Awesome Baja 500 Helmet Cam

Most videos these days are really bad but this one is a gem in the rough. Great editing, interesting footage and it tells a nice story.

Baja 500 Pro Bike Offical Results

Class 22 (Pro Motorcycle) results for the Baja 500 were released today by SCORE International. As we suspcted the penalties were the worst yet. Unoffical winner Kendall Norman was dropped to 8th place with 210 penalty minutes.

Adam Neuwirth is the new penalty leader with over 900 minutes in penalties. 30 for course deviation and a whopping 884 penalty minutes for speeding. The NHL's All Time penalty minute leader Tiger Williams would be proud.

One more time we say well done Sal Fish and SCORE. The breaking of the rules has gone too far and its about time the hammer came down.

SCORE Responds to R. Gordon Press Release

Gordon Received Penalty for Fueling on Highway

#77 Robby Gordon issued a press release today stating that his stationary pit
near race mile 290 at the recent Baja 500 was in compliance with SCORE rules.

SCORE has NOT called into question the legality of the stationary pit. However, the
manner in which the race vehicle was actually serviced is clearly illegal.

Highway 1 is the major north/south highway on the Baja Peninsula. The highway is
not closed during the race, but remains open to local traffic. SCORE receives permission
from the Mexican Federal Highway Police to incorporate transitional highway sections
into the race course. This permission is subject to a 60 MPH speed limit, as well as safe
and prudent conduct by racers while running on the various highway sections.

Video of the incident shows that Gordon came to a complete stop directly in the middle of
the northbound lane of the highway and members of his pit crew ran onto the highway and
fueled his race vehicle with a portable fuel container and performed visual checks.

For obvious reasons, this type of behavior is completely unacceptable. Needless to say, it
creates a very dangerous situation to have pit crew members running around with fuel on the
public highway servicing a race vehicle that has stopped in the middle of the highway lane.

The highway in the area was the actual race course and it is illegal under SCORE rules to
make a pit stop on the race course. All pitting should have occurred in Gordon's legal fixed
stationary pit, which was apparently a mere 50 feet away.

We wonder how NASCAR would respond if Robby stopped on the track during a race at the
California Speedway and his crew ran onto the track to service his race vehicle?

Aside from the serious potential safety consequences, this type of behavior also aggravates
SCORE's relationship with the Mexican Federal Highway Police.


Video of the incident can be viewed at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq7rbJ_Fb9w

Robby Gordon’s Response to SCORE’s Alleged Accusations

Charlotte, NC (June 12, 2009) – We are deeply disappointed with SCORE’s decision and reject their claims in the strongest possible terms. We plan an immediate appeal of this unjust decision.

First, SCORE assessed a speeding penalty because it claimed that there was no IRC data between kilometer 77 and kilometer 78. The IRC device on our vehicle worked properly during all other sections of the race course, and Steve Myers from IRC has no explanation why no IRC data exists from that section alone. Our race team has footage of the entire race, and the video below proves that we were not speeding during the section in question (see the link below). Further, the No. 77 Trophy Truck has a speed control device connected to the engine management system that does not allow it to exceed 60 MPH. Please view the link to the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0HG8Wwk9PQ. This video shows that it took the No. 77 TT longer than 72 seconds to travel the 1.2 miles of highway between km 77 and 78, which is less than a 60MPH average allowed by the rule. Please note that you can hear the pit speed control set at 59MPH.

The pit violations claims are equally invalid. Our team’s stationary pit was in compliance with SCORE International’s 2006-2010 Off-Road Racing Rules & Regulations Book (“SCORE Rule Book”). Rule GPT8 states: “All pits must be at least fifty feet (50’) off the edge of the race course. No pit may be in the first fifty feet (50’) leading into and the first one hundred feet (100’) leading out of any turn.” The location of our stationary pit near mile marker 290 (which included our chase vehicle, pit equipment, and pit personnel) was at least fifty feet (50’) off the edge of the race course and not located in the first one hundred feet (100’) leading out of any turn, in conformity with this rule. As to the other pit-related violations claim, Rule GPT9 states, “All pit services must be done while the race vehicle is at a complete stop. Vehicle may not be serviced while in motion, either under its own power, while being towed, and/or on a trailer. Pit services are to include fueling, tire changes, and/or any other services performed on the race vehicle.” Our vehicle was at a complete stop when fuel was provided to the race vehicle on Highway 1 near San Vincente, again in conformity with this rule.



Furthermore, it should be noted that no rule exists in the SCORE Rule Book that limits pit services to stationary pit locations. Pit services are routinely made outside stationary pits along the race course by drivers and crew members, including, but not limited to, fueling, tire changes, and repair services on the race vehicle. The bottom line is this: our team did not violate any rule in the SCORE Rule Book; therefore, we should not be penalized at all by SCORE for either of these alleged pit violations.



Also, under Rule GP3(9)all competitors who have a course deviation penalty are automatically disqualified. Disqualification is the minimum penalty allowed for a course deviation pursuant to GP3. These results will have to be modified as well.

My win at Baja was made possible by the hard work of my team and the support of my fans and sponsors. I want to assure all of these people that I will do whatever it takes to rebut these charges, clear my name and have my first place finish restored.

ROCKSTAR'S Riviera Racing Trophy Truck DERAILED in QUEST for SCORE Baja 500 Victory

June 12, 2008 - The 41st edition of the SCORE Baja 500 kicked off under beautiful sunny skies along the downtown waterfront of Ensenada, Baja California. Greeting housands of fans was ROCKSTAR Energy Drink athlete, Rob MacCachren, as he stood dressed for battle among the desert warriors.

The sense of the calm before the storm was present as the world's top off road racers gathered along Mexico's Pacific Coast for the 2009 SCORE Baja 500, a race that many consider only second in toughness to the legendary SCORE Baja 1000 desert race.

MacCachren and Mark Post arrived to the start line with the #3 ROCKSTAR Energy gloss black trophy truck with one goal in mind...to finish first in a race that has long eluded the two veteran racers. In the 2008 version of this race, the dynamic racing duo combined their driving skills for a near flawless run that saw them fall short of victory by a mere 7 seconds.

Both Post and MacCachren congratulated 2008 victor, B.J. Baldwin, but not before the two vowed to rage war against the competition in 2009.

Hundreds of hours of preparation by an army of Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR volunteers set in motion a race that won't likely be forgotten for many years.

The #3 Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR was slated to leave the starting line in second position, following a rookie in the first slot. MacCachren was tapped for increased duty after team owner/driver, Mark Post, fell sick to flu-like symptoms mere days before the race.

Post explained at the start line, "I'm on the road to feeling better, but being sick for the past three days and holed up inside Hotel Coral, under the care of a doctor has forced me to watch this one from the sideline. I don't feel physically strong enough to compete at the level that we need to compete at to win this race. Rob can get this done and we hope the stars align so we can put this Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR trophy truck in the winner's circle."

In the meantime, MacCachren was being mobbed by hundreds of fans surrounding the famous championship race truck. After signing autographs and posing for picture-after-picture with throngs of Riviera Racing / ROCKSTAR Energy fans, MacCachren made his way to the truck door and climbed into his "speeding office chair."

MacCachren and Post are no strangers to the rigors of battling in the desert of the Baja Peninsula. In 2007, the racing duo scored the most prestigious off road racing victory in the history of SCORE. Racing the length of the Baja Peninsula, they were crowned the overall winners of the 1296-mile point-to-point SCORE Baja 1000, the longest Baja 1000 in the 40-year history of the race.

Decades of experience and rooms full of trophies could not predict the unfortunate outcome of this year's SCORE Baja 500. It was early in the race when MacCachren skated around the rookie who left the line first. With MacCachren in perfectly clean air and the #3 trophy truck on a mission, it was an alternator that burped the first signs of a troubled day.

Rob MacCachren was putting the Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR trophy through the paces at speed when co-driver, Kelly Courie, noticed the gauges showing low voltage. The two racers talked their way through the issue and backed down the speed, cruising at a comfortable pace, advising the crew of the initial problems. When they reached race mile 205, they swapped out the alternator putting them behind in time, but only a mere 6 minutes behind the leaders as they passed the crew working on swapping out the ineffective part.

With the alternator replaced and back in the hunt, MacCachren rallied north up the San Matias Wash and turned West speeding down the race course towards Mike Sky Ranch when the engine temperatures spiked. MacCachren felt the lifeless motor go south as they were relegated to limping the race truck into the next pit. Crew Chief, Jim Blackmore, made the call to end the race for Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR race team as they suffered mechanical issues with the engine that could not be resolved during the race.

MacCachren later discussed, "Any time we don't finish a race, it's unfortunate. It's been a long run since we experienced a race-ending mechanical failure. Riviera Racing's crew does a phenomenal job preparing this Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR race truck. Our problems started with a bad alternator and then escalated from there. You can never count out the Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR trophy truck. Our plan is to be in the hunt for the season championship at the season ending race, the Baja 1000. We've got a great group of talented team members, as well as dedicated marketing partners that make this program one of the best. This Riviera Racing/ROCKSTAR trophy truck will return even stronger than before."

