This years race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada. Pre-running on the 672.85-mile loop course officially began this past Saturday. Pre-running is allowed from Ojos Negros and back, starting at race mile 43.3. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 18 and 19). During the race, the first section of the course, approximately 40 miles, will be used both leaving the city and returning to Ensenada.
While late entries are accepted up to race day, a total of 326 entries have officially been accepted for the race as of today which will put the starting field in the top 10 in the 42-year history of the storied event.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy-Truck (35), Class 1 (24), Class 1-2/1600 (15) and SCORE Lite (14) and Class 10 (10).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, the open motorcycle Class 22 has the most entries to date with 18 followed by Class 30, riders 30 years old and over, which has 13.
Leading the six Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which has 37 entries and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc which has 15 entries to date.
The defending overall champions are all in this year’s field: Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck, the No. 1x Class 22 open motorcycle team led by Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif., on a Kawasaki KX450 and the No. 1a Class 24 open ATV team led by Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., on a Honda TRX700XX.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 250,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels from Ensenada to Ojos Negros, east down Laguna Salada to San Felipe, down through the legendary Matomi Wash, around Mike’s Sky Ranch, through both Rancho Las Truchas and Rancho El Coyote, down the infamous Simpson’s Hill and back to the Pacific Coast below San Vicente and up through Santo Tomas, Uruapan and back to Ojos Negros, covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula to and from Ensenada.
Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special, in association with SCORE and Aura360, for the sixth consecutive year. It is scheduled to air on NBC at 2 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 19 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
Also this years Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be webcast LIVE not here at Bajaracing Live but at the new, independent score-baja-1000.com website. (Not related or affiliated with SCORE Intl.)
Baja 1000 1967 – 2009

1967 Tijuana to La Paz Total Starters: 68, Total Finishers: 31
1968 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 243, Total Finishers: 106
1969 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 247, Total Finishers: 96
1970 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 261, Total Finishers: 145
1971 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 222, Total Finishers: 116
1972 Mexicali to La Paz Total Starters: 245, Total Finishers: 98
1973 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 143, Total Finishers: 73
1974 NO RACE (Fuel Crisis)
1975 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 235, Total Finishers: 86
1976 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 218, Total Finishers: 74
1977 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 346, Total Finishers: 123
1978 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 219, Total Finishers: 56
1979 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 244, Total Finishers: 121
1980 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 255, Total Finishers: 104
1981 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 250, Total Finishers: 85
1982 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 135, Total Finishers: 69
1983 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 248, Total Finishers: 76
1984 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 169, Total Finishers: 75
1985 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 211, Total Finishers: 111
1986 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 237, Total Finishers: 147
1987 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 314, Total Finishers: 180
1988 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 329, Total Finishers: 163
1989 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 286, Total Finishers: 176
1990 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 308 Total Finishers: 162
1991 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 271, Total Finishers: 124
1992 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 307, Total Finishers: 189
1993 Mexicali to Mexicali Total Starters: 260, Total Finishers: 96
1994 Mexicali to Mexicali Total Starters: 281, Total Finishers: 120
1995 Tijuana to La Paz Total Starters: 283, Total Finishers: 160
1996 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 220, Total Finishers: 113
1997 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 221, Total Finishers: 130
1998 Santo Tomas to La Paz Total Starters: 207, Total Finishers: 123
1999 Ojos Negros to Ojos Negros Total Starters: 238, Total Finishers: 101
2000 Tecate SCORE Baja 2000 Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas Total Starters: 262, Total Finishers: 184
2001 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 219, Total Finishers: 102
2002 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 234, Total Finishers: 151
2003 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 272, Total Finishers: 153
2004 Ensenada to La Paz Total Starters: 284, Total Finishers: 198
2005 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 342, Total Finishers: 163
2006 Ensenada to La Paz *Total Starters: 431, Total Finishers: 234
2007 Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas Total Starters: 424, Total Finishers: 237**
2008 Ensenada to Ensenada Total Starters: 347, Total Finishers: 227

*Event Record-Starters
**Event Record-Finishers

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