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McNeil wins Overall, Trophy Truck Spec Titles in 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
2023 SCORE World Desert Championship FINAL Point Standings. Menzies wins SCORE Trophy Truck, Montoya Overall Moto
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ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’, this year, SoCal’s champion desert racer Jason McNeil won both the 2023 SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy Truck Spec point championship following the recent BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by K&N. It is McNeil’s first SCORE Overall title and second in the massive Trophy Truck Spec class.
Driving solo again this season for the first three races, McNeil was second in class in Round 1 of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. His Trophy Truck Spec class had a SCORE-record 43 starters in his class in San Felipe in April. He topped that finish by winning his class over a race-high 31 starters in Ensenada in the SCORE Baja 500 in early June and then backed it up by winning his class again over a race-high 37 starters in the SCORE Baja 400 in September. He finished the season by overcoming mechanical issues to finish 18th out of 34 starters in the season-ending SCORE Baja 1000 in November to earn his championship.
At the end of the 50th season of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, a total of 12 classes have at least one racer in the top 31 overall points after the four races held over Mexico’s magnificent Baja California peninsula. Three races were held in the Northern part of the peninsula and the season culminated with an epic race up the peninsula from La Paz, Baja California Sur to Ensenada, Baja California.
POINT REGS
SCORE point regulations have all four races counting for final points toward season point championships. Racers are allowed one substitute driver/rider for the season but the driver/rider of record must either start or finish the season-ending SCORE Baja 1000.
SCORE points are calculated on a set amount of start points and finish points for each race depending on the distance of the race along with a variable amount for placement points for finishers based on the number of starters within each class.
McNEIL MOVIN’ ALL THE WAY UP
Jason McNeil moved up to lead the points in Trophy Truck Spec and also was the SCORE Overall point champion and the SCORE Overall Truck Champion of the 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship.
McNeil, 45, of El Cajon, Calif., drives the No. 234 TSCO-Chevy in the class with the largest number of entries this season. He recorded a total of 551 points during the four-race season.
Part of an avid desert racing family with several relatives racing as well, McNeil won the Trophy Truck Spec season point championship in 2021.
In the 2023 season-finale, Elijah Kiger started and drove to race mile 350, Justin Davis drove from race mile 350 to race mile 760. Jason McNeil drove from race mile 760 to the finish. McNeil commented at the finish line, “The truck is still in one piece and we could have had a great run. Unfortunately, Elijah had to replace the driver’s side of the suspension and that kept us down for about five hours. Justin was doing a great job, but he had to stop to deal with an issue as well and that was a bummer. The mishap at the beginning made it impossible for us to get a top finish, but we still won the points championship and that’s what matters. The Catavina loop was insane with the terrain and the rain. I’ve never driven in anything like that. I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.”
MENZIES: SCORE TROPHY TRUCK POINT CHAMPION
After a third-place finish in the season opener in San Felipe, Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies roared to the overall victories in the SCORE Baja 500, the SCORE Baja 400, and the SCORE Baja 1000 to keep a slim margin over runner-up Luke McMillin (who finished third in overall points in his No. 1 Chevy 1500 built by Mason Motorsports) in the SCORE Trophy Truck season point standings. And Menzies also finished second in the 2023 SCORE overall point standings. He drove his AWD No. 7 Menzies Motorsports Ford Raptor, also built by Mason Motorsports
For the SCORE Baja 1000, Menzies teamed with Andy McMillin and Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr for his first victory in that iconic race. He became the just the 10th racer in SCORE history to win the SCORE Baja Triple Crown Award given to racers who have won the overall victory in the three traditional SCORE Baja races—the SCORE San Felipe 250, the SCORE Baja 500, and the SCORE Baja 1000.
For Menzies, 35, he now has 11 career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins, putting him into a tie for third all-time behind Rob MacCachren (20 career wins) and Andy McMillin (12).
Menzies finished with 538 season points. It is his second career SCORE Trophy Truck season point championship, having also won it in 2011 when he was also voted the 2011 SCORE Rookie of the Year.
TOP FIVE IN OVERALL POINTS
Behind McNeil, Menzies, and Luke McMillin in three of the top five spots in the overall point standings, fourth were EJ Herbst, Las Vegas, who was second in Trophy Truck Spec and fifth was Travis Williams, Avondale, Ariz., who finished in third place in the Trophy Truck Spec class in 2023.
Herbst is a third-generation member of the legendary Terrible Herbst Motorsports team of Las Vegas and drove the No. 263 Herbst/Smith-Chevy while Williams completed his first full season of SCORE racing in his No. 277 Geiser-Chevy.
MURRAY OVERALL UTV/PRO UTV FI CHAMP
Veteran Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif., has been crowned the 2023 SCORE Overall UTV and Pro UTV FI (Forced Induction), driving his No. 2917 Can-Am X3 through the 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship to earn 485 season points, more than any other driver in the four SCORE UTV classes.
In earning his first SCORE season point title, Murray started the season slowly with a 12th place finish in his class out of a SCORE-record 30 starters in his class in San Felipe, finished second in Round 2, fourth in Round 3 and solidified his championship with a first place finish in Pro UTV FI in the season-ending SCORE Baja 1000. His class had 45 total racers in 2023.
Splitting the driving with him all season was his brother Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif. and for the SCORE Baja 1000 there third driver was PJ Jones, 54, Cave Creek, Ariz.
Murray also finished ninth in the 2023 SCORE Overall point standings.
HEGER PRO UTV OPEN
Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., has excelled in every discipline of racing and has over 100 wins and 200 podiums on his resume despite his young age.
Most recently, Heger has raced in Pro-Lite short course trucks and Production UTVs in the Champ Off Road Series, earning championships in both classes as well as most recently as the second driver in the Trophy Truck Spec class in SCORE races.
