All-Time SCORE Baja 500 Champions Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico 1969 1974 CLASS 3--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker Total Starters: 163 Total Finishers: 73 Total Starters: 279 Total Finishers: 173 CLASS 4--Don Barlow/W.M. Walsh CAT. 1 & 2—Ray Brock/Pflueger CLASS 1--Bobby Ferro/Don Ernstmeyer CLASS 5--Don Robertson/Doug Robertson CAT. 3—Tom McClelland/Andy DeVercelly CLASS 2--Bill Hrynko/Ivan Stewart CLASS 5-1600--John Wright/Rich Haff CAT. 4—Vic Wilson/Drino Miller CLASS 3--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker CLASS 6--Bill Carpenter CAT. 5—John Ulfeldt/George Elliott CLASS 4--Bill Rush/Dan Shields CLASS 7--Manny Esquerra CAT. 6—Bud Ekins/Guy Jones CLASS 5--John Modica/Carl Scholl CLASS 8--Frank Vessels, Charles Haga CAT. 7 & 8—Doug Douglas/Jim McClurg CLASS 6--Dave Beverly/Howard Goldsmith CLASS 9--Ron Stacy 1970 CLASS 7--Mario Alesi/Peter Alesi CLASS 10--Jerry Johnson/Terry Smith Total Starters: 260 Total Finishers: 127 CLASS 8--Walker Evans/Jimmie Baird CLASS 11--Dennis Hamilton/Curt Crecelius CAT. 1—Ingvar Lindqvist/John Ghini CLASS 9--Gary DeWitt/Bob Rodine CLASS 20--Mitch Payton/Jeff Kaplan CAT. 2—Walker Evans/Shelby Mongeon CLASS 10--Andy DeVercelly, Jerry Conway CLASS 21--Bruce Ogilvie CAT. 3—Jerry Herbst/Mart Collins CLASS 20--Nils Nilsson/Mickey Quade CLASS 22--Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson CAT. 4—Parnelli Jones CLASS 21--Al Baker/Steve Holladay CLASS 38--Dick Vick/John Watkins CAT. 5—Rod Hall CLASS 22--Mitch Mayes/A.C. Bakken 1978 CAT. 6—Doug Fortin/Dick Clark 1975 Total Starters: 282 Total Finishers: 96 CAT. 7—Amond Caprio/Fred Kenyon Total Starters: 365 Total Finishers: 155 CLASS 1--Bud Feldkamp/Malcolm Smith CAT. 8—Bill Silverthorn/Gene Fetty CLASS 1--Ivan Stewart CLASS 1/2-1600--Clark West/Howard 1971 CLASS 2--John Zink/Dennie Moore Hughes Total Starters: 226 Total Finishers: 114 CLASS 3--Dick Dahn/Dale Frahm CLASS 2--Dave Martin/Al Martin CAT. 1—Rod Hall CLASS 4--J.M. Bragg CLASS 3--Dale Frahm/Bobby Grimes CAT. 2—Ak Miller/Ray Brock CLASS 5--Dick Lee CLASS 4--Steve Mizel/Max Jamisson CAT. 3—Bobby Ferro CLASS 6--Dave Beverly/Hank Roed CLASS 5--Mike Leon/Javier Tiznado CAT. 4—Drino Miller/Bud Ekins CLASS 7--Mario Alesi/Peter Alesi CLASS 5-1600--John Bilkey Jr./John Bilkey CAT. 6—Wayne Minor/Gary Scarmella CLASS 8--Walker Evans/Jeff Weaver CLASS 6--John Pirtchard/Suly Pritchard CAT. 7—Gene Cannady/Max Switzer CLASS 9--Bob Rodine CLASS 7--Jack Lee/Jim Travis CAT. 8—Malcolm Smith/J.N. Roberts CLASS 10--Ron Fee/Jack Froelich CLASS 8--John Baker CAT. 9—John Steen/John Lawlor CLASS 