The SCORE Baja 500 race was won by General Tires sponsored, Rick Johnson, with a winning time of 9:08:21. Official results were released 5 days after the race and numerous teams were assessed time penalties for a variety of racing infractions. Of the 21 SCORE Trophy Truck teams entered in this year's extravaganza, only five teams, including Riviera Racing, were not penalized for racing infractions.

Riviera Racing will race the #3 ROCKSTAR Energy sponsored race truck at the SCORE Primm 300 on September 12, 2009 in Primm, Nevada. The SCORE Primm 300 is the 4th of 5 races that make up the 2009 SCORE Desert racing series.

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Revised 16 car results released.

http://score-international.com/253/newss/Official_Results_from_Tecate_SCORE_Baja_500.aspx



CLASS 1/2-1600:
OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL DRIVER VEH TIME PENALTIES IN MINUTES (XX)
1st 2nd ARNOLDO RAMIREZ 1605 10:20:06 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
2nd 1st ERIC DURAN 1647 10:22:18 HWY SPEED (6) = TOTAL (6)
3rd 4th CISCO BIO 1606 10:51:56 HWY SPEED (14) = TOTAL (14)
4th 5th BRIAN WILSON 1607 11:20:09 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
5th 10th RAMIRO ESCOBEDO 1648 11:59:13 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
6th 6th ARTURO VELAZCO 1609 12:07:39 HWY SPEED (44) = TOTAL (44)
7th 9th HECTOR SARABIA 1603 12:13:05 HWY SPEED (18) = TOTAL (18)
8th 11th CODY ROBINSON 1615 12:31:44 HWY SPEED (8) = TOTAL (8)
9th 13th SERGIO GALINDO 1643 12:45:54 HWY SPEED (19) = TOTAL (19)
10th 16th RAY FILES 1614 13:02:42 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
11th 15th KEVIN WALSH 1646 13:33:18 HWY SPEED (37) = TOTAL (37)
12th 3rd DAVID CASPINO 1602 13:50:08 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (104) = TOTAL (194)
13th 14th KEVIN S. WALSH 1616 14:11:30 HWY SPEED (85) = TOTAL (85)
14th 17th ROMAN PEREYRA 1608 15:22:58 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
15th 8th MARIO GASTELUM 1604 15:29:39 HWY SPEED (225) = TOTAL (225)
16th 12th JUSTIN SMITH 1612 15:43:13 COURSE DEVIATION (150) + HWY SPEED (48) = TOTAL (198)
17th 7th SAMUEL ARAIZA 1601 17:01:14 HWY SPEED (329) = TOTAL (329)
DNF DNF BRAD WILSON 1610 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF HECTOR GARCIA 1613 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF CARLOS MEJORADO 1644 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF TYLER CASPINO 1645 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
NOTE: COURSE DEVIATION PENALTIES - SAN VICENTE (FULL), URUAPAN CEMETERY.

SCORE Lays Down the Law - Baja 500 Official Results released

Cheating has been rampant in SCORE for years and even when presented with evidence the cheating has been swept under the rug. NO MORE! Today SCORE released the official results for Trophy Truck and Class 1 and the changes are staggering. I applaud SCORE for finally enforcing their own rules and gaining some credibility back.

Well done SCORE!

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Official Results from Tecate SCORE Baja 500
Published on June 11 2009

MORE CLASSES SOON AS REVIEW CONTINUES

2009 TECATE SCORE BAJA 500

OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS AFTER COMPLETE TRACKING REVIEW

FOUR WHEEL VEHICLE CLASSES

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK:
OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL DRIVER VEH TIME PENALTIES IN MINUTES (XX)
1st 7th RICK D. JOHNSON 71 9:08:21 HWY SPEED (5) = TOTAL (5)
2nd 8th NICK VANDERWEY 84 9:15:49 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
3rd 3rd ROGER NORMAN 8 9:41:59 COURSE DEVIATION (60) = TOTAL (60)
4th 10th PETE SOHREN 2 9:56:45 HWY SPEED (4) = TOTAL (4)
5th 5th TIM HERBST 19 10:03:14 COURSE DEVIATION (60) + HWY SPEED (11) = TOTAL (71)
6th 6th BRIAN COLLINS 12 10:11:26 COURSE DEVIATION (60) + HWY SPEED (12) = TOTAL (72)
7th 1st ROBBY GORDON 77 10:15:49 ILLEGAL PIT (90) + HWY SPEED (10) = TOTAL (100)
8th 2nd B.J. BALDWIN 1 10:22:34 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (12) = TOTAL (102)
9th 13th SCOTT STEINBERGER 7 10:45:46 HWY SPEED (6) = TOTAL (6)
10th 11th BOBBY BALDWIN 96 11:24:39 COURSE DEVIATION (90) = TOTAL (90)
11th 4th ROBBIE PIERCE 35 11:36:58 COURSE DEVIATION (150) + HWY SPEED (15) = TOTAL (165)
12th 9th JASON VOSS 53 11:57:16 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (36) = TOTAL (126)
13th 16th ED "CLYDE" STOUT 13 12:17:31 HWY SPEED (9) = TOTAL (9)
14th 12th CAMERON STEELE 16 12:39:33 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (42) = TOTAL (132)
15th 14th ALAN PFLUEGER 28 12:52:57 COURSE DEVIATION (60) + HWY SPEED (71) = TOTAL (131)
16th 15th ROB BRUCE 74 12:59:08 HWY SPEED (140) = TOTAL (140)
17th 17th GUSTAVO VILDOSOLA 4 14:47:18 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (43) = TOTAL (133)
18th 18th ADAM HOUSEHOLDER 24 15:12:44 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
19th 19th GREG NUNLEY 11 18:53:10 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
DNF DNF MARK POST 3 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF JAMES BULT 47 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
NOTE: COURSE DEVIATION PENALTY AREAS WERE ONE OR MORE OF - SAN VICENTE, URUAPAN CEMETERY.

CLASS 1 UNLIMITED:
OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL DRIVER VEH TIME PENALTIES IN MINUTES (XX)
1st 1st HARLEY LETNER 114 9:05:47 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
2nd 8th JOSE ARZATE 121 10:46:21 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
3rd 3rd ARMIN KREMER 110 10:59:39 HWY SPEED (90) = TOTAL (90)
4th 9th BRIAN PARKHOUSE 115 11:01:51 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
5th 6th JERRY PENHALL 109 11:04:29 HWY SPEED (44) = TOTAL (44)
6th 10th KYLE CONLON 120 11:21:41 HWY SPEED (11) = TOTAL (11)
7th 7th RON BRANT 119 12:03:15 COURSE DEVIATION (90) = TOTAL (90)
8th 11th RANDY WILSON 101 12:16:40 HWY SPEED (13) = TOTAL (13)
9th 2nd ARMIN SCHWARZ 102 12:48:54 HWY SPEED (221) = TOTAL (221)
10th 12th JULIO HERRERA 104 13:43:07 HWY SPEED (60) = TOTAL (60)
11th 4th TROY HERBST 106 13:46:20 COURSE DEVIATION (210) + HWY SPEED (33) = TOTAL (243)
12th 5th JOSH DANIEL 113 14:07:43 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (152) = TOTAL (242)
DNF DNF RONNY WILSON 103 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF RICHARD BOYLE 105 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF JOSH RIGSBY 107 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF DALE LENK 108 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF TODD ROMANO 111 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF ENRIQUE BUJANDA 118 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
NOTE: COURSE DEVIATION PENALTY AREAS WERE ONE OR MORE OF - SAN VICENTE, URUAPAN CEMETERY, MILE 375.
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Prerun Day 2

Ran mile 0 to 95 today, found what should be some great action spots. Taint was flawless again, even on some real nasty loose rock and whooped giant hillclimb over a mountain after tres hermanos. Took Josh Burns, editor at ORC along. Hes never been out on course so it was fun to show the cool out of the way places to someone new.

Prerun route
The new Lexus Geiser SF
Lexus dash
Booby trap near RM 10
people prerunning
NEver seen a garbage truck in this country
broken beers make the cooler foamy
View from the summit
Taint at the summit

Baja 500 prerun update

Managed 180 miles of prerunning so far, another 10 tomorrow. A few photos

SCORE Baja 500 Final Advance

June 1, 2009





This weekend in Mexico

B.J. Baldwin, Kendall Norman and Wayne Matlock all

Hoping for Overall repeats at Tecate SCORE Baja 500



Ensenada to host over 275 entries from 25 States, 13 countries;

‘live’ vehicle tracking at www.racetheworld.net



ENSENADA, Mexico—While defending overall champions B.J. Baldwin in 4-wheel vehicles, Kendall Norman in motorcycles and Wayne Matlock in ATVs are all looking to repeat, there will be no shortage of former overall winners in the starting grid for this weekend’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert race.

Among nearly 275 entries expected to take the green flag in Ensenada on Saturday are 16 driver/riders who have combined to win 46 overall car/truck, motorcycle and/or ATV titles, including drivers and riders from the last seven straight four-wheel, 11 of the last 12 motorcycle and last year’s ATV overall winners. The field also includes 71 racers who have combined for 187 class wins in this popular summer classic.

