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Official Finishers--56th SCORE Baja 1000
TOTAL STARTERS: 335, TOTAL FINISHERS: 178 (53.13 Percent)
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O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R S
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Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
(Number, driver/rider of record/additional drivers and/or Navigators/riders, vehicle, engine)
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Custom Trucks including Builder)--(22 Starters, 13 Finishers)—1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas/Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego/Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 22:35:33 (58.03 miles per hour); 2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego/Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 22:36:52; 3. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 23:26:07; 4. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Adam Householder, Anaheim, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 24:23:28; 5. 82 Sam Baldi, 58, Beaumont, Calif./Eduardo Laguna, 33, Mexicali, Mexico/Jake Johnson, 46, Yucaipa, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Baldi) 24:27:14; 6. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Romo Sr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan C. Lopez, 49, Tecate, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer) 24:46:15; 7. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif./Toby Price, 36, Australia/Paul Weel, 44, Australia, Chevy Silverado (Mason) 25:54:25; 8. 91 Christopher Poolvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Rick D. Johnson Jr, 27, Barstow, Calif./Rick D. Johnson, 58, Barstow, Calif./Bobby Pecoy, 59, Corona del Mar, Calif./Rolf Helland, 54, Morris, Ill., Ford Raptor (Mason) 25:54:42; 9. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz./Ryan Poelman, 47, East Orem, Utah/Dodge Poelman, 23, Orem, Utah, Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 26:10:30; 10. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/Aaron Ampudia, 31, Ensenada, Mexico/Jax Redline, 18, San Antonio, Texas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 26:37:14; 11. 9 Ethan Ebert, 17, Marana, Ariz./Richard Glasczak, 48, Oceanside, Calif./Chip Prescott, 59, Fallbrook, Calif./Bobby Smith, Honda Ridgeline (TSCO) 28:54:11; 12. 45 Gary Magness, 69, Denver/Chelsea Magness, Denver/Matt Robinson, Denver/Jeff Blackwell, Oklahoma City/Mike McNaughton/Armando Bravo, 57, Coachella, Calif., Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 30:26:50; 13. 68 Roberto Ruiz, 48, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Contreras, 39, Mexicali, Mexico/Emiliano Ruiz, 20, Mexicali, Mexico, Chevy R6 (Geiser) 35:41:46
SCORE TT LEGEND (Unlimited Custom Trucks, including builder, Drivers over 50 years old)-- (7 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 59, El Cajon, Calif./Mike Coleman, San Diego/Mike Johnson, Hollywood, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 25:29:27 (51.43 miles per hour); 2. 85L Clay Lawrence, 61, Banning, Calif./Steve Lawler, 63, Upland, Calif./Mark Dobson, 55, Vista Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 33:48:52 3. 61L David Payne, 63, St. Luis, Mo./Damon Bradshaw, 51, Peoria, Ariz./Lee O’Donnell, Chevy Silverado (Brenthel) 45:39:43; 4. 55L Jose Flores, 60, Culiacan, Mexico/James Sejd, 63, Gainesville, Va./Andrea Tomba, Italia, Chevy Silverado (Jimco) 46:15:26
CLASS 1 (Unlimited open-wheel single or two-seaters)— (11 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 100 Kyle Quinn, 36, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, 54, Tucson, Ariz./Greg Distefano, 53, San Diego, Jimco-Chevy, 26:14:59 (49.94 miles per hour); 2. 162 Brendan Gaughan, 48, Las Vegas/Casey Mears, 45, Scottsdale, Ariz./Buddy Feldkamp, 45, Redlands, Calif., HMS-Chevy, 26:30:09; 3. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif./Shelby Reid, 55, Apple Valley, Calif./Devin Housh, Banning, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 26:39:43; 4. 127 Cody Parkhouse, 36, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Parkhouse, 63, Long Beach, Calif./Joe David, Ridegecrest, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 27:34:24; 5. 125 Butch Jensen, 73, Las Vegas/Javier Montoya Sr, La Paz, Mexico/Eliseo Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 33:55:52; 6. 101 Al Torres, 38, Imperial Valley, Calif./Alfredo Torres, 60, Calexico, Calif./Javier Lopez/Rogelio Ruiz, 53, Mexicali, Mexico/Don Martin, Jimco-Chevy, 49:30:40
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (unlimited Truck/SUV, stock, sealed engines)—
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(34 Starters, 21 Finishers)—1. 298 Riley Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Troy Herbst, 59, Las Vegas/Jordan Dean, 25, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 25:33:14 (51.30 miles per hour); 2. 277 Travis Williams, 46, Avondale, Ariz./Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif./C.J. Hutchins, 38, Las Vegas, Geiser-Chevy, 26:21:53; 3. 211 Pat Sims, 56, Eunice, N.M. (San Felipe, Mexico)/Tim Wilson, 22, Henderson, Nev./Blaine Conrad, 30, Las Vegas, Nev., ESM-Chevy, 27:13:22; 4. 244 Oliver Flemate, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Santiago Creel, 37, Mexico City/Cristian Castelan, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy, 27:26:36; 5. 207 Mason Cullen, 24, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif./Broc Dickerson, 22, Brawley, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 27:38:56; 6. 295 William Hedrick Jr, 27, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/William Hedrick, 54, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Jorge Sampietro, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/Jimmy Nuckles, 55, El Centro, Calif., ID-Chevy, 27:52:19 7. 281 Damon Lewis, 25, Fallbrook, Calif./Christian Lewis, 30, Fallbrook, Calif./Michael Lewis, 53, San Marcos, Calif./Dave Densmore, 44, Escondido, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 28:18:05; 8. 294 Vincent Munoz, 37, Yucaipa, Calif./Pat Gailey, 35, Corona, Calif./Danny Folks, Camarillo, Calif., Full Potential-Chevy, 29:16:30; 9. 260 Santiago Creel, 37, Mexico City/Dan Fresh, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Elias Hanna, 41, Ensenada, Mexico/Guillermo Zamacona, Ensenada, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 29:28:35; 10. 