20--Eric Jensen/Carl Cranke CLASS 9--Ron Gardner/Bernie Mayer 1972 CLASS 21--Larry Roeseler/Bruce Ogilvie CLASS 10--Randy Bishop/John Anderson CLASS 11--Jesus Luna/Aurelio Alvarez Total Starters: 301 Total Finishers: 144 CLASS 22--Al Baker/Gunnar Lindstrom CLASS 20--George Erl/Thomas Grant CAT. 1—Dick Lee 1976 CLASS 21--Jeff Kaplan/Rick Finger CAT. 2—Walker Evans/Shelby Mongeon Total Starters: 384 Total Finishers: 179 CLASS 22--Brent Wallingsford/Scot Harden CAT. 3—Bobby Ferro CLASS 1--Bobby Ferro/Ivan Stewart CLASS 38--John Watkins/Dick Vick CAT. 4—Warren Stephens/Donald Brawner CLASS 2--Walker Evans/Sam Moses 1979 CAT. 6—Bill Rush/Pete Torres CLASS 3--Gale Pike/Bill Stroppe CAT. 7—Larry Roeseler/Mitch Mayes CLASS 4--Allen Hightower/Gene Hightower Total Starters: 283 Total Finishers: 139 CAT. 8—Gene Fetty/Bill Silverthorn CLASS 5--Carroll Ditson CLASS 1--Malcolm Smith/Bud Feldkamp CAT. 9—John Steen/Donald Richards CLASS 6--Gordon Poff/Katy Poff CLASS 1/2-1600--Monte Crawford/Dan CAT. 10—Carl Jackson/Mike Record CLASS 6W--Frank Ball/Ron Thompson Minshew 1973 CLASS 7--Bill Baldwin/Jerry Chrismer CLASS 2--Frank Vessels/Gary Pace CLASS 3--Rod Halll/Jim Fricker Total Starters: 333 Total Finishers: 138 CLASS 8--Frank Vessels/Charles Haga CLASS 4--Ray Russell CAT. 1—Dick Lee CLASS 9--Ron Stacy/Bob Parker CLASS 5--Doug Robertson/Skip Holland CAT. 2—Walker Evans/Shelby Mongeon CLASS 10--Greg Krogh/Dave Beverly CLASS 5-1600--John Johnson/Linda CAT. 3—John Johnson CLASS 11--Bob Scharbarth/John Wright Johnson CAT. 4—Parnelli Jones CLASS 20--Eric Jensen/Carl Cranke CLASS 6--Henry Arras/Rick Lairy CAT. 6—Gene Hightower/Dale Frahm CLASS 21--Scot Harden/Jack Johnson CLASS 7--Jim Travis/Wayne Schmidt CAT. 7—Preston Petty/Dick Miller CLASS 22--Larry Roeseler/A.C. Bakken CLASS 8--Dale Sexton/Lewis Sexton CAT. 8—Howard Utsey/Mickey Quade CLASS 22--Bob Scharbarth/John Wright CLASS 9--Mark McMillin CAT. 9—John Steen/Jim Russell 1977 CLASS 10--John Boyer/David Kreisler CAT. 10—Jim Conner/Jim Kirby Total Starters: 384 Total Finishers: 161 CLASS 11--Peter Clark/Jan Wright CLASS 1--Ivan Stewart CLASS 20--Scott CouttsScott Pfeiffer CLASS 2--Rick Mears/Bill Mears CLASS 21--Brian Wright/Brad Henson CLASS 22--Jack Johnson CLASS 3L--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker CLASS 5-1600--Eric Arras/Henry Arras CLASS 30--Sam Bass/Casey Folks CLASS 3S--Sherman Balch/Jim Acker CLASS 6--Larry Schwacofer/Sid Spradling CLASS 38--Dick Vick/John Watkins CLASS 4--Don Adams/Jason Myers CLASS 7--Ivan Stewart 1980 CLASS 5--Malcolm Vinje/Mark Hansen CLASS 7S--Willie Valdez Total Starters: 294 Total Finishers: 