‘Mac Attack’ set to start first in SCORE Trophy Truck on Saturday At Golden Jubilee of BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500
SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominiccnv@aol.com
May 26, 2018
Internationally-televised
‘Mac Attack’ set to start first in SCORE Trophy Truck on Saturday
At Golden Jubilee of BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500
305 entries to date from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territories Guam & Puerto Rico; Host Mexico, Andorra,
Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Spain;
Round 2 of four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship in Ensenada, Mexico;
more golden info at http://score-international.com/raceinfo/2018-baja-500/
ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—What was a forgone conclusion based on his winning the season opener in April, Las Vegas’ Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Rob MacCachren will drive the first SCORE Trophy Truck to start the 4-wheel portion and Justin Morgan, El Cajon, Calif., will ride the first motorcycle to start the first portion of next week’s Golden Anniversary of the legendary BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500.
Pre-running on the rugged, race-record 542.12-mile course continues through Friday (June 1).
Round 2 of the four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship will be held next Tuesday through Sunday (May 29-June 3). The celebratory internationally-televised race will start and finish in Ensenada, the seaside port on the Pacific Ocean, located 80 miles south of San Diego.
THE SCOOP
It is an elapsed-time race with staggered starts as the green flag on Saturday (June 2) will drop first for the motorcycles and quads at 3:30 a.m. (PDT) and approximately 8 a.m. (PDT) for the cars, trucks and UTVs. While the fastest vehicles are expected to finish in around 11 hours, all vehicles will have a 22-hour time limit from the time each starts to become an official finisher.
Nearly 350 vehicles, in classes for cars, trucks, utvs, motorcycles and quads, are expected at the start line with racers from as many as 35 U.S. States and 20 countries anticipated.
Race title sponsor BFGoodrich Tires has posted a US$25,000 contingency bonus to help commemorate this year’s race. King Shocks has posted an US$5,000 contingency bonus, Rancho Drivetrain Engineering is offering a $20,000 transmission as a contingency bonus and Tri-Ace Tires is also offering a US$25,000 contingency bonus.
START DRAW
SCORE announced prior to the start of the 2018 season that the finishing order from April’s 32nd SCORE San Felipe 250 would determine the start order for this race for those that raced in San Felipe and entered this race in time. Separate drawings were held for entries that did not finish in San Felipe and another start draw for all entries that didn’t race in San Felipe.
After winning the season-opener for his 16th career SCORE Trophy Truck win, MacCachren will start first in his No. 11 Rockstar Energy MacCachren Motorsports Ford F-250 (builder Geiser Bros). Based on the finishing order in San Felipe, following MacCachren into the Baja desert will be Cameron Steele, second in the No. 16 Monster Energy Desert Assassins Chevy Silverado (Geiser) and after that three third-generation members of San Diego’s McMillin ‘Dynasty in the Desert’ will start third, fourth and sixth.
Third off the line will be Luke McMillin, 25, of San Diego, in the No. 83 Ford-150 (Racer), fourth will be defending SCORE Baja 500 overall champion Andy McMillin, 31, of San Diego, in the No. 31 Chevy Silverado (Mason) and the sixth starter will be the team of Dan McMillin, 30, of La Mesa, Calif./Larry Roeseler, 61, Boulevard, Calif., in the No. 23 Ford F-150 (Racer).
Starting fifth will be Ryan Arciero, 44, Lake Forest, Calif., in the No. 32 Ford F-150 (Herbst-Smith).
For the motorcycles, Morgan and co-riders Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif. and Justin Jones, Murrieta, Calif., will be the first vehicle off the line in their No. 7x Monster Energy Honda CRF450X.
THE COUNT
The total of 305 entries to date heading into this week’s late, on-site registration have come from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territories-Guam and Puerto Rico along with 14 total countries--host country Mexico, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru and Spain.
States among the field range so far from Alaska, Hawaii, California, Washington and Oregon in the Pacific West, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico in the Mountain West, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut in the Northeast, Illinois, Ohio, South Dakota, Kansas and Texas in the Midwest and Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia in the South.
The marquee SCORE Trophy Truck division for high-tech, 950-horsepower, unlimited custom trucks has 35 official entries.
Other classes with double-figure entries besides SCORE Trophy Truck with 35 are Pro UTV FI (Forced Induction) with 37 entries, Trophy Truck Spec with 25, Class 10 with 22, SCORE Lites with 20, Sportsman Moto with 19, the unlimited Class 1 with 13 Class 5-1600 with 11 and with 10 each are Class 1/2-1600, Class 11 and Pro Moto 30.
