40 SCORE racers have driven BFGoodrich Tires To 34 Overalls out of its 49 SCORE Baja 1000s

Including the 1986 SCORE Baja 1000, BFGoodrich Tires-equipped vehicles have won a SCORE-record 34 overall victories out of the 49 races the tire-manufacturer has had teams

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com OR SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@ SCORE-International.com

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com

OR

SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@ SCORE-International.com

 

October 30, 2025

 

Race week Nov. 10-16

40 SCORE racers have driven BFGoodrich Tires

To 34 Overalls out of its 49 SCORE Baja 1000s

Including the 1986 SCORE Baja 1000, BFGoodrich Tires-equipped vehicles have won a SCORE-record 34 overall victories out of the 49 races the tire-manufacturer has had teams

 

NOTE: Texto en Español abajo

 

     ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—When legendary Sal Fish first convinced engineers from the fledgling BFGoodrich Tires company to come and check out a SCORE Baja race back in 1975, even the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee and former SCORE President and owner (1974-2012) wasn’t sure how this relationship would work out.

     Fast forward to 2025 and BFGoodrich Tires will be racing in the BFGoodrich Tires 58th SCORE Baja 1000 for the 50th time on November 10-16 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

     A former Publisher of Hot Rod Magazine, Fish was trying to expand the scope of the neophyte SCORE back then and felt that a company like BFGoodrich Tires would be a great fit for SCORE International, founded by the late Mickey Thompson in 1973.

     “At the time, I was aggressively trying to expand the reach of SCORE and it really seamed to me that BFGoodrich Tires would be a good partner for SCORE,” remembered the venerable Fish. “Hindsight is always 20-20. and to this day, SCORE has not had a better official sponsor than BFG which has been SCORE’s official tire for 49 years now. We would like to think that SCORE contributed heavily to the expansion of BFGoodrich Tires in the international marketplace. BFGoodrich Tires is unequalled when it comes to all forms of off-road racing worldwide.”

     From the humble beginning of Fritz Kroyer being the first entry on BFGoodrich Tires in the SCORE Baja 1000 in 1976 (unfortunately ending with a DNF), BFG has established an unrivaled record of 34 overall race wins in the iconic SCORE Baja 1000.

     In the 1977 race the late Frank ‘Scoop’ Vessels gave BFGoodrich Tires its first class win in this race and the now prominent world-wide tire manufacturer earned its first overall win in the 1986 Granddaddy of all Desert Races on the Chenowth-Porsche Class 1 unlimited open-wheel desert race car with Mark McMillin and Ralph Paxton behind the wheel.

     Including that 1986 SCORE Baja 1000, BFGoodrich Tires-equipped vehicles have won a SCORE-record 34 overall victories out of the 49 races the tire-manufacturer has had teams.

     A total of 40 different drivers have helped BFGoodrich Tires establish the enviable record of 34 overalls, led by Las Vegas’ Rob ‘The G.O.A.T’ MacCachren who has won seven of those crowns. Among the other drivers with overall wins for BFGoodrich Tires have been Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., with five overalls on BFGs, and with four each are Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., and San Diego cousins Andy McMillin and Luke McMillin.

     Cheers to BFGoodrich Tires from SCORE International on this amazing accomplishment.

     Here is the official SCORE Baja 1000 overall winner’s list for vehicles equipped with BFGoodrich Tires…

1986 Mark McMillin/Ralph Paxton, Chenowth-Porsche (Class 1)

1987 Bob Gordon/Malcom Smith, Chenowth-Porsche (Class 1)

1988 Mark McMillin, Chenowth-Porsche (Class 1)

1989 Robby Gordon, Ford Truck (Class 8)

1990 Bob Gordon/Robyn Gordon/Robby Gordon (Class 1)

1991 Larry Ragland, Chevy Truck (Class 8)

1992 Paul Simon/Dave Simon, Ford Truck (Class 1)

1993 Ivan Stewart, Toyota Truck (Class 1)

1994 Jim Smith, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

1995 Larry Ragland, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

1996 Larry Ragland, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

1997 Larry Ragland, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

1998 Ivan Stewart, Toyota Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

1999 Larry Ragland, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2000 Dan Smith/Dave Ashley, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2001 Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley, Jimco-Chevy (Class 1)

2002 Dan Smith/Dave Ashley, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2003 Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley, Jimco-Chevy (Class 1)

2004 Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Smithbuilt-Ford (Class 1)

