Trophy Truck and Class 1 racers qualified for starting positions today for the 46th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500. With clean air being such a crucial advantage in any long-distance off-road race south of the border, most teams showed up today to compete for good starting spots for this year’s race.

Robby Gordon posted the fastest time today out of the 28 racers qualifying, posting a time of 5 minutes, 8.738 seconds. Finishing in second was Bryce Menzies with a time of 5:13.418, while Jason Voss rounded out the top three with a time of 5:17.110.

In Class 1, Cody Parkhouse posted the fastest qualifying time on the qualifying course just outside of Ojos Negros with a time of 5 minutes, 31.98 seconds. Ronny Wilson posted the second-fastest time in Class 1 at 5:36.28, while third went to Jon Walker with a time of 5:41.48.

With qualifying spots now set, tech and contingency will descend upon the streets of Ensenada tomorrow, with the race kicking off at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Racers will tackle a 446.9-mile loop course that begins and ends in Ensenada. Be sure to check back with Off-Road.com for more coverage of the event, and for more information on the race itself visit http://www.score-international.com/.

2014 SCORE Baja 500 Qualifying*
Trophy Truck
1. Robby Gordon – 5.08.738
2. Bryce Menzies – 5:13.418
3. Jason Voss – 5:17.110
4. Rob MacCachren – 5:21.735
5. Clyde Stacy – 5:22.556
6. Luke McMillin – 5:23.059
7. BJ Baldwin – 5:23.285
8. Cameron Steele – 5:25.425
9. Steven Eugenio – 5:26.576
10. Armin Schwarz – 5:28.337
11. Kyle Jergensen – 5:29.729
12. Gus Vildosola Jr. – 5:29.750
13. Juan C. Lopez – 5:30.316
14. Justin Davis – 5:32.494
15. Robert Acer – 5:34.681
16. Jesse Jones – 5:37.120
17. Dan McMillin – 5:38.331
18. Troy Herbst – 5:39.212
19. Gary Weyhrich – 5:41.549
20. Zak Langley – 5:42.572

Class 1
1. Cody Parkhouse – 5:31.98
2. Ronny Wilson – 5:36.28
3. Jon Walker – 5:41.48
4. Justin Matney – 5:42.06
5. Andrew Myers – 5:49.86
6. Brian Wilson – 5:52.75
7. Chuck Sacks – 6:02.62
8. Nick Mills – 6:14.35
9. Shelby Reid
10. Richard Boyle