SCORE Baja 1000 radical race notes from world’s most iconic desert race

To date—273 total entries from 37 U.S. States and 19 countries part of field; Race week-Nov. 9-15; 978.60-mile course around Baja California Sur for fantastic finale of four-race 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship;

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com OR SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com

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SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com

November 6, 2026

Next week in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico

BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000,

presented by Sylvania Off-Road,

radical race notes from world’s most iconic desert race

To date—273 total entries from 37 U.S. States and 19 countries part of field;

Race week-Nov. 9-15; 978.60-mile course around Baja California Sur

for fantastic finale of four-race 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship;

Presented by Sylvania Off-Road; start/finish in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur

On Boulevard Centenario, between Calle Alvaro Obregon and Calle Manuel Doblado

#SCORE Baja 1000

    SAN JOSE del CABO, Baja California Sur, Mexico—Nearly six decades in the making, this month’s BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by Sylvania Off-Road, has a perspective like no other on the history of desert racing.

     The SCORE Baja 1000 is at the pinnacle of motorsports as the oldest, most iconic, most prestigious, toughest, and longest continuously held desert race in the world.

    This year’s epic race will start and finish for the first time in the storied history of this great race in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

     Race-week activities and the Granddaddy of All Desert Races itself will be next week (Nov. 9-15).

     Pre-race racer and media registration for the legendary race will be held at Rancho Frondoso. Two days of Contingency, Tech inspection of the vehicles, and the Manufacturer’s Midway will be held inin the heart of San Jose del Cabo on Boulevard Centenario, between Calle Alvaro Obregon and Calle Manuel Doblado.

     Pre-running continues daily on the unique, technically challenging 943.09-mile race course that features over 700 miles that have never been part of a SCORE Baja race.

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     The world’s best desert racers will be in action at this year’s massive BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by Sylvania Off-Road. There will be live streaming from the Method Race Wheels Qualifying on Tuesday (Nov. 10), the two days of pre-race contingency and manufacturer’s midway (Nov. 11-12) as well as start-to-finish live coverage (Nov. 13-15) on the SCORE website and social media channels.

     Race week activities will be held Monday through Sunday, Nov. 9-15.

     Over 290 vehicles are expected at the start line with racers from over 35 U.S. States and over 20 countries anticipated. Pro and Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads will be competing in the Granddaddy of All Desert Races.

     This year’s SCORE Baja 1000 will be an extended loop race of an exhilaratingly exhausting 943.09 miles around nearly all of the majestic Mexican State of Baja California Sur.

     San Jose del Cabo is a coastal city located on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) coast, near the southern tip of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is located 1,000 miles south of the U.S. border at San Diego, part of the Los Cabos area that includes Cabo San Lucas.

     This race is annually the finale of the SCORE World Desert Championship, which has been held exclusively for the past 11 years in Baja California.

LASTING LEGACY

      Here’s a brief look back at some of the plethora of special memories that this Granddaddy of all Desert Races continues to etch indelibly into the silty sands of time…

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 1

      On November 9-15 of this year, the legendary SCORE Baja 1000, the world’s most iconic, oldest, prestigious, toughest, and longest continuously held desert race, will celebrate its 59th anniversary, starting and finishing for the first time in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. We salute some of the stars and memories of this race.

     Launching this legacy tribute, we recall two of the greatest racers who have participated in the SCORE Baja 1000—the late Rod Hall and active racing champion Larry Roeseler. Both are Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

     Hall, who passed away in 2019 at 81 after a long illness, competed in all the first 50 SCORE Baja 1000 races and earned a race-record 25 class wins in his long and illustrious career.

