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‘Mac Attack’ set to start first in SCORE Trophy Truck on Saturday At Golden Jubilee of BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominiccnv@aol.com   May 26, 2018   Internationally-televised ‘Mac Attack’ set to start first in SCORE Trophy Truck on Saturday  At Golden Jubilee of BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500   305 entries to date from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territories Guam & Puerto Rico; Host Mexico, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Spain; Round 2 of four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship in Ensenada, Mexico; more golden info at http://score-international.com/raceinfo/2018-baja-500/        ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—What was a forgone conclusion based on his winning the season opener in April, Las Vegas’ Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Rob MacCachren will drive the first SCORE Trophy Truck to start the 4-wheel portion and Justin  Morgan, El Cajon, Calif., will ride the first motorcycle to start the first portion of next week’s Golden Anniversary of the legendary BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500. Pre-running on the rugged, race-record 542.12-mile course continues through Friday (June 1). Round 2 of the four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship will be held next Tuesday through Sunday (May 29-June 3). The celebratory internationally-televised race will start and finish in Ensenada, the seaside port on the Pacific Ocean, located 80 miles south of San Diego. THE SCOOP It is an elapsed-time race with staggered starts as the green flag on Saturday (June 2) will drop first for the motorcycles and quads at 3:30 a.m. (PDT) and approximately 8 a.m. (PDT) for the cars, trucks and UTVs. While the fastest vehicles are expected to finish in around 11 hours, all vehicles will have a 22-hour time limit from the time each starts to become an official finisher. Nearly 350 vehicles, in classes for cars, trucks, utvs, motorcycles and quads, are expected at the start line with racers from as many as 35 U.S. States and 20 countries anticipated. Race title sponsor BFGoodrich Tires has posted a US$25,000 contingency bonus to help commemorate this year’s race. King Shocks has posted an US$5,000 contingency bonus, Rancho Drivetrain Engineering is offering a $20,000 transmission as a contingency bonus and Tri-Ace Tires is also offering a US$25,000 contingency bonus. START DRAW SCORE announced prior to the start of the 2018 season that the finishing order from April’s 32nd SCORE San Felipe 250 would determine the start order for this race for those that raced in San Felipe and entered this race in time. Separate drawings were held for entries that did not finish in San Felipe and another start draw for all entries that didn’t race in San Felipe. After winning the season-opener for his 16th career SCORE Trophy Truck win, MacCachren will start first in his No. 11 Rockstar Energy MacCachren Motorsports Ford F-250 (builder Geiser Bros).  Based on the finishing order in San Felipe, following MacCachren into the Baja desert will be Cameron Steele, second in the No. 16 Monster Energy Desert Assassins Chevy Silverado (Geiser) and after that three third-generation members of San Diego’s McMillin ‘Dynasty in the Desert’ will start third, fourth and sixth. Third off the line will be Luke McMillin, 25, of San Diego, in the No. 83 Ford-150 (Racer), fourth will be defending SCORE Baja 500 overall champion Andy McMillin, 31, of San Diego, in the No. 31 Chevy Silverado (Mason) and the sixth starter will be the team of Dan McMillin, 30, of La Mesa, Calif./Larry Roeseler, 61, Boulevard, Calif., in the No. 23 Ford F-150 (Racer). Starting fifth will be Ryan Arciero, 44, Lake Forest, Calif., in the No. 32 Ford F-150 (Herbst-Smith). For the motorcycles, Morgan