Baja 500
The Baja 500 is a Mexican off-road motorsport race on the Baja California Peninsula that is sanctioned by SCORE International.[1] The course has remained relatively the same over the years with the majority of events being loop races starting and finishing in Ensenada. Race course mileage varies and is usually slightly under 500 miles.
The event includes various types of vehicle classes such as Trophy trucks, Dirtbikes, UTVs, Baja Bugs, Buggies and custom fabricated race vehicles.
Current and past classes
Cars and Trucks
- SCORE Trophy Truck: Open Production Unlimited Trucks.
- SCORE Trophy Truck Legends: Open Production Unlimited Trucks ford Drivers 50 years and older.
- SCORE Trophy Truck Spec: Open Production Unlimited Trucks with stock / sealed V-8 Engines / 2wd.
- SCORE Class 1: Unlimited open-wheel single-or two-seaters.
- SCORE Class 1/2-1600: Limited suspension. open-wheel single-or two-seaters. (1600cc)
- SCORE Class 2: Limited 2.2 liter buggy.
- SCORE Class 3: Production short wheelbase 4x4 Jeeps.
- SCORE Class 4: Unlimited 2.2 liter open wheel.
- SCORE Class 5: Unlimited Baja Bugs.
- SCORE Class 5-1600: Baja Bugs. (1600cc)
- SCORE Class 6: V6 powered tube chassis trucks
- SCORE Class 7: Open mini trucks.
- SCORE Class 7S: Stock mini trucks. (3000cc)
- SCORE Class 7SX: Modified mini trucks. (4000cc)
- SCORE Class 8: Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks.
- SCORE Class 9: Short wheelbase, open-wheel. single-or two-seaters. (1600cc)
- SCORE Class 10: Open-wheel single or two-seaters. (2000cc)
- SCORE Class 11: Stock VW Sedans. (1600cc)
- SCORE Lites Class 12: VW limited open-wheel. single seat (1776cc) or two-seaters (1835cc).
- SCORE Class 17: Production short wheelbase 4x4 Modified Jeeps.
- SCORE Stock Full: Stock full-sized trucks.
- SCORE Stock Mini: Stock mini trucks. (4300cc)
- SCORE Baja Challenge: Limited, identical open-wheel Baja touring cars.
- SCORE Sportsman Buggy:
- SCORE Sportsman Truck:
- SCORE Sportsman UTV: 660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle.
- ProTruck: Limited Production Trucks governed by the Baja ProTruck Off-Road Race Series
Motorcycles
- SCORE Class 20: 125cc or smaller two-stroke and 250cc or smaller four-stroke motorcycles.
- SCORE Class 21: 126cc to 250cc.
- SCORE Class 22: 250cc or more.
- SCORE Class 30: Riders over 30 years old.
- SCORE Class 40: Riders over 40 years old.
- SCORE Class 50: Riders over 50 years old.
- SCORE Class 60: Riders over 60 years old.
ATVs
- SCORE Class 24: 250cc or less.
- SCORE Class 25: 251cc or more.
Overall winners
| Year | Cars & Trucks | Motorcycle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers | Vehicle | Riders | Vehicle | |
| 1969 | Bud Ekins, Guy Jones | Baja Boot Olds | Doug Douglas, Jim McClurg | Ducati |
| 1970 | Parnelli Jones | Ford bronco | Bill Silverthorn, Gene Fetty | Husqvarna |
| 1971 | Bobby Ferro | Funco VW | Malcolm Smith, J.N. Roberts | Husqvarna |
| 1972 | Bobby Ferro | Sandmaster VW | Gene Fetty, Bill Silverthorn | Honda |
| 1973 | Parnelli Jones, Ethan Hair | Ford | Howard Utsey, Mickey Quade | Husqvarna |
| 1974 | Bobby Ferro, Spencer Cookson | Sandmaster VW | Mitch Mayes, A.C. Bakken | Husqvarna |
| 1975 | Ivan Stewart | Funco VW | Larry Roeseler, Bruce Ogilvie | Harley-Davidson |
| 1976 | Bobby Ferro, Ivan Stewart | Funco VW | Larry Roeseler, A.C. Bakken | Husqvarna |
| 1977 | Ivan Stewart | Chenowth VW | Larry Roeseler, Jack Johnson | Husqvarna |
| 1978 | Bud Feldkamp, Malcolm Smith | Funco VW | Brent Wallingsford, Scot Harden | Husqvarna |
| 1979 | Malcolm Smith, Bud Feldkamp | Funco VW | Jack Johnson | Husqvarna |
| 1980 | Bob Gordon | Chenowth Chevy | Bruce Ogilvie, Chuck Miller | Yamaha |
| 1981 | Malcolm Smith, Bill Newbury | Chenowth Chevy | Larry Roeseler, Bruce Ogilvie | Yamaha |
| 1982 | Larry Ragland | Funco VW | Larry Roeseler, Chuck Miller | Yamaha |
| 1983 | Corky McMillin, Scott McMillin | Chenowth VW | Dan Ashcraft | Husqvarna |