In 2023, Heger drove the No. 1896 SCI Motorsports Polaris Pro-R, the inaugural season of the new Polaris Factory Racing team. He finished 10th in his class in the SCORE San Felipe 250 to open the season and then won his competitive class in both the SCORE Baja 500 and the SCORE Baja 400 to keep him in the point lead in his Pro UTV Open class. He capped his season and won his class championship with a podium, third-place finish in the grueling SCORE Baja 1000. In the season finale, Heger split the driving with Ronnie Anderson and J.D. Marsh.
Heger also finished 14th in the 2023 SCORE Overall point standings.
MONTOYA OVERALL MOTORCYCLE/PRO MOTO 30 CHAMPION
Peru’s Jano Montoya not only went undefeated in four races in the 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship, he won his Pro Moto 30 (riders over 30 years old) class, and he earned enough season points to capture the 2023 SCORE Overall Motorcycle point championship.
Living in Winter Park, Fla., Montoya, 52, and his team earned 464 season points as he completed his season by breaking a four-way tie in overall motorcycle points by defeating a season-high nine starters in his class. His winning team in the SCORE Baja 1000 also included Kyle Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev., David Zarate, La Paz, Mexico, and Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif.
Montoya won his class for the fifth time since his first title in 2016 on his No. 300x KTM 450EXCF motorcycle. This is the first time in SCORE history that a Pro Moto 30 racer has won the SCORE Overall Motorcycle crown.
VILDOSOLA SR—SCORE TT LEGEND
Mexico’s veteran SCORE champion Gustavo Vildosola Sr backed up his 2022 season point championship in SCORE TT Legend (drivers over 50 years old) following his undefeated season of four straight class wins with his second straight undefeated season at the SCORE Baja 1000.
Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, won his class title for the third time, having won the SCORE TT Legend season point championship in 2018 with Scott Bailey as a second driver and last year with Ricky Johnson.
He won all four 2022 races and again won all four in 2023 with help from legendary Hall of Fame racer Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif. who drove the first half of each race in the Vildosola Racing No. 1L AWD Ford Raptor built by Mason Motorsports.
Vildosola Sr had 470 season points (15th overall for 2023) after winning against eight starters in his class in San Felipe and seven in the SCORE Baja 500, eight in the SCORE Baja 400, and seven in the SCORE Baja 1000.
He also finished eighth overall out of 285 starters in this year’s San Felipe race, ninth overall out of 240 starters in the SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada and capped the season with a seventh-place overall out of 335 starters in the SCORE Baja 1000 which ran from La Paz to Ensenada for 1310.94 miles.
Vildosola Sr also has three career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins in his illustrious career in SCORE desert racing.
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK FINAL POINT LEADERS
SCORE Trophy Truck, the marquee racing division in the entire sport of desert racing for high-tech, 1000-horsepower (that Sal Fish debuted in 1994), unlimited custom trucks that includes SCORE TT Legend (drivers over 50 years old, that debuted in 2017), had a total of 39 trucks compete in San Felipe, 33 in the SCORE Baja 500, 37 in the SCORE Baja 400 and 29 in the SCORE Baja 1000.
Bryce Menzies and Luke McMillin stand on the top two spots on the SCORE Trophy Truck podium after in the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship with most of the world’s top SCORE Trophy Truck racers lined up behind them in the 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship final season point standings.
Besides Menzies and Luke McMillin, the rest of the top 10 SCORE Trophy Truck final point leaders starts with Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif., in his No. 69 Toyota Escondido Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) who finished third with 479 season points.
Fourth in SCORE Trophy Truck season points was 17-year-old SCORE Rookie Roberto Romo Jr, of Mexicali, Mexico in his No. 33 Coast Asluminum Ford Raptor (Racer) and fifth for 2023 was Mexico’s Alan Ampudia in his No. 10 Papas & Beer Ford Raptor (Mason).
Las Vegas’ Dallas Luttrell was sixth in the No. 87 Dodge Ram (Collins MS), while seventh was Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego (Luke’s older brother) in his No. 23 McMillin Racing Chevy 1500 (Mason).
Eighth was the team Kevin Thompson, New Braunfels, Texas/Harley Letner, Corona, Calif., in their No. 70 Chevy Silverado (Mason).
Ninth in SCORE Trophy Truck points is the team of Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Pat Dean, Las Vegas/Jordan Dean, Las Vegas, in the No. 19 Terrible Herbst Motorsports Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith).
12 CLASS POINT LEADERS IN TOP 31 OVERALL
Including Jason McNeil in Trophy Truck Spec, Bryce Menzies in SCORE Trophy Truck, Jason Murray in Pro UTV FI, Brock Heger in Pro UTV Open, and Gustavo Vildosola Sr in SCORE TT Legend, 12 classes had at least one racer in the top 31 SCORE Overall 4-wheel final point standings in the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship.
The other classes with at least one racer in the top 31 were Class 10, Pro UTV Stock, Class 11, Class 1/2-1600, Class 1, SCORE Lites, and Pro UTV NA.
Fourth a field of 19 starters to win in his class in San Felipe, winning his class out of 16 starters in the SCORE Baja 500, winning it again out of 12 starters in the SCORE Baja 400, and finishing third out of 17 starters in the SCORE Baja 1000, Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico, won Class 10 and ended up 11th in overall points in 2023 in his No. 1091 Alumi Craft Chevy.
Winning the Pro UTV Stock class and 27th in overall points with 2023 finishes of fifth, fourth, third, and second was Mexico’s Jorge Cano, 49, of Culiacan, in the No. 3936 Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC.
Mexico’s Oliver Flemate, 45, of Ensenada, went undefeated in Class 11 in his No. 1105 Flemate Racing stock VW Sedan and finished 17th in SCORE Overall points while also finishing sixth in Trophy Truck Spec and eighth overall in his No. 244 TSCO-Chevy in 2023.
