Start Draw Results--BFGoodrich Tires 52nd SCORE Baja 1000

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominic@score-international.com November 15, 2019 Race presented by 4 Wheel Parts

Entries from 39 States, 22 Countries in starting draw for next week’s BFGoodrich Tires 52nd SCORE Baja 1000

       ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—While many of the start positions were determined by the finishing order from the previous race, the balance of the starting positions for the first 265 entries were decided by a live drawing this week as racers from around the world are heading to Baja California, Mexico for next week’s iconic BFGoodrich Tires 52nd annual SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts. As a result of their podium finishes in September, SCORE Trophy Truck racers Ryan Arciero (No. 32), Andy McMillin (No. 31) and Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildsola (No. 21) will be the first three 4-wheel vehicles to start on Nov. 22 and Justin Morgan (No. 1x) in Pro Moto Unlimited will be the first 2-wheel vehicle to leave the line. This week’s start draw was held for all of the racers who have entered to so far who didn’t participate in the SCORE Baja 400. Celebrating its 46th year as the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, this year’s Granddaddy of All Desert Races will start and finish in the heart of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico with race-week festivities and the race itself being held next Tuesday through Sunday (Nov. 19-24). Entering race-week late, on-site racer registration, 265 entries have been processed with racers coming from 39 U.S. States and 22 total countries. While online racer-registration is now closed, late, on-site racer registration will be held next week in Ensenada where as many as 20 late entries are anticipated. LATEST ENTRY TOTAL Entering late, on-site racer registration next Tuesday through Thursday, 265 official entries to date includes racers from 39 U.S. States and 22 Countries, the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck class leads the way with 35 entries (including six in SCORE TT Legend for drivers over 50 years old). Besides the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck, other 4-Wheel classes with double-figure entries so far are Pro UTV FI (Forced Induction) with 26, Trophy Truck Spec with 24, the unlimited Class 1 with 14, Class 10 with 14, Pro UTV NA (Naturally Aspirated) with 13 and SCORE Lites with 12. The Motorcycle classes with double-figure entries so far are Pro Moto Ironman with 16, Pro Moto 30 with 10 and SPT Motorcycle with 16. STATES, COUNTRIES Included in the 265 officially pre-registered entries of the more than 275 anticipated for this year’s renewal of the world’s most iconic desert race are competitors from 39 U.S. States and 22 countries. U.S. States represented in the field of competitors to date are from Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington and Wyoming. Besides the United States and host Mexico, countries represented to date in the total entry field are from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Qatar and Spain. 52nd BAJA MIL The SCORE Baja 1000 endures at the pinnacle of motorsports as the most iconic, oldest, prestigious, toughest and longest continuously held desert race in the world. Many of the world’s best desert racers will be in action at this year’s massive BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts. The race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour special on ABC TV’s World of X Games programming. Ensenada, “The Off-Road Capital of the World” is a coastal city on the Bahia de Todos Santos area of the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of the U.S. border at San Diego. Over 275 vehicles are expected at the start line with racers from nearly 40 U.S. States and as many as 25 countries anticipated. Long-time SCORE sponsor BFGoodrich Tires has also posted a US$40,000 contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel winner to help commemorate the celebration of this legendary SCORE race. This year’s SCORE Baja 1000 will be a loop race of 800.5 miles in the northern state of Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. It will start for the 45th time and finish for the 26th time in Ensenada and the race is annually the finale of the four-race SCORE World Desert Championship, which has been held exclusively for the past four years on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The race and its festivities will be held primarily in and around the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada and the start and finish of the legendary race will be adjacent to the Riviera. With a total time limit of 34 hours in the elapsed-time race, the motorcycle and quad classes will start at 3 a.m. (PT) next Friday (Nov. 22) and the car, truck and UTV classes will follow with their start on at 10:30 a.m. (PT).  