| 1984 | Larry Ragland | Chaparral VW | Dan Smith, Dan Ashcraft | Husqvarna |
| 1985 | Ron Gardner, Bud Feldkamp | Funco VW | Kurt Pfeiffer, Scot Harden | Husqvarna |
| 1986 | Corky McMillin, Scott McMillin | Chenowth Porsche | Garth Sweetland, Scot Harden | Husqvarna |
| 1987 | Bob Gordon, Tim Crabtree | Chenowth Porsche | Larry Roeseler, Ted Hunnicutt Jr. | Kawasaki |
| 1988 | Mark McMillin | Chenowth Porsche | Dan Ashcraft, Kurt Pfeiffer | Yamaha |
| 1989 | Robby Gordon | Ford | - | - |
| 1990 | Robby Gordon | Ford | Larry Roeseler, Danny LaPorte | Kawasaki |
| 1991 | Ivan Stewart | Toyota | Garth Sweetland, Paul Krause | Kawasaki |
| 1992 | Ivan Stewart | Toyota | Larry Roeseler, Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Paul Krause | Kawasaki |
| 1993 | Ivan Stewart | Toyota | Danny Hamel, Larry Roeseler, Ted Hunnicutt Jr. | Kawasaki |
| 1994 | Dave Ashley, Dan Smith | Ford | Paul Krause, Ted Hunnicutt Jr. | Kawasaki |
| Ivan Stewart | Toyota Trophy Truck | |||
| 1995 | Mike Julson, Bob Lofton | Jimco VW | Paul Krause, Craig Smith | Kawasaki |
| Curt LeDuc | Jeep Trophy Truck | |||
| 1996 | Troy Herbst | Smithbuilt Porsche | Paul Krause, Ty Davis | Kawasaki |
| Rob MacCachren | Ford Trophy Truck | |||
| 1997 | Mark McMillin | Jimco Porsche | Johnny Campbell, Bruce Ogilvie | Honda |
| Ivan Stewart | Toyota Trophy Truck | |||
| 1998 | Ivan Stewart | Toyota | Johnny Campbell, Bruce Ogilvie | Honda |
| 1999 | Ivan Stewart | Toyota | Jonah Street, Torsten Borstrom | Honda |
| 2000 | Larry Ragland | Chevy | Jonah Street, Steve Hengeveld | Honda |
| 2001 | Mark McMillin | Jimco Chevy | Steve Hengeveld, Jonah Street | Honda |
| 2002 | Troy Herbst, Larry Roeseler | Smithbuilt Ford | Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell | Honda |
| 2003 | Troy Herbst, Larry Roeseler | Smithbuilt Ford | Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell | Honda |
| 2004 | Alan Pflueger | Chevy | Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell | Honda |
| 2005 | Robby Gordon | Chevy | Mike Childress, Mouse McCoy | Honda |
| 2006 | Larry Ragland, Brian Collins | Chevy | Robby Bell, Kendall Norman | Honda |
| 2007 | Larry Ragland, Brian Collins | Chevy | Robby Bell, Kendall Norman, Steve Hengeveld | Honda |
| 2008 | B.J. Baldwin | Chevy | Robby Bell, Kendall Norman | Honda |
| 2009 | Kory Halopoff, Harley Letner | Alpha Class 1 | Bill Boyer, Donnie De Arman, Nicholas Blais, Rudy Iribe | Honda |
| 2010 | Andy McMillin, Scott McMillin | Ford | Kendall Norman, Quinn Cody | Honda |
| 2011 | Bryce Menzies | Ford | Kendall Norman, Quinn Cody | Honda |
| 2012 | Bryce Menzies | Ford | Robby Bell, David Pearson, Steve Hengeveld | Kawasaki |
| 2013 | Robby Gordon | Chevy | Timmy Weigand, Colton Udall, David Kamo | Honda |
| 2014 | Bryce Menzies | Ford | Ricky Brabec, David Pearson, Max Eddy Jr. | Kawasaki |
| 2015 | Apdaly Lopez, Aaron Ampudia | Ford | Justin Morgan, Max Eddy, Ian Young | Kawasaki |
| 2016 | Tavo Vildósola, Aaron Ampudia | Ford | Colton Udall, Mark Samuels | Honda CRF450X |
| 2017 | Andy McMillin | Geier | Francisco Arredondo, Justin Morgan, Shane Esposito, Roberto Viallobos | Honda CRF450X |
| 2018 | Rob MacCachren | Ford | Justin Morgan | Honda CRF450X |
| 2019 | Andy McMillin | Chevrolet | Justin Morgan | Honda CRF450X |
| 2020 | Dan McMillin | Chevrolet | Mark Samuels | Honda |
| 2021 | Larry Roeseler | Toyota | Jason Alosi | Husqvarna |
| 2022 | Rob MacCachren | Ford | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | KTM |
| 2023 | Bryce Menzies | Ford | Arturo Salas | KTM |
| 2024 | Toby Price, Paul Weel | Mason | Arturo Salas | Honda |
See also
References
- ^ "SCORE OFF-ROAD RACING – SCORE-International.com". www.score-international.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- SCORE International (2011). "2011-2015 Off-Road Racing Rules and Regulations".
- SCORE International. "2009 New Classes & Existing Class Rule Amendments"