Sunday, November 22, 2015

Baja 1000 results, disappointment, but podium finishes for Lopez, and Laguna, at 2nd and 3rd

1st place was USA’s MacCachren/A. McMillin

Physically crossing the finish line in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultrual Center first for a possible victory, Mexico’s Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez of Tecate, just 20 who won this year’s SCORE Baja 500, finished second in the No. 5 RPM Racing Chevy Rally Truck in a time of 16:14:55 with an average speed of 50.55 mph.

Third overall and in SCORE Trophy Truck in the No. 17 RPM Racing was Mexico’s Eduardo ‘Lalo’ Laguna in 16:17:23 at 50.44 mph.

The reason for the time vs podium place was due to penalities, Lopez received time penalties from SCORE race officials Saturday morning for two course violations. Lopez, just 20 and one of the talented young guns received a total time penalty of 20 minutes for missing two virtual checkpoints. The penalty moved him from an unofficial victory in the iconic race to second place overall and in his class in the legendary Granddaddy of all Desert Races.

the results became official after review of the data loggers in each finishing vehicle by SCORE officials on Sunday morning, the MacCachren/A. McMillin duo had finished in Ensenada in 15 hours, 58 minutes and 33 seconds.

For the second straight year, Mexico’s Gus Vildosola Jr of Mexicali, entered the race leading the SCORE Trophy Truck season points in the No. 21 Vildosola Racing Ford Raptor. Last year his hopes of being the first Mexican National to win the SCORE Overall points title were stopped with a mechanical issue that forced him out early in the race. This year he finished sixth overall and sixth in SCORE Trophy Truck in the SCORE Baja 1000 after mechanical issues slowed him down again, costing him the season championship for the second straight year.

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OFFICIAL FINISHERS (Following data tracking review)

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)—
1. 11 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Andy McMillin, San Diego, Ford F-150, 15:58:32 (51.41 miles per hour);
2. 5 Carlos Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Chevy Rally Truck, 16:14:55 ;
3. 17 Eduardo Laguna, Mexicali, Mexico/Josh Daniel, Canyon Country, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16:17:03;

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