The 2023 SCORE BAJA 400 MAP (race Sept. 16-17)

Here's the 2023 Baja 400 Course Map, cleaned up and embedded in Google Maps.

 

Thanks Jim!

 

Final Results from SCORE:

TOTAL STARTERS: 207, TOTAL FINISHERS: 143 (69.08 Percent)
(Text prepared by Dominic Clark, Cindy Clark,
times/placement input by Cindy Clark, Paul Hanson)

O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R S
(Following complete data tracking review)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs

(Number, driver/rider of record/additional drivers and/or Navigators/riders, vehicle, engine, elapsed time)

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Custom Trucks including Builder)—(*37 Starters, *22 Finishers)—1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:53:55 (48.70 miles per hour); 2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 7:56:11; 3. 31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:58:54; 4. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:01:01; 5. 16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 8:07:44; 6. 11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser) 8:08:44; 7. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:08:57; 8. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 8:09:30; 9. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 8:09:58; 10. 91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:12:19; 11. 70 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif. (DOR-Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/ Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:15:53; 12. 71 Jesse Jones, 67, Phoenix (DOR-Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 8:25:17; 13. 58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer) 8:35:08; 14. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 8:35:23; 15. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 8:37:04; 16. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/James Dean, 27, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 8:53:32; 17. 38 Eric Hustead, 52, St. George, Utah/Igor Dorojinski, Chatsworth, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Custom) 9:02:54; 18. 68 Roberto Ruiz, 48, Tecate, Mexico/Miguel Ramos, 31, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Contrera, 39, Tecate, Mexico/German Encinas, 47, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150 (Geiser), 9:04:33; 19. 6 Dan Myers, 45, Newport Beach, Calif./Luke Johnson, 31, Murrieta, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Brenthel), 9:08:08; 20. 87 Dallas Lutrell, 42, Las Vegas/Cody Swanty, 48, Kingman, Ariz./Billy Goerke, Dodge Ram, 9:20:18; 21. 28 Ryan Daniel, 40, Huntington Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 9:29:47; 22. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Romo Sr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer), 10:13:11

SCORE TT LEGEND (Unlimited Custom Trucks, including builder, Drivers over 50 years old)-- (*8 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:20:12 (46.14 mph); 2. L Nick Vanderwey, 56, Phoenix, (DOR-Clyde Stacy, 78, Bristol, Va.), Chevy V16 (Geiser), 9:39:07

CLASS 1 (Unlimited open-wheel single or two-seaters)— (6 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 121 Damen Jefferies, 51, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.)/Steve Strobel, 59, Clarks, Neb., Jefferies-Chevy, 9:09:29 (42.00 mph); 2. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:49:39; 3. 101 Al Torres, 38, Imperial Valley, Calif./Alfredo Torres, 60, Calexico, Calif./Javier Robles, 62, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 13:20:09

TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (unlimited Truck/SUV, stock, sealed engines)--(37 Starters, 26 Finishers)—1. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, TSCO-Chevy, 8:28:57 (45.35 mph); 2. 273 Kyle Jergensen, 28, Phelan, Calif., (DOR-Jordan Brenthel, 37, Temecula, Calif.), Brenthel-Chevy, 8:31:10; 3. 219 Thor Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 8:43:20; 4. 236 Michael Marsal, 35, Millbrook, N.Y./Troy Grabowski, 23, Upland, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 8:56:44; 5. 299 Charles Dorrance, 48, Austin, Texas, TSCO-Chevy, 9:03:56; 6. 247 Scott Shields, 47, El Cajon, Calif./Kevin Shields, El Cajon, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:16:05; 7. 207 Mason Cullen, 24, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 9:17:38; 8. 241 Stephen Beal, 52, Dallas/Sean Geiser, Brenthel-Chevy, 9:24:34; 9. 283 Garth Owens, 57, Chino Valley, Ariz/Nick Owens, 37, Chino Valley, Ariz., Brenthel-Chevy, 9:38:40; 10. 266 David Ziegler, 48, Reno, Nev., Brenthel-Chevy, 9:49:33; 11. 294 Vincent Munoz, 36, Yucaipa, Calif./Full Potential-Chevy, 9:50:31; 12. 280 Bryan Scheible, 59, Georgetown, Texas, Brenthel-Chevy, 9:57:20; 13. 252 Ernesto Arambula, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Elias Hanna, 41, Ensenada, Mexico, Mason-Chevy, 10:03:05; 14. 289 Tanner Rust, 33, El Cajon, Calif., Foutz Ford, 10:14:20; 15. 246 Ethan Hagle, 31, Somis, Calif./Ben Hagle, 33, Somis, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:17:05; 16. 244 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Luis Magana, 30, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy, 10:18:53; 17. 277 Travis Williams, 46, Avondale, Ariz./Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 10:21:37; 18. 263 EJ Herbst, 22, Las Vegas/Ryan Millen, 38, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 10:34:51; 19. 281 Damon Lewis, 24, Fallbrook, Calif./Christian Lewis, 30, Fallbrook, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 10:34:52; 20. 260 Santiago Creel, 37, Mexico City/Guillermo Zamacona, 42, Mexicali, Jimco-Chevy, 10:42:26; 21. 282 Brent Fox, 55, Highland, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 12:44:39; 22. 249 Dustin Swanson, 44, Honolulu, Hawaii, TSCO-Chevy, 13:14:38; 23. 298 Jordan Dean, 25, Las Vegas (DOR-Riley Herbst, 24, Las Vegas), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 13:36:45; 24. 238 Elijah Kiger, 23, Kirby, Pa./Justin Davis, 30, Riverside, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 13:53:46; 25. 205 Joe Delucie, 44, Las Vegas/Neal Drickey, 44, Omaha, Neb./, SLR-Chevy, 14:27:25; 26. 225 Scott McNeil, 35, Sun Tan Valley, Ariz./John McNeil, 57, Mesa, Ariz./Kelly McNeil, 61, Mesa, Ariz., Geiser-Ford, 14:32:08

CLASS 10 (Limited, sealed engine, single or two-seaters)—(12 Starters, 9 Finishers) - - 1. 1091 Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, 27, El Rosario, Mexico, Mexico Alumi Craft-Chevy, 8:56:43 (43.00 mph); 2. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, 50, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 8:58:28; 3. 1011 Cesar Cuevas, 47, Chula Vista, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:35:02; 4. 1020 Carlos Guillen, 39, San Diego/Julio Covas, 44, San Diego, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:50:30; 5. 1061 Arturo Garza, 52, Monterrey, Mexico/Dofo Arellano, 40, Tijuana, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 9:51:04; 6. 1047 Zack McLaren, 36, Eugene, Ore./Tony McLaren, Eugene, Ore., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:54:00; 7. 1016 Evan Duran, 22, Tecate, Mexico/Eric Duran, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:47:24; 8. 1023 Britney Myers, 27, Newport Beach, Calif./Tamara Myers, 28, Newport Beach, Calif./Larry Negrete, Jr, 24, San Ysidro, Calif., Custom-Honda, 11:21:08; 9. 1064 Justin Buckley, 32, Long Beach, Calif./Mavrick Gaunt, 28, Torrance, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:45:14

PRO UTV OPEN (two-seat open UTV open-displacement)— (16 Starters, 14 Finishers)—1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:01:57 (42.59 mph); 2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:08:29; 3. 1869 Justin Lambert, 44, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4, 9:16:06; 4. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:17:40; 5. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:24:59; 6. 1831 Craig Scanlon, 49, Orange, Calif. (Helena, Mont.)/Max Eddy Jr, 40, Barstow, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:41:06; 7. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, 21, Las Vegas, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:41:35; 8. 1829 Sierra Romo, 22, Henderson, Nev., Polaris RZR Pro R, 10:33:13; 9. 1823 Ricardo Malo Jr, 17, Mexicali, Mexico, Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:29:02; 10. 1871 Wayne Matlock, 45, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:47:04; 11. 1876 Mike Cafro, 53, Temecula, Calif./Jamie Kirkpatrick, 42, Olympia, Wash., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:12:00; 12. 1870 Brandon Walsh, 37, Encinitas, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:25:20; 13. 1888 Roger Norman, 60, Reno, Nev., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:42:22; 14. 1827 Austin Weiland, 31, El Cajon, Calif./Dylan Schmoke, 30, Santee, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 14:51:25