266 David Ziegler, 48, Reno, Nev./Paul Ziegler, 53, Reno, Nev./Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Brenthel-Chevy, 29:39:20; 11. 263 EJ Herbst, 22, Las Vegas/Ryan Millen, 38, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand)/Justin Blower, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 29:47;01; 12. 282 Brent Fox, 55, Highland, Utah/Brook Beckstrom, 52, Salem, Utah/Trevor Rasmussen, 41, Highland, Utah/Preston Brigman, Lehi, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 29:50:15; 13. 225 Scott McNeil, 35, Sun Tan Valley, Ariz./John McNeil, 57, Mesa, Ariz./Kelly McNeil, 61, Mesa, Ariz., Geiser-Chevy, 31:19:32; 14. 205 Joe Delucie, 44, Las Vegas/Neal Drickey, 44, Omaha, Neb./DJ Blasko, 45, Las Vegas/Chris Kemp, 60, Grants Pass, Ore./Cliff Robinson, Las Vegas, Nev., SLR-Chevy, 34:27:23; 15. 240 Chris Miller, 50, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Chasen Gaunt, 27, Torrance, Calif./Maverick Gaunt, Torrance, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 35:26:00 16. 231 Carlos Ramos, 36, La Paz, Mexico/Jose Rosas, 37, La Paz, Mexico, Custom-Chevy, 35:53:26; 17. 270 Jimmy Diaz, 39, Los Barriles, Mexico/Bruce Cook, 36, Canada/Alan Gillette, 55, Hartford, Wisc./Anson Pfaff, 26, Eugene, Ore., Fusion-Chevy, 36:20:34; 18. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Elijah Kiger, 23, Kirby, Pa./Justin Davis, 30, Chino Hills, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 37:07:52; 19. 241 Stephen Beal, 52, Dallas/Jeff Geiser, Phoenix/Sean Geiser, 33, Phoenix, Geiser-Chevy, 37:38:08 20. 287 Ryan Lewis, 29, San Antonio, Texas/Clint LaRue, 43, Boerne, Texas/Eric Sheetz, 38, Carlsbad, Calif./Barry Karakas, 54, Oak Hills, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 46:28:19; 21. 280 Bryan Scheible, 59, Georgetown, Texas/Edgar Mayoral, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/Pete Baschmann, 37, Elma, N.Y./Tom Robinson, Buffalo, N.Y., Brenthel-Chevy, 48:28:29
CLASS 10 (Limited, sealed engine, single or two-seaters)— (17 Starters, 9 Finishers)—1. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, 50, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Cruz, 51, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 27:27:50 (47.73 miles per hour); 2. 1079 Manlio F. Diaz, 43, La Paz, Mexico/Mario Diaz, 38, La Paz, Mexico/Stephen Davis, 29, La Ribera, Mexico/Jesus Ayala, 44, La Paz, Mexico/Steve Barry, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 28:42:17; 3. 1091 Francisco Vera, 33, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, 27, El Rosario, Mexico/Arturo Garza, 51, Monterrey, Mexico Alumi Craft-Honda, 29:12:10; 4. 1002 Matias Arjona IV, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Matias Arjona III, 58, Ensenada, Mexico/Christopher Sanchez, 38, Ensenada, Mexico/Michael Ward, 39, Hemet, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 29:39:53; 5. 1006 Stan Potter, 61, San Marcos, Calif./Dale Ebberts, 53, Wilton, Calif./Freddie Willert, 55, El Cajon, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 30:36:32; 6. 1044 Jason Shipman, 59, Farmington, Mo./Andy Shipman, 28, Jackson, Mo./Chris Boyd, 50, Park Hills, Mo./Adam Blankenhorn, 52, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Alumi Craft-Honda, 36:41:22; 7. 1082 Carlos Jimenez, 41, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Juan Pablo Sander, 35, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, ESM-Chevy, 37:37:25; 8. 1023 Britney Myers, 28, Newport Beach, Calif./Tamara Myers, 28, Newport Beach, Calif./Steve Myers, 58, Newport Beach, Calif., Alumi Craft-Honda, 41:45:08; 9. 1064 Justin Buckley, 32, Long Beach, Calif./Cesar Cuevas, 47, Chula Vista, Calif./Ivan Tagle, Chula Vista, Calif./Paul Keller, LaJolla, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 45:53:60
PRO UTV OPEN (two-seat open UTV open-displacement)-- (15 Starters, 10 Finishers)—1. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, 21, Las Vegas/Justin Morgan, 33, El Cajon, Calif./Rhys Millen, 51, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), Polaris RZR Pro R, 27:25:03 (47.81 miles per hour); 2. 1869 Justin Lambert, 48, Bakersfield, Calif./Scott Trafton, 41, Alpine, Calif./Adrian Orellana, Polaris RZR Pro R4, 27:32:25; 3. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif./Ronnie Anderson, 23, Riverside, Calif./J.D. Marsh, Star, ID, Polaris RZR Pro R, 27:47:35; 4. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Skyler Howell, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 28:10:22; 5. 1876 Mike Cafro, 53, Temecula, Calif./Jamie Kirkpatrick, 42, Olympia, Wash./Adan Leggs, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR Pro R; 29:13:22; 6. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 43, Alpine, Calif./Eliott Watson, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 29:25:15; 7. 1895 Kaden Wells, 25, Hurricane, Utah/Travis Wells, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 29:58:41; 8. 1841 Dylan Schmoke, 30, Santee, Calif./Larry Job, 55, Las Vegas/James Hill, 38, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 33:29:30; 9. 1885 Tyler Backus, 40, Canada/Trent Backus, Canada, Polaris RZR Pro R, 34:21:32; 10. 1899 Kyle Ahrensberg, 35, San Diego/Doug Mittag, 29, Winchester, Calif./Keegan Kincaid, 33, Argonne, Wisc./Rick L. Johnson, 58, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 34:33:54
PRO UTV FI (two-seat Forced Induction, OEM engine UTVs)— (18 Starters, 14 Finishers)—1. 2917 Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif./PJ Jones, 54, Cave Creek, Ariz./Michael McFadden, Can-Am X3, 29:33:05 (44.36 miles per hour); 2. 2948 Matt Burroughs, 54, Norco, Calif./Dustin Jones, 39, Shreveport/Bradley Howe, 34, Leona Valley, Calif., Can-Am X3, 30:10:36; 3. 2944 Phil Blurton, 37, Auburn, Calif./Beau Judge, 45, Rockland, Calif., Can-Am Maverick R, 30:26:55; 4. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, 41, Livermore, Calif./Brian Cooper, 37, Santa Rosa, Calif./Kevin Fox, 32, Santa Rosa, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 33:54:55; 5. 2905 Marc Burnett, 52, Chula Vista, Calif./Todd Clark, 53, San Clemente, Calif./Victor Herrera, 52, Temecula, Calif., Can-Am X3, 36:08:34; 6. 2911 Aaron Aguilar, 51, Hermosillo, Mexico/Martin Bringas, 54, Tijuana, Mexico/Fermin Flores, 46, Hermosillo, Mexico/Juan Delgadillo, 42, Chula Vista, Calif., Can-Am Maverick X3, 37:57:47; 7. 