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 a loop race 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, UTV, Baja Bugs, Buggies and custom fabricated race vehicles.
Year | Cars & Trucks | Motorcycle | ||
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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 | Rick D. Johnson | Ford | 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 | Udall/Slamuels | Honda CRF450X |
2017 | Andy McMillin | Gei | 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 | Atruro Salas | KTM |