Round 3 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series, the second-oldest desert race in the world and part of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series, will feature racers competing in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. It will be held Thursday through Sunday in Ensenada, Mexico. Traditionally one of the most popular events on the SCORE schedule, over 100,000 spectators are expected to enjoy the world’s best desert racers in action at this year’s 41st anniversary of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500.

In the 4-Wheel competition, former overall winners in the field hoping to unseat Baldwin will be Larry Roeseler (11 overall wins including nine on motorcycles), Robby Gordon and Troy Herbst (3 each), Brian Collins (2) and Mike Julson (splitting driving this year with Robbie Pierce), Curt LeDuc (with Nick Vanderwey), Rob MacCachren (with Mark Post) and Alan Pflueger (1 each). All, except Troy Herbst, race in SCORE Trophy-Truck. Herbst drives in Class 1 in the legendary Smithbuilt-Ford open-wheeler.

Among the motorcycle riders, former overall winners besides Norman in the field are Steve Hengeveld (6 overall motorcycle wins), Johnny Campbell (5) and Mike Childress and Craig Smith (1 each).

With late entries accepted up to race morning, over 275 entries are expected for the 432.51-mile race from 25 U.S. States from Hawaii to Vermont along with the additional countries of Mexico, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Portugal.

The green flag will drop for the race at 6 a.m. on Saturday for the motorcycle and ATV classes in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, followed by the car and truck classes three hours after the last ATV at approximately 10 a.m. With vehicles starting one every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race, it will start and finish in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Boulevard Costero in the heart of Ensenada, leaving and returning into the city through the spectator-laden Arroyo Wash. While the fastest vehicles are expected to cover the course in approximately nine hours, there will be a 20-hour time limit for each vehicle to become an official finisher.

Last year, in the closest race in the 36-year history of SCORE Baja racing, Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin won the overall 4-wheel vehicle title by a mere seven seconds over the team of Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas. Baldwin, the reigning SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion, will start third this year in his No. 1 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado while Post/MacCachren, the 2007 SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champions will start second in the No. 3 Riviera Racing Ford F-150.

With a new riding teammate this year in motocross star Tim Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif., Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., will be looking for his fourth consecutive overall motorcycle win on the No. 4x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X. The pair won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March.

Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., was the 2008 SCORE Class 25 and Overall ATV season point champion and is back to defend his overall ATV win in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 on the No. 1a Honda TRX700XX. Splitting the riding with Matlock this year will be Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich., Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif., and Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif. The team, minus Miller, won this year’s race riding together in San Felipe and Matlock is looking for his fifth straight SCORE Desert Series race win.

“What can I say except that I relish being in this position as the defending overall 4-wheel vehicle race champion and driving the No. 1 SCORE Trophy-Truck,” said Baldwin, 29, who has three career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins and has won the season point crown two of the last three years in the SCORE marquee racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks.

“Competition makes everyone work harder and work smarter and I thrive on this. We have a great field in this race, but then again, we have stellar fields at all SCORE Baja races. I learned a tough lesson a few years ago, though. You can’t race the competition like on a short-track. You run against the unforgiving Baja desert and sort out all of the rest after the checkered flag.”

Besides Troy Herbst, expected to lead the charge in the unlimited Class 1 field in the hunt for the overall 4-wheel vehicle win are brothers Ronny and Randy Wilson along with Germany’s Armin Schwarz and teammate Martin Christensen.

Both driving Chevy-powered Jimco open-wheel desert race cars, Ronny Wilson is leading the 2009 Class 1 point standings while Randy Wilson is second.

Schwarz, the veteran of 119 World Rally Championship races, and the veteran Christensen are the top returning unlimited Class 1 finishers from last year when they finished third in class and eighth overall in their All-German Motorsports Jimco-BMW.

NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., will be commuting from the NASCAR road race at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Gordon, who has committed to the entire SCORE series this year, won in Laughlin and finished second in San Felipe to lead the 2009 SCORE Trophy-Truck point standings in his No. 77 Team Gordon Chevy CK1500. Gordon won this race in 2005 and finished second in 2007.

Brian Collins, Las Vegas, finished third in this race last year after winning it in both 2006 and 2007. Collins won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 for the second straight year in March driving solo and he will split the driving this year at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, like last year, with veteran Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., in the No. 12 Collins Motorsports Dodge Ram1500.

Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., is the second driver this year for Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck. The duo won the last two races of the 2008 season and they are currently in 10th place in the 2009 point standings in SCORE Trophy-Truck. They were fifth overall and fourth in SCORE Trophy-Truck last year in this race, which was also their first race together.

In the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Roeseler’s 11 overall wins are the most in race history.

Besides Roeseler, who has 16 class wins in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, the other racers entered this year with the most class wins are: Richard Jackson-Class 60 and Jim O’Neal-Class 30 and Class 50 (12 each), Marcos Nunez-Class 5/1600 (8), Steve Hengeveld-Class 22 and Troy Herbst-Class 1 (7 each), Eric Solorzano-Class 11 and Nick Vanderwey-SCORE Trophy-Truck (6 each), Johnny Campbell-Class 22, Ted Hunnicutt Jr.-Class 8, Rob MacCachren-SCORE Trophy-Truck and Pancho Bio-Class 9 (5 each) and Robby Gordon-SCORE Trophy-Truck, Rick D. Johnson-SCORE Trophy-Truck and Jerry Penhall-Class 1 (4 each).

Included in nearly $400,000 in contingency posting and the cash purse for the race, Sunoco Race Fuels, the official race fuel of SCORE, has posted a special US$5,000 cash contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel vehicle winner.

For the second straight year and just the second time in the 41-year history of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert race, the colorful pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and Contingency, the start and finish line will all be located in the heart of Ensenada, Mexico on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. It will be the second time in race history that both the pre-race activities and the finish will be held on this historic boulevard.

The SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, on Blvd Costero. Racer registration will again be held in the Grand Ballroom of the San Nicolas Hotel. Registration hours will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

The awards celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Hotel on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Living tracking of every vehicle in the race will be available from International Race Consultants through its website www.racetheworld.net.

Live streaming several times during race week starting Wednesday will available at www. dirtnewz.com.

This popular SCORE summer race began in 1969 and SCORE began its enduring run with it on July 26, 1974. This year will be the 36th anniversary of the first SCORE race in Baja.

In addition to season point class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 24th consecutive year, a total of 32 drivers remain eligible after Round 2 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Additional sponsors for this race are the Baja California Department of Tourism, Cotuco and ProTurismo de Ensenada.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.



Tecate SCORE Baja 500

All-time Overall winners

Year—DRIVERS/RIDERS, VEHICLE

1969--Bud Ekins/Guy Jones, Baja Boot-Olds

Doug Douglas/Jim McClurg, Ducati

1970--Parnelli Jones, Ford

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, Ford

Howard Utsey/Mickey Quade, Husqvarna

1974--Bobby Ferro, 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 & 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 & 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

(no motorcycles)

1990--Robby Gordon, Ford

Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte, Kawasaki

1991--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Garth Sweetland/Paul Krause, Kawasaki

1992--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Larry Roeseler/T. Hunnicutt Jr./P. Krause, Kawasaki

1993--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Danny Hamel/L. Roeseler/T. Hunnicutt Jr., Kawasaki

1994--Ivan Stewart, Toyota (Trophy-Truck)

Dave Ashley/Dan Smith, Ford

Paul Krause/Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Kawasaki

1995--Curt LeDuc, Jeep (Trophy-Truck)

Mike Julson/Bob Lofton, Jimco-VW

Paul Krause/Craig Smith, Kawasaki

1996--Rob MacCachren, Ford (Trophy-Truck)

Troy Herbst, Smithbuilt-Porsche

Paul Krause/Ty Davis, Kawasaki

1997--Ivan Stewart, Toyota (Trophy-Truck)

Mark McMillin, Jimco-Porsche

Johnny Campbell/Bruce Ogilvie, Honda

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--Brian Collins/Larry Ragland, 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

Baja 500 Entry List

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Round 3 of five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series

June 4-7 Ensenada, Mexico

OFFICIAL ENTRIES—274 (as of 5/31/09)

(NOTE: Late Entries will be accepted up until race morning)

(By Class Starting Order)

(from 25 States, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal)

Pro Cars & Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)--

11 Greg Nunley/Tom Carr, Visalia, Calif., Chevy Silverado

3 Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150

1 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado

12 Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500

19 Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst/Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150

77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500

24 Adam Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado

35 Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado

13 Ed Stout, Stanton, Calif., Chevy Silverado

4 Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150

2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150

84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado

8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Alpine, Calif., Ford F-150

39 Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150

22 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif./Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Chevy Silverado

38 Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150

16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra

71 Rick D. Johnson/Brian Sallee, Barstow, Calif., Ford F-150

96 Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado

28 Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Chevy Silverado

47 James Bult/Jacob Bult, Monee, Ill./Kenneth Myer, Gary, Ind., Dodge Ram2500

53 Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150

51 Kory Scheeler, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado

74 Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore./Kimberley Bruce, Sublimity, Ore.