2901 Leobardo Gomez, 44, Tijuana, Mexico/Leobardo Gomez Jr, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Fernando del Campo, 39, San Diego/Rigoberto Cabrera, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Rigoberto Cabrera Jr, 27, Tijuana, Mexico/Mario Amezcua, 47, Tijuana, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP1000, 39:52:40; 8. 2928 Carlos A. Quezada, 44, Mexicali, Mexico/Cesar Castillo, 39, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Quezada Jr, 22, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 40:42:02; 9. 2981 Fernando Kabande, 64, Ensenada, Mexico/Cesar Leon, 36, Tijuana, Mexico/Francisco Verdugo, 31, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteva Estrada, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3, 44:14:57; 10. 2995 Matt Montieth, 38, Canada/Jody Potire, Canada, Polaris RZR XP1000, 45:15:30; 11. 2930 Sean Cook, 57, Twain Harte, Calif./Carlos Diaz, San Diego/Nathan McBride, Reno, Nev./Ross Bohlin/Darwin A., Can-Am X3, 46:18:60; 12. 2935 Tomas Cantor, 38, Los Cabos, Mexico/Carlos Gutierrez, 30, Los Cabos, Mexico/Victor Castro, 47, Los Cabos, Mexico/Jhoan Martinez, 30, Los Cabos, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 46:29:28 13. 2929 Damian Velasco, 17, Agua Dulce, Calif./Arturo Velasco, 41, Agua Dulce, Calif./Jose Murillo, 41, Arieta, Calif., Can-Am X3, 48:04:22; 14. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, 26, Mexicali, Mexico/Jesus Mendez Sr, 56, Mexicali Mexico/Luis Melesio Solis, La Paz, Mexico/Rodimiro Amaya, La Paz, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS, 48:16:35
CLASS 7 (unlimited, six-cylinder, production appearing trucks or SUVs)-- (5 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 710 Mike Shaffer, 50, Union City, Calif./Eric Strom, 45, Vancouver, Wash./Gordon Brown, 59, San Diego/John Bowers, 58, San Felipe, Mexico, Chevy Colorado, 35:25:07 (37.01 miles per hour); 2. 700 Daniel Chamlee, 61, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.), Ford Ranger, 37:56:22; 3. 716 Gaspar Espindola, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Carlos, Cotry, 27, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 46:19:15
SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)-- (7 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1220 Jeremy Sundt, 48, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jim Anderson, 59, Reno, Nev.,/Rick Boyer, 66, Bakersfield, Calif./Craig Stanton, 61, Bakersfield, Calif./Drew Stanton, 23, Redondo Beach, Calif./Erick Kozin, Custom, 41:49:54 (31.34 miles per hour); 2. 1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, 47, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, 45, San Diego/Adrian Guerrero, 36, Ensenada, Mexico, OSO, 44:51:12
PRO UTV NA (two-seat Normally Aspirated, OEM engine UTVs)— (4 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 1914 Larry Janesky, 59, Middlebury, Conn./Dustin Gebers, 40, Chapmansboro, Tenn./Victor Abitia, 37, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Mark Daconto, 59, Oxford, Conn., Honda Talon, 36:01:10 (36.40 miles per hour); 2. 1957 Joe Bolton, 66, Corona, Calif./Austin Bolton, 28, Corona, Calif./Mike Lesle, 63, Wildomar, Calif./Matt Banuelos, 43, Whittier, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 36:09:02; 3. 1984 David Pedder, 54, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Luis Sandoval, 43, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Ricardo Torres, 27, Lake Elsinore, Calif./David Blaisdel, 48, Temecula, Calif./Roger Malcom, 50, San Clemente, Calif./Cory Susag, 49 Mission Viejo, Calif., Honda Talon, 43:37:35
CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)-- (22 Starters, 8 Finishers)—1. 1685 Pablo Jauregui, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Edson Cruz, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Saul Zoto, 37, Ensenada/Marco Antonio, 37, Ensenada, Mexico, Wereloco, 33:38:02 (38.98 miles per hour); 2. 1656 Raul Ojeda, 53, Ensenada, Mexico/Ernesto Medina, 54, Ensenada, Mexico/Alonso Angula, 49, Ensenada, Mexico, Custom, 34:32:30; 3. 1628 Leonel Orozco, 39, Mulege, Mexico/Jose Valles, 40, Mexico City/Marcos Robles, 52, Ensenada, Mexico/Pedro Avalos, 33, Ensenada, Mexico, Penhall, 37:47:03; 4. 1665 Odulia Delgado, 58, Ensenada, Mexico/Alfredo Balbuena, 29, Ensenada, Mexico/Eliat Cabrales, 37, Ensenada, Mexico, Lothringer, 42:14:54; 5. 1606 Matt Willert, 18, El Cajon, Calif./Daniel Goodrich, 28, Chula Vista, Calif./Michael Goodrich, 31, Chula Vista, Calif./Scott Reams, 56, San Diego/Will Arterga, 33, Chula Vista, Calif., Bunderson, 42:57:25; 6. 1644 Roman Pereyra, 47, Tijuana, Mexico/Julio Morales, 40, Mexicali, Mexico, Garibay, 43:35:48; 7. 1617 Francisco Escareno, 52, Mexicali, Mexico/Javier Rochin, Mexicali, Mexico/Luivan Volker, Mexicali, Mexico/Enrique Escareno, 56, Mexicali, Mexico/Guillermo Escalante, Mexicali, Mexico, DYM, 44:56:27; 8. 1625 Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz./Andy DeVercelly, IV, 36, Jamul, Calif./Mario Alcala, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Jean-Paul Cyr, 55, Vermont, Foddrill, 48:22:24;
PRO UTV STOCK (Stock UTVs, FI or NA)— (17 Starters, 8 Finishers)—1. 3943K Lucy Block, 48, Park City, Utah/Lia Block, 17, Park City, Utah/Rodrigo Ampudia, 39, Ensenada, Mexico/Terry Madden, 46, Pioneertown, Calif., Can-Am Maverick R, 35:50:39 (36.57 miles per hour); 2. 3936 Jorge Cano, 49, Culiacan, Mexico/Francisco Ritz, 43, Culiacan, Mexico/Raul Peraza, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Jorge Patraca, 49, Culiacan, Mexico/Adrian Peraza, 31, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC, 37:14:24; 3. 3959 Antonio Mendez, 58, Puebla, Mexico/Alonso Gonzales, 41, Ensenada, Mexico/Edmumdo Fernandez, 57, Ensenada, Mexico/Miguel Rosales, 56, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4, 40:05:06; 4. 3924 Ricardo Zaragoza, 44, Culiacan, Mexico/Marco Valenzuela, 35, Ensenada, Mexico/ Edgar Knapp, 30, Culiacan, Mexico/Efrain Mejia, 46, Culiacan, Mexico/Roberto Gonzalez, 51, Culiacan, Mexico/Roberto Gonzalez Jr, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 42:13:13; 5. 3943 Dennis Romero, 43, Charlotte, N.C./Oscar Ibarra, 21, Ensenada, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 44:01:27; 6. 3908 Scott Bergen, 42, San Diego/Zach Hydeman, 35, San Diego, Can-Am X3, 47:10:21; 7. 3900 Anibal Lopez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Gonzalez, 40, San Luis, Mexico/Francisco Lopez, 45, Mexicali, Mexico/Martin Munoz, 35, Mexicali, Mexico/Hector Beltran, 43, Mexicali, Mexico, Polaris RZR Turbo R, 47:15:52; 8. 3969 Brandon Medina, 37, Vista, Calif./Cameron Reeves, Calif./Andrew McFederies, New Zealand/Alastair Miles, New Zealand/Jeremy Chapman, New Zealand, Polaris Turbo S, 49:26:45