PRO UTV FI (two-seat Forced Induction, OEM engine UTVs)— (16 Starters, 10 Finishers)—1. 2905 Marc Burnett, 52, Chula Vista, Calif., Can-Am X3, 10:00:28 (38.44 mph); 2. 2940 Erick Kozin, 44, Yorba Linda, Calif./Drew Stanton, 24, Can-Am X3, 10:34:08; 3. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, 41, Livermore, Calif./Brian Cooper, 37, Santa Rosa, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 10:39:09; 4. 2917 Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif., Can-Am X3, 10:40:59; 5. 2987 Edgar Garcia, 36, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Can-Am Maverick X3, 11:35:04; 6. 2981 Fernando Kabande, 64, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Estrada/Francisco Verdugo, Can-Am X3, 12:03:59; 7. 2928 Carlos A. Quezada, 44, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Quezada Jr, 22, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:41:38; 8. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, 26, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS, 12:42:42; 9. 2920 Oscar Ruiz, 28, El Centro, Calif., (DOR-Roberto Ruiz, El Centro), Can-Am X3, 12:49:58; 10. 2996 Jessica Lopez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Lopez, 24, Tecate, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 14:48:39

CLASS 7 (unlimited, six-cylinder, production appearing trucks or SUVs)--(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 700 Daniel Chamlee, 61, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.), Ford Ranger, 14:04:53 (27.32 mph)

SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)— (1 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, 47, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, 46, San Diego, Calif., OSO, 12:03:11 (31.91 mph)

PRO UTV NA (two-seat Normally Aspirated, OEM engine UTVs)— (6 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 1980 Gabe Matthews, 40, Lakeside, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 10:19:32, (37.25 mph); 2. 1957 Joe Bolton, 66, Corona, Calif./Austin Bolton, 28, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 11:04:36; 3. 1984 David Pedder, 54, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Ricardo Torres, 27, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda Talon, 12:58:08; 4. 1914 Larry Janesky, 59, Middlebury, Conn./Cisco Bio, 38, Spring Valley, Calif., Honda Talon, 14:11:31

CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)-- (4 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 1625 Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz./Travis Reese, 47, Sun Valley, ID, Foddrill, 13:10:24 (29.20 mph)

PRO UTV STOCK (Stock UTVs, FI or NA)— (10 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 3959 Antonio Mendez, 58, Puebla, Mexico/Alonso Gonzalez, 37, Ensenada, Mexico/Edmumdo Fernandez, 56, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4, 11:33:11 (33.30 mph); 2. 3924 Ricardo Zaragoza, 44, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 11:35:15; 3. 3936 Jorge Cano, 48, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC, 11:36:05; 4. 3928 Endy Chavez, 27, Mexicali, Mexico/Yoshua Mardecho, 28, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:53:00; 5. 3933 Randy Emberton, 64, Prescott, Ariz., Polaris RZR Turbo S, 13:55:00; 6. 3900 Anibal Lopez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Gonzalez, 40, San Luis, Mexico, Polaris RZR Turbo R, 14:45:10

CLASS 8 (Stock, Full-sized truck or SUV)-- (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)

CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs, VW concept engines allowed)— (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 511 Eli Yee, 49, Tijuana, Mexico/Eli Yee, Jr., 17, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy, 10:21:32, (37.13 mph)

BAJA CHALLENGE (Spec, Subaru-powered Baja Touring Cars equipped with BFGoodrich Tires)— (4 Starters, 0 Finishers)

7F (Stock frame, 2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-size trucks)— (2 Starters, 0 Finishers)

CLASS 7SX (2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-sized trucks) (372.24 miles)— (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)

TROPHY LITE—(1 Starter, 0 Finishers)

CLASS 11 (stock VW sedans, safety modifications)— (372.24 miles) (4 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1105 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, 29, Ensenada, Mexico, 11:59:53 (31.02 mph); 2. 1143 Eric Brandt, 48, El Centro, Calif./Tim Sletten, Palm Springs, Calif./Clyde Stires, 69, Irvine, Calif., 13:27:33

Pro Motorcycles

PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (400cc or more)-- (6 Starters, 6 Finishers)— 1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Justin Carnes, 25, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 08:52:58 (43.30 mph); 2. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 9:02:32; 3. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 9:17:16; 4. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 9:34:48; 5. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 9:34:56 6. 27x Dayton Meyer, 30, Newhall, Calif./Zack Brawner, 29, Phoenix/Drey Lacroix, 29, Phoenix/Danny Fiel, 29, Phoenix, KTM 450XCF, 10:35:00