7 Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Dave Sykes, Del Mar, Calif./Jimmy Knuckles, Brawley, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)--

101 Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy

102 Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), Jimco-BMW

103 Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Jeff Quinn, Irvine, Calif., Jimco-Chevy

104 Julio Herrera/Carlos Olmos, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy

105 Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tommy Kirkmeyer, Adelanto, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy

106 Troy Herbst/Tim Herbst, Ed Herbst, Las Vegas, Smithuilt-Ford

107 Josh Rigsby, Santa Fe, New Mexico/Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif., Penhall-Chevy

108 Dale Lenk/Brett Lenk/Grant Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy

109 Jerry Penhall, Costa Mesa, Calif./Dan Martin, Monrovia, Calif., Penhall-Chevy

110 Armin Kremer, Germany/Andreas Aigner, Austria, Jimco-Chevy

111 Todd Romano, Park City, Utah/Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz., Tatum-Chevy

112 Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Jefferies-Chevy

113 Josh Daniel, Canyon Lake, Calif./Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Racer-Chevy

114 Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., Tatum-Chevy

115 Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy

118 Enrique Bujanda/Javier Armendariz, El Paso, Texas, Porter-Chevy

119 Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif., Wayne Laird, Torrance, Calif., Jimco-Chevy

CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)--

1601 Samuel Araiza, La Paz, Mexico/Federico Montes, Ensenada, Mexico, Fraley

1602 Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Mike Malloy, Las Vegas, Lothringer

1603 Hector Sarabia, Ensenada, Mexico/Eliseo Garcia, San Ysidro, Calif., Garibay

1604 Mario Gastelum/Isaac Gastelum, El Centro, Calif., Curry

1605 Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry

1606 Cisco Bio/Leonardo Navarrete/Pancho Bio, El Cajon, Calif., Tubular Design

1607 Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas, Kreger

1608 Roman Pereyra/Horacio Pereyra, San Ysidro, Calif., Garibay

1609 Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco/Stevie Cruz, Banning, Calif, Porter

1610 Brad Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Justin Munyon, San Clemente, Calif., Penhall

1612 Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Andy DeVercelly, El Cajon, Calif., Fraley

1613 Hector Garcia, Imperial Beach, Calif./Teodoro Gonzalez, San Diego, MCM

1614 Ray Files/Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., MetalWorks

1646 Kevin Walsh, Manchester, Mo./John Spar, Westlake Village, Calif., Penhall

1647 Eric Duran/Hiram Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth, Tecate

1648 Ramiro Escobedo, Tijuana, Mexico/Carlos Escobedo, Ensenada, Mexico, Fraley

1649 Marco Gallo/Juan Gallo, San Felipe, Mexico, Curry

CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4)--

348 Darren Skilton/Clive Skilton, Orange, Calif., Jeep Wrangler

349 Gerardo Barragan, La Habra, Calif./Francis Esteban, Anaheim, Calif., Land Rover

CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)--

501 Shaun Dunbar, La Mesa, Calif./Tony Steingraber, El Cajon, Calif., Greasecar

500 Kevin Carr, San Diego/Perry McNeil, Lemon Grove, Calif.

519 Carlos Albanez/Luivan Voelker, Mexicali, Mexico

CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)--

551 Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico/Mario Reynoso, Tijuana, Mexico

552 Oscar Venegas, Rosarito, Mexico/Isais Medina, Tijuana, Mexico

553 Pedro Athie, Ensenada, Mexico/Faisal Diaz, San Diego

554 Armando Garcia/Marco Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico

576 Miguel Rosales/Edmundo Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico

577 Sergio Moreno/Gabriel Moreno/Fernando Rivera, Tijuana, Mexico, Yokohama Tires

550 Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico

579 Gustavo Avina, Ensenada, Mexico/Lucio Avina, Chula Vista, Calif.

CLASS 6 (Unlimited, production mini trucks)--

601 Benjamin Wright, Laguna Beach, Calif./Tom Degen, Garden Grove, Calif., Toyota SR5

602 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Ross Savage, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger

603 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif./Rick Johnson, Spring Valley, Calif., Ford Ranger

604 Robert Pickering/Cary Jones, Las Vegas/Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif.

CLASS 7 (Open, production mini trucks)--

701 Einer Gomez/Ismael Gomez, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger

700 Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger

703 Bill Kunz, Reno, Nev./Greg Jones Sparks, Nev., Ford Ranger

704 Jose Canchola Jr. /Francisco Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger

705 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Brugger, San Diego, Ford Ranger

706 Brandon Walsh, Encinitas, Calif./Travis Freedman, Salome, Ariz., Toyota Tacoma

707 Igor Galvan/Guillermo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger

708 Aaron Celiceo/Stephanie Celiceo, San Diego/Adrian Celiceo, San Ysidro, Calif., Toyota Tacoma

709 Scott Ulrich, Carlsbad, Calif.Mark Calfa, Bonita, Calif., Ford Ranger

710 Fernando Manzo/Juan Bautista, Tijuana, Mexico, Ford Ranger

719 Chris Taylor, El Centro, Calif./Josh Quintero, Imperial, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)--

741 Brandt Anderson, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Jon Anderson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Sebastian Draeger, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Toyota Tacoma

742 Oscar Solaiza, Ensenada, Mexico/Jim Hinesley, Bakersfield, Calif., Ford Ranger

743 Norman Turley/Trevor Turley, Long Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger

758 John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger

759 Eduardo Gonzalez, Lucerene Valley, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)--

801 Rodrigo AmpudiaJr./Rodrigo Ampudia Sr., San Diego, Ford F-150

802 Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Cory Susag, Mission Viejo, Calif., Toyota Tundra

803 Clyde Stacey, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Chevy Silverado

804 Beny Canela, Indio, Calif./Dennis Milner, Palm Springs, Calif., Ford F-150

805 Rick Sanchez/Humberto Arce, San Vicente, Mexico, Ford F-150

806 Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150

807 Ruben Ledezma/Fred Ledezma/Joshua Ledezma, Ramona, Calif., Ford F100

CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)--

901 Luke Babb/Paul Babb, So. Pasadena, Calif., KAT

902 Pancho Bio/Gabriel Padilla/Pancho Guerrero, El Cajon, Calif., Tubular Design

900 Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif./Julian Rivera, Indio, Calif./Hector Ortega, Tijuana, Mexico, Mayoral

CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)--

1001 Scott Gailey/Scott Whipple, Norco, Calif., GET-VW

1002 Sergio Salgado/Ricardo Corvera, Mexicali, Mexico, Lothringer-Honda

1003 Javier Robles/Arturo Honold, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricardo Malo, La Jolla, Calif., Jimco-Honda

1004 Jesus Gonzalez/Jesus Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico, Dunrite-Honda

1000 Mike Lawrence, Banning, Calif./Blake Kirkpatrick, Hacienda Heights, Calif./, Lothringer-VW

1006 Corey Keysar, Colorado Springs, Colo., Jimco-Honda

1007 Will Higman, Newport Beach, Calif., Kreger-Honda

1008 Edgar Avalos, El Paso, Texas, RCD-Toyota

1049 Tito Robles, Chula Vista, Calif./Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Honda

SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)--

1201 John Langley/Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Penhall

1202 Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./ Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Foddrill

1200 Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Duvel

1205 Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Burgess, Riverside, Calif., Molton

1206 Aaron Payne/Bob Bingham, San Diego, NATCO

1207 Michelle Bruckmann/Vic Bruckmann, Lemon Grove, Calif., Lothringer

CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)--

1101 Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico/Robert Johnson, Etiwahnee, Calif.,

1102 Rene Rodriguez/Lael Arenas, Ensenada, Mexico

1149 Gustavo Garayzar/Ricardo Matus, Mexicali, Mexico

STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)--

861 Tim Casey, Brea, Calif./Mark Handley, San Marcos, Calif., Ford F-250

878 Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./William Aylor, Union, Ky., Dodge Ram1500

879 Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz./Paul Williamsen, Los Alamitos, Calif./Ted Moncure, Long Beach, Calif., Lexus LX570

STOCK MINI (Stock, Mini-sized trucks)--

779 Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif./Vlad Chioreanu, Santa Monica, Calif., Honda Ridgeline

PROTRUCK (Limited, production trucks)--

250 Gary Magness/Steve Knudson, Denver, Ford F-150

240 Rob Kittleson, Palm Springs, Calif./Mike McNaughton, Denver, Ford F-150

PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (250cc or more)--

2x Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X

3x Chuck Neugerbauer, Solana Beach, Calif./Arturo Rodriguez, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda XR650R

4x Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X

5x Connor Penhall/Chad Black/Cale Wallace, Laguna Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X

6x Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif./Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X

7x Terrence Montelongo, Torrance, Calif./Brian Murphree, Redondo Beach, Calif./Scott Lynch, Torrance, Calif., Honda CRF450X

8x Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Craig Smith, Brawley, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif., Beta RR450

9x Guy Larocque, Alta Loma, Calif., Honda CRF450X

11x Adam Thissen, Reno, Nev./Robert Underwood, Coleville, Calif./Cody Wallis, Reno, Nev., KTM