MAJOR PINCH-HITTER
While three-time SCORE Baja 500 overall and SCORE Trophy Truck winner Bryce Menzies, 30, of Las Vegas, continues to recover from a broken back, driving the majority if not all of next Saturday’s race will be legendary French Rally Racer Cyril Despres who is a five-time motorcycle overall winner of the Dakar Rally-Raid. Despress, 44, who lives in Andorra, has driven the last three years in the Dakar Rally for the powerful Peugeot factory team, finishing on the podium in third place in 2017.
Menzies and Despres will drive the No. 7 Red Bull Menzies Motorsports Ford Raptor.
AT THE RIVIERA…
The Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, in the heart of Ensenada, will again be the site of many of the activities surrounding the SCORE Baja 500. Racer registration and media registration will both be held in the Red Room on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (May 30-31, June 1).
Racer registration will be held on Wednesday (May 30) from Noon to 8 p.m. PDT along with 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on both Thursday (May 31) andFriday (June 1). On Friday, no new entries will be accepted after 4 p.m.
Media registration the Red Room will be held on Wednesday (May 30) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PDT and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on both Thursday(May 31) and Friday (June 1).
The SCORE Media Center will be in the Red Room during the race (June 2-3) with internet access and live race updates, vehicle tracking displays including unofficial elapsed times.
In the Cathedral Room at the Riviera will be pre-race media conference at 11:30 a.m. PDT as well as the mandatory pre-race racer’s meeting at 7 p.m. PDT on Friday (June 1). The post-race awards celebration will also be in the Cathedral Room at noon PDT on Sunday (June 3).
The start/finish line for the race will once again be adjacent to the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero.
SCOREscope
Below is the four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule. For the third consecutive year all four races are being held in Baja California, Mexico. Here is the complete 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule:
- 32nd SCORE San Felipe 250, April 4-April 8, San Felipe, Mexico
- 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500, May 29-June 3, Ensenada Mexico
- Tijuana 22nd SCORE Desert Challenge, Sept. 19-23, Tijuana, Mexico
- 51st SCORE Baja 1000, Nov.14-18, Ensenada, Mexico
SCORE SPONSORS…
Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and official race title sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Polaris
RZR-Official UTV, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.
SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, 4 Wheel Parts, The Satellite Phone Store, Satellite Del Norte, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, CETTO Vineyards.
Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamiento, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics.
Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: XXII Ayuntamiento de Tijuana, Baja California State Secretary of Tourism, Comite de Turismo and Convenciones, Comite de Marcadotecnia Turistica, Asociacion de Hoteles del Noroeste.
For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at
www.SCOREInternational.com.
50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500
May 29-June 3, 2018—542.12 miles–Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Total Entries: 305 (as of 5/26/18)