     Roeseler, who is also an inductee into both the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) Hall of Fame and the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, will be at the starting line again for this year’s odyssey in Ensenada.  Roeseler, 69, of Imperial, Calif., is second in all-time class wins with 18. Roeseler is the leader in overall race wins with 14, including 10 on a motorcycle, two on an open-wheel desert race car and two in a SCORE Trophy Truck. He will be driving in the SCORE TT Legend division. Roeseler is the only person to have won the overall in all three divisions.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 2

     The famous and not-so-famous have tried their hand at conquering the Baja and they have come from all walks of life. Mark Thatcher, son of Great Britain’s then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher, raced in the 1982 SCORE Baja 1000. Celebrities James Garner, Ted Nugent, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Patrick Dempsey, and Jesse James all battled the Baja and many racers from other forms of motorsports crossed over to try their skills.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 3

     Among the drivers from other arenas who have tested the Baja were Indy Car racers Rick and Roger Mears, Parnelli Jones, PJ Jones, Danny Ongias, Danny Sullivan, Jimmy Vasser, Buddy Rice, Sebastien Bourdais, Alexander Rossi, Oriol Servia, Roberto Guerrero, Michel Jourdain Jr., Johnny Unser and Mike and Robbie Groff, NASCAR’s Robby Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Boris Said, Brendan Gaughan, and Riley Herbst, Formula 1 champion Jenson Button, SCCA legend Elliot Forbes-Robinson, World Rally Championships’ Armin Schwarz, Armin Kremer, Andreas Aigner and Harri Pavanpera, Pikes Peak Hill Climb record holder Rod Millen, Formula Drift and Pikes Peak champion Rhys Millen, Dakar Rally champions Nasser Al-Attiyah, Cyril Despres, Ricky Brabec and Toby Price, world motorcycle champions Malcolm Smith, Larry Roeseler, Scot Harden, and Destry Abbott, Motocross legends Ricky Johnson, Jeremy McGrath, and Damon Bradshaw, X Games star Travis Pastrana, drag racers Don Prudhomme and Larry Minor and legendary SCORE founder and motorsports innovator Mickey Thompson.

     The late Academy Award winning actor, racer and race team owner Paul Newman raced in the 2004 event. Jesse James, of ‘Monster Garage’ fame, and Hollywood film and TV star Patrick Dempsey both have raced in this classic several times.

     Among the other Hollywood celebrities that have competed in this race are Chuck Norris, Aaron Norris, Michael Nesmith, and Larry Wilcox.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 4

     With entries expected this year from 37 U.S. States and as many as 20 countries, here are the countries that have had at least one entry in the Granddaddy of All Desert Races over the years:

     The SCORE Baja 1000 has captured the imagination of the entire world as entries have come not only from every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories Guam and Puerto Rico, but also has attracted racers from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, China, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Norway, New Caledonia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, Yugoslavia as well as the host country of Mexico.

    Over the years, SCORE races have been televised in more than 100 nations worldwide.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 5

     Part of the legacy of this iconic race, SCORE presents the racers who have been overall 4-Wheel vehicle winners of the three traditional SCORE Baja races—SCORE San Felipe 250, SCORE Baja 500 and SCORE Baja 1000—the SCORE Baja Triple Crown Award.

     The just 12 individuals in the 59-year history of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, who have earned this amazing honor are: David Ashley, Robby Gordon, Rob MacCachren, Andy McMillin, Luke McMillin, Scott McMillin, Larry Ragland, Dan Smith, Ivan Stewart, Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr., Bryce Menzies, and Alan Ampudia.

     There are just three racers, Bryce Menzies, Alan Ampudia, and Luke McMillin who are the first three recipients of the SCORE Baja Grand Slam Award that includes the seven-year-old SCORE Baja 400 as the fourth SCORE Baja race held annually.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 6

     The first SCORE Baja 1000 in 1967 (called the NORRA Mexican 1000) started in Tijuana by the bull ring and finished in La Paz.

     Since then, the only other time the race has started in Tijuana was in 1995 when it also finished in La Paz.

     Since those humble beginnings, Ensenada has hosted most of the SCORE Baja 1000 races.  The race officially became the SCORE Baja 1000 in 1975 after the worldwide event was not held in 1974 because of the international fuel crisis.

     While the race has been point-to-point around once every three years, it has finished twice in Cabo San Lucas (2000 and in 2007).

     Overall, the world’s most well-known desert race has started 50 times in Ensenada, three times in Mexicali, twice in Tijuana, once in La Paz, once in Ojos Negros and once in Santo Tomas.

