Price claims Baja 400 pole

Dakar Rally legend Toby Price led the way in the Method Race Wheels qualifying session for the SCORE Baja 400. Driving the No. 46 Chevy Silverado Mason AWD Team Australia, Price topped the charts as part of Round 3 of the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship, taking place this week in Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.

Price completed the 3.3-mile qualifying course in 3m56s, securing pole position for Mason Motorsports in all three SCORE races this season. Gustavo "Tavo" Vildosola previously topped qualifying at the San Felipe 250, while Christopher Polvoorde set the fastest time in qualifying at the SCORE Baja 500.

Price will start at the front of the SCORE Trophy Truck field and overall among the four-wheeled vehicles in Saturday's race. He will once again team up with fellow Australian Paul Weel in pursuit of their first overall win in the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship.

Alan Ampudia posted the second-fastest qualifying time at the Rancho Grijalva race course in Ojos Negros, clocking in at 4m02s behind the wheel of his No. 1 Ford Raptor Mason AWD Papas and Beer. Ampudia currently leads the SCORE Trophy Truck standings after the first two rounds of the season with 228 points. Polvoorde recorded the third-fastest time at 4m03s in his No. 94 Mason AWD Ford Raptor, powered by Optima Batteries, Ford, and AutoZone.

Ricky Johnson was the fastest in the SCORE Trophy Truck Legends class and seventh overall, driving the No. 1L Ford Raptor of Mason Vildosola Racing. He will team up with Gustavo Vildosola Sr. to tackle the grueling 427.64-mile race course.

Johnson’s official time was 4m08s. He will be aiming for his 15th consecutive win in the SCORE Trophy Truck Legends class, reserved for drivers aged 50 and over. Johnson will start the race from Ensenada’s Boulevard Costero, handing the wheel over to Vildosola Sr. at race mile 250.

Mikey Lawrence posted the fastest time in the SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD division, a 4m14s at the helm of his No. 85T Ford Raptor 1 Nine Industries Lawrence Motorsports.

Jason McNeil secured pole position in the Trophy Truck Spec class in a tightly contested battle with Justin Davis and Mike Marsal, McNeil recorded a time of 4m17.247s in his No. 234 Ford Raptor TSCO Racing Fiberwerx Racing.

In Class 1, Cody Parkhouse led the field with a time of 4m25s on the 3.3-mile course, placing within the top 29 overall,

For the first time in SCORE International history, the qualifying times from all five competing categories—SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD, SCORE Trophy Truck Legends, Class 1, and Trophy Truck Spec—were combined to determine the official starting order for the race.

The official green flag for the desert racers will be waved on Saturday, Sept. 13. Two- and four-wheel motorcycles will begin at 4:15am Pacific Time, while trucks and cars will start at 9:00am PT. The elapsed-time race will have a 16-hour time limit to become an official finisher.

It is expected that the overall winners of the race will complete the course in over 6 hours for the trucks and cars, while the bikes could cross the finish line after more than 9 hours of competition.

The race course presents a major challenge: 427.64 miles for Pro Trucks and car classes, 425.41 miles for Pro and Sportsman motorcycle classes, and 415.23 miles for Sportsman car classes.

Overall winners of the SCORE Baja 400 are expected to complete the race in just over 9 hours for bikes and more than 6.5 hours for Trucks and cars. The time limit to officially finish the race is 16 hours.

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