June 1-6, 2009
Baja California, Mexico

SCORE DETHRONES Baja 500 WINNER Robby Gordon

Official Results REVEAL Numerous Penalties Among RACERS as entire field SCRAMBLED after Penalties Issued

June 11, 2009 (Orange, CA) Robby Gordon, who on last Saturday late afternoon unofficially won the 41st edition of the SCORE Tecate Baja 500 was DETHRONED early today as the world’s premier desert racing series, SCORE International, handed out penalties from last weekend’s 432-mile race.

Gordon was heralded as the first 4-wheel vehicle winner after he drove his Monster Energy Hummer across the finish line in downtown Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Crossing the line first physically, Gordon bested the world’s top off road racers by a mere 5 minutes in time.

However, the inevitable “black box” tracking information needed to be examined in order to verify that Gordon didn’t violate the Mexico highway speed limits and deviate from the racecourse. It has been revealed the Robby Gordon was not penalized for course deviation, but was assessed a 10 minute penalty for exceeding the maximum allowed speed of 60 mph while traveling on the highway. Since Saturday’s race the Internet has been abuzz about what or if Gordon cut the course, but in fact, what has come about is a You Tube video of the #77 Monster Energy Trophy Truck fueling on the highway as the course exits from the San Vicente vineyards. The video clearly shows that Gordon is stopped taking on an 11-gallon splash of race fuel in his Hummer race truck, which is technically a violation of SCORE rules. Robby Gordon was assessed a 90-minute penalty for the fueling violation.

SCORE International completed the daunting task of examining all the tracking devices of both the SCORE Trophy Truck class and the Class 1 Unlimited Buggy class and only today released the list of penalties. (See Below)

In fact, Robby Gordon, who was the unofficial winner, moved from first place to seventh place after the assessment of 100-minutes of penalties. He was not the only racer at this year’s SCORE Baja 500 that received penalties.

The story of the week has been circulating among insiders that Robby Gordon and BJ Baldwin would both receive large penalties, but no one expected that nearly the entire field of racers would be subjected to penalties.

Of the 21 SCORE Trophy Trucks, only 5 trucks did not receive penalties and two of them did not finish the race.

Official Results from Tecate SCORE Baja 500

MORE CLASSES SOON AS REVIEW CONTINUES

2009 TECATE SCORE BAJA 500

OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS AFTER COMPLETE TRACKING REVIEW

FOUR WHEEL VEHICLE CLASSES

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK:
OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL DRIVER VEH TIME PENALTIES IN MINUTES (XX)
1st 7th RICK D. JOHNSON 71 9:08:21 HWY SPEED (5) = TOTAL (5)
2nd 8th NICK VANDERWEY 84 9:15:49 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
3rd 3rd ROGER NORMAN 8 9:41:59 COURSE DEVIATION (60) = TOTAL (60)
4th 10th PETE SOHREN 2 9:56:45 HWY SPEED (4) = TOTAL (4)
5th 5th TIM HERBST 19 10:03:14 COURSE DEVIATION (60) + HWY SPEED (11) = TOTAL (71)
6th 6th BRIAN COLLINS 12 10:11:26 COURSE DEVIATION (60) + HWY SPEED (12) = TOTAL (72)
7th 1st ROBBY GORDON 77 10:15:49 ILLEGAL PIT (90) + HWY SPEED (10) = TOTAL (100)
8th 2nd B.J. BALDWIN 1 10:22:34 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (12) = TOTAL (102)
9th 13th SCOTT STEINBERGER 7 10:45:46 HWY SPEED (6) = TOTAL (6)
10th 11th BOBBY BALDWIN 96 11:24:39 COURSE DEVIATION (90) = TOTAL (90)
11th 4th ROBBIE PIERCE 35 11:36:58 COURSE DEVIATION (150) + HWY SPEED (15) = TOTAL (165)
12th 9th JASON VOSS 53 11:57:16 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (36) = TOTAL (126)
13th 16th ED "CLYDE" STOUT 13 12:17:31 HWY SPEED (9) = TOTAL (9)
14th 12th CAMERON STEELE 16 12:39:33 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (42) = TOTAL (132)
15th 14th ALAN PFLUEGER 28 12:52:57 COURSE DEVIATION (60) + HWY SPEED (71) = TOTAL (131)
16th 15th ROB BRUCE 74 12:59:08 HWY SPEED (140) = TOTAL (140)
17th 17th GUSTAVO VILDOSOLA 4 14:47:18 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (43) = TOTAL (133)
18th 18th ADAM HOUSEHOLDER 24 15:12:44 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
19th 19th GREG NUNLEY 11 18:53:10 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
DNF DNF MARK POST 3 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF JAMES BULT 47 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
NOTE: COURSE DEVIATION PENALTIES WERE ONE OR MORE OF - SAN VICENTE (FULL OR HALF), URUAPAN CEMETERY

CLASS 1 UNLIMITED:
OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL DRIVER VEH TIME PENALTIES IN MINUTES (XX)
1st 1st HARLEY LETNER 114 9:05:47 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
2nd 8th JOSE ARZATE 121 10:46:21 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
3rd 3rd ARMIN KREMER 110 10:59:39 HWY SPEED (90) = TOTAL (90)
4th 9th BRIAN PARKHOUSE 115 11:01:51 NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES - NO PENALTIES
5th 6th JERRY PENHALL 109 11:04:29 HWY SPEED (44) = TOTAL (44)
6th 10th KYLE CONLON 120 11:21:41 HWY SPEED (11) = TOTAL (11)
7th 7th RON BRANT 119 12:03:15 COURSE DEVIATION (90) = TOTAL (90)
8th 11th RANDY WILSON 101 12:16:40 HWY SPEED (13) = TOTAL (13)
9th 2nd ARMIN SCHWARZ 102 12:48:54 HWY SPEED (221) = TOTAL (221)
10th 12th JULIO HERRERA 104 13:43:07 HWY SPEED (60) = TOTAL (60)
11th 4th TROY HERBST 106 13:46:20 COURSE DEVIATION (210) + HWY SPEED (33) = TOTAL (243)
12th 5th JOSH DANIEL 113 14:07:43 COURSE DEVIATION (90) + HWY SPEED (152) = TOTAL (242)
DNF DNF RONNY WILSON 103 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF RICHARD BOYLE 105 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF JOSH RIGSBY 107 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF DALE LENK 108 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF TODD ROMANO 111 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
DNF DNF ENRIQUE BUJANDA 118 DNF DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF - DNF
NOTE: COURSE DEVIATION PENALTIES WERE ONE OR MORE OF - SAN VICENTE (FULL OR HALF), URUAPAN CEMETERY, MILE 375