     Overall, the SCORE Baja 1000 has finished in 31 times in Ensenada, 22 times in La Paz, twice in Mexicali, twice in Cabo San Lucas and once in Ojos Negros. In 2023, for the first time, the race started in La Paz and finished in Ensenada.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 7

     This race has been the proving grounds for racers and manufacturers.  Looking first at the drivers with the most overall wins in the race, Larry Roeseler is clearly on top with 14 (including 10 on a motorcycle, two in an open-wheel desert race car and two in a SCORE Trophy Truck (driving with Roger Norman in 2008, and driving with Luke McMillin in 2020).

     Second with seven overall wins is Rob MacCachren (including three straight years-2014, 2015, 2016) and Andy McMillin with six. Tied in overall 4-wheel vehicle wins with five each are Mark McMillin (Andy’s uncle), Larry Ragland, and Malcolm Smith (including two on motorcycles). Tied with four overall victories are Dan Smith (which includes one on a motorcycle) and Luke McMillin (Mark’s son). Luke McMillin has won all four of his overalls in the last five years (2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024).

     With three overall 4-wheel vehicle wins are David Ashley, Doug Fortin, Robby Gordon, Ralph Paxton, and Ivan Stewart.

     Besides Roeseler with 10, the leaders in overall motorcycle wins are all-time leader Johnny Campbell (11), Steve Hengeveld (8), Kendall Norman (8), Mark Samuels (7), Justin Morgan (7), Ty Davis (5), and with four each are Quinn Cody, Ted Hunnicutt Jr, Jack Johnson, Justin Jones, David Kamo, Tim Staab and Colton Udall.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 8

     In the battle of manufacturers, several categories are presented.

     Leaders in overall car/truck wins are Ford Truck (17), Chevy Truck (14), Chenowth-VW (5) and Ford Bronco (4).

     Leaders in overall Tire manufacturers’ wins for cars/trucks are BFGoodrich Tires (34), Toyo Tires (6), Western Auto (6), Firestone (4), and Calahan Cap (3).

     The leaders in overall motorcycle wins are Honda (34), Husqvarna (11), Kawasaki (10), Yamaha (2) and KTM (1).

     Combining all classes together, motorcycles have had the fastest of the fastest times of all vehicles 38 times and cars or trucks 20 times.

     SCORE Trophy Trucks have had the overall fastest time in 13 of the last 17 years including six by Rob MacCachren (2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024) and four by Luke McMillin (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024). ‘The G.O.A.T.’ and ‘The Luke’ split the driving in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 9

     With the 58th SCORE Baja 500 this past June in Ensenada, it is interesting to note that there are several racers who have overall victories in both that race and the SCORE Baja 1000.

     Clearly leading the way is legendary Larry ‘Mr. Baja’ Roeseler who has 14 overall wins in the SCORE Baja 1000 and 11 in the SCORE Baja 500. Second was Johnny Campbell with 5 and 11 and third was Larry Ragland who has five in each of the iconic SCORE races.

     Including Roeseler, there are nine racers who have overall victories in both races along with their overall wins in each race are Rob MacCachren (4 SCORE Baja 500, 6 SCORE Baja 1000), Andy McMillin (3, 5), Gus Vildosola Jr (1, 2), Justin Morgan (5, 4), Mark Samuels (4, 6), Tyler Lynn (2, 2), Luke McMillin (1, 4), Juan Carlos Salvatierra (1, 1), Shane Logan (1, 1), Alan Ampudia (1, 1).

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 10

     One is iconic all over Mexico’s majestic Baja California Peninsula, the other is legendary in Baja California Sur.

     Together, iconic Sal Fish and his dear friend, the legendary Francisco ‘Nacho’ Monroy, will be the Co-Grand Marshals of this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by Sylvania Off-Road.

     Meeting by divine providence in 1977 and a Monroy family member since then, Sal Fish, of Malibu, Calif., who WAS SCORE for 38 years and remains a strong presence today, and Francisco Monroy, the astute businessman, champion racer, influential politician and respected statesman from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, will be reunited in a very special honorary capacity for this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by Sylvania Off-Road.

    Friends and ‘brothers’ for over four decades, Fish and Monroy will be hosting race-week festivities Granddaddy of All Desert Races next month.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 11

     In 58 years of this great race, non-U.S. drivers have been the fastest overall winners in this race only six times, twice in the motorcycle division and four times in the four-wheel vehicle division. 

