First Mexican National team to claim the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 victory

Tavo and Gus Vildolsola are the first Mexican National team to claim the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 victory in it’s 43rd edition!! Averaging 55.8 mp/h in their #21 Red Bull Trophy Truck they covered the distance of 1061 miles from Ensenada to La Paz in 19:00:04 hrs. With that Vildolsola Racing also beat the motorcycle overall time of the winning 1x Honda. Robby Gordon, in his first outing with new colors – he’s now sponsored by his own, new energy drink “Speed Energy” finished in second place. He damaged a drive shaft and had some GPS issues throughout the race. Robby Gordon claims this is what cost him the overall win.
Roger Norman and Navigator Lance Clifford piloted the Crystal Bay Casino Ford #8 Trophy Truck to a hard fought 3rd place. Alternator issues during the race been reported.
BJ “Ballistic” Baldwin in his #97 General Tire shoed Trophy Truck finishes 4th after some late race repairs (crankshaft sensor replacement about 20 miles out from the finish-line) and hard push for the front. Gary Weyhrich crosses the finish line in 5th place and is the first of the Jimco made Trophy Trucks.

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Robby Gordon Off-Road with new SPEED Energy sponsor.

When Robby Gordon rolls into the 43rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in Ensenada, Mexico his No. 1 Chevy CK-150 Trophy Truck will feature a brand new primary sponsor for Robby Gordon Off-Road. SPEED Energy will come on board to sponsor the 2009 Tecate SCORE International Off-Road Racing Champion in one of the most prestigious off-road races of the year. “This company is based on a commitment to SPEED, energy and relentless determination. No one personifies those values better than Robby Gordon, which makes him the perfect fit for our new SPEED Energy brand,” commented SPEED Energy Drink representative, Steve Nichols.

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Baja 1000 draw results Trophy Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (35)
8 Roger Norman, 21 Gus Vildosola Jr., 97 B.J. Baldwin, 31 Andy McMillin, 84 Nick Vanderwey, 71 Rick D. Johnson, 9 Mark Weyhrich, 23 Mark McMillin, 59 Craig Potts, 1 Robby Gordon, 35 Jason Voss, 74 Rob Bruce, 2 Pete Sohren, 47 James Bult, 16 Cameron Steele, 3 Mark Post, 94 Steve Strobel, 22 Damen Jefferies, 13 Ed Stout, 61 Josh Hall, 24 Adam Householder, 45 Gary Magness, 49 Troy Herbst, 88 Jerry Whelchel, 19 Tim Herbst, 54 Jesse James,

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