12x Adrian Butler/Glen Young, Canada, Honda CRF450X

13x Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, Honda CRF450X

14x Tony Navarro, Indio, Calif./Dale McCue, Yucaipa, Calif./Paul Vautrain, Frazier Park, Calif., Honda CRF450X

15x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif./Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X

16x Ivan Ramirez/Alberto Heredia/Brendan Prieto, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

17x Mark Bradford/Ray Rasbeary, Los Angeles/Kelly Malobovich, Victorville, Calif., Honda CRF450X

18x A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif./Mason Billespie, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X

19x Adam Neuwirth, Los Angeles, Honda CRF450X

CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)--

101x Baron Pickett, El Cajon, Calif./Steve Grieb, San Diego/Jim Beauchamp, National City, Calif., Honda CRF450X

102x Jorge Perez, Ensenada, Mexico/Fernando Zepeda, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/David Estrada, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KXF450

103x Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Nicholas Blais, Chino, Calif., Honda CRF450X

104x Dan Troy, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Honda CRF450X

105x Elias Hanna, San Diego/Elias Nunez, Lakeside, Calif./Efren Macias, Heber, Calif., Honda CRF450X

106x Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Brian Pinard, Sun City, Calif./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Brent Harden, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki KX450F

107x Ronnie Wilson, Canyon Country, Calif./Mike Blackman/Caleb Gosselar/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

108x Chad Thornton/Mike Whitman, Farmington, N.M., Ryam Armitage, Las Cruces, N.M., KTM XCW450

109x Jeremy Purvines/Ron Purvines, Henderson, Nev./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas/Jason Trubey, Mojave Valley, Ariz., Honda CRF450X

110x Evan Heath, San Clemente, Calif./Larry Butler/Nathan Garcia, Honda CRF450X

111x Carlos Becerril, Calexico, Calif./Michael Stein, Phoenix/Colie Potter, San Diego/Jacob Powers, Santa Barbara, Calif., KTM 450XCRW

100X Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 20 (125cc)--

151x Marco Bernaldez, Ensenada, Mexico/Francisco Aldrette, Tecate, Mexico/Emanuel Verdugo, Ensenada, Mexico/Humberto Rivera, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X

152x Hector Castillo, Calexico, Calif./Sergio Valenzuela, Tijuana, Mexico/David Gonzalez Jr., Chula Vista, Calif./Rene Angulo, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF250X

153x Manuel Reyes, Dulzura, Calif./Javier Ochoa, Tecate, Calif./Roberto Diaz, Campo, Calif./Ivanhoe Ochoa, Tecate, Calif., Yamaha YZF250

150x Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Talya Dodson, Truckee, Calif./Sarah Kritsch, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF250X

155x Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif./Joel Leal, Mexicali, Mexico/Cuauhtemoc Beltran, Calexico, Calif./Edgar Espinoza, El Centro, Calif., Honda CRF250X

CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)--

301x Sean Bradley, Ridgecrest, Calif./Brian Sweeney, Lancaster, Calif./Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Kawasaki KX500

302x Sol Saltzman, Vail, Colo./Pete Schmidtmann, San Felipe, Mexico/Johnny Cross, Avon, Colo., Honda CRF450X

303x Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X

300x Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Brian Sweeney II, Lancaster, Calif./Steve Garnett, Carson City, Nev./Dave Fry, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X

305x Kurt Funk, Bay City, Wisc./Sean Mowry, Big Lake, Minn., Yamaha YZ450F

306x Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, Vt., Honda CRF450X

307x Javier Hernandez, Obregon, Mexico/Edujardo Rosas, Huatabampo, Mexico/David Topete, Obregon, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

308x Miguel Caetano, Portugal, Honda XR650R

309x Andy Padulo, Calexico, Calif./Chris Parker, Costa Mesa, Calif./Carlos Chavez, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda XR650R

310x Marc Haldeman, Rochester, Minn./Mike Heuer, So. St. Paul, Minn., Suzuki RMZ450

311x Sergio Villapando, Mexicali, Mexico/Ivan Estrada, Calexico, Calif.

349x Todd Melinn/John Burke-Zuber, Wrightwood, Calif./Tim Abshire, Dana Point, Calif.,

CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)--

401x Hisahide Ueno, Japan, Yamaha WR450F

402x Glen McGuire, Austin, Texas/Ron McGuire, Round Rock, Texas, Honda CRF450X

400x Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif.,/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego/Rick Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Honda CRF450X

404x Brian Campbell/Bill Cotton, Bakersfield, Calif./Pete Cochran, Laguna Beach, Calif./Brian Sweaney, Bakersfield, Calif., KTM 530XCW

405x Mike Prunty/Sterlyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif./Note Sciacgua, Tujunga, Calif., Kawasaki KX450F

406x Tom Vogt, Tempe, Ariz./Ken Hughes, Gilbert, Ariz./Barry Lane, Mesa, Ariz., Honda CRF450X

448x Rodolfo Sanchez, El Cajon, Calif./Michael Hinds/Enrique Flores/Randy Murad, San Diego, Yamaha WR450F

449x Julio Abril/Oscar Hale/Mario Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F

CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)--

501x Charlie Marshall, Carmichael, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Eric McKena, Loomis, Calif./Chuck Sun, Las Vegas/Mark Kesner, Salem, Wash., KTM 530XCW

502x Eizaburo Karasawa/Susumi Ishii, Japan, Honda CRF450X

500x Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)--

600x Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Donald Lewis, Marlbough, Conn./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Will Rogers, Escondido, Calif./Chuck Koistra, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X

609x Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Bill Nichols, Phoenix/Mark Force, Bakersfield, Calif./Dave Olen, Morongo Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X

PRO ATVs

CLASS 25 (over 251cc)--

2a Santos Perez /Juan Sanchez/Raul Cano/Roberto Villalobos, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X

3a Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Alfonso Cota, Tecate, Calif./Javier Robles Jr., Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico/Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif., Honda TRX450R

1a Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX700XX

5a Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumantilla, Ore.; Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash., Suzuki LTR450

6a Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

CLASS 24 (under 251cc)--

101a Benjamin Lopez/Jesus Lopez/Gary Gonsalez/Jesus Nunguia, San Diego, Honda TRX450R

102a Victor Lopez/Jorge Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico/David Nunez/Gonzalo Curiel, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

100a Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore, Honda TRX450R

104a Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Chula Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Castro, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R

105a Shawn Robins, Canada, Honda TRX450R

106a Jose Juarez, Tijuana, Mexico/Daniel Delgado/Daniel Salazar, Imperial Beach, Calif./Cristian Rojas, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

107a Brian Harris, Torrance, Calif./Barry Bennett Jr., Ehrenberg, Ariz./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif., Honda TRX450R

108a Roberto Ruiz/Francisco Espinoza/Jose Vieblas/Crick Mendiola, El Centro, Calif., Honda TRX450R

109a Luis Berumen/Sergio Lopez/Adrian Cruz, Tijuana, Mexico/Christian Valles, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R

110a Jorge Valenzuela, Ensenada, Mexico/Oscar Arce, Lemon Grove, Calif./Aaron Perez/Christian Vera, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

111a Miguel Arellano/Adan Arellano,/Bernardo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

112a Gilberto Perez/Sergio Alvarado/Miguel Verduzco, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

CLASS 26 (Limitied, Utility)--

201a Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Benn Vornadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat

219a Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Tim Winiarski, Carson, Calif./Joe Rice, Lomita, Calif., Can Am Renegade

SPORTSMAN

SPT CAR--

1400 Peter Lang/Terry Cotter/Brian Jellison, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy

1401 Glenn Smith/Daniel Guillion, San Clemente, Calif., Raceco-VW

SPT TRUCK

1501 Miguel Jimenez/Sergio Torres, Tijuana, Mexico, Ford F-250

1502 Ken Fraizer, Waddell, Ariz./Larry Crider, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado

1503 Joe Aguayo, San Jacinto, Calif./Abraham Cueva, Pala, Calif., Ford F-150

1548 Nick Tonelli/Kyle Tonelli, Huntington Bech, Calif., Ford Ranger

1549 Randy Swink, El Cajon, Calif./Steve Finnegan, La Mesa, Calif., Ford Rnager

SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)--

1801 Martin Aguirre, Murrieta, Calif./Rolando Montano, Hacienda Heights, Calif., Honda Pilot

1802 Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn./Scott Heber, Telluride, Colo, Tomcar TM27

1803 Reid Nordin, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Hans Waage, Scottsdale, Ariz./Todd Romano, Park City, Utah, Kawasaki Teryx

1804 Thomas Graves, El Cajon, Calif./Joseph Graves/Daniel Graves, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino

1805 Brian Hewett, Los Altos Hills, Calif./Sam Hewett, Chico, Calif./Charles Hewett, Oakland, Calif./Gary Hewett, Hayward, Calif., Yamaha Rhino

1806 John Crowley, Flagstaff, Ariz., GetBentMetal-Honda

SPT M/C<250CC--

201x Miguel Montenegro/Carlos Valdez/Rene Echegaray, San Diego, Honda CRF450X

203x Gregg Betz/Alex Innes/Stockton, Calif./Arlen Williams, Linden, Calif., Honda CRF450X