     In 1971 and 1972, Sweden’s Gunnar Nilsson won the motorcycle division of the race. In 1971 he teamed with legendary American desert racing star Malcolm Smith and in 1972 he won with fellow Swedish countryman Rolf Tibblin. In both years, Nilsson won on Husqvarna motorcycles.

     In 2010, Mexico son/father team of Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr/Gustavo Vildosola Sr became the first Mexican nationals and first non-Americans to win the four-wheel vehicle division when they drove their Ford F-150 to victory in the Ensenada to La Paz peninsula run. In 2023, Vildosola Jr was one of three drivers with DOR Bryce Menzies.

     In 2017 at the 50th anniversary race, Mexico son/father team of Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez/Juan C. Lopez became the second Mexican nationals to win the four-wheel vehicle division when they drove their Chevy Truck to victory in the Ensenada to La Paz peninsula run.

     In 2019, hometown heroes and brothers Alan Ampudia and Aaron Ampudia became just the third Mexican national team to capture the overall four-wheel and SCORE Trophy Truck title in this prestigious race.

     Also, of note in the motorcycle division in the 2016 race, Australia’s Daymon Stokie was one of three co-riders for the U.S.-based Ox Motorsports team with Colton Udall as rider of record.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 12

     Looking at some overall stats from this legendary race, a total of 15,543 vehicles have started the first 58 races for an average of 267.98 starters per race. A total of 7,843 vehicles have finished the first 58 races for an average of 135.33 finishers per race. Percentage-wise, 50.46% is the average finishing rate for this epic race.

     In the first 58 years, the most ever starters came in 2006 when 431 vehicles left the start line and second most starters were the 40th anniversary race in 2007 when there were 424 total starters. Third most starters were the 50th anniversary race in 2017 when there were 404 total starters.

     In the first 58 years, the most ever finishers came in 2007 when 237 finished the 40th anniversary race, tied for first most finishers were the 50th anniversary race in 2017 when 237 also finished. The third most finishers in race history were in 2006 when 234 vehicles finished the race.

     In the first 58 years of the world’s most famous desert race, the fewest number of starters was the first race back in 1967 when there were 68 starters and the race with second fewest number of starters was in 1973 when 143 started.

     In the first 58 years of this iconic race, the fewest number of finishers was in 1967 when there were 31 finishers and the second fewest number of finishers was back in 1978 when there were 56 finishers.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 13

     Five of the most inspiring former SCORE Baja 1000 champions are SCORE Baja icons and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famers Dr. Bud Feldkamp, Bobby Ferro, Malcolm Smith, Johnny Campbell, and Mark Stahl.

     Between them, these five innovating desert racing legends accumulated 21 overall victories and 26 class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000.

     Leading with a SCORE record 11 overall and 11 class wins on a motorcycle is Johnny Campbell including nine straight and 11 in 12 years (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) with a total of 11 different co-riders.

     Next is Smith who had two overalls on a motorcycle and three in an open-wheel desert race car. Two of Smith’s overalls were with Dr. Feldkamp (1975 and 1977) and one with ‘Baja’ Bob Gordon (1987).

     Ferro, who is a legendary racer and Hollywood stunt driver, won the overall in 1973.

     Stahl, who went on to race in NASCAR’s Cup series for 12 years and the ARCA stock car series for 13 years, won the overall at the SCORE Baja 1000 in 1978 and 1980.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 14

      While the magnificent mystery of the Baja peninsula speaks for itself, the masters of Baja have etched their names in the lasting legacy of the Granddaddy of all Desert Races with their class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000.

     In this year’s SCORE Baja 1000, among racers entered with three or more class wins, there are 41 racers who have combined to earn 289 class wins.

     Historically, there are 20 dynamic desert racers who have earned 10 or more class victories in this race. History shows the master to clearly be the incomparable Rod Hall, who passed away in 2019 at 81, as the only person to have competed in all 50 of the first SCORE Baja 1000 races while earning a race-record 25 class wins in this race, seven more than second-place Larry Roeseler, Jeff Kaplan, Craig Adams, and Jim O’Neal who each have 18 class wins.

