Kendall Norman (top) celebrates the win teammate Quinn Cody, who picks him up at the finish line.

The Johnny Campbell Racing Honda team had a great day in Baja. Kendall Norman was the rider of record on the winning team on 4x JCR Honda CRF450X bike, as he crossed the finish line first and edged out JCR teammate Colton Udall by one minute and five seconds for the overall win. Norman’s team also included Timmy Weigand and Quinn Cody. Though Johnny Campbell was listed as a rider, he was only planning to ride if absolutely necessary.

“It’s just been a hell of a lot of hard work,” Norman said at the finish line. “I had a pretty darn clean ride.” When SCORE President and CEO Sal Fish asked him at the finish how many miles he rode, he quickly shot out “269,” and noted, “I could do more, but that’s enough for today.”

Udall and teammate Jeff Kargola (the freestyler rider known as "Ox") were just over a minute away from the overall win on their 15x JCR Honda CRF450X. It was Udall's first Baja 500 race, but he has a good amount of Baja experience having raced at the Baja 1000 and San Felipe race a few times.

“It was really rough, and on the way back in, the last 30 miles, it was absolutely brutal,” Udall said. “I rode the first 100 miles, my teammate rode over the summit (another 100). At Borego, 4x had a problem with their ignition cover, and we took the lead. I pinned it to the meadow, and 4x caught me, and at each pit we would come in within a minute every single time. The course, it was definitely tough, especially the last 30 [miles]. I made more mistakes in the last 30 miles than the whole race. I rode an epic race, and the last 30 miles … I pretty much lost it in the last 30 miles, because I made two big mistakes, and that was probably a minute right there.”

Johnny Campbell Racing teammates Kendall Norman and Colton Udall went 1-2 at the Baja 500, and Udall helps Norman kick off the celebration by showering him with praise (and water).

Coming in third place was Connor Penhall, who was 27 minutes and 16 seconds off the pace on the 5x Honda CRF450X. Penhall was the rider of record, but he split seat time with Cale Wallace. The team of Shane Esposito, Brian Pinard, Francisco Septien and Brent Harden came in fourth place overall on the 106x Kawasaki KX450F and were also the first Class 21 (125cc to 250cc) bike to cross the finish line. The Class 40 (over 40 years of age) winner on the 400x Honda CRF450X was Scott Myers, who took sixth overall. The Class 30 (over 30 years of age) winner was Mike Johnson, who came in ninth place overall on his 303x Honda CRF450X.