Completing his first full season with SCORE after several years of selected races, Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz., and teammate Andy DeVercilly IV, 36, Jamul, Calif., won Class 1/2-1600 with two race wins and finished 22nd in overall points in his No. 1625 Foddrill-VW.
With some serious driving assistance from his SCORE champion mother Shelby Reid in the SCORE Baja 1000, Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif., used one class win (SCORE Baja 500), and three more podium finishes (one second and two third places) to win Class 1 in his AWD No. 168 Alumi Craft-Chevy while earning his third career SCORE class point crown.
Returning to the top of his class in 2023, Oscar Alvarez, 47, McAllen, Texas, won the SCORE Lites class with two race wins in his class, one second and one third-place in his No. 1211 OSO-VW.
Finishing tied for 31st overall while winning the Pro UTV NA (Naturally Aspirated) class with one race win, was SCORE champion veteran Joe Bolton, 66, Corona, Calif., in his No. 1957 Polaris RZR XP1000 race car. He won his class with four podium finishes—first in the SCORE San Felipe 250, followed by a third in class in the SCORE Baja 500, and second place class finishes in the final two 2023 SCORE races.
The 12 classes among the top 31 in the final 2023 SCORE point standings were led by Trophy Truck Spec with nine racers, SCORE Trophy Truck (4), Pro UTV Open (4), Pro UTV FI (4), Class 10 (3), Pro UTV Stock (2) and with one each are SCORE TT Legend, Class 11, Class 1/2-1600, Class 1, SCORE Lites, and Pro UTV NA.
THE UNDEFEATED
A total of five SCORE racers won their classes in all four races to obviously capture the season point standings in their respective classes, two in Pro car and truck classes, two in Pro motorcycle classes and one in Pro quad classes.
At the top of the list was Vildosola Sr who leads the SCORE TT Legend class for SCORE Trophy Truck drivers over 50 years old.
The other four-time winner and class point champ among four-wheel vehicles was Oliver Flemate, 46, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 11, No. 1105, VW Sedan).
The unbeaten two-wheel class point champions were Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Pro Moto 30, No. 3200x KTM 450EXCF) and Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas (Chatsworth, Calif.) (Pro Moto 60, No. 644x Honda CRF450x),
In Pro Quad, the undefeated point champ was the team led by Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico (Pro Quad, No. 1a Honda TRX450R).
TRIPLE WINS/CLASS CHAMPS
Winning three races each in their respective classes to also earn SCORE season class point titles were: Eli Yee, 49, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 5, No. 511 Jake’s-Chevy), Alirio Amado, 45, The Woodlands, Texas (Pro Moto 40, No. 441x Yamaha Yamaha WR450F), Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand (Pro Moto 50, No. 501x Honda CRF50X), and Faelly Lopez, 39, Puerto Rico (Pro Quad Ironman, No. 83a Honda TRX450R).
Among Sportsman racers, winning three-times in 2023 to earn their respective class point crowns were Armando Ortiz, Tijuana, Mexico (SPT Moto, No. 249x Honda CRF450X), and Sergio Jimenez, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico (SPT Quad, No. 139a Honda TRX450R).
TWIN WINS
Others earning their season titles with two class wins each during the 2023 SCORE WDC were Daniel Chamlee, Montecito, Calif. (Class 7, No. 700 Ford Ranger), Oscar Alvarez, McAllen, Texas (SCORE Lites, No. 1211 OSO-VW), Justin Park, Encinitas, Calif. (Class 7F, No. 714F Ford Ranger), and Fernando Beltran, Ensenada, Mexico, (Pro Moto Limited, No. 100x Honda CRF450X).
Of special note, Chamlee, who now lives parttime in San Felipe, Mexico, has now won 11 SCORE season class point crowns, all in Class 7, since he won his first in 2006.
Leading the Pro Motorcycle class champions with two class wins was Bolivian superstar Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, who won the Pro Moto Unlimited class for the second straight year after winning the Pro Moto Ironman class the two years prior to those titles. His talented team in 2023 included Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Argentina’s Diego Llanos, 30, Carter Klein, Agua Dulce, Calif., and Corbin McPherson, 22, Hurricane, Utah.
MORE PRO CLASS POINT CHAMPIONS
Among the other 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship class point champs were, Edward Muncey, 52, San Diego, one class win (Baja Challenge, BC4 BTC-Subaru), and Armando Duron, Mexicali, Mexico, one class win (Class 7SX, No. 740 Ford Ranger).
Another Bolivian superstar, Fabricio Fuentes, 46, won the Pro Moto Ironman crown in 2023 on his No. 785x GasGas EC350F motorcycle. Consistency paid dividends for Fuentes in winning his first SCORE title with finishes of ninth, fourth, third and fifth in the class that had 45 total starters in 2023, including a SCORE-record 27 in the SCORE Baja 1000.