CLASS 8--(3 Starters, 0 Finishers)
HEAVY METAL—(3 Starters, 0 Finishers)
HAMMER TRUCK UNLTD—(2 Starters, 0 Finishers)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs, VW concept engines allowed)-- (5 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 512 Mike Belk, 38, San Diego/Ben Swift/Corey Anderson, /Mike Terry/Doug Imhof /LJ Kennedy, Orange, Calif., Seagrove-Chevy, 40:45:12 (32.17 miles per hour); 2. 523 Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif./Don W. Chase, La Crescenta, Calif./Errol Hamlin/Chris Schweers, Yorba Linda, Calif., Jake’s-Chevy, 47:30:25
CLASS 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4 based on production vehicles)— (2 Starters, 0 Finishers)
CLASS 5-1600 (1600cc water-cooled VW Baja Bugs)— (3 Starters, 1 Finishers)—1. 558 Luis Herrera, 42, Granada Hills, Calif./Cristian Ortiz, San Ysidro, Calif./Jim Yourdon, Bend, Ore./ Michael King, Boise, Idaho, 47:34:40 (27.55 miles per hour)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Spec, Subaru-powered Baja Touring Cars equipped with BFGoodrich Tires)-- (Total distance: 1197.04 miles) (5 Starters, 5 Finishers)—1. BC1 Kyle Tucker, 54, Sherrils Ford, N.C./Brian Finch, 53, Hermitage, Tenn./Brandon Sturgis, 45, Greenville, S.C./Andrew Comrie-Picard, 52, Los Angeles/Jay Jakupca, 42, Easley, N.C./Shelby Hall, 36, Reno, Nev./Lance Clifford, 51, Hurricane, Utah, Charlene Bower, 47, Moab, Utah, 36:40:54 (32.63 miles per hour); 2. BC2 Michael Brodeur, 53, Leland, N.C./Kevin Schmidt, 54, Wilmington, N.C./Ivor Stanbrook, 45, Leland, N.C./Richard Sznurkowski, 50, Wilmington, N.C./Greg Leed, 41, Wilmington, N.C./Chris Kenny, Wilmington, N.C., 37:30:15; 3. BC4 Edward Muncey, 52, San Diego/James O’Keefe /Joe Duryea/Bruce Handel/Damian Clapper, John Remington, 41:15:57; 4. BC3 Keeley McGarity, 55, Houston/Ken Blackman, 40, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla./Michael Coumanis, 42, Houston/Dean Coumanis, 40, Fairhope, Alabama/Ian Megarity, 26, Houston, 45:12:07; 5. BC6 Joshua Strebel, 45, Tucson, Ariz./Sally Strebel, 47, Tucson, Ariz./Michael Roberts, 45, Scottsdale, Ariz./Scott Jefferson, 50, Tucson, Ariz./Dinny Spicer, 42, Portland, Ore./Brian Shaler, 37, Tucson, Ariz., 47:18:32
STOCK MID-SIZE--(Total distance: 1197.04 miles) (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 766 Brad Lovell, 47, Colorado Springs, Colo./Jason Hutter, 49, Snowmass Village, Colo./Bailey Campbell-Crofts, 26, Gilbert, Ariz./Roger Lovell, 49, Colorado Springs, Colo., Ford Bronco, 40:37:48 (29.27 miles per hour)
CLASS 7F (Stock frame, 2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-size trucks)--(4 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 714F Justin Park, 48, Encinitas, Calif./Eduardo “Pako” Martinez, 35, San Quintin, Mexico/Cole Andrews, 27, Ramona, Calif/James Tiglio, 43, Oceanside, Calif., Ford Ranger, 46:53:39 (27.96 miles per hour)
CLASS 7SX (2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-sized trucks)— (Total distance: 1197.04 miles) (10 Starters, 7 Finishers)—1. 753 Rodrigo Martinez, 56, San Ignacio, Mexico/Rodrigo Martinez Jr, 28, San Ignacio, Mexico/Ronaldo Martinez, 24, San Ignacio, Mexico/Alfonso Cisneros, Santa Rosalia, Mexico/Romualdo Ficher, San Ignacio, Mexico/Hector Mayoral, San Ignacio, Mexico/Eduardo Yee, 27, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 43:02:17 (27.81 miles per hour); 2. 740 Armando Duron, 55, Mexicali, Mexico/Alfredo Aubina, 36, San Quintin, Mexico/Israel Duron, 31, Mexicali, Mexico/Armando Duron Jr, 30, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan Padron, 35, San Diego/Shane Raub, 39, San Diego/Pedron Duron, 43, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 45:36:26; 3. 752 Jorge Mendez, 40, Ensenada, Mexico/Alex Vazquez, 38, Ensenada, Mexico/Alex Romero, 30, Ensenada, Mexico/Joel Jimenez, 37, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Pulido, 25, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 48:34:25; 4. 743 Rodolfo Romo, 38, San Quintin, Mexico/Daniel Romo, 27, San Quintin, Mexico/Rodolfo E. Romo, 15, San Quintin, Mexico/Jose R. Carrera, 53, San Quintin, Mexico/German Encinitas, 47, Ensenada, Mexico/Jonathan Metz, 21, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 49:04:35; 5. 751 Arturo Bravo, 36, Maneadero, Mexico/Sergio Muniz, 37, Ensenada, Mexico/Gonzalo Valdez, 42, Ensenada, Mexico/Javier Echeverria, 41, Ensenada, Mexico/Ruben Luna, 44, Ensenada, Mexico/Francisco Somola, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 49:59:59
STOCK FULL—(Total distance: 1197.04 miles) (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 8152 Loren Healy, 42, Famington, N.M./Eric Davis, 45, Sanford, Texas/Jason Scherer, 47, Danville, Calif./Jason Berger, 52, Truckee, Calif./John Williams, 46, Murray, Utah/Nate Williams, 43, Smithfield, Utah/Curt LeDuc, 68, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150 Raptor, 41:44:46 (28.67 miles per hour)
CLASS 11 (stock VW sedans, safety modifications)— (Total distance: 1197.04 miles)
(9 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 1105 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, 29, Ensenada, Mexico/Valentin Marcado, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Oscar Flores, 30, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Gomez, 30, Ensenada, Mexico/Ana Paula Flemate, 18, Ensenada, Mexico, 33:33:17 (35.67 miles per hour); 2. 1150 Geovany Alucano, 36, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Antonio Camacho, 64, Tijuana, Mexico/Alan Alucano, 31, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Jose Lopez, 36, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Kent Thygerson, 48, San Diego/Raul Gonzalez, 35, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Jose Ochoa, 66, Ensenada, Mexico, 37:50:08; 3. 1143 Eric Brandt, 48, El Centro, Calif./Tim Sletten, Palm Springs, Calif./Alex Gonzales, Palm Springs, Calif./Armando Ventura/Edgard Romero/Clyde Stires, 38:02:01; 4. 1100 Hector Sarabia, 62, Ensenada, Mexico/Porfirio Gutierrez, 71, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Ruiz, 55, Ensenada, Mexico/Salomon Salvatierra, 37, Los Cabos, Mexico/Hector Martinez, 21, Ensenada, Mexico, 48:07:33
SPORTSMAN (Total distance: 1197.04 miles)