204x Matt Ladendorf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Joe Feeley, Carlsbad, Calif./Garrett Tolman, Bullhead City, Ariz., Honda CRF450X

205x Francisco Teran, Valley Strim, N.Y./Diego Lopez, Glendale, Ariz./Cristian Teran, Woodside, N.Y., Honda CRF450X

207x Brody Kunz/Mike Kunz/Christophe Parr, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kawasaki KLX450

208x Walter Lemonovich, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, Honda CRF250X

209x Fred Sobke, Chula Vista, Calif./Dave Starrett/Matt Capdeville/Jacob Stagg, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X

210x Ryan Carville, Pensacola, Fla./Raphael Renneissen, Louisville, Colo./Andy Cripe, Broomfield, Colo., Honda CRF450X

212x Humberto Valle, Tecate, Mexico/Javier Ochoa, Tecate, Calif., Honda CRF450X

213x Marco Cornejo, Chula Vista, Calif./Jorge Medina/Guillermo Herran, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

247x Patrick Williams, Texarkana, Texas, Honda CRF250X

248x Louie Montano, Fountain Valley, Calif./Conrad Batham, Glendora, Calif., Honda CRF450X

249x Greg Willits, Sisters, Ore./Marc Jenkins, Colorado Springs, Colo./Jeff Johnson, Portland, Ore., Honda CRF450X

SPT M/C>250cc--

251x Eric Anderson, Running Springs, Calif., KTM 530EXC

252x Peter Penttinen, Canada, Suzuki DRZ400

253x Mike Murray/Dan Murray/Dan Palmer, Reading, Ohio

254x Mark Adams, Midway, Texas/Chris Dowell, Montgomery, Texas/Shane Medford, Magnolia, Texas, Honda XR650R

255x Jeff Leonard, Bakersfield, Calif./Eugene Lane, Redondo Beach, Calif., Honda CRF450X

256x Albert Valenzula, San Diego/Jonathan Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Carlos Chavez, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda XR650R

257x Don Wadsworth, Livermore, Calif./Bruce Anderson/Mike Noone, Riverside, Calif., KTM 525EXC

258x Cliff Morgan/John Knudsen/Ben Martin, Escondido, Calif., Honda XR650R

259x Erik Litzenberg, Santa Fe, N.M./Chris Preble/Matt Stotts, Oregon City, Ore., Honda CRF450X

260x Stephen Legate, Orange, Calif./John Legate, Riverside, Calif./Ted Thayer, Los Osos, Calif., Honda CRF450X

261x Ron Tolman, Chino Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X

263x Craig Anstine, Rio Rancho, N.M./Shane Donaca/Dan Gregor, Oregon City, Ore., Honda CRF450X

264x Thierry Mas, Miami (France), KTM 525EXC

265x Warner Blom, Canada, KTM 525EXC

266x Oscar Fazz/Eric Wright, Yuma, Ariz./Randy Harmon, Peoria, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F

267x Vince Leonis, Washington, Utah/Kelly Lassiter, Draper, Utah, KTM 525EXC

269x Akihiro Salto/Takehiro Yorimitsu, Japan, Honda CRF450X

270x Kenji Oikawa, Japan, Honda CRF450X

271x Carlos Gracida, Zapopan, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

272x Timi Imbuzan, National City, Calif. (Hungary), Honda CRF450X

273x Cornelio Garcia/Francisco Gonzalez/Rigeberto Villavircucio, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha 450YZ

274x Odin Moncada/Manuel Perez/Juan Martinez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

275x Octavio Valle, Zapopan, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

276x Salvador Sainz/Gerardo Huerta/Daniel Huerta, San Diego, KTM 525EXC

277x Levi Colton/Travis Colton/Brad Stevenson, Grand Junction, Colo.

278x Enrique Guerra, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Gullas, Tijuana, Mexico/Servando Cazare, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KX450F

279x Mike Mensinger, San Diego/John Nolting, Poway, Calif./Mike Estes, San Diego, Honda CRF450X

280x Stephen Hoffman, Castro Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X

281x Blake Ribbe-Tanner, Bonita, Calif./Andrew Hursh, San Diego/Niemi Risto, Finland, Honda XR650R

299x Ken Kosiorek, San Diego, Honda XR650R

SPT ATV--

50a Joselito Muro, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R

51a Angel Hoyos, Tijuana, Mexico/Miguel Caro, San Diego/Jorge Moreno, San Ysidro, Calif., Honda TRX450R

52a Luciano Parada/Jesus Ruiz/Francisco Gomez, Tijuana, Mexico, Kawasaki KFX450R

53a Raul Arciniega/Jose Vargas/Alberto Rangel, Tijuana, Mexico

54a Adrian Valdez, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez/Carlos Valencia, San Diego, Yamaha YFZ450

55a Javier Guerrero/Jorge Brambila, Imperial Beach, Calif./Juan Guillen, Calexico, Calif., Yamaha YFZ450R

56a Alberto Maya/Rafael Maya/Roberto Ramirez, San Diego, Honda TRX450

57a Juan Gonzalez/Miguel Olivas, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor

58a Ray Arriaga/Nick Steinman/Ashley Hodge, Queen Creek, Ariz., Honda TRX450R

59a Manuel Jimenez/Carlos Lopez/Dorian Mendez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

60a Daniel Montano, San Diego, Honda TRX450R

61a Fernando Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Enrique Felix, San Felipe, Mexico/Jorge Perez, San Quintin, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

62a Jesus Mendivil/Alfredo Gonzalez/Alain Gamino, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

99a Gustavo Ameca/Alfredo de la Torre/Francisco Arce, Chula Vista, Calif., Yamaha Raptor

Roeseler’s 16 class wins leads 68 racers who have earned A combined 183 class victories at Tecate SCORE Baja 500

May 26, 2009





Over 275 entries expected

Roeseler’s 16 class wins leads 68 racers who have earned

A combined 183 class victories at Tecate SCORE Baja 500



June 4-7 event in Ensenada has entries from 25 States, 12 countries;

Course map, gps files available at www.score-international.com





LOS ANGELES—Southern California’s Larry Roeseler, the all-time winningest active racer in all of desert racing, enters next week’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 with 16 class wins, including 11 overall victories in this race. Roeseler will lead nearly 275 vehicles expected to enter, including 68 racers who have already entered and who have combined for 183 class wins in this popular summer classic.

Round 3 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series, the second-oldest desert race in the world and part of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series, will feature over 275 entries, competing in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. It will be held June 4-7 in Ensenada, Mexico. Traditionally one of the most popular events on the SCORE schedule, over 100,000 spectators are expected to enjoy the world’s best desert racers in action at this year’s 41st anniversary of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500.

Roeseler, 52, who has returned to Boulevard, Calif., in his native San Diego area after living several years in Hesperia and Huntington Beach, is the second driver this year for Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck. The duo won the last two races of the 2008 season and are currently in 10th place in the 2009 point standings in SCORE Trophy-Truck, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks.

Besides the legendary SCORE Baja racer Malcolm Smith, Roeseler is the only active competitor in this race who has won the overall title in both a four-wheel vehicle and on a motorcycle. Roeseler’s incredible SCORE Baja racing record for the three races SCORE produces annually in Mexico has him with 39 class wins including 26 overall victories. Roeseler has 11 career SCORE season point titles.

In the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 his 11 overall wins (nine on motorcycles and two in 4-wheel) are the most in race history. His 16 career class wins in this race are third all-time behind semi-retired Rod Hall’s 18 and retired Ivan Stewart’s 17.

With late entries accepted up to race morning, over 275 entries are expected for the 432.51-mile race from 25 U.S. States from Hawaii to Vermont along with the additional countries of Mexico, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Portugal.

The green flag will drop for the race at 6 a.m. on Saturday (June 6) for the motorcycle and ATV classes in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, followed by the car and truck classes three hours after the last ATV at approximately 10 a.m. With vehicles starting one every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race, it will start and finish in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Boulevard Costero in the heart of Ensenada, leaving and returning into the city through the spectator-laden Arroyo Wash.

“I know I have been very fortunate in my desert racing career to be a part of incredible teams, which is certainly a major, major reason why I have been so successful,” said Roeseler, who has not only raced for factory motorcycle teams, but also major four-wheel teams including Team MacPherson, Terrible Herbst Motorsports and now Norman Motorsports. “It’s an understatement to say I really enjoy racing in Baja. The truth is that there is no better place to race in the world than the three SCORE Baja races. I am grateful to all of the amazing people who have helped my career along the way, but one I am compelled to single out at this time is my motorcycle mentor and riding partner for many races—Bruce Ogilvie, who recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. I will never forget Bruce and all that he did for me and so many in this sport.”

Besides Roeseler, the other racers entered this year with the most class wins in this race are: Richard Jackson and Jim O’Neal (12 each), Marcos Nunez (8), Steve Hengeveld and Troy Herbst (7 each), Eric Solorzano and Nick Vanderwey (6 each), Johnny Campbell, Ted Hunnicutt Jr. and Rob MacCachren (5 each) and Robby Gordon, Rick D. Johnson and Jerry Penhall (4 each).