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2024 SCORE SCHEDULE
Here are the dates for the four-race 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship which will be held in Baja California, Mexico for the ninth consecutive year:
- King Shocks 37th SCORE San Felipe 250, presented by Baja Vida—
March 20-24, San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
- BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 500—
May 29-June 2, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- 5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels—
September 11-15, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000—
November 12-17, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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’
2023 SCORE World Desert Championship FINAL Point Leaders
Top 31—2023 SCORE Overall Car/Truck/UTV Point Leaders
(Position, Vehicle No., Driver(s), Vehicle-Engine-Builder, Class, Points)
1. 234 Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., TSCO-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 581
2. 7 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) (SCORE Trophy Truck), 538
3. 1 Luke McMillin, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) (SCORE Trophy Truck), 523
4. 263 EJ Herbst, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 513
5. 277 Travis Williams, Avondale, Ariz., Geiser-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 511
6. 207 Mason Cullen, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 509
7. 282 Brent Fox, Highland, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 498
8. 244 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 497
9. 2917 Jason Murray, North Tustin, Calif., Can-Am X3 (Pro UTV FI), 485
10. 266 David Ziegler, Reno, Nev., Brenthel-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 482
11. 1091 Francisco Vera, El Rosario, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy (Class 10), 481
12. 260 Santiago Creel, Mexico City, Jimco-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 480
13. 69 Andrew Meyers, San Marcos, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) (SCORE Trophy Truck), 479
14. 1896 Brock Heger, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R (Pro UTV Open), 478
15. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) (SCORE TT Legend), 470
16. 205 Joe DeLucie, Las Vegas, SLR-Chevy (Trophy Truck Spec), 469
17. 1105 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (Class 11), 466
17. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer) (SCORE Trophy Truck), 466
17. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, Livermore, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000 (Pro UTV FI), 466
20. 2928 Carlos A. Quezada, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3 (Pro UTV FI), 460
21. 1869 Justin Lambert, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4 (Pro UTV Open), 458
22. 1625 Eric Pavolka, Sonoita, Ariz., Foddrill-VW (Class 1/2-1600), 455
23. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, Las Vegas, Polaris RZR Pro R (Pro UTV Open), 454
23. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda (Class 10), 454
25. 1064 Justin Buckley, Long Beach, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy (Class 10), 450
26. 168 Cody Reid, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy (Class 1), 449
27. 3936 Jorge Cano, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC (Pro UTV Stock), 447
28. 1211 Oscar Alvarez, McAllen, Texas, OSO-VW (SCORE Lites), 446
28. 1876 Mike Cafro, Temecula, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R (Pro UTV Open), 446
30. 3959 Antonio Mendez, Puebla, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4 (Pro UTV Stock), 444
31. 1957 Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000 (Pro UTV NA), 442
31. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS (Pro UTV FI), 442
2023 SCORE World Desert Championship FINAL Class Point Standings
(By Class, Position, Vehicle Number, Driver/Rider of record, Hometown, Vehicle make/model, Points, Class wins in parenthesis) (DOR/ROR must start and/or finish all four races to be qualify for season point championship)
Pro Cars, Trucks, UTVs
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK—1. 7 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) (3), 538; 2. 1 Luke McMillin, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) (1), 523; 3. 69 Andrew Myers, San Marcos, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith), 479; 4. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer), 466; 5. 10 Alan Ampudia, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason), 418; 6. 87 Dallas Luttrell, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram (Collins MS), 378; 7. 23 Dan McMillin, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason), 375; 8. 70 Kevin Thompson, New Braunfels, Texas/Harley Letner, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason), 370; 9. 19 Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Pat Dean, Las Vegas/Jordan Dean, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith), 367. ALSO: 11. 43 Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID), 341; 13. 16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser), 303; 15. 6 Dan Myers, Newport Beach, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Brenthel), 298.
SCORE TT LEGEND—1. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) (4), 470; 2. 85L Clay Lawrence, Banning, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith), 380; 3. 61L David Payne, St. Luis, Mo./Damon Bradshaw, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith), 366; 4. 55L Jose de Jesus Flores, Culiacan, Mexico/Andrea Tomba, La Paz, Mexico/James Sejd, Gainesville, Va., Chevy Silverado (Jimco), 362.
CLASS 1—1. 168 Cody Reid, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy (1), 449; 2. 101 Al Torres, Imperial Valley, Calif./Alfredo Torres, Calexico, Calif./Christian Samano, San Diego, Jimco-Chevy, 423; 3. 121 Damen Jefferies, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.)/Steve Strobel, Clarks, Neb., Jefferies-Chevy (1), 355; 4. 127 Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (1), 322; 5. 100 Kyle Quinn, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (1), 271; 6. 153 Brad Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 228.
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC—1. 234 Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, TSCO-Chevy (2), 551; 2. 263 EJ Herbst, Las Vegas/Ryan Millen, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 513; 3. 277 Travis Williams, Avondale, Ariz./Travis Chase, La Crescenta, Calif./C.J. Hutchins, Las Vegas, Geiser-Chevy, 511; 4. 207 Mason Cullen, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 509; 5. 282 Brent Fox, Highland, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 498; 6. 244 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy, 497; 7. 266 David Ziegler, Reno, Nev./Paul Ziegler, Reno, Nev., Brenthel-Chevy, 482; 8. 260 Santiago Creel, Mexico City, Jimco-Chevy, 480; 9. 205 Joe Delucie, Las Vegas/Ryan Millen, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), SLR-Chevy, 469; 10. 219 Thor Herbst, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy (1), 438.
CLASS 10—1. 1091 Francisco Vera, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, El Rosario, Mexico, Mexico Alumi Craft-Chevy (2), 481; 2. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico/Alberto Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda (1), 454; 3. 1064 Justin Buckley, Long Beach, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy (1), 450; 4. 1079 Manlio F. Diaz, La Paz, Mexico/Eduardo Laguna, Mexicali, Mexico/Mario Diaz, La Paz, Mexico/Juan Olave, La Paz, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 398; 5. 1006 Stan Potter, San Marcos, Calif./Freddie Willert, El Cajon, Calif./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 382; 6. 1016 Hiram Duran, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Duran, Chula Vista, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 342.
PRO UTV OPEN—1. 1896 Brock Heger, El Centro, Calif./Ethan Groom, Temecula, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R (2), 478; 2. Justin Lambert, Bakersfield, Calif., Can-Am X3, Polaris RZR Pro R, 458; 3. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, Las Vegas, Polaris RZR Pro R (1), 454; 4. 1876 Mike Cafro, Temecula, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 446; 5. 1895 Kaden Wells, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 431; 6. 1886 Brandon Sims, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 411; 7. 1854 Kristen Matlock, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 397; 8. 1871 Wayne Matlock, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 362; 9. 1831 Craig Scanlon, Orange, Calif. (Helena, Mont.), Polaris RZR Pro R (1), 302.