PRO MOTO 30 (Riders over 30 years old)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 9:42:32 (39.62mph); 2. 319x David Smith, 36, Escondido, Calif./Nick Lake, San Diego/Don Grigg, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego/Ivan Delgadillo, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 11:24:43; 3. 377x Joseph Putrino, 38, Oceanside, Calif./Anthony Putrino, 36, San Diego/Paul Piccolo, 50, San Diego/Sam Hardy, 34, San Diego, KTM 500EXC, 13:34:49

PRO MOTO LIMITED (less than 450cc)-- (5 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X 9:35:12 (40.12 mph); 2. 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., Honda CRF450X, 10:08:01; 3. 102x Steven Abrams, 31, Meridian, Idaho/Patrick Pennington, 34, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Kellen Kerbs, 34, Menifee, Calif., Husqvarna 450FE, 10:09:58; 4. 119x Oscar Garcia, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Oscar Garcia Sr, 49, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:16:12

PRO MOTO 40 (Riders over 40 years old)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)— 1. 400x Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif./Jason Trubey, 44, Henderson, Nev./JD Triffon, 40, Yamaha WR450F, 10:27:51 (36.76 mph); 2. 435x Adrian Indusco, 51, Tijuana, Mexico/Rodolfo Patroc, 43, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:34:56 3. 441x Alirio Amado, 45, The Woodlands, Texas/Enrique Garcia, 47, Monterrey, Mexico/Jim Jaros, 48, Pennsylvania/Curtis Lisenby, 58, Houston/Manuel Vazquez, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, 46, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F, 13:01:51

PRO MOTO 50 (Riders over 50 years old)— (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, 54, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 10:04:27 (38.18 mph)

PRO MOTO IRONMAN (Solo Riders)— (6 Starters, 5 Finishers)—1. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 9:58:13 (38.58 mph); 2. 700x Brandon Wright, 46, Oak Hills, Calif., Husqvarna FE501, 10:11:12; 3. 785x Fabricio Fuentes, 46, Bolivia, GasGas EC350F, 11:20:36; 4. 718x Kurt Steever, 34, Grass Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 11:32:39; 5. 737x Virgilio Lozano, 42, Monterrey, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:41:01

PRO MOTO 60 (Riders over 60 years old)— (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 644x Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, 63, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Louie Franco, 60, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:06:53, (34.61 mph)
Pro Quad

PRO QUAD (Open engine displacement)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 1a Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Jose Luis Meza, 26, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, 43, San Felipe, Mexico, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:13:29, (41.70 mph); 2. 18a Roberto Villalobos, 34, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 09:21:41; 3. 21a Jose Castro, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Lopez, 41, Juarez, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, 17, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:18:45

PRO QUAD IRONMAN (Open engine displacement, solo Rider)-- (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 83a Faelly Lopez, 40, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R, 14:33:20 (26.43 mph)
Sportsman (372.24 miles)

SPT M/C--(10 Starters, 8 Finishers)— 1. 249x Armando Ortiz, 19, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, 19, Chula Vista, Calif/Andre Enriquez, 22, Mexicali, Mexico/Ivan Raygoza, 22, Tijuana, Mexico/Carlos Flores, 19, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:19:25 (36.06 mph); 2. 272x Quetzal Estrada, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Rodrigo Mora, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Menchaca, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Omar Rosas, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Julio Pena, 30, Ensenada Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:22:07; 3. 257x Luis Rivera, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Luis Dominguez Jr, 21, Tijuana, Mexico/Fabian Amador, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Cristian Pando, 23, Los Angeles, Honda CRF450X, 10:32:12; 4. 259x Jhoan Sanchez, 37, Mexicali, Mexico/Christian Sanchez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Marco Geraldo, 37, Mexicali, Mexico/Ruben Lopez, 37, Mexicali, Mexico, Frankie Pikrell, 23, San Diego, Kawasaki KX450R, 10:55:07; 5. 242x Charles Whistler, 44, Walled Lake, Mich., KTM 450XCF, 11:33:30; 6. 291x Andy Cervantes, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Parra, 25, Ensenada, Mexico/Edgar Michael, 24, Mexicali, Mexico/Brandon Bunuelo, Mexicali, Mexico/Cesar Morales, 26, Camalu, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:48:36; 7. 235x Hugo Veilleux, 40, Canada/Michael Keane, 45, San Clemente, Calif., KTM XCF450, 13:51:11; 8. 233x Juan Montano, 44, El Centro, Calif./(ROR-Eluminio Berrelleza, 47, Mexicali, Mexico)/Alfredo Rentaria, 26, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan Pablo Montano Jr, 17, El Centro, Calif./Jorge Alberto Flores, 38, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 15:42:30