and co-riders Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif. and Justin Jones, Murrieta, Calif., will be the first vehicle off the line in their No. 7x Monster Energy Honda CRF450X. THE COUNT The total of 305 entries to date heading into this week’s late, on-site registration have come from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territories-Guam and Puerto Rico along with 14 total countries--host country Mexico, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru and Spain. States among the field range so far from Alaska, Hawaii, California, Washington and Oregon in the Pacific West, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico in the Mountain West, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut in the Northeast, Illinois, Ohio, South Dakota, Kansas and Texas in the Midwest and Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia in the South. The marquee SCORE Trophy Truck division for high-tech, 950-horsepower, unlimited custom trucks has 35 official entries. Other classes with double-figure entries besides SCORE Trophy Truck with 35 are Pro UTV FI (Forced Induction) with 37 entries, Trophy Truck Spec with 25, Class 10 with 22, SCORE Lites with 20, Sportsman Moto with 19, the unlimited Class 1 with 13 Class 5-1600 with 11 and with 10 each are Class 1/2-1600, Class 11 and Pro Moto 30. MAJOR PINCH-HITTER While three-time SCORE Baja 500 overall and SCORE Trophy Truck winner Bryce Menzies, 30, of Las Vegas, continues to recover from a broken back, driving the majority if not all of next Saturday’s race will be legendary French Rally Racer Cyril Despres who is a five-time motorcycle overall winner of the Dakar Rally-Raid. Despress, 44, who lives in Andorra, has driven the last three years in the Dakar Rally for the powerful Peugeot factory team, finishing on the podium in third place in 2017. Menzies and Despres will drive the No. 7 Red Bull Menzies Motorsports Ford Raptor. AT THE RIVIERA… The Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, in the heart of Ensenada, will again be the site of many of the activities surrounding the SCORE Baja 500. Racer registration and media registration will both be held in the Red Room on WednesdayThursday and Friday (May 30-31June 1). Racer registration will be held on Wednesday (May 30) from Noon to 8 p.m. PDT along with 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on both Thursday (May 31) andFriday (June 1). On Friday, no new entries will be accepted after 4 p.m. Media registration the Red Room will be held on Wednesday (May 30) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PDT and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on both Thursday(May 31) and Friday (June 1). The SCORE Media Center will be in the Red Room during the race (June 2-3) with internet access and live race updates, vehicle tracking displays including unofficial elapsed times. In the Cathedral Room at the Riviera will be pre-race media conference at 11:30 a.m. PDT as well as the mandatory pre-race racer’s meeting at 7 p.m. PDT on Friday (June 1). The post-race awards celebration will also be in the Cathedral Room at noon PDT on Sunday (June 3). The start/finish line for the race will once again be adjacent to the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero. SCOREscope Below is the four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule. For the third consecutive year all four races are being held in Baja California, Mexico. Here is the complete 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule:

  • 32nd SCORE San Felipe 250, April 4-April 8, San Felipe, Mexico
  • 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500, May 29-June 3, Ensenada Mexico
  • Tijuana 22nd SCORE Desert Challenge, Sept. 19-23, Tijuana, Mexico
  • 51st SCORE Baja 1000, Nov.14-18, Ensenada, Mexico