Late, on-site Registration--Wednesday, Thursday, Friday in Ensenada
(from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territories-Guam & Puerto Rico, Host Mexico, Andorra, Argentina, Austria,
Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Spain)
(start order, by class)
Pro Cars/Trucks/UTVs
Vehicle Number, Driver/Rider of Record
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (35)
11 Rob MacCachren
16 Cameron Steele
83 Luke McMillin
31 Andy McMillin
32 Ryan Arciero
23 Dan McMillin
10 Alan Ampudia
7 Bryce Menzies
40 Chris Miller
19 Tim Herbst
18 Juan C. Lopez
*12L Gustavo Vildosola Sr
26 Dave Taylor
6 Larry Connor
*5L Clyde Stacy
30 Robbie Pierce
85 Mike Lawrence
77 Robby Gordon
15 Billy Wilson
1 Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez
97 B.J. Baldwin
45 Gary Magness
54 Troy Herbst
4 Justin Matney
50 Zak Langley
60 Cole Potts
87 Dallas Lutrell
95 Victor Gruber
44 Jayson Strachan
*81L David Westhem
57 Mike Palmer
27 Jonathan Brenthel
72 Aaron Ciliceo
56 Ruben Ledezma
*72L Rob Reinertson-RS
*SCORE TT LEGEND
CLASS 1 (13)
185 Justin Davis
100 Brian Wilson
153 Brad Wilson
155 Brad Vicic
168 Shelby Reid
106 Derek Fletcher
129 Brandon Bailey
150 Morgan Langley
139 Jeff Sanca
114 Al Torres
109 Tony Murray
187 Ryan Sharman
127 Brian Parkhouse-RS
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (25)
295 William Hedrick Jr
242 Bryce Swaim
291 Rafael Navarro IV
200 Elias Hanna
225 Brian Trotter
266 Scott Biernot
252 Gonzalo Pirron
250 John Langley
204 Sara Price
276 Gerardo Iribe
234 Jason McNeil
273 Jordan Brenthel
258 Chasen Gaunt
211 Pat Sims
232 Chelsea Magness
277 Rod Lewis
208 Andrew Entwistle
212 Case Swenson
220 Craig Christy
243 Noah Ostanik
267 Hammond Meredith
205 Joe Delucie
245 Mark Winkelman
269 John Lehman
210 Ted Moncure-RS
CLASS 10 (22)
1008 Chase Warren
1036 Corey Goin
1068 Cody Reid
1011 Cesar Cuevas
1081 Todd Winslow
1062 J.J. Schnarr
1078 Augie Cortez
1048 Kevin Price
1049 Ty Godde
1066 Dave Mason Jr
1023 Broc Dickerson
1063 Ruben Torres
1016 Hiram Duran
1002 Clay Lawrence
1022 Rafael Aguirre
1088 Adam McCollum
1071 Mike Lund
1031 Brent Peterson
1040 Matt Rusich
1025 Nathan Martino
1072 Karl Ebdrup
1073 Richard Glaszczak
HAMMER TRUCK UNLTD (2)
4422 Casey Currie
4400 Joshua Bertschy
CLASS 8 (5)
894 Vincent Munoz
869 Juan Carlos Calderon
852 Spencer Morgan
804 Jayson Walmsley
802 Jared Adame
CLASS 1/2-1600 (10)
1614 Bruce Yee
1603 Oscar Alvarez
1613 Dana Jussila
1625 Eric Pavolka
1637 Daniel Pacheco
1605 Miguel Cortez
1621 Christopher Sanchez-4th RS
1609 J. David Ruvalcaba-3rd RS
1644 Cesar Fiscal-2nd RS
1678 Gustavo Avina-1st RS
SCORE LITES (20)
1210 Luis Barragan
1258 Jeremy Davis
1240 Miguel Bonilla
1236 Guillermo Arteaga
1255 Darren Walsh
1212 Martin Lazarraga
1206 Freddie Willert
1213 Marco Gallo
1201 Mario Alcala
1202 Matias Arjona IV
1216 Matt Ferrato
1274 Mike Aguilar
1247 Wes McKenzie
1238 Robert Illian
1218 Gustavo Pinuelas Jr
1208 Rich Roberts
1203 Oliver Flemate-4th RS
1225 Eliat Cabrales-3rd RS
1257 Michael Cooper-2nd RS
1237 Jesus de la Torre-1st RS
CLASS 7 (4)
711 Carlos Diaz
700 Dan Chamlee
717 Mike Perez
709 Jeff Proctor
CLASS 7F (2)
701F Brandon Walsh
712F Francisco Ibarra
CLASS 5 (5)
501 Mark McNeil
524 Ben Swift
525 Tony Steingraber
527 Dustin Grabowski
507 Greg Sullivan-1st RS
Pro UTV FI (37)
2971 Wayne Matlock
2904 Cory Sappington
2916 Cody Rahders
2937 Alex Nicholas
2940 Erick Kozin
2912 Tony Riggs
2919 Brandon Schueler
2900 Marc Burnett