SPT QUAD--(7 Starters, 6 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, Honda TRX450R, 9:19:53 (39.89 mph); 2. 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, Honda TRX450R, 9:58:51; 3. 138a Jose Hernandez, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vazquez, 39, Juarez, Mexico/Aaron Quinones, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vargas, 43, El Paso, Texas/Noe Dominguez, 30, Juarez, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:59:09; 4. 123a Eva Hernandez, 19, Escondido, Calif./Lilia Rodriguez, 48, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:01:20; 5. 187a Jose Gonzalez, 37, Tecate, Mexico/Erick Talamantes, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:54:01; 6. 101a Jerry Ruiz, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Hiram Osuna, 32, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Adan Galvan, 29, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Jose Padilla, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Aaron Lopez, 18, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Gabriel Crosthwaite, 19, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 14:45:10

‘CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SCORE DESERT RACING EXCELLENCE’
K&N 4TH SCORE BAJA 400, PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS
ROUND 3 OF 4-RACE 2023 SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPT. 16-17 – 384.66 MILES – ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

(Text prepared by Dominic Clark, Cindy Clark, times/placement input
by Cindy Clark, Paul Hanson)

TOP OVERALL FINISHERS
(Following complete data tracking review)
Top 20 Overall Cars, Trucks & UTVs

1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:53:55 (48.70 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 7:56:11 (48.47 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. 31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:58:54 (48.19 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
4. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:01:01 (47.98 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. 16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 8:07:44 (47.32 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
6. 11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser) 8:08:44 (47.22 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
7. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:08:57 (47.20 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
8. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 8:09:30 (47.15 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
9. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 8:09:58 (47.10 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
10. 91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:12:19 (46.88 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
11. 70 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif. (DOR-Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/ Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:15:53 (46.54 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:20:12 (46.14 mph) (SCORE TT Legend)
13. 71 Jesse Jones, 67, Phoenix (DOR-Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 8:25:17 (45.68 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
14. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, (TSCO-Chevy) 8:28:57 (45.35 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
15. 273 Kyle Jergensen, 28, Phelan, Calif., (DOR-Jordan Brenthel, 37, Temecula, Calif.), Brenthel-Chevy, 8:31:10 (45.15 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
16. 58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer) 8:35:08 (44.80 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
17. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 8:35:23 (44.78 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
18. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 8:37:04 (44.64 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
19. 219 Thor Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 8:43:20 (44.10 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
20. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/James Dean, 27, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 8:53:32 (43.36 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
Top 10 Overall Motorcycles

1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Justin Carnes, 25, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 8:52:58 (43.30 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
2. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 9:02:32 (42.54 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
3. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 9:17:16 (41.42 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
4. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 9:34:48 (40.15 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
5. 1. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 9:34:56 (40.14 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
6. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X 9:35:12 (40.12 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
7. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 9:42:32 (39.62 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
8. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 9:58:13, (38.58 mph) (Pro Moto Ironman)
9. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, 54, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 10:04:27 (38.18 mph) (Pro Moto 50)
10. 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., Honda CRF450X, 10:08:01 (37.98 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)

Top Five Overall UTV’s
1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:01:57 (42.59 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:08:29 (42.08 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
3. 1869 Justin Lambert, 44, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4, 9:16:06 (41.50 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
4. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:17:40 (41.39 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
5. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:24:59 (40.85 mph) (Pro UTV Open)

 

Looking forward to spectating the 1000 in person near Loreto or San Juanico or San Ignacio, or maybe farther south -- I'll make the location call when the map comes out on 9/30. This year's Baja 1000 is a peninsula run starting in La Paz and finishing in Ensenada -- the first time the race will run south to north.

A couple photos from last year's 1000, taken south of San Felipe:

 

Toyotas on a beach in Baja... Now THAT is a beautiful thing!