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.
Open Production Unlimited Trucks.
Unlimited open-wheel single-or two-seaters.
Limited suspension. open-wheel single-or two-seaters. (1600cc)
Limited 2.2 liter buggy.
Production short wheelbase 4x4 Jeeps.
Unlimited 2.2 liter open wheel.
Unlimited Baja Bugs.
Baja Bugs. (1600cc)
V6 powered tube chassis trucks
Open mini trucks.
Stock mini trucks. (3000cc)
Modified mini trucks. (4000cc)
Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks.
Short wheelbase, open-wheel. single-or two-seaters. (1600cc)
Open-wheel single or two-seaters. (2000cc)
Stock VW Sedans. (1600cc)
Production short wheelbase 4x4 Modified Jeeps.
Stock full-sized trucks.
Stock mini trucks. (4300cc)
Limited, identical open-wheel Baja touring cars.
660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle.
Limited Production Trucks governed by the Baja ProTruck Off-Road Race Series
125cc or smaller two-stroke and 250cc or smaller four-stroke motorcycles.
126cc to 250cc.
250cc or more.
Riders over 30 years old.
Riders over 40 years old.
Riders over 50 years old.
Riders over 60 years old.
250cc or less.
251cc or more.
| Year | Cars & Trucks | Motorcycle | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers | Vehicle | Riders | Vehicle | |||||||
| 1969 | Bud Ekins, Guy Jones | Baja Boot Olds | Doug Douglas, Jim McClurg | |||||||
| 1970 | Ford bronco | Bill Silverthorn, Gene Fetty | Husqvarna | |||||||
| 1971 | Bobby Ferro | Funco VW | 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 | Funco VW | Harley-Davidson | ||||||||
| 1976 | Funco VW | Larry Roeseler, A.C. Bakken | Husqvarna | |||||||
| 1977 | Chenowth VW | Larry Roeseler, Jack Johnson | Husqvarna | |||||||
| 1978 | 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 | Yamaha | |||||||
| 1982 | Funco VW | Larry Roeseler, Chuck Miller | Yamaha | |||||||
| 1983 | Corky McMillin, Scott McMillin | Chenowth VW | Dan Ashcraft | Husqvarna | ||||||
| 1984 | 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 | Ford | - | - | |||||||
| 1990 | Ford | Kawasaki | ||||||||
| 1991 | Toyota | Garth Sweetland, Paul Krause | Kawasaki | |||||||
| 1992 | Toyota | Larry Roeseler, Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Paul Krause | Kawasaki | |||||||
| 1993 | Toyota | Danny Hamel, Larry Roeseler, Ted Hunnicutt Jr. | Kawasaki | |||||||
| 1994 | Dave Ashley, Dan Smith | Ford | Paul Krause, Ted Hunnicutt Jr. | Kawasaki | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Ford Trophy Truck | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Mark McMillin | Jimco Porsche | Honda | |||||||
| Toyota Trophy Truck | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Toyota | Honda | ||||||||
| 1999 | Toyota | Jonah Street, Torsten Borstrom | Honda | - | 2000 | Chevy | Jonah Street, Steve Hengeveld | Honda | ||
| 2001 | Mark McMillin | Jimco Chevy | Honda | |||||||
| 2002 | Smithbuilt Ford | Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell | Honda | |||||||
| 2003 | Smithbuilt Ford | Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell | Honda | |||||||
| 2004 | Alan Pflueger | Chevy | Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell | Honda | ||||||
| 2005 | Chevy | 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 | Chevy | Timmy Weigand, Colton Udall, David Kamo | Honda | |||||||
| 2014 | Bryce Menzies | Ford | Ricky Brabec, David Pearson, Max Eddy Jr. | Kawasaki | ||||||
| 2015 | Ford | Justin Morgan, Max Eddy, Ian Young | Kawasaki | |||||||
| 2016 | Ford | Colton Udall, Mark Samuels | Honda CRF450X | |||||||
| 2017 | Geier | Francisco Arredondo, Justin Morgan, Shane Esposito, Roberto Viallobos | Honda CRF450X | |||||||
| 2018 | Ford | Justin Morgan | Honda CRF450X | |||||||
| 2019 | Chevrolet | Justin Morgan | Honda CRF450X | |||||||
| 2020 | Dan McMillin | Chevrolet | Mark Samuels | Honda | ||||||
| 2021 | Toyota | Jason Alosi | Husqvarna | |||||||
| 2022 | Ford | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | KTM | |||||||
| 2023 | Bryce Menzies | Ford | Arturo Salas | KTM | ||||||
| 2024 | Mason | Arturo Salas | Honda | |||||||