126 CLASS 5-1600--Eric Arras/Rick Sigloch CLASS 8--Dave Shoppe/Jeff Yocom CLASS 1--Bob Gordon CLASS 6--Larry Schwacofer/Sid Spradling CLASS 9--Jim Dizney/Mike McCrory CLASS 1/2-1600--Earl Hardesty/Howard CLASS 7--Jerry McDonald/Ben Metcalf CLASS 10--Larry Bolin Hughes CLASS 8--Jeff MacPherson/Jean Francois CLASS 11--Sergio Gutierrez/Tony CLASS 2--Mike Patrick/Phil Bowers Jamet Valenzuela CLASS 3--Roger Mears/Bill Mears CLASS 9--Steve Sourapas/Dave Richardson CLASS 20--Ed Foland/Jeff Foland CLASS 4--Don Adams/Jason Myers CLASS 10--Roger Mortenson/Russell Welch CLASS 21--Dave Chase/Brett Howell CLASS 5--Gary Leupold/Jim Taber CLASS 11--Sergio Gutierrez/Jose Guteirrez CLASS 22--Dan Smith/Dave Ashcraft CLASS 5-1600--John Johnson/Linda CLASS 20--Kurt Pfeiffer/Donnie Morrison CLASS 30--Steve Subith/Bill Harris Johnson CLASS 21--Kent Pfeiffer/Scott Pfeiffer CLASS 38--Richard Jackson/Gary Colbert CLASS 6--Henry Arras, Rick Lairy CLASS 22--Larry Roeseler/Chuck Miller CLASS 23--Brent Edwards/Ron Apodaca CLASS 7--Manny Esquerra/Dolores Esquerra CLASS 30--George Erl/Richard Jackson CLASS 33--Mark Weixeldorfer/Dean Sundahl CLASS 8--Ivan Stewart/Charlotte Corral CLASS 38--John Etchart/Dave Wood CLASS 43--Fred Wing/Mike Tarter CLASS 9--Don DeNault/Bob DeNault CLASS 33--Wes Arnold/Tom Gildea 1985 CLASS 10--Ray Bates/Steve Ebbert CLASS 43--Keith Callen/Scott Rauch Total Starters: 213 Total Finishers: 95 CLASS 11--Bill Rodriguez/Jesus Luna 1983 CLASS 1--Rob Gardner/Bud Feldkamp CLASS 20--Kurt Pfeiffer/Mike Goodwin Total Starters: 192 Total Finishers: 86 CLASS 2--Frank Arciero Jr/Ivan Stewart CLASS 21--Jim Fishback/Bob Rutten CLASS 1--Mike Julson/Tom Ebberts CLASS 1/2-1600--Mitch Mitchell/Ray Croll Jr. CLASS 22--Bruce Ogilvie/Chuck Miller CLASS 1/1600--Larry Smith/Jon Kennedy CLASS 3--Gene Hightower/Kirby Hightower CLASS 30--Richard Jackson/Dennis CLASS 2--Corky McMillin/Scott McMillin CLASS 4--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker DeCamp CLASS 2/1600--Jim Sumners,/Doug Renfro CLASS 5--Jim Cocores/Dave Parsons CLASS 38--Dick Vick/John Watkins CLASS 3--Don Adams/Jason Myers CLASS 5-1600--Mark Steele/Johnny 1981 CLASS 4--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker Johnson Total Starters: 277 Total Finishers: 117 CLASS 5--Malcolm Vinje/Mark Hansen CLASS 6--Arne Gunnarsson/Bob Lanz CLASS 1--Jack Motley/Todd Martella CLASS 5-1600--Robert C. Jones/Dee CLASS 6B--Larry Schwacofer/Sid Spradling CLASS 1/1600--Bob Richardson/Jim Dyer Whitledge CLASS 7--Manny Esquerra/Tudy Esquerra CLASS 2--Malcolm Smith/Bill Newbury CLASS 6--Stan Gilbert/Dave Hall CLASS 7S--Mike Leon/Javier Tiznado