2018 Baja 1000: The Results Are In

The Baja 1000 has once again heralded in the off-road racing heroes for the year. It was as grueling and unforgiving as ever, and saw the familiar and outrageous return – from silt beds that ate up buggies, to spectators driving the wrong way down roads, the 2018 Baja 1000 kept the flame alive.

This year’s competition was an 800-plus-mile loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada. Of the 285 total racers, 178 finished, for a completion rate of 62.5 percent. Racers from all over the world flew in to prove their mettle, ranging from Guam, Belgium, Finland, Italy, and more. For American racers, representatives of 41 states made the trek down to Baja.

The official results from the 2018 Baja 1000 are here, and are laid out below numbering first to fifth place, starting with their name and ending with their elapsed time. We’ve selected from the classes Trophy Truck, Trophy Truck Legend, Class 1, and Pro UTV FI. We tip our hats to the winners and all of those who competed this year.

Trophy Truck

  1. #16 Cameron Steele/Pat Dean, 16:24:02 (avg. speed: 49.19mph)
  2. #31 Andy McMillin/Tavo Vildosola, 16:28:51
  3. #11 Rob MacCachren/Jason Voss, 16:32:57
  4. #23 Dan McMillin/Gary Weyhrich, 16:47:43
  5.  #7 Bryce Menzies/Toby Price, 16:52:47

Trophy Truck winner Cameron Steele rolls through the thoroughfare in Ensenada. “It was a good day,” he said. “The team was firing on all cylinders.”

Trophy Truck Legend

  1. #5L Clyde Stacy/Armin Schwarz, 17:38:41 (avg. speed: 45.72mph)
  2. #72L Rob Reinertson/Mike Salimbeni, 18:54:28
  3. #81L David Westhem/Tony McCormack/etc., 20:58:19
  4. #37L Rolf Helland/Jeff Mackiewicz/etc., 23:10:37
  5. N/A (Out of 10 race teams, only four finished)

Class 1

  1. #150 Morgan Langley/Paul Keller/etc., 19:35:21 (avg. speed: 41.19mph)
  2. #129 Brandon Bailey/Larry Job/etc., 20:40:30
  3. #153 Brad Wilson/Juston Munyon/etc., 20:55:54
  4. #105 Mason Cullen/Matt Cullen/etc., 22:17:16
  5. #188 Sergio Salgado/Joel Serna/etc., 24:24:01

Pro UTV FI

  1. #2971 Wayne Matlock, 20:25:18 (avg. speed 39.51 mph)
  2. #2917 Derek Murray/Jason Murray/etc., 21:13:09
  3. #2966 Rhys Millen/Mitch Guthrie, Jr, 21:27:26
  4. #2921 Brett Comiskey/Peter Carr/etc., 21:53:58
  5. #2978 Luis Fortanel/Adrian Lopez/etc., 22:52:36

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David Chick

David Chick comes to us ready for adventure. With passions that span clean and fast Corvettes all the way to down and dirty off-road vehicles (just ask him about his dream Jurassic Park Explorer), David's eclectic tastes lend well to his multiple automotive writing passions.
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