PRO UTV FI—1. 2917 Jason Murray, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, Yorba Linda, Calif., Can-Am X3 (1), 485; 2. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, Livermore, Calif./Brian Cooper, Santa Rosa, Calif./Jason DeMeulernaere, Livermore, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 466; 3. 2928 Carlos Quezada, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Quezada Jr, Mexicali, Mexico/Cesar Castillo, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Max, 460; 4. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, Mexicali, Mexico/Jesus Mendez Sr, Mexicali Mexico/Felix Juan Garcia, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS, 442; 5. 2948 Matt Burroughs, Norco, Calif./Zachary Burroughs, Norco, Calif./Bradley Howe, Leona Valley, Calif., Can-Am X3, 418; 6. 2905 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Can-Am X3 (1), 394; ALSO: 8. 2944 Phil Blurton, Auburn, Calif., Can-Am X3 (1), 280; 14. 2910 Rodrigo Ampudia, 38, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am X3 XRS Turbo RR (1), 205.
CLASS 7—1. 700 Daniel Chamlee, Montecito, Calif., Ford Ranger (2), 384; 2. 716 Gaspar Espindola, Ensenada, Mexico/Carlos Cota, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 373; ALSO: 3. Mike Shaffer, Union City, Calif., Chevy Colorado (1), 145; 4. 709 Ethan Ebert, Marana, Ariz./Richard Glasczak, Oceanside, Calif., Honda Ridgeline (1), 115.
SCORE LITES—1. 1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, San Diego/Adrian Guerrero, Ensenada, Mexico, OSO-VW (2), 305. ALSO: 3. Jermy Sundt, Huntington Beach, Calif., Custom-VW (1), 147 4. 1221 Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif./Jacob Wisdom, Long Beach, Calif., Raceco-VW (1), 145.
PRO UTV NA—1. 1957 Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif./Ian Lyons, National City, Calif./Austin Bolton, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000 (1), 442; 2. 1914 Larry Janesky, Middlebury, Conn./Dustin Gebers, Chapmansboro, Tenn., Honda Talon (1), 432. ALSO: 3. 1980 Gabe Matthews, Lakeside, Calif./Ryan Conery, Lakeside, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000 (1), 241; 5. 1925 Zach Sizelove, Hesperia, Calif., Honda Talon 1000R (1), 167.
CLASS 1/2-1600—1. 1625 Eric Pavolka, Sonoita, Ariz./Andy DeVercelly IV, Jamul, Calif., Foddrill-VW (2), 455; 2. 1685 Pablo Jauregui, Ensenada, Mexico/Edson Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, PRT-VW (2), 368; 3. 1606 Matt Willert, El Cajon, Calif./Daniel Goodrich, Chula Vista, Calif., Bunderson-VW, 325.
PRO UTV STOCK—1. 3936 Jorge Cano, Culiacan, Mexico, Raul Peraza, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am Turbo XRC, 447; 2. 3959 Antonio Mendez, Puebla, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4 Turbo S (1), 444; 3. 3900 Anibal Lopez, Mexicali, Mexico, Polaris RZR Turbo R (1), 382, 4. 3933 Randy Emberton, Prescott, Ariz., Polaris RZR Turbo S, 346; 5. 3928 Endy Chavez, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 344; 6. 3830 Douglas Cornwell, Haslet, Texas, Polaris Polaris RZR XP1000, 281. ALSO: 13. Lucy Block, Park City, Utah/Lia Block, Park City, Utah, Can-Am Maverick R (1), 157; 15. 3938 Sara Price, Mohave Valley, Ariz., Can-Am X3 Turbo (1), 121.
CLASS 8—Spencer Morgan, Chattanooga, Tenn., Ford F-150, 170.
CLASS 5—1. 511 Eli Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy (3), 365.
BAJA CHALLENGE—1. BC4 Edward Muncey, San Diego (1), 379; ALSO: 2. Kyle Tucker, Sherrils Ford, N.C. (1), 145; 7. BC3 Bud Pecoy, West Des Moines, Iowa (1), 95.
CLASS 7F—1. 714F Justin Park, Encinitas, Calif., Ford Ranger (2), 389; 2. 704F Aaron Celiceo, San Diego/Seven Celiceo, San Diego/Isaac Camberos, Chula Vista, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 244. ALSO: 3. 704 F Gerardo Novelo, Ensenada, Mexico, Nissan King Cab (1), 165.
CLASS 7SX—1. 740 Armando Duron, Mexicali, Mexico/Israel Duron, Mexicali, Mexico/Armando Duron Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger (1), 324.
CLASS 11—1. 1105 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (4), 466; 2. 1143 Eric Brandt, El Centro, Calif./Josh Felix, Imperial City, Calif., VW Sedan, 370; 3. 1111 Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico/Mike Acuna, Tijuana, Mexico/Orlando Lopez/Leon Burgoin/Raul Valdez, VW Sedan, 281.
PRO MOTORCYCLES
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED—1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, Bolivia/Shane Logan, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, Argentina/Carter Klein, Augua Dulce, Calif./Corbin McPherson, St. George, Utah/Colton Aeck, Casten, Calif., KTM 450SX-F (2), 442; 2. 3x Ciaran Naran, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, Solvang, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick La Paglia, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450 (1), 439; 3. 13x Adrian Ortiz, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 419; 4. 15x Eric Holt, Panaca, Nev./Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Zach Meyers, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, Farmington, Utah/Marck Higuera, San Quintin, Mexico, Husqvarna FC450, 419; ALSO: 5. Arturo Salas Jr, Chula Vista, Calif./Clayton Roberts, Hesperia, Calif. KTM 450XCF (1), 211.