2910 Scott Trafton
2922 Aldo Salazar
2950 Rodrigo Elorduy
2983 Nicholas Gurries
2930 Sean Cook
2989 Wes Miller
2975 Mike Cafro
2966 Rhys Millen
2917 Derek Murray
2981 Jesse Combs
2918 Justin Lambert
2948 Matt Burroughs
2967 Anthony Perez
2936 Jacob Carver
2915 Juan Olmos
2906 Phil Blurton
2924 Lacrecia Beurrier
2951 Robert Beuchat
2978 Luis Fortanel
2931 Craig Scanlon
2946 Jose Juarez
2986 Tomas Sallvin
2913 Branden Sims
2968 Christine Giampaoli Zonca
2980 Rodney Pyburn
2988 Jorge Vela
2995 Daniel Parker
2949 Alonso Lopez-2nd RS
2903 Juan Martinez-1st RS
Pro UTV (12)
1954 Kristen Matlock
1955 Paul Champion
1995 Kaden Wells
1998 Don Whittington
1962 Dodge Poelman
1906 Mark Levrett
1985 Adrian Orellana
1958 George Felix
1939 Dan Fresh
1920 Roberto Ruiz
1968 Greg Row-2nd RS
1966 Steve Nottoli-1st RS
Pro UTV UNLTD (3)
1872 Jesus Mendez Jr
1867 Erik Davis
1898 Johnny Estes-RS
CLASS 5-1600 (11)
577 Luis Herrera
557 Mario Ledezma
596 Mark Winston
560 Ruben Vizcarra
580 Luis Macias
562 David Heredia
553 Cesar Iniguez-4th RS
559 Alejandro Medina-3rd RS
597 Enrique Zazueta Jr-2nd RS
582 Rodolfo Martinez-1st RS
Baja-e (1)
E402 Raul Rodriguez Jr
BAJA CHALLENGE (4)
BC1 Eric Tedder
BC3 James Scully
BC4 Edward Muncey
BC2 Mary Scheible
PROTRUCK (0)
STOCK FULL (1)
8125 Marc Stein
CLASS 7SX (3)
750 Sean Whalen
748 Johanna Rodriguez
740 Gerardo Novelo
VINTAGE TRAILBLAZER (3)
V800 Mario Alesi
V911 Timothy Vail
V129 Peter Alesi Jr
CLASS 11 (11)
1156 Art Penner
1100 Dennis Hollenbeck
1111 Eric Solorzano
1149 Victor Esparza
1104 Viry Felix
1115 Kevin Bradburn
1129 Luis Gonzalez
1188 Elmer Cayetano
1113 Mario Vazquez
1168 Robert Shanaberger-2nd RS
1164 John Marshall-1st RS
Sportsman
SPT UNLIMITED TRUCK (1)
1492 Mark Stevens
SPT BUGGY (3)
1500 Ricardo Rodriguez
1516 Juan Naranjo
1521 Pat Bell
SPT LIMITED TRUCK (0)
SPT UTV UNLIMITED (1)
1818 Jessalyn Farrington
SPT UTV STOCK FI (2)
3929 Shane Redline
3937 Brad Lovell
SPT UTV STOCK NA (1)
3975 Torrey Rush
Pro Motorcycles
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (9)
7x Justin Morgan
66x Santiago Creel
4x Santiago Creel
1x Shane Esposito
3x Garrett Poucher
17x Wyatt Brittner
69x Kenny Wilson
19x Scott Myers
82x Tanner Dutton
PRO MOTO 40 (2)
400x Jano Montoya
402x Michael Wolff
PRO MOTO 30 (10)
360x Santiago Creel
300x Ryan Liebelt
303x Luis M. Gomez
333x Chad Thornton
304x Chris Racan
301x Chris Kassity
365x Nick Lanning
323x Jaime Aguilar
357x Terrence Montelongo
377x Justin Hansen
PRO MOTO 50 (3)
510x Giovanni Spinali
506x Mark Adams
550x Bill Sekers
PRO MOTO LIMITED (5)
100x Santiago Creel
151x Juan Lopez
125x Fernando Beltran
106x Philip Jaramillo
110x Carlos Miranda
PRO MOTO IRONMAN (7)
730x Francisco Septien
706x Kevin Daniels
722x Liz Karcz
714x Lawrence Janesky
721x Jose Carrasco
775x Tanner Janesky
799x Tomer Tal
PRO MOTO 60 (3)
649x Guy Laycraft
602x Oscar Ochoa
608x Eizaburo Karaswa
Pro Quads
Pro Quad (2)
15a Juan Sanchez
1a Said Sanchez
Sportsman
SPT QUAD (8)
110a Danny Magdalena
187a Diego Beltran
148a Alejandro Amador
122a Sergio Gutierrez
150a Richard Epperson
107a Bennie Beltran
123a Ismael Hernandez
103a Oskar Espinoza
SPT M/C (19)
238x Rolando Cabrera
284x Shane Schorno
200x Miguel Pena
213x Bradley Loveday
212x Carlos Silva
216x Luke Berlet
275x Eric Saltzer
232x Giovanni Perez
226x Jeremy Baker
250x Alimirio Amado
237x Bobby Wilbanks
228x Scott McIntosh
236x Tadao Ezure
287x Alexis Velardo
235x Brad Baker
225x Alberto Morales
210x Arturo Parada
201x R. Hank Salyer
247x Michael Boge
