Race week for the 2026 SCORE Baja 1000 is underway in San José del Cabo, running Nov. 9–15. Going into four days of on-site registration, SCORE's Nov. 8 release counts 274 entries from 37 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and 19 countries. Here's the race by the numbers: the field, the course, the clock and what history says about finishing, all from SCORE's official race-week releases. The dates are also on our Baja 1000 race page in Find a Race.
The field: 274 and counting
That 274 is a snapshot. Late registration runs Monday through Thursday, and SCORE's Nov. 6 race notes said it expects more than 290 vehicles at the start. There are Pro and Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads. Here are the Pro four-wheel classes with double-digit entry counts, plus the two moto classes SCORE called out, as of Nov. 8:
- 33 across the three SCORE Trophy Truck classes: 8 in SCORE Trophy Truck, 16 in the second-year SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD class and 9 in SCORE TT Legend, for Trophy Truck drivers over 50.
- 26 in Trophy Truck Spec.
- 21 in Pro UTV FI and 17 in Pro UTV Open.
- 16 in Class 1/2-1600 and 13 in Class 10.
- 8 in Pro Moto Unlimited and 37 in Pro Moto Ironman.
The SCORE Trophy Truck list includes the No. 7 of Bryce Menzies and Andy McMillin, the truck we covered in Menzies Motorsports Heads to Cabo. Method Race Wheels Qualifying on Tuesday sets the starting order for six classes: SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD, SCORE TT Legend, Class 1, Trophy Truck Spec and Pro UTV Ultimate. Stream times for the rest of the week are in How to Watch the Baja 1000 Cabo to Cabo.
37 riders going it alone
Pro Moto Ironman is the class for solo riders, who ride the whole course with no relay partner. SCORE says this year's 37 Ironman entries are a SCORE record for the class. The riders come from 15 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and seven countries, they range in age from 16 to 64, and they're on four brands: Honda, Husqvarna, KTM and Yamaha.
A relay team shares the riding. An Ironman rider does all of it, and has to stay hydrated the whole way.
The GPR50 runs on a 2500mAh battery, rated on the product page to fill and dispense the reservoir 10 times per charge. It also has a 1 L storage pocket and a magnetic quick connect to the helmet. Reservoirs, bite valves and helmet fittings are in Hydration.
A 79-year-old's 46th straight
Jim O'Neal, 79, of Camarillo, Calif., is one of the riders on Jason Miller's Pro Moto 40 entry. SCORE says this will be his 46th consecutive SCORE Baja 1000, the most by any motorcycle racer, and he has 18 career class wins in the race. For comparison, SCORE notes that the late Ron Bishop rode the first 40 straight, and the late Rod Hall drove in the first 50 (1967–2017).
The course: 943.09 miles, counterclockwise
The race starts and finishes on Boulevard Centenario in San José del Cabo, and SCORE says this is the first time the race is held entirely in Baja California Sur. SCORE also says the course has more than 700 miles that have never been part of a SCORE Baja race, with elevations from sea level to over 4,000 feet. It runs counterclockwise, with four full-stop checkpoints:
- Checkpoint 1: race mile 213.60, El Centenario
- Checkpoint 2: race mile 405.39, Ejido Ley Federal No. 2
- Checkpoint 3: race mile 604.07, Ejido Francisco Villa
- Checkpoint 4: race mile 781.49, Santa Fe
A note on the distance: SCORE's Nov. 8 release lists 943.09 miles throughout. Its Nov. 6 race notes use both 943.09 and 978.60 miles, and its Nov. 1 release said 978.60, the figure in our How to Watch guide. We're going with SCORE's newest number.
The clock: 1 a.m. and 40 hours
On Friday, Nov. 13, motorcycles and quads start at 1:00 a.m. MST. Cars, trucks and UTVs follow at 9:00 a.m. MST. MST is Arizona time. SCORE expects the fastest finishers to need about 15 hours, and every vehicle gets a 40-hour limit from its own start time to be an official finisher.
That's a long time on a bike, out of sight of the pits. A rider talking to a chase crew needs a radio wired into the helmet and a push-to-talk button within reach of the grips.
More moto radio kits, push-to-talk buttons and headsets are in Motorcycle / Quad. For how the rider, the pits and the chase trucks all fit together, see our Academy guide, How to Spec a SCORE Race-and-Chase Comms Stack for the Baja 1000.
What history says about finishing
SCORE's numbers for the first 58 races: 15,543 vehicles started and 7,843 finished, an average finish rate of 50.46%. The biggest starting field was 431, in 2006. The first race, in 1967, had the fewest starters (68) and the fewest finishers (31).
If this year matches the long-run average, about half of the starters will make it back to Centenario before their 40 hours run out. Official results will come from SCORE after the race.
Race week runs through Sunday, Nov. 15. Find this race and the rest of the calendar on our Find a Race page.
Sources: SCORE International race-week releases dated Nov. 1, Nov. 6 and Nov. 8, 2026, at score-international.com. The top image is an illustration, not a photo from the race.