PRO MOTO 30—1. 300x Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, La Paz, Mexico/Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif., KTM 450EXCF (4), 464; 2. 319x David Smith, Escondido, Calif./Nick Lake, San Diego/Don Griggs, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 432.
PRO MOTO LIMITED—1. 100x Fernando Beltran, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, San Diego/Luis Flores, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X (2), 460; 2. 114x Ely Ramirez, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez Jr, Tecate, Mexico, Yamaha YZ450FX (1), 450; 3. 102x Steven Abrams, Meridian, Idaho/Casey O’Donnell, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Hank Salyer, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Dan Mastrude, Boise, Idaho/Chris Welch, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Yamaha YX450F, 421. ALSO: 6. 117x Jeffrey Row, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Brad White, Queen Creek, Ariz./Travis Dillon, Ramona, Calif./Wyatt Brittner, Reno, Nev. Honda CRF450X (1), 119.
PRO MOTO 40—1. 441x Alirio Amado, The Woodlands, Texas/Pedro Gonzalez, Raleigh, N.C./Jim Jaros, Pennsylvania/Curtis Lisenby, Houston/Adrian Valdez, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, Tijuana, Mexico/Manuel Vazquez, San Diego, Yamaha WR450F (3), 450.
PRO MOTO 50 (Riders over 50 years old)—1. 501x Robert Creemers, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X (3), 454.
PRO MOTO IRONMAN—1. 785x Fabricio Fuentes, Bolivia, GasGas EC350F, 442; 2. 718x Kurt Steever, Grass Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 439; 3. 700x Brandon Wright, Oak Hills, Calif., Husqvarna FE501 (1), 365. ALSO:4. Edgar Cota, San Diego, GasGas EX450 (2), 381; 7. 793x Juan Zunino, Argentina, Honda CRF450X (1), 107.
PRO MOTO 60—1. 644x Kevin Ward, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./, Honda CRF450X (4), 460.
PRO QUADS
PRO QUAD—1. 1a Nicolas Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Jose Meza, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Villafana, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R (4), 460; 2. 21a Jose Castro, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Lopez, Juarez, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 428.
PRO QUAD IRONMAN—1. 83a Faelly Lopez, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R (3), 365.
SPORTSMAN
SPT M/C—1. 249x Armando Ortiz, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, Chula Vista, Calif/Carlos Flores, Tecate, Mexico, Husqvarna FC450 (3), 471.
SPT QUAD—1. 139a Sergio Jimenez, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, La Paz, Mexico/Alan Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R (3), 472; 2. 105a Francisco Valle, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Murillo, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Murillo, Tecate, Mexico/Carlos Loam, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R (1), 451; 3. 123a Eva Hernandez, Escondido, Calif./Lilia Rodriguez, Chula Vista, Calif./Evelyn Gonzalez, Viscaino, Mexico/Alina Herrera, Tijuana, Mexico/Hector Camacho, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 417.
‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
Race-by-Race Class Winners
King Shocks 36th SCORE San Felipe 250, fueled by Baja Vida
San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico April 1-2, 2023
Total Starters: 285 Total Finishers: 205
(282.51 miles-Cars/Trucks/UTVs; 263.50 miles-Motos/Quads)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK—1 Luke McMillin, San Diego, Chevy 1500
SCORE TT LEGEND—11L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford Raptor
CLASS 1—127 Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC—219 Thor Herbst, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy
CLASS 10—1064 Justin Buckley, Long Beach, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy
PRO UTV OPEN—1831 Craig Scanlon, Orange, Calif. (Helena, Mont.), Polaris RZR Pro R
PRO UTV FI—2910 Rodrigo Ampudia, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am X3 XRS Turbo RR
CLASS 7—700 Daniel Chamlee, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.) Ford Ranger
SCORE LITES—1221 Scott Wisdom, Long Beach, Calif./Jacob Wisdom, Long Beach, Calif., Raceco-VW
PRO UTV NA—1957 Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZRXP1000
CLASS 1/2-1600—1625 Eric Pavolka, Sonoita, Ariz./Andy DeVercelly IV, Jamul, Calif., Foddrill-VW
PRO UTV STOCK—3900 Anibal Lopez, Mexicali, Mexico, Polaris RZR Turbo R
CLASS 8—No Finishers
CLASS 5—511 Eli Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s Chevy
CLASS 3—No Finishers
CLASS 5-1600—579 Edgar Ruiz, Heber, Calif., VW Baja Bug
BAJA CHALLENGE—BC3 Bud Pecoy, W. Des Moines, Iowa, BTC-Subaru
CLASS 2—No Finishers
CLASS 7F—714F Encinitas, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX—740 Armando Duron Sr, Mexicali, Mexico/Armando Duron Jr, Mexicali, Mexico/Israel Duron, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger
TROPHY LITE—6049 Chase Swanton, Honolulu, Hawaii, Trophy Lite-Chevy
CLASS 11—1105 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
Sportsman Cars/Trucks/UTVs
SPT UNLTD TRUCK—1474 Garrett Wolford, Silverton, Ore., Custom-Chevy
SPT OPEN WHEEL—1556 Alejandro Arroyo, Mexicali, Mexico, Peton-VW
SPT UTV OPEN—No Finishers
Pro Motorcycles
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED—3x Ciaran Naran, Huntington Beach, Calif./Tucker Hopkins, Venice Beach, Calif., Husqvarna FE450
PRO MOTO 30—300x Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF
PRO MOTO LIMITED—100x Fernando Beltran, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, San Diego/Luis Flores, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO 40—441x Alirio Amado, the Woodlands, Texas/Ryan Kaza, New Jersey/Adrian Indusco, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F
PRO MOTO 50—501x Robert Creemers, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO IRONMAN—793x Juan Zunino, Argentina, Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO 60—644x Kevin Ward, Longview, Texas/Doug Smith, Upland, Calif., Honda CRF450X
