)
- 1992—307 Starters (189 Finishers)
- 2021—299 Starters (206 Finishers)
- 2012—298 Starters (174 Finishers)
- 2010—292 Starters (192 Finishers)
- 1989—286 Starters (176 Finishers)
- 2018—285 Starters (177 Finishers)
- 2004—284 Starters (198 Finishers)
- 1995—283 Starters (160 Finishers)
- 1994—281 Starters (120 Finishers)
- 2011—278 Starters (155 Finishers)
- 2022—276 Starters (153 Finishers)
- 2003—272 Starters (153 Finishers)
- 1991—271 Starters (124 Finishers)
- 2016—270 Starters (160 Finishers)
Top Total Finishers
Year, Number (Starters)
- 2007—237 Finishers (424 Starters)
- 2017—237 Finishers (404 Starters)
- 2006—234 Finishers (431 Starters)
- 2008—227 Finishers (347 Starters)
- 2021—206 Finishers (299 Starters)
- 2004—198 Finishers (284 Starters)
- 2010—192 Finishers (292 Starters)
- 1992—189 Finishers (307 Starters)
- 2000—184 Finishers (262 Starters)
- 2009—184 Finishers (328 Starters)
- 1987—180 Finishers (314 Starters)
- 2018—177 Finishers (285 Starters)
- 1989—176 Finishers (286 Starters)
- 2012—174 Finishers (298 Starters)
- 2005—163 Finishers (342 Starters)
- 1988—163 Finishers (329 Starters)
- 1990—162 Finishers (308 Starters)
- 1995—160 Finishers (283 Starters)
- 2016—160 Finishers (270 Starters)
- 2011—155 Finishers (278 Starters)
- 2003—153 Finishers (272 Starters)
- 2022—153 Finishers (276 Starters)
- 2002—151 Finishers (234 Starters)
- 1986—147 Finishers (237 Starters)
Top Total Starters
When finishing in La Paz
Year, Number (Finishers)
- 2006—431 Starters (234 Finishers)
- 2017—404 Starters (237 Finishers)
- 1992—307 Starters (189 Finishers)
- 2021—299 Starters (206 Finishers)
- 2012—298 Starters (174 Finishers)
- 2010—292 Starters (192 Finishers)
- 1989—286 Starters (176 Finishers)
- 2004—284 Starters (198 Finishers)
- 1995—283 Starters (160 Finishers)
- 1972—245 Starters (98 Finishers)
- 1979—244 Starters (121 Finishers)
- 1986—237 Starters (147 Finishers)
- 2014—237 Starters (133 Finishers)
Top Total Finishers
When finishing in La Paz
Year, Number (Starters)
- 2017—237 Finishers (404 Starters)
- 2006—234 Finishers (431 Starters)
- 2021—206 Finishers (299 Starters)
- 2004—198 Finishers (284 Starters)
- 2010—192 Finishers (292 Starters)
- 1992—189 Finishers (307 Starters)
- 1989—176 Finishers (286 Starters)
- 2012—174 Finishers (298 Starters)
- 1995—160 Finishers (283 Starters)
- 2002—151 Finishers (234 Starters)
- 1986—147 Finishers (237 Starters)
- 2014—133 Finishers (237 Starters)
SCORE Baja 1000 Peninsula Run
Course Mileage, 1967 through 2023
The year of 2023 marks the 25th peninsula run for the SCORE Baja 1000 and first time starting in La Paz and 29th time finishing in Ensenada. The race course of 1310.94 miles is the second-longest in the history of this iconic event. The longest was the SCORE Baja 2000 held in 2000 to commemorate the start of the new millennium. Starting in Ensenada and finishing in Cabo San Lucas, the course distance was 1679.54 miles.
Here is the mileage breakdown for all 25 peninsula runs.
1967 Tijuana to La Paz 849 miles
1968 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles
1969 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles
1970 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles
1971 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles
1972 Mexicali to La Paz 912 miles
1973 Ensenada to La Paz 875 miles
1979 Ensenada to La Paz 986.2 miles
1982 Ensenada to La Paz 983.52 miles
1986 Ensenada to La Paz 822 miles
1989 Ensenada to La Paz 1,057.7 miles
1992 Ensenada to La Paz 1,032.7 miles
1995 Tijuana to La Paz 1,146.3 miles
1998 Santo Tomas to La Paz 1,070 miles
2000 Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas 1,679.54 miles
2002 Ensenada to La Paz 1,017.31 miles
2004 Ensenada to La Paz 1,013.57 miles
2006 Ensenada to La Paz 1,047.8 miles
2007 Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas 1,296.39 miles
2010 Ensenada to La Paz 1,061.69 miles
2012 Ensenada to La Paz 1,121.55 miles
2014 Ensenada to La Paz 1,275 miles
2017 Ensenada to La Paz 1,134.40 miles
2021 Ensenada to La Paz 1,226.35 miles
2023 La Paz to Ensenada 1,310.94 miles