The racers entered with three career class wins in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 are: Craig Adams, Pancho Bio, Dan Chamlee, Brian Collins, John Holmes, Eizaburo Karasawa, Kendall Norman, Hector Sarabia and Darren Skilton.

While late entries will be accepted up to race morning, as of today, the Pro 4-Wheel vehicles classes with the most entries are: SCORE Trophy-Truck (24), the unlimited Class 1 and Class 1-2/1600 (18 each) and Class 7 (10).

Leading the Pro Motorcycle classes in entries so far are the open Class 22 (17), age group Class 30 (12) and under 250cc Class 21 (11). Class 24 leads the Pro ATV classes with 11 entries to date.

Among the Sportsman classes, SPT Motorcycles over 250cc has 28 entries and SPT Motorcycles under 250cc has 13. There are also 13 SPT ATVs to date.

This popular SCORE summer race began in 1969 under the auspices of the old NORRA organization and SCORE began its enduring run with it on July 26, 1974. This year will be the 36th anniversary of the first SCORE race in Baja.

Included in nearly $400,000 in contingency posting and the cash purse for the race, Sunoco Race Fuels, the official race fuel of SCORE, has posted a special US$5,000 cash contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel vehicle winner.

For the second straight year and just the second time in the 41-year history of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert race, the colorful pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and Contingency, the start and finish line will all be located in the heart of Ensenada, Mexico on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. It will be first time in race history that both the pre-race activities and the finish will be held on this historic boulevard.

The SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 5 on Blvd Costero. Racer registration will again be held in the Grand Ballroom of the San Nicolas Hotel. Registration hours will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday June 5.

The awards celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Hotel on Sunday, June 7 at 10 a.m.

In addition to season point class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 24th consecutive year, a total of 32 drivers remain eligible after Round 2 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Additional sponsors for this race are the Baja California Department of Tourism, Cotuco and ProTurismo de Ensenada.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.



41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Round 3 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series

June 4-7, 2009--Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

SCORE Baja 500 Multiple Class Champs-entered in this year’s race

(thru 2008)

DRIVER OF RECORD (Total, Years)

16--

Larry Roeseler – 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990,

1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

12

Richard Jackson -- 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000,

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Jim O’Neal—1991, 2001, 2002 (2), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (2),

2007 (2), 2008

8--

Marcos Nunez -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006

7--

Steve Hengeveld -- 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007

Troy Herbst -- 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

6--

Eric Solorzano – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Nick Vanderwey -- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

5--

Johnny Campbell -- 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004

Rob MacCachren -- 1990, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005

4--

Robby Gordon -- 1988, 1989, 1990, 2005

Rick D. Johnson -- 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004

Jerry Penhall -- 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002

3--

Craig Adams -- 2005, 2006, 2007

Pancho Bio -- 1990, 1991, 1993

Dan Chamlee -- 2006, 2007, 2008

Brian Collins – 1998, 2006, 2007

John Holmes (1992, 2005, 2006)

Eizaburo Karasawa – 1994, 1999, 2005

Kendall Norman -- 2006, 2007, 2008

Hector Sarabia -- 1993, 1995, 2000

Darren Skilton -- 1997, 1998, 2000

2

Rodrigo Ampudia Jr. – 1992, 1994

Cisco Bio – 1999, 2001

Vic Bruckmann – 1998, 1999

Brett Helm – 2007, 2008

Curt LeDuc – 1992, 1995

Jeff Kaplan – 1977, 1978

Ricardo Malo – 2003, 2005

Adam Pfankuch – 2003, 2008

Alan Pflueger – 2003, 2004

Gerardo Rojas – 2004, 2005

Lobsam Yee – 2004, 2007

Busy pre-running begins Friday in Mexico on rugged 432.51-mile race course for 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500

June 4-7 event in Ensenada has entries from 24 States, 12 countries;

course map available at www.score-international.com



LOS ANGELES—With the release of the official course map, GPS files and course notes this past weekend, pre-race activity steps up significantly starting Friday when the world’s best desert racers officially begin their pre-running and course logistics activities for next month’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500, the second-oldest desert race in the world.

Round 3 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series, will feature over 275 entries, competing in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, will be held June 4-7 in Ensenada, Mexico. Traditionally one of the most popular events on the SCORE schedule, over 100,000 spectators are expected to enjoy the world’s best desert racers in action at this year’s 41st anniversary of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500.

With late entries accepted up to race morning, over 275 entries are expected for the 432.51-mile race from 25 U.S. States from Hawaii to Vermont along with the additional countries of Mexico, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Portugal.

The green flag will drop for the race at 6 a.m. on Saturday (June 6) for the motorcycle and ATV classes in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, followed by the car and truck classes three hours after the last ATV at approximately 10 a.m. With vehicles starting one every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race, it will start and finish in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Boulevard Costero in the heart of Ensenada, leaving and returning into the city through the spectator-laden Arroyo Wash.

The talented field of veteran desert racers heading to Baja includes 16 defending class winners out of the 25 Pro classes that had finishers in last year’s race, including the three overall winners—B.J. Baldwin (4-Wheel), Kendall Norman (2-Wheel) and Wayne Matlock (ATVs). Four of last year’s class winners will be racing this year in different classes.

Also entered are the drivers who won the last seven overall 4-Wheel vehicle titles and the riders who have won the last nine overall 2-Wheel vehicle titles.

Driving the No. 1 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado SCORE Trophy-Truck, B.J. Baldwin of Las Vegas, won the closest 4-wheel overall battle in SCORE Baja history last year when he defeated the team of Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, by a mere seven seconds. The Post/MacCachren duo is entered again in the No. 3 Riviera Racing Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck.

As SCORE CEO/President Sal Fish announced prior to the start of this season, the rugged course 432.51-mile course is a near-duplicate of last year’s, accept just under 10 miles shorter. To help reduce the costs of pre-running, the course, which runs in a clockwise direction, resembles a deflating balloon, winding east to Ojos Negros, down to near San Felipe, back West to the Pacific Ocean near San Vicente and back north east through Santo Tomas on the way back to Ojos Negros and then Ensenada.

The only pre-running that will be allowed on the first 36.8 miles of the course will be outbound only and only on Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5. No inbound pre-running on the last 36.8 miles of the course will be allowed. Pre-running of the rest of the course will start and finish in the Ojos Negros area.

The four official race checkpoints, where all vehicles are required to make a quick stop, will be located at race mile 87.32 (Santa Catarina), rm199.17 (Borrego), rm 296.81 (San Vicente) and rm389.76 Rancho San Antonio. All vehicles are also required to run International Rally Consultants tracking devices.

Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., returns as the three-time defending overall motorcycle champion, but he will have a new teammate this year on his Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X. Riding with Norman this year will be Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif.

The pair opened this season with an overall motorcycle win in March at the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 while the veteran Campbell, 38, San Clemente, Calif., who has five overall two-wheel wins in this race, is listed as a possible third rider, if needed, on both the Norman entry and his other American Honda-supported JCR team led by Colton Udall, who is also from San Clemente.

Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., is back as the defending overall ATV champion and will lead a four-rider team on a Honda TRX700XX. Riding with him again this year will be Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich., along with new teammates Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif. and Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif. The Matlock/Goodman/Caster trio won this year’s ATV overall title at the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.

While late entries will be accepted up to race morning, as of today, the Pro 4-Wheel vehicles classes with the most entries are: SCORE Trophy-Truck (24), Class 1 (17) and Class 1-2/1600 (16).

Leading the Pro Motorcycle classes in entries so far are Class 22 (17), Class 30 (12) and Class 21 (11). Class 24 leads the Pro ATV classes with 11 entries to date.

Among the Sportsman classes, SPT Motorcycles over 250cc has 27 entries and SPT Motorcycles under 250cc has 13. There are also 13 SPT ATVs to date.

This popular SCORE early summer race began in 1969 under the auspices of the old NORRA organization and SCORE began its enduring run with it on July 26, 1974. This year will be the 36th anniversary of the first SCORE race in Baja.

Included in nearly $400,000 in contingency posting and the cash purse for the race, Sunoco Race Fuels, the official race fuel of SCORE, has posted a special US$5,000 cash contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel vehicle winner.

Besides B.J. Baldwin, Kendall Norman and Wayne Matlock, the other drivers and riders who will be attempting to defend their class wins from last year are: Kevin Carr, San Diego (Class 5, VW Baja Bug), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7, Ford Ranger), Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif. (Class 9, Venegas-VW), Jesus Gonzalez, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 10, Dunrite-Honda), Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif. (SCORE Lite, Duvel-VW), Brett Helm, Poway, Calif. (Class 40, Honda CRF450X), Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 50, Honda CRF450X) and Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn. (Class 60, Honda CRF450X.

Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., is one of four female driver/rider of record this year and she is also one of the five racers who won their respective classes last year but will be competing in a different class this year. In Steele’s case, however, she will be competing in two classes. After winning Class 7SX last year, she is racing with teammates in both Class 6 and Class 7 this year in different Ford Rangers.