2005 Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Smithbuilt-Ford (Class 1)

2007 Mark Post/Rob MacCachren/Carl Renezeder, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2008 Roger Norman/Larry Roeseler, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2009 Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2010 Tavo Vildosola Jr/Gustavo Vildosola Sr, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2011 Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2014 Rob MacCachren/Andy McMillin/Jason Voss, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2015 Rob MacCachren/Andy McMillin, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2016 Rob MacCachren/Jason Voss, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2017 Apdaly Lopez/Juan Carlos Lopez, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2018 Cameron Steele/Pat Dean, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2020 Luke McMillin/Larry Roeseler, Ford Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2021 Rob MacCachren/Luke McMillin, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2022 Luke McMillin/Rob MacCachren, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

2024 Luke McMillin/Rob MacCachren, Chevy Truck (SCORE Trophy Truck)

CONTACTO DE PRENSA DE SCORE: Gabriel García, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com, O CON EL HISTORIADOR DE SCORE, Dominic@SCORE-International.com

 

30 de Octubre de 2025 

 

Del 10 al 16 de Noviembre

Leyendas del Off-Road son parte del legado de BFGoodrich Tires en la SCORE Baja 1000

En este año, la empresa mundial BFGoodrich Tires celebrará su participación número 50 en la edición 58 de la SCORE Baja 1000, que se llevará a cabo del 10 al 16 de Noviembre en Ensenada, Baja California, México

 

     Ensenada, Baja California, México– Cuando el legendario Sal Fish convenció por primera vez a los ingenieros de la entonces naciente compañía de llantas, BFGoodrich Tires, para asistir a una carrera de SCORE International en Baja California durante 1975, ni siquiera el miembro del Salón de la Fama del Off-Road, el expresidente y propietario de SCORE International (1974-2012) estaba seguro de cómo resultaría aquella colaboración.

     En este año, la empresa mundial BFGoodrich Tires celebrará su participación número 50 en la edición 58 de la SCORE Baja 1000, que se llevará a cabo del 10 al 16 de Noviembre en Ensenada, Baja California, México.

    Exeditor de la revista Hot Rod Magazine, Fish buscaba en aquel entonces ampliar el alcance de la joven organización de SCORE y consideró que una compañía como BFGoodrich Tires sería el socio ideal para el proyecto, fundada en 1973 por el fallecido corredor Mickey Thompson.

    “En ese momento estaba decidido a expandir la proyección de SCORE, y me parecía que BFGoodrich Tires sería un excelente aliado”, recordó el veterano Fish. “La retrospectiva siempre es clara, y hasta el día de hoy, SCORE no ha tenido un patrocinador oficial mejor que BFG, que ha sido la llanta oficial de la organización durante 49 años. Nos gusta pensar que SCORE contribuyó significativamente a la expansión de BFGoodrich Tires en el mercado internacional. BFGoodrich Tires no tiene rival en ninguna modalidad del automovilismo fuera de camino a nivel mundial.”

     Desde sus humildes comienzos, cuando Fritz Kroyer se convirtió en el primer piloto en competir con llantas BFGoodrich en la SCORE Baja 1000 de 1976 (una participación que lamentablemente terminó con un abandono), la marca ha construido un récord inigualable de 34 victorias absolutas en esta icónica competencia.

     En la edición de 1977, el fallecido Frank “Scoop” Vessels le dio a BFGoodrich Tires su primera victoria en la Baja 1000, y en 1986 la empresa obtuvo su primer éxito absoluto en “La Madre de todas las carreras fuera de camino”, a bordo del buggy Chenowth-Porsche que participó en la Clase 1, mismo que fue manejado por Mark McMillin y Ralph Paxton.

     Desde esa histórica edición de 1986 en la SCORE Baja 1000, los vehículos que han usado llantas BFGoodrich Tires han logrado un récord de 34 victorias absolutas en las 49 ediciones en las que la marca ha participado en la carrera fuera de camino.

     En total, 40 pilotos diferentes han contribuido a consolidar este prestigioso récord, encabezados por Rob “Big Mac” MacCachren, de Las Vegas, Nevada, quien ha conquistado siete de esas históricas victorias. Le siguen Larry Ragland (Cave Creek, Arizona) con cinco victorias absolutas usando llantas BFG, y con cuatro cada uno, Larry Roeseler (Boulevard, California) y los primos Andy McMillin y Luke McMillin, de San Diego, California.