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Defending Baja 500 champion Alan Ampudia of Ensenada pushed McMillin to the finish, ending the race just one minute behind in his No. 1 Team Papas &amp; Beer Mason Ford Raptor.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15666\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-15666\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-SCORE-Baja-500_Cameron-Steele-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/> Cameron Steele brought home a win in the SCORE Trophy Truck 2-wheel drive division. Photo: Dave Arnold\/DirtSportsWorld[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD, Cameron Steele and Dave Mason Jr. delivered a repeat victory for the Desert Assassins team, completing the course in 10:06:24 aboard their Geiser Ford F-150.Las Vegas racer Brendan Gaughan continued his dominance in Class 1, teaming with Tim Wilson to earn a third consecutive class victory. The pair completed the course in 10:32:53 in their HMS-Chevy. Gustavo Vildosola Sr. returned to the top of the SCORE Trophy Truck Legend podium alongside Ricky Johnson, while Trey Gibbs celebrated the first SCORE race victory of his career by winning the highly competitive Trophy Truck Spec class.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15665\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-15665 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-Baja-500_SLR-Racing-1024x894.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"559\" \/> The Slam Life Racing Honda Team captured another Baja victory winning overall in the two-wheel class at the SCORE Baja 500. Photo: Dave Arnold\/DirtSportsWorld[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPolaris RZR claimed three class victories during the event, with Branden Sims winning Pro UTV Open, Joe Bolton taking top honors in Pro UTV Naturally Aspirated, and Craig Scanlon securing the Pro Stock UTV victory. Tyler Lynn, Carter Klein, and Sam Pretscherer captured the overall motorcycle victory for the SLR Honda team aboard the 1x.","excerpt":"<p>Luke McMillin finally added one of the biggest missing pieces to his desert racing r\u00e9sum\u00e9, capturing his first overall victory &hellip;<\/p>","date":"June 8, 2026 08:51","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047701,"title":"baja","slug":"baja"},{"id":25047759,"title":"baja 500","slug":"baja-500"},{"id":25047737,"title":"branden sims","slug":"branden-sims"},{"id":25047673,"title":"cameron steele","slug":"cameron-steele"},{"id":25049904,"title":"Carter Klein","slug":"carter-klein"},{"id":25048092,"title":"dave mason jr","slug":"dave-mason-jr"},{"id":25049902,"title":"Desert Assassins","slug":"desert-assassins"},{"id":25047659,"title":"desert racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047768,"title":"ensenada","slug":"ensenada"},{"id":25047733,"title":"luke mcmillin","slug":"luke-mcmillin"},{"id":25049903,"title":"McMillin Racing","slug":"mcmillin-racing"},{"id":25047736,"title":"off-road racing","slug":"off-road-racing"},{"id":25049905,"title":"Sam Pretscherer","slug":"sam-pretscherer"},{"id":25047700,"title":"score","slug":"score"},{"id":25047699,"title":"score international","slug":"score-international"},{"id":25048666,"title":"slr racing","slug":"slr-racing"},{"id":25049695,"title":"Tyler Lynn","slug":"tyler-lynn"}]},{"id":10604,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/09\/15\/bryce-menzies-wins-5th-overall-score-baja-400\/","title":"Bryce Menzies Wins 5th Overall SCORE Baja 400","content":"No one can beat Bryce Menzies at the SCORE Baja 400. For the 5<sup>th<\/sup> year in a row, Menzies has mastered the SCORE Baja 400 course. With a third-place qualifying spot, Menzies didn\u2019t have many Trophy Trucks to pass. Menzies completed the race in 7 hours, 53 minutes and 57 seconds. By mid-race, Menzies had already moved to the lead and taken advantage of the clean air leaders get to enjoy. Alan Ampudia finished second in his Papas and Beer Trophy Truck.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10606\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-10606\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SCORE-Baja-400-Slam-Life-Team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/> The Slam Life Team of Justin Morgan and Tyler Lynn won overall in motorcycle class. Photo: Get Some Photo\/SCORE International[\/caption]\r\n\r\nOver in the motorcycle class, the Slam Life team of Justin Morgan and Tyler were victorious. Wilson Motorsports brought home the win in Class 1 and Ensenada local Jorge Sampietro claimed a victory in the highly competitive Spec Truck class.\r\n\r\nOne-hundred ninety-two race teams participated in the SCORE Baja 400 and officials estimate the race brought $8.5 million in economic impact to the Baja area with teams spending several days pre-running ahead of the main race.","excerpt":"<p>No one can beat Bryce Menzies at the SCORE Baja 400. 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