SCORE SPONSORS… Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and official race title sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino. SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, 4 Wheel Parts, The Satellite Phone Store, Satellite Del Norte, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, CETTO Vineyards. Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamiento, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics. Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: XXII Ayuntamiento de Tijuana, Baja California State Secretary of Tourism, Comite de Turismo and Convenciones, Comite de Marcadotecnia Turistica, Asociacion de Hoteles del Noroeste. For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCOREInternational.com. 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500 May 29-June 3, 2018—542.12 miles–Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Total Entries: 305 (as of 5/26/18)  Late, on-site Registration--WednesdayThursdayFriday in Ensenada (from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territories-Guam & Puerto Rico, Host Mexico, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Spain) (start order, by class) Pro Cars/Trucks/UTVs Vehicle Number, Driver/Rider of Record SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (35) 11 Rob MacCachren 16 Cameron Steele 83 Luke McMillin 31 Andy McMillin 32 Ryan Arciero 23 Dan McMillin 10 Alan Ampudia 7 Bryce Menzies 40 Chris Miller 19 Tim Herbst 18 Juan C. Lopez *12L Gustavo Vildosola Sr 26 Dave Taylor 6 Larry Connor *5L Clyde Stacy 30 Robbie Pierce 85 Mike Lawrence 77 Robby Gordon 15 Billy Wilson 1 Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez 97 B.J. Baldwin 45 Gary Magness 54 Troy Herbst 4 Justin Matney 50 Zak Langley 60 Cole Potts 87 Dallas Lutrell 95 Victor Gruber 44 Jayson Strachan *81L David Westhem 57 Mike Palmer 27 Jonathan Brenthel 72 Aaron Ciliceo 56 Ruben Ledezma *72L Rob Reinertson-RS *SCORE TT LEGEND CLASS 1 (13) 185 Justin Davis 100 Brian Wilson 153 Brad Wilson 155 Brad Vicic 168 Shelby Reid 106 Derek Fletcher 129 Brandon Bailey 150 Morgan Langley 139 Jeff Sanca 114 Al Torres 109 Tony Murray 187 Ryan Sharman 127 Brian Parkhouse-RS TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (25) 295 William Hedrick Jr 242 Bryce Swaim 291 Rafael Navarro IV 200 Elias Hanna 225 Brian Trotter 266 Scott Biernot 252 Gonzalo Pirron 250 John Langley 204 Sara Price 276 Gerardo Iribe 234 Jason McNeil 273 Jordan Brenthel 258 Chasen Gaunt 211 Pat Sims 232 Chelsea Magness 277 Rod Lewis 208 Andrew Entwistle 212 Case Swenson 220 Craig Christy 243 Noah Ostanik 267 Hammond Meredith 205 Joe Delucie 245 Mark Winkelman 269 John Lehman 210 Ted Moncure-RS CLASS 10 (22) 1008 Chase Warren 1036 Corey Goin 1068 Cody Reid 1011 Cesar Cuevas 1081 Todd Winslow 1062 J.J. Schnarr 1078 Augie Cortez 1048 Kevin Price 1049 Ty Godde 1066 Dave Mason Jr 1023 Broc Dickerson 1063 Ruben Torres 1016 Hiram Duran 1002 Clay Lawrence 1022 Rafael Aguirre 1088 Adam McCollum 1071 Mike Lund 1031 Brent Peterson 1040 Matt Rusich 1025 Nathan Martino 1072 Karl Ebdrup 1073 Richard Glaszczak HAMMER TRUCK UNLTD (2) 4422 Casey Currie 4400 Joshua Bertschy CLASS 8 (5) 894 Vincent Munoz 869 Juan Carlos Calderon 852 Spencer Morgan 804 Jayson Walmsley 802 Jared Adame CLASS 1/2-1600 (10) 1614 Bruce Yee 1603 Oscar Alvarez 1613 Dana Jussila 1625 Eric Pavolka 1637 Daniel Pacheco 1605 Miguel Cortez 1621 Christopher Sanchez-4th RS 1609 J. David Ruvalcaba-3rd RS 1644 Cesar Fiscal-2nd RS 1678 Gustavo Avina-1st RS SCORE LITES (20) 1210 Luis Barragan 1258 Jeremy Davis 1240 Miguel Bonilla 1236 Guillermo Arteaga 1255 Darren Walsh 1212 Martin Lazarraga 1206 Freddie Willert 1213 Marco Gallo 1201 Mario Alcala 1202 Matias Arjona IV 1216 Matt Ferrato 1274 Mike Aguilar 1247 Wes McKenzie 1238 Robert Illian 1218 Gustavo Pinuelas Jr 1208 Rich Roberts 1203 Oliver Flemate-4th RS 1225 Eliat Cabrales-3rd RS 1257 Michael Cooper-2nd RS 1237 Jesus de la Torre-1st RS CLASS 7 (4) 711 Carlos Diaz 700 