While the fastest vehicles are expected to cover the course in approximately 16 hours, all vehicles will have 34 hours from the time each starts to become an official finisher. GRAND MARSHAL The founder of the legendary ‘Mears Gang’ racing family of Bakersfield, Calif., All-America racer Roger Mears is the Grand Marshal for the 2019 SCORE Baja 1000. A veteran of both IndyCar racing as well as a champion desert racer, Mears, whose youngest son Casey Mears (41) is making his debut in a SCORE race in the No. 42 Axalta SCORE Trophy Truck, was a five-time AARWBA All-America selection during his illustrious career (1974, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1991) who also won three SCORE season class point championships (1980, 1989, 1991). His SCORE class championships were one in Class 3 and three in Class 7. In his storied SCORE Baja racing career Mears had one class win in the SCORE San Felipe 250, five in the SCORE Baja 500 and four in the SCORE Baja 1000. Mears was also one of the stars of the old Mickey Thompson Off-Road Gran Prix stadium series where he won numerous races including the 1985 season title in the featured Grand National Sport Truck division. For several years in the desert and the stadium, Mears was a factory Nissan driver. While his son Casey is making his SCORE debut this race after several years in IndyCar racing and 15 years in NASCAR Cup racing, the Mears Gang has four family members including Roger, who had at least one class win in the SCORE Baja 1000. Joining Roger Mears in the historical winner’s circle at the SCORE Baja 1000 have been his father Bill Mears, younger brother Rick Mears and oldest son Roger Mears Jr. Roger Mears was also a winner as a driver and as a team owner in the Pike’s Peak Hill Climb in Colorado. PRE-GREEN The 52nd SCORE Baja 1000 race and race week festivities will cover next Tuesday through Sunday (Nov. 19-24). Pre-race festivities include two days of Contingency and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway (Wednesday, Nov. 20 and Thursday, Nov. 21) on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Contingency will run each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pre-race tech will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. On Wednesday (Nov. 20), Contingency will be held for all motorcycles, quads and UTV classes along with several car/truck classes. On Thursday (Nov. 21), Contingency will be held for the balance of the car and truck classes including the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE TT Legend, unlimited Class 1, Trophy Truck Spec and Class 10. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held on Wednesday (Nov. 20) at 7 p.m. PT at the Hotel Lucerna Ensenada. Racer registration will be held in the Red Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada. Racer registration will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. PT on Tuesday (Nov. 19), and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT on both Wednesday (Nov. 20) and Thursday (Nov. 21). Media registration will be held in the Red Room as well at the Riviera from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday (Nov. 19), and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT on both Wednesday (Nov. 20) and Thursday (Nov. 21) The BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center will be open on Friday (Nov. 22) starting at 2:30 a.m. PT through the close of the race course. It will also be open on Sunday (Nov. 23) from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. PT. The SCORE Media Center will have WiFi available as well as live streaming from the start/finish line and live tracking of the vehicles