     Sixth on the all-time multiple class win list with 16 in this race are Richard Jackson and Francisco Septien, while tied for eighth with 15 each are Chris Haines, Johnny Johnson, Donald Moss.  With 14 class wins is Lou Franco. Steve Hengeveld, Dan Chamlee, and Bob Johnson have 13 class wins each while Jack Johnson, and Rob MacCachren each have 12 class wins.

     With 11 all-time class wins in this race are Johnny Campbell, and Chad Hall, and with 10 class wins each are Shane Esposito and Brad Lovell.

     Many of these SCORE Baja legends are expected to compete in this year’s race, including Roeseler, Kaplan, O’Neal, Septien, Franco, Chamlee, and Rob MacCachren.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 15

     Included in the first 273 official entries of the nearly 290 anticipated for this year’s renewal of the world’s most iconic desert race are racers from 37 U.S. States and 19 countries.

     The 37 U.S. States represented in the field of competitors to date are from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Wisconsin.

     The 19 countries represented are from United States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Ecuador, England, France, Israel, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 16

    The race features a course, designed, fully plotted, and marked by SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva, and Co-Race Director Rodolfo Fernandez, of 943.09 miles of majestic, magnificent and rugged Baja California Sur terrain.

     The challenging, rugged race course is another memorable example of all that Mexico’s Baja California Sur has to offer, including high-speed dirt trails, sandy, rocky, and silty natural terrain, majestic Baja washes and canyons, stretches along the seashore with elevations from sea level to over 4,000 feet. The course is another crown jewel reflecting the stark beauty of Baja California Sur.

     All participants in the BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000 will aim to triumph over a route full of mysticism and magic, measuring 978.60 miles race course for all the classes of Motorcycles, Quads Trucks, Cars, and UTVs, with a time limit of 40 hours for all classes in the elapsed-time race.

     Both the start and the finish of this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by Sylvania Off-Road, will be on Boulevard Centenario.

     This year’s race course runs in a counter-clockwise direction and it features four full-stop checkpoints: Checkpoint 1 at race mile 213.60 in El Centenario, Checkpoint 2 at race mile 405.39 in Ejido Ley Federal No. 2, Checkpoint 3 at race mile 604.07 in Ejido Francisco Villa, and Checkpoint 4 at race mile 781.49 in Santa Fe.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 17

    Each with their own individual stories to tell, this year’s Pro Moto Ironman class for daring and unique motorcycle solo riders has a SCORE-record 37 entries for this year. These dynamic riders come from 15 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, and seven countries. There ages range from 16 to 64 years old. They will be riding four different manufacturer’s equipment—Honda, Husqvarna, KTM, and Yamaha.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 18

     When veteran SCORE motorcycle age-group champion racer Jim O’Neal, 80, Simi Valley, Calif., puts his hands on the grips as one of the riders for Jason Miller’s Pro Moto 40 class this year, he will set another SCORE motorcycle record. This will be O’Neal’s 46th consecutive SCORE Baja 1000, the most by any motorcycle racer in history. In the SCORE Baja 1000, O’Neal, the noted apparel manufacturer of the company that bears his name, has been a rider with 18 career class victories.

     The late Hall of Famer Ron Bishop rode on a motorcycle in the first 40 straight SCORE Baja 1000 races and the late Hall of Famer Rod Hall has the untouchable overall mark in this category, having driven a race truck in the first 50 consecutive SCORE Baja 1000 races (1967-2017).

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 19

     From the state-of-the art SCORE Studio in El Cajon, Calif., SCORE LIVE co-hosts will be prominent broadcaster Ken Stout and Wes Miller, a multi-time SCORE race class champion, providing exclusive race day coverage, along with vehicle tracking, live drone, live timing, and in-car camera footage from various locations around the race course.

     Working with Stout and Miller during the race-days in-studio coverage will be former SCORE Champion racer Rich Minga on the Action Desk, along with sportscaster Jason Heard and former SCORE Champion racer Ryan Thomas in studio.

     Popular and gregarious Rat Sult, in his 11th season as the ‘Voice of SCORE’, is the host announcer on the SCORE ramp during contingency, the race start, and race finish in San Jose del Cabo. Assisting Sult is announcer Dave Arnold. Ramp assistant is Brian Eaton.