CLASS 2/1600--Jim Sumner/sDorothy CLASS 7--John Baker/Russ Honsaker CLASS 7/4X4--G.T. Gowland/Janette Sumners CLASS 7S--Mike Falkosky/Pat Falkosky Gowland CLASS 3--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker CLASS 8--Dave Shoppe/Jeff Yocum CLASS 8--Mike Nesmith/Randy Salmont CLASS 4--Paul Price/Dick Dahn CLASS 9--Ray Gastelum CLASS 9--Jim Dizney CLASS 5--Bob Vanegas/Jeff Hibbard CLASS 10--Steve Sourapas/Dave CHALLENGER--Dr. Sherman Kearl/Matt CLASS 5-1600--Earl Hardesty/Howard Richardson Kearl Hughes CLASS 11--Sergio Gutierrez/Victor Barajas CLASS 10--Jack Irvine/Kit Trenholm CLASS 6--Stan Gilbert/David Hall CLASS 20--Oren Beck II CLASS 11--Marco Carmona/Luis G. CLASS 7--Jim Conner/John Ray CLASS 21--Scott Pfeiffer Carmona CLASS 8--Steve Kelley/Tom Morris CLASS 22--Dan Ashcraft/Dan Smith CLASS 12--Jason Myers/Don Adams CLASS 9--Ray Croll/Jim Julson CLASS 30--Mike Goodwin CLASS 20--Joey Lane/James Tucker CLASS 10--Scott McMillin/Ron Stacy CLASS 38--John Etchart/Dave Wood CLASS 21--Duane A. Summer/John Rudder CLASS 11--Sergio Gutierrez/Porfirio CLASS 23--Tracey Dickson CLASS 22--Kurt Pfeiffer/Scot Harden Gutierrez CLASS 33--Ken Bunn CLASS 30--Neal Manninen CLASS 20--Kurt Pfeiffer/Mike Goodwin CLASS 43--Brett Driscoll/Craig Corda CLASS 38--Casey Folks/Max Switzer CLASS 21--Kent Pfeiffer/Scott Pfeiffer 1984 CLASS 23--Steve Wright/Tracey Dickson CLASS 22--Larry Roeseler/Bruce Ogilvie Barstow, California CLASS 24--Mark Brown/Mike Hotchkiss CLASS 30--George Erl/George Luther Total Starters: 174 Total Finishers: 84 CLASS 33--Steve Wright/Mark Weixeldorfer CLASS 38--Ron Bishop/John Watkins CLASS 1--Larry Ragland CLASS 34--Randy Pettit/Eric Pettit CLASS 43--Mark Weixeldorfer/Dean Sundahl CLASS 1/1600--Bobby Neth/Tom Neth CLASS 43--Mike Coe/Curtis Sparks 1982 CLASS 2--Jim Sumners/Doug Renfro CLASS 44--Rey Frank/Robbie Madison Total Starters: 208 Total Finishers: 117 CLASS 2/1600--Rodney Goodsell/David 1986 CLASS 1--Larry Ragland Marini Total Starters: 277 Total Finishers: 174 CLASS 1/1600--Bobby Neth/Tom Neth CLASS 3--Jorge Souto/Sergio Duron CLASS 1--Ivan Stewart CLASS 2--Don Adams/Malcolm Smith CLASS 4--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker CLASS 2--Corky McMillin/Scott McMillin CLASS 2/1600--Jim Sumners/Bob Renfro CLASS 5--Norm Schmidt/Steve Schmidt CLASS 1/2-1600--Rob Tolleson CLASS 3--Don Adams/Larry Olsen CLASS 34--Scott Hewitt 1990 CLASS 4--Rod Hall/Jim Fricker CLASS 43--Ronny Wilson/Brett King Start in Ensenada, Finish in Santo Tomas CLASS 5--Max Razo/Johnny Johnson CLASS 44--Dennis Rogers Total Starters: 272 Total Finishers: 159 CLASS 5-1600--Robert C.