in the race SCORE sponsor Monster Energy will host the Monster Energy Papas y Beer SCORE Street Party on Avenida Ruiz in downtown Ensenada from 6 p.m. to midnight PT on Thursday, Nov. 21. All of the week’s festivities will be aired both live and same-day including the race, airing via the internet on the SCORE website. Popular Rat Sult and veteran Dave Arnold will once again serve as hosts of the SCORE Live streaming. POST GREEN As the celebration continues Friday (Nov. 22) night to all day and evening on Friday and Saturday until shortly after midnight on Sunday (Nov. 23) while official finishers cross the line and tales and epic accomplishments are added to the legacy of the event. The post-race awards fiesta will be held at the Hotel Lucerna Ensenada starting at 10 a.m. PT on Sunday (Nov. 23). MORE FIRST STARTS Besides third-generation racer Ryan Arciero and two-time SCORE Baja 1000 winner Justin Morgan, among the other racers starting first in their respective classes based on the class wins at the SCORE Baja 400 are Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va. (No. 5L SCORE TT Legend), Jorge Sampietro, Ensenada, Mexico (No. 298 Trophy Truck Spec), Hiram Duran, Tecate, Mexico (No. 1016 Class 10), Dan Chamlee, Montecito, Calif. (No. 700 Class 7), Wes Miller, Henderson, Nev. (No. 2975 Pro UTV FI), Freddie Willert, El Cajon, Calif. (No. 1206 SCORE Lites), Kaden Wells, St. George, Utah (No. 1995 Pro UTV NA), Edward Muncey, San Diego (No. BC4 Baja Challenge), Kent Thygerson, San Diego (No. 1113 Class 11), Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico (No. 370x Pro Moto 30) and Michael Skurkis, Henderson, Nev. (No. 729x Pro Moto Ironman). OH, WHAT A COURSE! As it has for over four and one-half decades, SCORE has put together another memorable race course for the 52nd anniversary, this one a loop race, with all of the foreboding, unforgiving terrain and inspiring beauty that the northern state of the majestic Baja California peninsula has to offer. SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva has designed and finalized this year’s race course of 800.5 miles. The course has three physical checkpoints and approximately 281 virtual checkpoints along the way to the finish line. There will also be approximately 17 speed zones for a total of 70.77 race miles. Starting and finishing in the heart of Ensenada adjacent to the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, the course travels East to Ojos Negros and then runs counter-clockwise in a weaving route around both the West and then the East side of the northern part of the peninsula. The course runs in a counter-clockwise direction after the two-way section to the Ojos Negros area and down along the Pacific Ocean through Uruapan, Santo Tomas, Erendira, Santo Domingo Wash and San Quintin. From there it travels Northeast going by Rancho El Coyote, across and around Mike’s Sky Rancho, down by Simpson’s Ranch. The route then continues up to a speed zone on Highway 3 before going down over Laguna Del Diablo through Morelia Junction down and back up past San Felipe before heading back up through Laguna Salada, then South back through Santa Catarina to Ojos Negros and the finish on the two-way section back into Ensenada. The course also goes through two of Baja California’s infamous washes on the east side of the course—Matomi Wash and Amarillas Wash. The three physical checkpoints are located starting with Checkpoint 1 which will be near Vicente Guerrero (race mile 224.25), Checkpoint 2 will be at the El Chinero Highway 3 Road Crossing (rm535.94) and Checkpoint 3 will be near Santa Catarina (rm 708.47). Because of two extremely challenging areas on the course, Class 7SX, Baja Challenge, Class 9, Class 11, Vintage Classes and all Sportsman classes will be running a reduced course of 701.48 total miles. PRE-RUNNING Official practice, or pre-running on the official race course continues through next Thursday. After the two-way section out to the Ojos Negros area, the course runs in a counter-clockwise direction down to along the Pacific Ocean and around Mike’s Sky Rancho down through Laguna Del Diablo, Morelia Junction and Matomi Wash and Amarillas Wash before heading North near San Felipe and back up through Laguna Salada, and then down South to Ojos Negros and the finish line in Ensenada. Pre-running is starting at race-mile 39.10 and finishes at rm765.9. Outbound only, the first section of the race course will be open for pre-running only on next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during race week (Nov. 19-21). This year’s course map, GPS files and course notes are available on the SCORE website under race info on the SCORE Baja 1000 page at… http://score-international.com/raceinfo/2019-baja-1000/. SCOREscope 2019 REMAINING SCHEDULE