     SCORE LIVE may be viewed on the SCORE website, SCORE APP, SCORE Facebook page and the SCORE International YouTube Channel.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 20

     For the Method Race Wheels Qualifying on Tuesday, hosts in the SCORE Studio for SCORE Live were Austin Farner and Nick Isenhouer. Qualifying determined starting spots in six classes—SCORE Trophy Truck along with SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD, SCORE Trophy Truck Legend, the unlimited Class 1, Trophy Truck Spec, and Pro UTV Ultimate. SCORE Trophy Truck will start first based on qualifying results and the race starting order for the other five classes will be merged, based on their individual qualifying times.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 21

     BFGoodrich Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 50 years, was honored after the 2025 season as the SCORE Pit Support Company of the year for the 34th time.

     BFGoodrich Tires has been the choice of 36 of the 58 overall winners of the popular SCORE Baja 500 and 34 of the 58 overall winners of the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. BFGoodrich Tires is also the title sponsor of both iconic races again in 2026.

     BFGoodrich Tires also has been the choice of 31 of the 39 overall winners of the SCORE San Felipe 250, all three SCORE Desert Challenge races, the lone SCORE Challenge of Champions in San Felipe, the one SCORE Baja Sur 500, and two of the seven overall winners in the SCORE Baja 400.

     BFGoodrich Tires has posted a US$25,000 contingency bonus for the overall winners to help commemorate this year’s Granddaddy of all Desert Races.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 22

     Media, Media, Media! This year’s SCORE Baja 1000 is anticipating nearly 290 entries from over 35 U.S. states and over 20 countries. Over 250 news media personnel from around the world are expected on-site. In addition to Mexico and the United States, other countries with media representatives covering this year’s race on-site include Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Japan, Canada, and France.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 23

     VIVA MEXICO! In a race filled with firsts, including the start/finish line itself, this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 will have a SCORE-record number of Mexican Nationals on the starting grid. To date, there are 121 drivers/riders of record who list Mexico as their home country.  Many of them are racing for the first time in a SCORE event. One of the main reasons for this huge total is the number of racers from Baja Calif Sur who are racing in their home state.

LEGACY—SCORE Baja 1000, No. 24

     THE UNDEFEATED! There are five racers entered who are unbeaten in their respective classes and going for number four for 2026 for undefeated seasons and seven more who have won their individual classes twice out of three races this season. The unbeaten looking to finish the season undefeated are No. 83 Luke McMillin, San Diego, Ford Raptor built by Maston Motorsports (SCORE Trophy Truck); No. 2935 Kaden Wells, Hurricane, Utah, Can-Am Maverick R (Pro UTV Forced Induction); No. 1x Tyler Lynn, Mona, Utah, Honda CRF450X (Pro Moto Unlimited); No. 400x Jason Miller, Shiner, Texas, Honda CRF450X (Pro  Moto 40); and No. 600x Harold Harris, Sanger, Calif., Husqvarna FE 501 (Pro Moto 60).

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2026 SCORE FINALE

     Here are the remaining dates for the four-race 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship which will be totally held in Baja California, Mexico for the 11th consecutive year:

-BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by Sylvania Off-Road—

November 9-15, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico

2027 SCORE SCHEDULE

     Here are the dates for the four-race 2027 SCORE World Desert Championship which will be held in Baja California, Mexico for the 12th consecutive year:

-King Shocks 40th SCORE Baja 250

March 17-21, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

-BFGoodrich Tires 59th SCORE Baja 500

June 2-6, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

-8th SCORE Baja 400

Sept. 8-12, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

-BFGoodrich Tires 60th SCORE Baja 1000

Nov. 14-20, Peninsula Run

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico to TBA

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-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Battery, Rugged Radios-Official Radio Communication, Sylvania Off-Road-Official Light, Method Race Wheels-Official Wheel and Race Qualifying sponsor, Lasernut-Official Custom Metal Fabricator, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.

     SCORE Official Partners: MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Municipal Government, San Quintin Municipal Government, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, and Cruz Roja Mexicana.

      SCORE SPECIAL 2026 SCORE Baja 1000 Partners: Municipal Government of Los Cabos and State Government of Baja California Sur.

     For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.