Dan Chamlee 717 Mike Perez 709 Jeff Proctor CLASS 7F (2) 701F Brandon Walsh 712F Francisco Ibarra CLASS 5 (5) 501 Mark McNeil 524 Ben Swift 525 Tony Steingraber 527 Dustin Grabowski 507 Greg Sullivan-1st RS Pro UTV FI (37) 2971 Wayne Matlock 2904 Cory Sappington 2916 Cody Rahders 2937 Alex Nicholas 2940 Erick Kozin 2912 Tony Riggs 2919 Brandon Schueler 2900 Marc Burnett 2910 Scott Trafton 2922 Aldo Salazar 2950 Rodrigo Elorduy 2983 Nicholas Gurries 2930 Sean Cook 2989 Wes Miller 2975 Mike Cafro 2966 Rhys Millen 2917 Derek Murray 2981 Jesse Combs 2918 Justin Lambert 2948 Matt Burroughs 2967 Anthony Perez 2936 Jacob Carver 2915 Juan Olmos 2906 Phil Blurton 2924 Lacrecia Beurrier 2951 Robert Beuchat 2978 Luis Fortanel 2931 Craig Scanlon 2946 Jose Juarez 2986 Tomas Sallvin 2913 Branden Sims 2968 Christine Giampaoli Zonca 2980 Rodney Pyburn 2988 Jorge Vela 2995 Daniel Parker 2949 Alonso Lopez-2nd RS 2903 Juan Martinez-1st RS Pro UTV (12) 1954 Kristen Matlock 1955 Paul Champion 1995 Kaden Wells 1998 Don Whittington 1962 Dodge Poelman 1906 Mark Levrett 1985 Adrian Orellana 1958 George Felix 1939 Dan Fresh 1920 Roberto Ruiz 1968 Greg Row-2nd RS 1966 Steve Nottoli-1st RS Pro UTV UNLTD (3) 1872 Jesus Mendez Jr 1867 Erik Davis 1898 Johnny Estes-RS CLASS 5-1600 (11) 577 Luis Herrera 557 Mario Ledezma 596 Mark Winston 560 Ruben Vizcarra 580 Luis Macias 562 David Heredia 553 Cesar Iniguez-4th RS 559 Alejandro Medina-3rd RS 597 Enrique Zazueta Jr-2nd RS 582 Rodolfo Martinez-1st RS Baja-e (1) E402 Raul Rodriguez Jr BAJA CHALLENGE (4) BC1 Eric Tedder BC3 James Scully BC4 Edward Muncey BC2 Mary Scheible PROTRUCK (0) STOCK FULL (1) 8125 Marc Stein CLASS 7SX (3) 750 Sean Whalen 748 Johanna Rodriguez 740 Gerardo Novelo VINTAGE TRAILBLAZER (3) V800 Mario Alesi V911 Timothy Vail V129 Peter Alesi Jr CLASS 11 (11) 1156 Art Penner 1100 Dennis Hollenbeck 1111 Eric Solorzano 1149 Victor Esparza 1104 Viry Felix 1115 Kevin Bradburn 1129 Luis Gonzalez 1188 Elmer Cayetano 1113 Mario Vazquez 1168 Robert Shanaberger-2nd RS 1164 John Marshall-1st RS Sportsman SPT UNLIMITED TRUCK (1) 1492 Mark Stevens SPT BUGGY (3) 1500 Ricardo Rodriguez 1516 Juan Naranjo 1521 Pat Bell SPT LIMITED TRUCK (0) SPT UTV UNLIMITED (1) 1818 Jessalyn Farrington SPT UTV STOCK FI (2) 3929 Shane Redline 3937 Brad Lovell SPT UTV STOCK NA (1) 3975 Torrey Rush Pro Motorcycles PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (9) 7x Justin Morgan 66x Santiago Creel 4x Santiago Creel 1x Shane Esposito 3x Garrett Poucher 17x Wyatt Brittner 69x Kenny Wilson 19x Scott Myers 82x Tanner Dutton PRO MOTO 40 (2) 400x Jano Montoya 402x Michael Wolff PRO MOTO 30 (10) 360x Santiago Creel 300x Ryan Liebelt 303x Luis M. Gomez 333x Chad Thornton 304x Chris Racan 301x Chris Kassity 365x Nick Lanning 323x Jaime Aguilar 357x Terrence Montelongo 377x Justin Hansen PRO MOTO 50 (3) 510x Giovanni Spinali 506x Mark Adams 550x Bill Sekers PRO MOTO LIMITED (5) 100x Santiago Creel 151x Juan Lopez 125x Fernando Beltran 106x Philip Jaramillo 110x Carlos Miranda PRO MOTO IRONMAN (7) 730x Francisco Septien 706x Kevin Daniels 722x Liz Karcz 714x Lawrence Janesky 721x Jose Carrasco 775x Tanner Janesky 799x Tomer Tal   PRO MOTO 60 (3) 649x Guy Laycraft 602x Oscar Ochoa 608x Eizaburo Karaswa Pro Quads Pro Quad (2) 15a Juan Sanchez 1a Said Sanchez Sportsman SPT QUAD (8) 110a Danny Magdalena 187a Diego Beltran 148a Alejandro Amador 122a Sergio Gutierrez 150a Richard Epperson 107a Bennie Beltran 123a Ismael Hernandez 103a Oskar Espinoza SPT M/C (19) 238x Rolando Cabrera 284x Shane Schorno 200x Miguel Pena 213x Bradley Loveday 212x Carlos Silva 216x Luke Berlet 275x Eric Saltzer 232x Giovanni Perez 226x Jeremy Baker 250x Alimirio Amado 237x Bobby Wilbanks 228x Scott McIntosh 236x Tadao Ezure 287x Alexis Velardo 235x Brad Baker 225x Alberto Morales 210x Arturo Parada 201x R. Hank Salyer 247x Michael Boge  

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