SPT TRUCK—(9 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 1435 Chris Greenwood, 50, Montrose, Colo./Boyd Jaynes, 52, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Terry Hawkins, 54, Montrose, Colo./Mike Root, 51, Two Rivers, Alaska/Ryan Blaire, 39, Gardnerville, Nev./Cory Pratt, 40, Grand Junction, Colo, Ford Bronco, 48:44:23 (24.56 miles per hour)
PRO MOTORCYCLES
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (400cc or more)-- (8 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Carter Klein, Agua Dulce, Calif./Corbin McPherson, 22, Hurricane, Utah, KTM 450SX-F, 26:34:17 (49.34 miles per hour); 2. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 32, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif/Tucker Hopkins, 30. Venice Beach, Calif./Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 26:52:38; 3. 9x Austin Eddy, 20, Oak Hills, Calif./Matt Eddy, 40, Oak Hills, Calif./Brody Honea, 26, Reno, Nev./Jarett Megla, 24, Simi Valley, Calif./Russell Tonjum, 28, Reno, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 29:06:03; 4. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego/Sergio Garza, 25, Spring Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 30:28:26; 5. 15x Eric Holt, 41, Panaca, Nev./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah/Bryce Stavron, 34, San Clemente, Calif./Marck Higuera, 40, San Quintin, Calif., Husqvarna FC450, 32:53:23;
PRO MOTO 30 (Riders over 30 years old)-- (9 Starters, 7 Finishers)—1. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico/Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Jesse Canepa /Robert Villalobos, KTM 450EXCF, 30:16:14 (43.31 miles per hour); 2. 308x James Justin Shultz, 42, Lake Forest, Calif./Schane Schorno, 34, Livermore, Calif./Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif./Jason Alosi, 39, Reno, Nev./Francisco Septien, 48, Ensenada, Mexico/Jason Trubey, 46, Henderson, Nev./Stephen Tichenor, Reno, Nev., Yamaha WR450, 30:58:20; 3. 319x David Smith, 36, Escondido, Calif./John Clark, Tijuana, Mexico/Don Grigg, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego/Kris Regentin, Portland, Ore./Jason Gibbons, Leavenworth, Wash./Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 33:18:28; 4. 369x Mark Bradford, 45, Kennedale, Texas/Brendan Fikes, 46, Midland, Texas/Bret Biggart, 48, Austin, Texas/James Garbo, 38, Bastrop, Texas/Jeff O’Leary, 43, Dripping Springs, Texas/Mark Mariano, XX, Honda CRF450X, 36:20:15; 5. 324x Edgar Najar, 36, Gudalupe Victoria, Mexico/, Honda CRF450X, 39:53:12; 6. 313x Nicola Dutto, 53, Italy/Julian Villarubia, 47, Spain/Ruben Saldana Goni, 42, Spain/Tiziano Interna, 33, Italy, KTM 450EXCF, 39:56:01; 7. 301x Corin Fator, 37, Redding, Calif./Ryan Mecham, 37, Redding, Calif./Jared Setsinger, 36, Oroville, Calif./Luke Campbell, 38, Auburn, Calif./Jonathan Estes, 42, Redding, Calif./Matthew Chamblin, 48, Red Bluff, Calif.KTM 450XC-W, 40:49:52
PRO MOTO LIMITED (less than 450cc)-- (11 Starters, 9 Finishers)—1. 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./Francisco Septien, 48, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 29:17:51 (44.75 miles per hour); 2. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Jorge Cordova, 23, Ensenada, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Angel Aguirre, 23, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Cesar Ramirez, 24, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, Honda CRF450X, 30:54:28; 3. 107x Luis Esquivel, 45 Tijuana, Mexico/Brian Arias, Tijuana, Mexico/Esteban Arguellas, Tijuana, Mexico/Felipe Venegas, 35, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 36:39:34; 4. 102x Steven Abrams, 31, Meridian, Idaho/Casey O’Donnell, 38, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Hank Salyer, 52, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Dan Mastrude, 40, Boise, Idaho/Chris Welch, 42, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Yamaha WR450FX, 38:10:40; 5. 129x Austin Miller, 35, Austin, Texas/Olaf Satre/Laramie Bales/Cody Schaffor/Evan Eason/Jonnie Branscom, Honda CRF450X, 39:14:14; 6. 103x Giovanni Aviles, 31, Tijuana, Mexico/Rodolfo Patron, 38, Tijuana, Mexico/Esteban Patron, 19, Tijuana, Mexico/William Young, Honda CRF450X, 41:36:49; 7. 186x Nathan DiAngelo, 33, Marietta, Ga./Abraham Ramirez, La Paz, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 45:14:56; 8. 155x Brad Lever, 56, Starwood, Wash./Mike Frick, 55, Snohomish, Wash./Brady Willis, 24, Mukilteo, Wash./Rhett Ogden, 48, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X, 48:03:39; 9. 175x Juan Marquez, 49, Fresnillo, Mexico/Johann Zenaido, 24, Fresnillo, Mexico/Nohe Marquez, 46, Fresnillo, Mexico/Nohe Marquez Jr, 24, Fresnillo, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 48:23:24
PRO MOTO 40 (Riders over 40 years old)-- (5 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 441x Alirio Amado, 45, The Woodlands, Texas/Peter Eiland, 45, The Woodlands, Texas/Pedro Gonzalez, 58, Raleigh, N.C./Curtis Lisenby, 58, Houston/Manuel Vazquez, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Nick Lanning, 46, Albuquerque, N.M./Justin Moore, 46, Las Vegas, Yamaha WR450F, 38:14:35 (34.28 miles per hour); 2. 400x Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif./Travis Flateau, 40/Steve Tichenor, Mesquite, Nev./Terry Welch/Neels Uys/Justin Hansen/Morgan Spradling/JD Triffom/Gil Grieve, Yamaha WR450F, 38:42:39
PRO MOTO 50 (Riders over 50 years old)— (5 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 500x Giovanni Spinali, 57, El Cajon, Calif./John Griffin, 55, Lake Forest, Calif./Alan Julien, 53, Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Troy Pearce, 55, Ramona, Calif./Jim O’Neal, 75, Simi Valley, Calif./Robby Naughton, 52, Flagstaff, Ariz./Mike Carter, 53, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 34:23:50 (38.11 miles per hour); 2. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Eliott Kent, 57, New Zealand/Mark Pollard, 50, New Zealand/Pete Herd, 59, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 37:33:11; 3. 509x Stephen Sanders, 53, Henderson, Nev./Cory Freilger, 51, Seattle/Scott Moses, 50, Las Vegas/Brent Clifton 52, San Diego, Calif., KTM 450SFX, 39:15:50; 4. 550x Scott Rattray, 50, Canada/Jeff Hill, 50, Canada/Paul Lloyd, 50, Berkeley, Calif./Richard Drennan, 52, Canada/Rob Cameron, 53, Canada, KTM 500XCF-W, 48:55:09
PRO MOTO 60 (Riders over 60 years old)— (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 644x Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, 63, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Doug Smith, 62, Upland, Calif./Lou Franco, 60, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Guy Laycraft/Andy Kirker/Scott Atchison, Honda CRF450X, 42:02:57 (31.18 miles per hour);