Besides Heidi Steele, the other four racers who will be in different classes this year are Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, who is the second driver this year for Damen Jeferries in SCORE Trophy-Truck after winning Class 1 last year; Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., who is the second driver in SCORE Lite for Rick St. John this year after winning Class 1-2/1600; Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif., who will lead a team in Class 22 after being the second rider for Chad Black while winning Class 20 last year; and Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif., who is the rider of record in Class 40 this year’s for Brett Helm’s team after leading a team to victory last year in Class 30.

For the second straight year and just the second time in the 41-year history of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert race, the colorful pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and Contingency, the start and finish line will all be located in the heart of Ensenada, Mexico on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. It will be first time in race history that both the pre-race activities and the finish will be held on this historic boulevard.

The SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 5 on Blvd Costero. Racer registration will again be held in the Grand Ballroom of the San Nicolas Hotel. Registration hours will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday June 5.

The awards celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Hotel on Sunday, June 7 at 10 a.m.

In addition to season point class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 24th consecutive year, a total of 32 drivers remain eligible after Round 2 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Additional sponsors for this race are the Baja California Department of Tourism and ProTurismo de Ensenada.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.



41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500

June 4-7, 2009--Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Total Entries: 252 (as of 5/18/09)

(24 States; Mexico, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Portugal)

Pro Cars & Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (24)

11 Greg Nunley

3 Mark Post

1 B.J. Baldwin

12 Brian Collins

19 Tim Herbst

77 Robby Gordon

24 Adam Householder

35 Robbie Pierce

13 Ed Stout

4 Gus Vildosola Jr.

2 Pete Sohren

84 Nick Vanderwey

8 Roger Norman

39 Ron Whitton

22 Damen Jefferies

38 Garron Cadiente

16 Cameron Steele

71 Rick D. Johnson

96 Bobby Baldwin

28 Alan Pflueger

47 James Bult

53 Jason Voss

51 Kory Scheeler

74 Rob Bruce

CLASS 1 (17)

101 Randy Wilson

102 Armin Schwarz

103 Ronny Wilson

104 Julio Herrera

105 Richard Boyle

106 Troy Herbst

107 Josh Rigsby

108 Dale Lenk

109 Jerry Penhall

110 Armin Kremer

111 Todd Romano

112 Rob Bruce

113 Josh Daniel

114 Harley Letner

115 Brian Parkhouse

117 Kenny Farmer

118 Enrique Bujanda

CLASS 1-2/1600 (16)

1601 Samuel Araiza

1602 David Caspino

1603 Hector Sarabia

1604 Mario Gastelum

1605 Arnoldo Ramirez

1606 Cisco Bio

1607 Brian Wilson

1608 Roman Pereyra

1609 Arturo Velazco

1610 Brad Wilson

1611 Luis Martinez

1612 Justin Smith

1613 Hector Garcia

1647 Eric Duran

1648 Ramiro Escobedo

1649 Marco Gallo

CLASS 3 (2)

348 Darren Skilton

349 Gerardo Barragan

CLASS 5 (3)

501 Shaun Dunbar

500 Kevin Carr

519 Carlos Albanez

CLASS 5/1600 (6)

551 Alonso Angulo

552 Oscar Venegas

553 Pedro Athie

577 Sergio Moreno

550 Marcos Nunez

579 Gustavo Avina

CLASS 6 (4)

601 Benjamin Wright

602 Heidi Steele

603 Marc Burnett

604 Robert Pickering

CLASS 7 (8)

701 Einer Gomez

700 Dan Chamlee

703 Bill Kunz

704 Jose Canchola Jr.

705 Heidi Steele

706 Brandon Walsh

707 Igor Galvan

708 Aaron Celiceo

CLASS 7SX (3)

741 Brandt Anderson

758 John Holmes

759 Eduardo Gonzalez

CLASS 8 (6)

801 Rodrigo Ampudia Jr.

802 Ted Hunnicutt Jr.

803 Clyde Stacy

804 Beny Canela

805 Rick Sanchez

806 Juan C. Lopez

CLASS 9 (3)

901 Luke Babb

902 Pancho Bio

900 Daniel Reyes Jr.

CLASS 10 (7)

1001 Scott Gailey

1002 Sergio Salgado

1003 Javier Robles

1004 Jesus Gonzalez

1000 Mike Lawrence

1006 Corey Keysar

1007 Will Higman

SCORE LITE (6)

1201 John Langley

1202 Lee Banning

1200 Rick St. John

1205 Brent Parkhouse

1206 Aaron Payne

1207 Michelle Bruckmann

CLASS 11 (3)

1101 Eric Solorzano

1102 Rene Rodriguez

1149 Gustavo Garayzar

STOCK FULL (2)

878 Justin Matney

879 Joe Bacal

STOCK MINI (1)

779 Gavin Skilton

PROTRUCK (2)

250 Gary Magness

240 Rob Kittleson

PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (17)

2x Ryan Penhall

3x Chuck Neugebauer

4x Kendall Norman

5x Connor Penhall

6x Steve Hengeveld

7x Terence Montelongo

8x Cameron Corfman

9x Guy Larocque

11x Adam Thissen

12x Adrian Butler

13x Gabriel Williams

14x Tony Navarro

15x Colton Udall

16x Ivan Ramirez

17x Mark Bradford

18x A.J. Stewart

19x Adam Neuwirth

CLASS 21 (11)

101x Baron Pickett

102x Jorge Perez

103x Bill Boyer

104x Dan Troy

105x Elias Hanna

106x Shane Esposito

107x Ronnie Wilson

108x Chad Thornton

109x Jeremy Purvines

110x Evan Heath

111x Carlos Becerril

CLASS 20 (5)

151x Marco Bernaldez

152x Hector Castillo

153x Manuel Reyes

150x Anna Cody

155x Jesus Rios

CLASS 30 (12)

301x Sean Bradley

302x Sol Saltzman

303x Mike Johnson

300x Jim O’Neal

305x Kurt Funk

306x Jean-Paul Cyr

307x Javier Hernandez

308x Miguel Caetano

309x Andy Padulo

310x Marc Haldeman

311x Sergio Villapando

349x Todd Melinn

CLASS 40 (8)

401x Hisahide Ueno

402x Glen McGuire

400x Scott Myers

404x Brian Campbell

405x Mike Prunty

406x Tom Vogt

448x Rodolfo Sanchez

449x Julio Abril

CLASS 50 (3)

501x Charlie Marshall

502x Eizaburo Karasawa

500x Jim O’Neal

CLASS 60 (2)

600x Donald Lewis

609x Richard Jackson

PRO ATVs

CLASS 25 (5)

2a Santos Perez

3a Adolfo Arellano

1a Wayne Matlock

5a Nick Nelson

6a Felipe Velez

CLASS 24 (11)

101a Benjamin Lopez

102a Victor Lopez

100a Craig Christy

104a Abraham Romero

105a Shawn Robins

106a Jose Juarez

107a Brian Harris

108a Roberto Ruiz

109a Luis Berumen

110a Jorge Valenzuela

111a Miguel Arellano

CLASS 26 (2)

201a Reid Rutherford

219a Rob Ransford

SPORTSMAN

SPT CAR (1)

1400 Peter Lang

SPT TRUCK (4)

1501 Miguel Jimenez

1502 Ken Fraizer

1503 Joe Aguayo

1549 Randy Swink

SPT UTV (5)

1801 Martin Aguirre

1802 Peter Hajas

1803 Reid Nordin

1804 Thomas Graves

1805 Brian Hewett

SPT M/C< (13)

201x Miguel Montenegro

203x Gregg Betz

204x Matt Ladendorf

205x Francisco Teran

207x Brody Kunz

208x Walter Lemonovich

209x Fred Sobke

210x Ryan Carville

212x Humberto Valle

213x Marco Cornejo

247x Patrick Williams

248x Louie Montano

249x Greg Willitts

SPT M/C> (27)

251x Eric Anderson

252x Peter Penttinen

253x Mike Murray

254x Mark Adams

255x Jeff Leonard

256x Albert Valenzula

257x Don Wadsworth

258x Cliff Morgan

259x Erik Litzenberg

260x Stephen Legate

261x Ron Tolman

262x Dennis Anderson

263x Craig Anstine

264x Thierry Mas

265x Warner Blom

266x Oscar Fazz

267x Vince Leonis

269x Akihiro Saito

270x Kenji Oikawa

271x Carlos Gracida

272x Tibi Imbuzan

273x Cornelio Garcia

274x Odin Moncada

275x Octavio Valle

276x Salvador Sainz

277x Levi Colton

278x Enrique Guerra

SPT ATV (13)

50a Joselito Muro

51a Angel Hoyos

52a Luciano Parada

53a Raul Arciniega

54a Adrian Valdez

55a Javier Guerrero

56a Alberto Maya

57a Juan Gonzalez

58a Ray Arriaga

59a Manuel Jimenez

60a Daniel Montano

61a Fernando Amador

99a Gustavo Ameca