Pro Quads
PRO QUAD—1a Nicolas Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Villafana, Mexicali, Mexico/Jose Meza, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, San Felipe Mexico, Honda TRX450R
PRO QUAD IRONMAN—83a Faelly Lopez, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R
Sportsman M/C & Quad
SPT M/C—249x Armando Ortiz, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, Chula Vista, Calif./Carlos Flores, Tecate, Mexico, Husqvarna FC450
SPT QUAD—105a Francisco Valle, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Murillo, Tecate/Alexis Murillo, Tecate/Carlos Loam, Tecate, Honda TRX450R
BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 500
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico June 3-4, 2023
Total Starters: 240 Total Finishers: 175 (473.67 miles)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK—7 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor
SCORE TT LEGEND—1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor
CLASS 1—168 Cody Reid, Apple Valley, Calif, Alumi Craft-Chevy
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC—234 Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., TSCO-Chevy
CLASS 10—1091 Francisco Vera, El Rosario, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy
PRO UTV OPEN—1896 Brock Heger, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R
PRO UTV UNLTD—3993 Richard Fant, Houston, Polaris RZR Pro R
PRO UTV FI—2944 Phil Blurton, Auburn, Calif., Can-Am X3
CLASS 7—709 Ethan Ebert, Marana, Ariz./Richard Glasczak, Oceanside, Calif., Honda Ridgeline
SCORE LITES—1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, San Diego, OSO-VW
PRO UTV NA—1925 Zach Sizelove, Hesperia, Calif., Honda Talon 1000R
CLASS 1/2-1600—1685 Pablo Jauregui, Ensenada, Mexico/Edson Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, Memoman-VW
PRO UTV STOCK—3938 Sara Price, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Mitchell Alsup, Bakersfield, Calif., Can-Am X3
CLASS 8—No Finishers
CLASS 5—511 Eli Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy
CLASS 5-1600—No Finishers
BAJA CHALLENGE—BC4 Edward Muncey, San Diego/Dominic Muncey, Las Vegas, BTC-Subaru
CLASS 7F—700F Gerardo Novelo, Ensenada, Mexico/Jose Castro, San Ysidro, Calif., Nissan King Cab
CLASS 7SX—No Finishers
STOCK FULL—No Finishers
TROPHY LITE—Chase Swanson, Honolulu, Trophy Lite-Chevy
CLASS 11—1105 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
Pro Motorcycles
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED—11x Arturo Salas Jr, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF
PRO MOTO 30—300x Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru), Kyle Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF
PRO MOTO LIMITED—117x Jeffrey Row, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Brad White, Queen Creek, Ariz./Travis Dillon, Ramona, Calif./Wyatt Brittner, Reno, Nev., Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO 40—441x Alirio Amado, The Woodlands, Texas/Pedro Gonzalez, Raleigh, N.C./Jim Jarros, Pennsylvania/Curtis Lisenby, Houston/Adrian Valdez, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, Tijuana, Mexico/Manuel Vazquez, San Diego, Yamaha WR450F
PRO MOTO 50—501x Robert Creemers, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO IRONMAN—700x Brandon Wright, Oak Hills, Calif., Husqvarna FE501
PRO MOTO 60—644x Kevin Ward, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif., Honda CRF450X
Pro Quads
PRO QUAD—1a Nicolas Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Meza Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Said Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
PRO QUAD IRONMAN—83a Faelly Lopez, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R
Sportsman M/C & Quad
SPT M/C—290x Gerardo Rubio, Le Penita de Jaltemba, Mexico/Erick Ignacio Rubio, La Penita de Jaltemba, Mexico/Ignacio Javier Rubio. La Penita de Jaltemba, Mexico, Yamaha YZ 450X
SPT QUAD—139a Sergio Jimenez, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, La Paz, Mexico/Alan Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Sept. 16-17, 2023
Total Starters: 207 Total Finishers: 143 (384.66 miles)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK—7 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor
SCORE TT LEGEND—21L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford Raptor
CLASS 1—121 Damen Jefferies, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.)/Steve Strobel, Clarks, Nev., Jefferies-Chevy
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC—Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clary, St. George, Utah, TSCO-Chevy
CLASS 2—2085 Jeremy Davis, Chino Hills, Calif./Tyler Peterson, Canyon Lake, Calif., Custom-Chevy
CLASS 10—1091 Francisco Vera, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, El Rosario, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy
PRO UTV OPEN—1896 Brock Heger, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R
PRO UTV FI—2905 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Can-Am X3
CLASS 7—700 Dan Chamlee, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.), Ford Ranger
SCORE LITES—1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, McAllen, Texas, OSO-VW
PRO UTV NA—1980 Gabe Matthews, Lakeside, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000
CLASS 1/2-1600—1625 Erick Pavolka, Sonoita, Ariz. Foddrill-VW
PRO UTV STOCK—3959 Antonio Mendez, Puebla, Mexico., Polaris RZR XP4
CLASS 5—511 Eli Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy
BAJA CHALLENGE—No Finishers
CLASS 7F—No Finishers
CLASS 7SX—No Finishers
CLASS 11—1105 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
Pro Motorcycles
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED—1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, Bolivia/Arturo Salas Jr, Mexico/Shane Logan, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, Argentina/Justin Carnes, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F
PRO MOTO 30—30x Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF
PRO MOTO LIMITED—114x Ely Ramirez, Teate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO 40—400x Ryan Liebelt, Reedley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev./JD Triffon, Yamaha WR450F
PRO MOTO 50—501x Robert Creemers, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X
PRO IRONMAN—723x Edgar Cota, San Diego, GasGas EX450
Pro Quads
PRO QUAD—1a Nicolas Velez, San Feli;e, Mexico/Jose Luis Meza, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
PRO QUAD IRONMAN—83a Faelly Lopez, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R
SPORTSMAN
SPT M/C—249x Armando Ortiz, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, Chula Vista, Calif./Andre Enriquez, Mexicali, Mexico/Ivan Raygoza, Tijuana, Mexico/Carlos Flores, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CR450X
SPT QUAD—139a Sergio Jimenez, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by K&N
Ensenada, Mexico November 16-18, 2023
Total Starters: 335 Total Finishers: 178 (1310.94 miles)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK—7 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas/Andy McMillin/San Diego/Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor
SCORE TT LEGEND—21L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, El Cajon, Calif./Michael Coleman, San Diego, Ford Raptor
CLASS 1—100 Kyle Quinn, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz./Greg DiStefano, San Clemente, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC—298 Riley Herbst, Las Vegas/Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Jordan Dean, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy
CLASS 10—1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda
PRO UTV OPEN—1821 Cayden MacCachren, Las Vegas/Justin Morgan, El Cajon, Calif./Rhys Millen, Huntington Beach, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R
PRO UTV FI—2917 Jason Murray, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, Yorba Linda, Calif./PJ Jones, Cave Creek, Ariz., Can-Am X3
CLASS 7—710 Mike Shaffer, Union City, Calif./Eric Strom, Vancouver, Wash., Chevy Colorado
SCORE LITES—1220 Jeremy Sundt, Huntington Beach, Calif./Rick Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif./Craig Stanton, Bakersfield, Calif., Custom-VW
PRO UTV NA—1914 Larry Janesky, Middlebury, Conn./Dustin Gebers, Chapmansboro, Tenn./Victor Abitia, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Mark Daconto, Oxford, Conn., Honda Talon 1000R
CLASS 1/2-1600—1685 Pablo Jauregui, Ensenada, Mexico, Wereloco-VW
PRO UTV STOCK—3943K Lucy Block, Park City, Utah/Lia Block, Park City, Utah, Rodrigo Ampudia Jr, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick R
CLASS 8—No Finishers
HEAVY METAL—No Finishers
HAMMER TRUCK UNLTD—No Finishers
CLASS 5—512 Mike Belk, San Diego/Corey Anderson/Mike Terry/Doug Imhof/LJ Kennedy, Seagrove-Chevy
CLASS 3—No Finishers
CLASS 5-1600—558 Luis Herrera, Granada Hills, Calif./Cristian Ortiz, San Ysidro, Calif./Jim Yourdon, Bend, Ore./Michael King, Boise, Idaho, VW Baja Bug
BAJA CHALLENGE—BC1 Kyle Tucker, Sherrils Ford, N.C./Brian Finch, Hermitage, Tenn./Brandon Sturgis, Geeenville, S.C./Andrew Comrie-Picard, Los Angeles/Jay Jakupca, Eastley, N.C./Shelby Hall, Reno, Nev./Lance Clifford, Hurricane, Utah/Charlene Bower, Moab, Utah, BTC-Subaru
STOCK MID-SIZE—766 Brad Lovell, Colorado Springs, Colo./Jason Hutter, Snowmass Village, Colo./Bailey Campbell-Crofts, Gilbert, Ariz., Ford Bronco
CLASS 7F—714F Justin Park, Encinitas, Calif./Eduardo Martinez, San Quintin, Mexico/Cole Andrews, Ramona, Calif./James Tiglio, Oceanside, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX—753 Rodrigo Martinez, San Ignacio, Mexico/Rodrigo Martinez Jr, San Ignacio, Mexico/Ronaldo Martinez, San Ignacio, Mexico/Alfonso Cisneros, Santa Rosalia, Mexico/Romualdo Ficher, San Ignacio, Mexico/Hector Mayor, San Ignacio, Mexico/Eduardo Yee, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger
STOCK FULL—8152 Loren Healy, Farmington, N.M./Eric Davis, Sanford, Texas/Jason Scherer, Danville, Calif./Jason Berger, Truckee, Calif./John Williams, Murray, Utah/Nate Williams, Smithfield, Utah/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150 Raptor
CLASS 11—1105 Oliver Flemate, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Expinoza, Ensenada, Mexico/Valentin Marcado, Ensenada, Mexico/Oscar Flores, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
SPORTSMAN
SPT TRUCK—1435 Chris Greenwood, Montrose, Colo./Boyd Jaynes, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Terry Hawkins, Montrose, Colo./Mike Root, Two Rivers/Alaska/Ryan Blaire, Gardnerville, Nev./Cory Pratt, Grand Junction, Colo, Ford Bronco
Pro Motorcycles
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED—1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, Bolivia/Shane Logan, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, Argentina/Carter Klein, Agua Dulce, Calif./Corbin McPherson, Hurricane, Utah, KTM 450SX-F
PRO MOTO 30—300x Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, La Paz, Mexico/Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif., KTM 450EXCF
PRO MOTO LIMITED—100x Fernando Beltran, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, San Diego/Luis Flores, Mexicali, Mexico/Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
PRO MOTO 40—400x Ryan Liebelt, Reedley, Calif./Justin James Shultz, Lake Forest, Calif./Steve Tichenor, Reno, Nev./Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev., Yamaha WR450F
PRO MOTO 50—500x Giovanni Spinali, El Cajon, Calif./Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX
PRO IRONMAN—723x Edgar Cota, San Diego, GasGas EX450
PRO MOTO 60—644x Kevin Ward, Longview, Texas/Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Guy Laycraft, Canada/Andy Kirker, Lake Forest, CA, Honda CRF450X
Pro Quads
PRO QUAD—1a San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Meza Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
PRO QUAD IRONMAN—96a Jose Enriquez, Mexicali, MX, Honda TRX450R
SPORTSMAN
SPT M/C—249x Jose Armando Ortiz, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
SPT QUAD—139a Sergio Jimenez, Valle de Mexicali, MX, Honda TRX450R