PRO MOTO IRONMAN (Solo Riders)— (27 Starters, 9 Finishers)—1. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 38:33:04 (34.01 miles per hour); 2. 712x Eddie Meek, 42, Great Britain, KTM 450XCF, 45:00:52; 3. 720x Patrick Culligan, 38, Denver, Honda CRF450X, 45:08:20; 4. 718x Kurt Steever, 34, Grass Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 46:27:45; 5. 785x Fabricio Fuentes, 46, Bolivia, GasGas EC350F, 46:56:54; 6. 797x Kevin Clyde, 31, Sandpoint, Idaho, KTM 450XCF-W, 48:04:37; 7. 741x Wouten-Jan Van Dijk, 31, Australia, KTM 500EXCF, 48:28:04; 8. 733x Paul Hart, 38, Grass Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 49:09:02; 9. 798x Reed Christensen, 25, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 49:27:54
PRO QUADS
PRO QUAD (Open engine displacement)-- (3 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1a Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Meza Velez, 26, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, 44, San Felipe, Mexico, Mexico/Luis Ernesto Villafana, 37, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 31:53:56 (41.10 miles per hour); 2. 21a Jose Castro, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Fidel Gonzalez, 38, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, 17, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Mario Sanchez, 24, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Joan Manriquez, 30, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 35:22:17
PRO QUAD IRONMAN (Open engine displacement, solo Rider)-- (6 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 96a Jose Enriquez, 43, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 48:26:36 (27.06 miles per hour)
SPORTSMAN (Total distance: 1197.04 miles)
SPT M/C--(9 Starters, 5 Finishers)—1. 249x Jose Ortiz, 19, Tijuana, Mexico/Emmanuel Lara, 24, Colonet, Mexico/Jason Lopez, 17, Mexicali, Mexico/Ivan Raygoza, 22, Tijuana, Mexico/Andre Enriquez, 22, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Flores, 18, Tecate, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, 18, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 30:36:48 (39.10 miles per hour); 2. 236x Andy Valencia, 29, Ensenada, Mexico/Julio Perez, 30, Ensenada, Mexico/Andres Ozuna, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Alejandro Ozuna, 25, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Alpizar, 18 Ensenada, Mexico/Esteben Martinez, 29, Ensenada, Mexico/Christian Ramires, 31, Ensenada, Mexico/Eduardo Vargas, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 32:29:25; 3. 245x Filiberto Garcia Jr, 39, Los Angeles/Edwin Rosin, 53, Whittier, Calif./David Dabin, 21, Hanamaulu, Hawaii/Cody Vascak, 21, Valley Cottage, N.Y./Darrell Dabin, 46, Hannmaulu, Hawaii/Rory Hoomanawanui, 43, Kapaa, Hawaii, Honda CRF450X, 32:49:47; 4. 257x Luis Rivera, 36, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Erick Estrada, 17, Tecate, Mexico/Erick Ramirez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Omar Gutierrez, 22, Tijuana, Mexico/Luis Vega, 18, Comondo, Mexico/Nester Augiliar, 34, Loreto, Mexico/Luis Perez, 38, La Paz, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 38:22:11; 5. 276x Shawn Nelson, 47, Washington, Utah/Ryan Rosenberg, 39, St. George, Utah/Wade Beatty, 44, Hurricane, Utah/Dillon Stoor, 33, Cedar City, Utah/Daryl Zitting, 40, Washington, Utah/Jack Campbell, 18, Hurricane, Utah, Husqvarna FX350, 49:55:31
SPT QUAD--(13 Starters, 11 Finishers)—1. 139a Sergio Jimenez, 21, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, 21, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, 26, La Paz, Mexico/Javier Robles, 35, Mexicali, Mexico/Efren Vazquez, 24, Viizcaino, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 28:35:53 (41.86 miles per hour); 2. 185a Rene Rocha, 25, Todo Santos, Mexico/Cesar Rocha, 20, Todo Santos, Mexico/Luis Ledesma, 35, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRXR50R, 31:01:17; 3. 138a Jose Hernandez, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vazquez, 39, Juarez, Mexico/Aaron Quinones, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Noe Dominguez, 30, Juarez, Mexico/Alonso Quinones, 45, Juarez, Mexico/Eliseo Esparza, 41, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Hernandez, 45, Juarez, Mexico/Aletcel Hernandez, 17, Juarez, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 32:12:60; 4. 115a Norberto Arce, 39, Ensenada, Mexico/Nakuc Nacul, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/David Nunez, 32, Chula Vista, Calif./Brian Nunez, 22, Chula Vista, Calif./Alan Cruz, 33 Valle de Trinidad, Mexico/Fernando Amador, 40, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 32:44:51; 5. 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/Estevan Ramirez, 25, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 32:50:02; 6. 123a Eva Hernandez, 19, Escondido, Calif./Lilia Rodriguez, 48, Chula Vista, Calif./Evelyn Gonzalez, 20, Vizcaino, Mexico/Erik Estrada, 16, Tecate, Mexico/Hector Camacho, 25, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Alina Herrera, 21, Tijuana, Mexxico/Ismael Hernandez, 44, Escondido, Calif./Zachary Hayward, 44, Lemon Grove, Calif./Cristobal Quezada, 49, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 33:27:54; 7. 124a Erick Lira, 25, San Diego/Erick Talamantes, 24, Tecate, Mexico/Axel Arumbula, 19, Ensenada, Mexico/Jose Gonzalez, 16, Tecate, Mexico/Jorge Rivas Jr, 27, Mexicali, Mexico/Joel Rubalcava, 28, San Diego/Benjamin Juarez, 38, San Diego/Mario Navarrette, 41, Tecate, Mexico/Cesar Lopez, 20, Calexico, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 33:50:00; 8. 171a Arturo Alvarez, 23, Tijuana, Mexico/Victor Higuera, 35, Tijuana, Mexico/Arturo Martinez Jr, 29, Tijuana, Mexico/Alngnud Acuna, 34, Tijuana, Mexico/Alain Ochoa, 30, Tijuana, Mexico/Luis Marrujo, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 34:47:55; 9. 169a Ramon Nunez, 26, La Paz, Mexico/Luis Kinijara, 28, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico/Leonardo Murillo, 26, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico/Jason Montiel, 50, La Paz, Mexico/Rene Tapia, 39, Los Cabos, Mexico/Ricardo Diaz, 29, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico/Juan Ramirez, 26, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico/Alberto Gonzalez, 34, Los Cabos, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 35:06:00; 10. 148a Oscar Arce, 44, Ensenada, Mexico/Francisco Garcia, 39, Ensenada, Mexico/Osiel Palomares, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Jorge Perez, 42, Ensenada, Mexico/Alejandro Amador, 42, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 36:54:54; 11. 130a Oscar Rousseau, 35, Ensenada, Mexico/Victor Sachez, 30, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Araob, 18, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Lucero, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Argenis Murillo, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Abram Perez, 35, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 47:59:18
‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
presented by K&N
BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000
Grand Finale of 4-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
November 16-18 – 1310.94 miles –
La Paz, Baja California Sur to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
(Text prepared by Dominic Clark, Cindy Clark, times/placement input by Cindy Clark, Paul Hanson)
T O P O V E R A L L F I N I S H E R S
(Following complete data tracking review)
Top 25 Overall Cars & Trucks
1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas/Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego/Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 22:35:33 (58.03 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego/Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 22:36:52 (57.97 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 23:26:07 (55.94 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
4. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Adam Householder, Anaheim, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 24:23:28 (53.75 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. 82 Sam Baldi, 58, Beaumont, Calif./Eduardo Laguna, 33, Mexicali, Mexico/Jake Johnson, 46, Yucaipa, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Baldi) 24:27:14 (53.61 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
6. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Romo Sr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan C. Lopez, 49, Tecate, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer) 24:46:15 (52.92 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
7. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 59, El Cajon, Calif./Mike Coleman, San Diego/Mike Johnson, Hollywood, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 25:29:27 (51.43 mph) (SCORE TT Legend)
8. 298 Riley Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Troy Herbst, 59, Las Vegas/Jordan Dean, 25, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 25:33:14 (51.30 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
9. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif./Toby Price, 36, Australia/Paul Weel, 44, Australia, Chevy Silverado (Mason) 25:54:25 (50.60 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
10. 91 Christopher Poolvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Rick D. Johnson Jr, 27, Barstow, Calif./Rick D. Johnson, 58, Barstow, Calif./Bobby Pecoy, 59, Corona del Mar, Calif./Rolf Helland, 54, Morris, Ill., Ford Raptor (Mason) 25:54:42 (50.59 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
11. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz./Ryan Poelman, 47, East Orem, Utah/Dodge Poelman, 23, Orem, Utah, Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 26:10:30 (50.08 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. 100 Kyle Quinn, 36, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, 54, Tucson, Ariz./Greg Distefano, 53, San Diego, Jimco-Chevy, 26:14:50 (49.94 mph) (Class 1)
13. 277 Travis Williams, 46, Avondale, Ariz./Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif./C.J. Hutchins, 38, Las Vegas, Geiser-Chevy, 26:21:53 (49.72 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
14. 162 Brendan Gaughan, 48, Las Vegas/Casey Mears, 45, Scottsdale, Ariz./Buddy Feldkamp, 45, Redlands, Calif., HMS-Chevy, 26:28:48 (49.46 mph) (Class 1)
15. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/Aaron Ampudia, 31, Ensenada, Mexico/Jax Redline, 18, San Antonio, Texas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 26:37:14 (49.25 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
16. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif./Shelby Reid, 55, Apple Valley, Calif./Devin Housh, Banning, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 26:37:10 (49.17 mph) (Class 1)
17. 211 Pat Sims, 56, Eunice, N.M. (San Felipe, Mexico)/Tim Wilson, 22, Henderson, Nev./Blaine Conrad, 30, Las Vegas, Nev., ESM-Chevy, 27:13:21 (48.16 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
18. 244 Oliver Flemate, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Santiago Creel, 37, Mexico City/Cristian Castelan, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy, 27:26:36 (47.77 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
19. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, 50, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Cruz, 51, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 27:27:50 (47.73 mph) (Class 10)
20. 127 Cody Parkhouse, 36, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Parkhouse, 63, Long Beach, Calif./Joe David, Ridegecrest, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 27:33:57 (47.54 mph) (Class 1)
21. 207 Mason Cullen, 24, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif./Broc Dickerson, 22, Brawley, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 27:38:56 (47.41 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
22. 295 William Hedrick Jr, 27, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/William Hedrick, 54, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Jorge Sampietro, 32, Ensenada, Mexico/Jimmy Nuckles, 55, El Centro, Calif., ID-Chevy, 27:52:19 (47.03 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
23. 281 Damon Lewis, 25, Fallbrook, Calif./Christian Lewis, 30, Fallbrook, Calif./Michael Lewis, 53, San Marcos, Calif./Dave Densmore, 44, Escondido, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 28:18:05 (46.32 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
24. 1079 Manlio F. Diaz, 43, La Paz, Mexico/Mario Diaz, 38, La Paz, Mexico/Stephen Davis, 29, La Ribera, Mexico/Jesus Ayala, 44, La Paz, Mexico/Steve Barry, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 28:42:17 (45.67 mph) (Class 10)