• BFGoodrich Tires 52nd SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts, Nov.19-24, Ensenada, Mexico

2020 SCHEDULE Here is the four-race 2020 SCORE World Desert Championship and for the fifth consecutive year all races will be held in Baja California, Mexico:

• 34th SCORE San Felipe 250, March 25-29, San Felipe, Mexico
• BFGoodrich Tires 52nd SCORE Baja 500, presented by 4 Wheel Parts, June 3-7, Ensenada, Mexico
• 2nd SCORE Baja 400, Sept. 16-20, Ensenada, Mexico
• BFGoodrich Tires 53rd SCORE Baja 1000, Nov.16-21, presented by 4 Wheel Parts, Ensenada, Baja California to La Paz, Baja California Sur

ABC TV IN 2019 The 2019 SCORE World Desert Championship is being televised on the ABC TV family of networks, marking the first time back on the ABC network since the 1967 and 1968 coverage of the Baja 1000 on ABC’s old Wide World of Sports show. The one-hour shows on the 33rd SCORE San Felipe 250, 51st SCORE Baja 500 and the 52nd SCORE Baja 1000 are being televised as part of ABC’s World of X Games year-long programming. Presented by SCORE sponsors Monster Energy and BFGoodrich Tires, the ABC World of X Games series profiles iconic action sports figures and also highlights athletes, artists, event previews and recaps. The inaugural Lucerna SCORE Baja 400 held in September aired as a one-hour special on ESPN2 TV, also on the World of X Games programming. All of the SCORE race coverage shows will continue to air internationally in nearly 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and South America via syndication and ESPN International. SCORE SPONSORS… Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, 4 Wheel Parts-Official Off-Road Retailer and Race Presenting Partner, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel, Lucerna Hotels & Resorts-Official Hotel, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino. SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance. Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Baja California Secretary of Tourism, XXIII Ensenada Municipal Government, XXIII Mexicali Municipal Government, Mexicali and San Felipe COTUCO, Cruz Roja Mexicana. For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCOREInternational.com. (Start order, by Class) SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (29) 32 Ryan Arciero 31 Andy McMillin 21 Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr 41 Justin Lofton 10 Alan Ampudia 16 Cameron Steele 97 Robert ‘BJ’ Baldwin 40 Chris Miller 14 Bobby Pecoy 83 Luke McMillin 89 Mike Walser 77 Robby Gordon 26 Dave Taylor 54 Troy Herbst 50 Zak Langley 11 Rob MacCachren 27 Jonathan Brenthel 70 Kevin Thompson 85 Mike Lawrence 99 Dale Dondel 9 Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez 30 Robbie Pierce 76 Jesse Jones 45 Gary Magness 15 Billy Wilson 90 Raul Gomez 38 Eric Hustead 44 Jayson Strachan 42 Casey Mears SCORE TT LEGEND (6) 5L Clyde Stacy 37L Rolf Helland 72L Rob Reinertson 1L Scott Bailey 25L Mark Winkelman 55L Jose de Jesus Flores CLASS 1 (14) 100 Brad Wilson 105 Mason Cullen 168 Shelby Reid 129 Brandon Bailey 150 Morgan Langley 138 Brian Wilson 162 Brendan Gaughan 130 Jim Anderson 107 John Currier 101 David Hunter 163 Ruben Torres 167 Rhys Millen 188 Sergio Salgado 198 Michael Mclean-1st RS TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (24) 298 Jorge Sampietro 204 Sara Price 299 Charles Dorrance 279 Austin ‘A.J.’ Jones 274 Elias Hanna 211 Pat Sims 202 Chad Broughton 220 Craig Christy 294 Vincent Munoz 218 Chad Dohrman 250 John Langley 205 Joe Delucie 208 Andrew Entwistle 260 Luis Javier Pelayo 269 Guillermo Zamacona-RS 240 Bobby Patton 293 Ryan Peacock 237 Robert Malone 261 Jeff Bader 232 Chelsea Magness 203 Jenson Button 210 Ted Moncure 276 Gerardo Iribe 230 Chad Hall CLASS 2 (2) 2022 Darren Skilton 2069 Cameron Steele HAMMER TRUCK UNLTD (4) 4402 Casey Currie 4405 Shannon Campbell 4413 Sky Johnson-2nd RS 4421 Mike Hales-1st RS CLASS 10 (14) 1016 Hiram Duran 1068 Cody Reid 1062 J.J. Schnarr 1008 Chase Warren 1002 Clay Lawrence 1022 Rafael Aguirre 1048 Kevin Price 1078 Augie Cortez Jr 1058 Jeremy Davis 1033 Stefano Palacios 1075 Eliseo Garcia 1096 Steve Baron 1036 Corey Goin 1069 Daniel Berg CLASS 7 (3) 700 Daniel Chamlee 710 Mike Shaffer 709 Jeff Proctor CLASS 5 (3) 539 Bart Aspen 510 Gerardo Ibarra-2nd RS 507 Greg Sullivan-1st RS PRO UTV FI (26) 2989 Wes Miller 2905 Marc Burnett 2910 Scott Trafton 2919 Brandon Schueler 2971 Wayne Matlock 2987 Edgar Garcia Leon 2904 Cory Sappington 2931 Craig Scanlon 2930 Sean Cook 2926 Christine Giampaoli Zonca 2978 Jose Juarez 2912 Tony Riggs 2918 Justin Lambert 2921 Brett Comiskey 2902 Jason Stewart 2927 Justin Smith 2979 Julio Garza 2998 Cameron Ornelas 2917 Jason Murray 2955 Ubaldo Reyes 2948 Matt Burroughs 2999 Curt Fackrell 2984 Kristopher McCoy 2995 Daniel Parker 2907 John Peterson-2nd RS 2997 Chris Harris-1st RS SCORE LITES (12) 1206 Freddie Willert 1202 Matias Arjona IV 1234 Steve Jones 1212 Martin Lizarraga 1229 Douglas Satterfield 1224 Javier Rochin 1280 Fernando Alvarez 1266 James Butler 1247 Wes McKenzie 1255 Darren Walsh 1208 Rich Roberts 1205 Miguel Cortez PRO UTV NA (13) 1995 Kaden Wells 1956 Joe Bolton 1908 John Andrew Entwistle 1978 T. Bradley Millner 1996 Jim Daniels 1938 Kolton Hustead 1902 Trent Backus 1944 Christopher  Boyle 1977 Bryan Cyrus-5th RS 1927 Brendan Puderbach-4th RS 1922 Zack McKinley-3rd RS 1913 Dean Acton-2nd RS 1954 Kristen Matlock-1st RS CLASS 1/2-1600 (5) 1650 Adolfo Arambula 1614 Bruce Yee 1600 Oscar Alvarez 1609 J. David Ruvalcaba-2nd RS 1616 Angel Barajas-1st RS PRO UTV UNLIMITED (5) 1850 Jesus Mendez Jr 1851 Herman Johnson 1877 Josh Herzing 1858 Jamie Galles 1857 Al McBeth PRO UTV STOCK (3) 3979 Ryan Ennis 3930 Douglas Cornwell 3955 Mike Cafro-1st RS CLASS 8 (1) 852 Spencer Morgan CLASS 3 (1) 302 Donald Moss CLASS 3000 (3) 6054 Phil Fogg 6088 Dennis Romero 6066 Joshua Cobb-1st RS BAJA CHALLENGE (6) BC4 Edward Muncey BC1 Lance Clifford BC2 Bud Pecoy BC3 Michael Marsal BC6 Antonio Toledo BC5 Brent Tipps CLASS 5-1600 (4) 550 Luis Herrera 569 Ruben Garcia 588 Erich Reisen 585 Matt Barnes-1st RS CLASS 7F (3) 724F Dave Cole 714F Justin Park 700F Brandon Walsh CLASS 7SX (3) 751 Mike Lesle 740 Gerardo Novelo 755 Mel Wade III VINTAGE INNOVATOR (1) 169v Peter Alesi III CLASS 11 (6) 1113 Kent Thygerson 1111 Eric Solorzano 1152 Elmer Cayetano 1156 Arthur Penner 1132 Mark Doucette 1121 Dennis Hollenbeck-1st RS Sportsman SPT UNLTD TRUCK (4) 1414 Jessalyn Sells 1494 Johnathon Sopsic 1405 Doug Lawler 1469 Juan Calderon SPT UTV STOCK (1) 3971 Oscar Ramirez SPT LTD TRUCK (1) 2044 Russ Hopkins-RS SPT OPEN-WHEEL (2) 1587 Adam Gonzalez 1559 Brady Richard-1st RS Pro Motorcycles PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (8) 1x Justin Morgan 66x Santiago Creel 5x Colton Udall 4x Ray Dal Soglio 12x Webster Whinery Jr 35x Nick Gust 24x Mike Frick 92x Lyon Herron-1st RS PRO MOTO LIMITED (5) 120x Marco Pena 100x Santiago Creel 180x Fernando Beltran 123x Jason Ennis 110x Carlos Miranda PRO MOTO 40 (3) 444x Jason Trubey 424x William St. Laurent 437x Mauricio Santana PRO MOTO 30 (10) 370x Francisco Septien 360x Santiago Creel 308x Ryan Liebelt 310x Enrique Fuhrken 300x Luis M. Gomez 325x Jano Montoya 365x Nick Lanning 366x Alejandro Del Mazo 339x Aaron Richardson 344x David Von Schmidt PRO MOTO IRONMAN (15) 729x Michael Skurkis 734x Bob Kimber 714x Lawrence Janesky 732x Jean-Paul Cyr 775x Tanner Janesky 707x Matthew Lund 705x Arthur Babcock 735x Dustin Ashe-Everest 757x Rick Thornton 792x Justin Wilber 749x Shane Moss 774x Florian Schwarcz 740x Boe Huckins 753x Garrett VanDerSys-2nd RS 777x Dave Dunn-1st RS PRO MOTO 50 (2) 500x Giovanni Spinali 555x Jeff Kaplan Pro Quads Pro Quad (3) 21a Adolfo Arellano 1a Said Sanchez 33a Pedro Loya-1st RS Sportsman SPT QUAD (4) 100a Danny Magdaleno 123a Ismael Hernandez 173a Miguel Arranz 115a Norberto Arce SPT M/C (16) 212x Carlos Silva 201x Scott Borden 284x Shane Schorno 228x Scott McIntosh 219x Hisashi Kitamura 285x Aaron McDowell 294x Christopher Colmenero 211x Patrick Culligan 297x Adrian Montecino 242x John Meek 254x Tyler Harvey 266x Anthony Matter 232x Jason Hamm 269x Rick Matteson-3rd RS 237x Indrajeet Sen-2nd RS 277x Stephen Gholson-1st RS