Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Celebrity Watch
Famous Personalities who have raced in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 include: A ANDREAS AIGNER—Austrian 2008 World Rally Championship Production Car champion STEVE APPLETON—CEO and President of Micron Technology, stunt-plane pilot FRANK ARCIERO JR.--off-road racer, developer, Winery owner, CART team owner JACK ARUTE--Sports TV personality SCOTT ATCHISON—former IndyCar driver HUBERT AURIOL--multiple winner of the Grenada-to-Dakar Rally B BOBBY BALDWIN—President/CEO of the Mirage Resorts, former World Series of Poker Champion GAYLE BANKS—Land Speed Record Holder RON BISHOP—Only person who raced in the first 40 SCORE Baja 1000 races a motorcycle KEN BLOCK—Founder of DC Shoes, Pro Rally racer, X Games star SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS—2004 and 2005 Champ Car World Series season champ from France BUD BRUTSMAN—show creator and TV producer of ‘Rides’ and ‘Overhaulin’ C JEAN CALVIN--former world class professional figure skater SHANNON CAMPBELL—Rock Crawling champion ERIK CARLSSON--world champion rallye driver PAT MOSS CARLSSON--Erik’s wife/co-driver, sister of race driver Stirling Moss DAN COOK—Professional Fly Fisherman ERIN CROCKER—USAC, ARCA and NASCAR Truck racer D TARA DAKIDES—snowboarding legend WALLY DALLENBACH JR.—veteran open-wheel, Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, NASCAR racer, TV personaltiy PATRICK DEMPSEY—Film and TV star (Grey’s Anatomy) CYRIL DESPRES—2007 Dakar Rally Overall motorcycle champion DOMINIC DOBSON—German-born former CART, NASCAR Truck Series and IMSA sports car star E KERRY EARNHARDT—NASCAR Racer, Son of the late NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt F TANNER FOUST—Pro Rally racer, X Games Gold medalist, Formula Drifting Champion, Hollywood Stunt driver CHIP FOOS—Star of TV’s Overhaulin’ GREG FOSTER—veteran Formula 1 powerboat racer G GARY GABELICH--Land Speed Record holder JAMES GARNER--movie/TV star JOSELE GARZA--Mexico’s only Indianapolis 500 “rookie of the year” JOHN CLARK GABLE--movie actor and son of famed actor Clark Gable JAMIE GALLES, former Trans Am and Toyota Atlantic racer whose family was a long-time IndyCar team owner BRENDAN GAUGHAN--NASCAR Nationwide Series driver whose roots are in desert racing DON GENTRY—2010 Baja Racer ROBBY GORDON--former CART and current NASCAR Sprint Cup driver/team owner MIKE GROFF—former IRL driver ROBBIE GROFF—former IRL driver ROBERTO GUERRERO—former Indy Car and Formula 1 veteran H ROD HALL--21 class victories (one overall)--Only person who has raced in EVERY SCORE Baja 1000 PETE HALSMER--former Indianapolis 500 driver, IMSA GT and Super Vee champion VIC HICKEY--land speed racing and off-road racing pioneer DERRICK HILL—veteran of several open-wheel pavement series, son of the late Formula1 Champion Phil Hill SAMUEL HUBINETTE—two-time Formula Drift champion from Switzerland, professional stunt driver RYAN HUNTER-REAY—veteran open-wheel racer with two Champ Car wins I BRIAN ICKLER—Current rising NASCAR Truck Series driver who returns to his desert racing roots J JESSE JAMES—Reality TV star (Monster Garage, Jesse James is a Dead Man) RICKY JOHNSON--third all-time winningest Supercross motorcycle racer JIMMIE JOHNSON--former motocross star, three-time NASCAR Cup champion JOHNNY JOHNSON--15 class victories in eight different classes STEFAN JOHANSSON—Indy car racer and team owner PARNELLI JONES--1963 Indianapolis 500 winner P.J. JONES—Parnelli’s son who has raced open-wheel, sprint cars and NASCAR TRACY JORDAN—Rock Crawling pioneer with championships in three different series BERNARDO JOURDAIN--Mexican Indy car driver MICHEL JOURDAIN Jr.