25. 9 Ethan Ebert, 17, Marana, Ariz./Richard Glasczak, 48, Oceanside, Calif./Chip Prescott, 59, Fallbrook, Calif./Bobby Smith, Honda Ridgeline (TSCO) 28:54:11 (45.36 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
Top 15 Overall Motorcycles and Quads
1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Carter Klein, Agua Dulce, Calif./Corbin McPherson, 22, Hurricane, Utah, KTM 450SX-F, 26:34:17 (49.34 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
2. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 32, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif/Tucker Hopkins, 30. Venice Beach, Calif./Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 26:52:38 (48.78 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
3. 9x Austin Eddy, 20, Oak Hills, Calif./Matt Eddy, 40, Oak Hills, Calif./Brody Honea, 26, Reno, Nev./Jarett Megla, 24, Simi Valley, Calif./Russell Tonjum, 28, Reno, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 29:06:03 (45.05 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
4. 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./Francisco Septien, 48, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 29:17:51 (44.75 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
5. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico/Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Jesse Canepa /Robert Villalobos, KTM 450EXCF, 30:16:14 (43.31 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
6. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego/Sergio Garza, 25, Spring Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 30:28:26 (43.02 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
7. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Jorge Cordova, 23, Ensenada, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Angel Aguirre, 23, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Cesar Ramirez, 24, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, Honda CRF450X, 30:54:28 (42.41 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
8. 308x James Justin Shultz, 42, Lake Forest, Calif./Schane Schorno, 34, Livermore, Calif./Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif./Jason Alosi, 39, Reno, Nev./Francisco Septien, 48, Ensenada, Mexico/Jason Trubey, 46, Henderson, Nev./Stephen Tichenor, Reno, Nev., Yamaha WR450, 30:58:20 (42.33 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
9. 1a Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Luis Meza Velez, 26, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, 44, San Felipe, Mexico, Mexico/Luis Ernesto Villafana, 37, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 31:53:56 (41.10 mph) (Pro Quad)
10. 15x Eric Holt, 41, Panaca, Nev./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah/Bryce Stavron, 34, San Clemente, Calif./Marck Higuera, 40, San Quintin, Calif., Husqvarna FC450, 32:53:23 (39.86 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
11. 319x David Smith, 36, Escondido, Calif./John Clark, Tijuana, Mexico/Don Grigg, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego/Kris Regentin, Portland, Ore./Jason Gibbons, Leavenworth, Wash./Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 33:18:28 (39.36 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
12. 500x Giovanni Spinali, 57, El Cajon, Calif./John Griffin, 55, Lake Forest, Calif./Alan Julien, 53, Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Troy Pearce, 55, Ramona, Calif./Jim O’Neal, 75, Simi Valley, Calif./Robby Naughton, 52, Flagstaff, Ariz./Mike Carter, 53, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 34:23:50 (38.11 miles per hour) (Pro Moto 50)
13. 21a Jose Castro, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Fidel Gonzalez, 38, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, 17, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Mario Sanchez, 24, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Joan Manriquez, 30, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 35:22:17 (37.06 mph) (Pro Quad)
14. 369x Mark Bradford, 45, Kennedale, Texas/Brendan Fikes, 46, Midland, Texas/Bret Biggart, 48, Austin, Texas/James Garbo, 38, Bastrop, Texas/Jeff O’Leary, 43, Dripping Springs, Texas/Mark Mariano, XX, Honda CRF450X, 36:20:15 (36.08 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
15. 107x Luis Esquivel, 45 Tijuana, Mexico/Brian Arias, Tijuana, Mexico/Esteban Arguellas, Tijuana, Mexico/Felipe Venegas, 35, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 36:39:34 (35.76 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
Top 10 Overall UTVs
1. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, 21, Las Vegas/Justin Morgan, 33, El Cajon, Calif./Rhys Millen, 51, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), Polaris RZR Pro R, 27:25:03 (47.81 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
2. 1869 Justin Lambert, 48, Bakersfield, Calif./Scott Trafton, 41, Alpine, Calif./Adrian Orellana, Polaris RZR Pro R4, 27:32:25 (47.60 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
3. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif./Ronnie Anderson, 23, Riverside, Calif./J.D. Marsh, Star, ID, Polaris RZR Pro R, 27:47:35 (47.17 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
4. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Skyler Howell, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 28:10:22 (46.53 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
5. 1876 Mike Cafro, 53, Temecula, Calif./Jamie Kirkpatrick, 42, Olympia, Wash./Adan Leggs, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR Pro R; 29:13:22 (44.86 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
6. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 43, Alpine, Calif./Eliott Watson, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 29:25:15 (44.57 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
7. 2917 Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif./PJ Jones, 54, Cave Creek, Ariz./Michael McFadden, Can-Am X3, 29:33:05 (44.36 mph) (Pro UTV FI)
8. 1895 Kaden Wells, 25, Hurricane, Utah/Travis Wells, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 29:58:41 (43.73 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
9. 2948 Matt Burroughs, 54, Norco, Calif./Dustin Jones, 39, Shreveport/Bradley Howe, 34, Leona Valley, Calif., Can-Am X3, 30:10:36 (43.44 mph) (Pro UTV FI)
10. 2944 Phil Blurton, 37, Auburn, Calif./Beau Judge, 45, Rockland, Calif., Can-Am Maverick R, 30:26:55 (43.05 mph) (Pro UTV FI)