--Mexican Indy car and NASCAR driver K ARMIN KREMER—German Rally champion and veteran World Rally Championship driver L DARREN LAW—GT Prototype racer KEN LOSCH--Former SCCA Formula Mazda racer, current Indy Pro Series owner/driver MORGAN LUCAS—NHRA Top Fuel drag racer JUSTIN LOFTON—2009 ARCA champion, current NASCAR Truck Series racer KYLE LOZA--Freestyle MX, XGames Gold medalist M JEREMY McGRATH—former legendary supercross MX star HERSHEL McGRIFF--first Carrera Panamericana winner and stock car champion ROB MacCACHREN—8-time SCORE class champ, Stadium racing champ, four-time AARWBA All-America MIKE ‘MOUSE’ MCCOY—SCORE race champion, noted Hollywood stunt driver CHRIS MacCLUGAGE—legendary IJSBA personal watercraft racing world champion CORKY McMILLIN—Founder-Corky McMillin Cos, patriarch of first SCORE 3-generation team, multiple Baja wins MARK McMILLIN--San Diego developer; 8 class wins, including 5 overall in SCORE Baja 1000 CHAD McQUEEN—actor and son of Steve McQueen STEVE McQUEEN--movie and TV star CASEY MEARS—NASCAR Cup racer, former desert racer, son of off-road star Roger Mears RICK MEARS--4-time Indy 500 winner; younger brother of former off-road star Roger Mears ROGER MEARS—1991 AARWBA All-America racer, desert racing legend, Indy Car Racer SHEKHAR MEHTA--4-time winner of East African Safari BRUCE MEYERS--originator of the Meyers Manx, world’s first desert race car (dune buggy) MIKE METZGER—godfather of Freestyle MX AK MILLER--American hot rodding and off-road racing patriarch ROD MILLEN—Pikes Peak Hill Climb Record Holder, rally racer, Stadium racing champion RHYS MILLEN—Formula D Drifting racing National Champion, Hollywood Stunt driver RICH MINGA—1987 SCORE Overall Point Champion, noted Hollywood stunt driver LARRY MINOR—former drag racer and team owner DANNY MODER—noted film cinematographer with over 20 on his filmography PAULA MURPHY--one-time ‘world’s fastest woman’ racer N TOM NAGLE—2010 Baja Racer MICHAEL NESMITH--TV actor/musician “Monkees”; pioneer producer of CD music PAUL NEWMAN—Actor, race car driver, philanthropist GUNNAR NILSSON--Formula 1 driver SERGIO NOLASCO--owner of Mexico’s finest Formula 3 road racing team AARON NORRIS--motion picture and TV producer; brother of actor Chuck Norris ERIC NORRIS—NASCAR touring series driver, TV stunt coordinator, son of actor Chuck Norris TED NUGENT--rock ‘n’ roll singing star O DANNY ONGAIS--motorcycle, drag racing, road racing and Indy 500 racer P PAUL PAGE—Motorsports TV commentator TED PAPPAS--Indy 500 racer TRAVIS PASTRANA—Freestyle MX, Supercross star, X Games Superstar CHRIS PAULSEN—Former IndyuCar crew chief, owner of C&R Racing, columnist for National Speed Sport News SAM POSEY--international race driver and motorsports TV commentator GLEN PLAKE—Two-Time World Champion Hot Dog Skier DON PRUDHOMME--legendary drag racer R GASTON RAHIER--former Paris-to-Dakar rally champion DARON RAHLVES—legendary three-time U.S. Olympic downhill skier FRANK RAIMONDO—2010 Baja Racer DYLAN RATIGAN—host of CNBC’s ‘Bullseye’ show BUDDY RICE—2004 Indianapolis 500 winner ELLIOTT FORBES-ROBINSON—legendary SCCA sports car racer LARRY ROESELER--legendary motorcycle rider with an amazing 12 overall wins in SCORE Baja 1000 S BORIS SAID—NASCAR driver and Trans Am racing star ARMIN SCHWARZ—Seven-time World Rally Championship race winner ORIOL SERVIA—Champ Car star from Spain BON SINCLAIR--president of Volvo Automobile of America GAY SMITH--Pike’s Peak Hill Climb champion MALCOLM SMITH--off-road motorcycle champion and star of movie, “On Any Sunday” SCOTT SMITH—2010 Baja Racer CAMERON STEELE—Motorsports & Action Sports TV commentator NELSON STEWART—Former Sprint Car racer, father of NASCAR star Tony Stewart DANNY SULLIVAN—1987 Indianapolis 500 champion ROBERT SUTTON—President/CEO of Centrix Financial T TARA DAKIDES—prominent professional snowboarder MARK THATCHER--son of England’s former prime minister Margaret Thatcher MICKEY THOMPSON--hot rodding and off-road racing pioneer, SCORE founder ROLF TIBBLIN--world’s only motocross champion in three classes--500, 250 and 125cc J.R. TODD—NHRA Top Fuel drag racer JUGATSU TOI--Japanese novelist U JOHNNY UNSER—Indy car racer, first from his racing family to drive in the race V JIMMY VASSER--CART champion driver W CAL WELLS III--NASCAR team owner who has also owned off-road and Indy Car teams LARRY WILCOX--TV actor BEKKI FREEMAN-WIK—Top female racer in SCORE History, 3-time SCORE Baja 1000 champ Z JOHN ZINK--creator of Indy’s famed ‘laydown cars’
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