Six Entries From Orange County Win at Baja 2000

Six Orange County entries finished first in their class this week at the SCORE Baja 2000 race that began last Sunday.

Competitors had 80 hours to complete the 1,679.54-mile course from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.

Here are the winners and top Orange County finishers in their respective classes:

PRO CARS AND TRUCKS

Trophy Truck--1. Dan Smith, Riverside/David Ashley, Riverside, 32 hours 15 minutes 39 seconds. 2. Larry Ragland, Phoenix/Ryan Arciero, Laguna Hills, 32:59:24.

Class 1 (unlimited single or two-seaters)--1. Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Jim Smith, Orange, 32:50:59.

Class1-2/1600 (single or two-seaters to 1600cc)--1. Bekki Freeman, Henderson, Nev./Adam Wik, Las Vegas/B.J. Almberg, Ely, Nev., 38:37:20, 8. Anthony Carlson, Laguna Beach, 61:59:22.

Class 3 (short wheelbase 4x4)--1. Darren Skilton, Long Beach/Barrie Thompson, Hesperia, 49:16:39, 2. Clive Skilton, Orange, 51:33:15.

Class 7 (open mini trucks)--1. Jeff Lewis, San Clemente/Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Mission Viejo/Doug Fortin Jr., La Mesa, 50:15:25.

Class 7S (stock mini trucks)--1. Joe Custer, Fountain Valley/Darren York, Indio/Troy Cline, Hawthorne, 43:22:51.

Class 10 (single or two seaters to 1650cc)--1. Steve Myers, Newport Beach/Dan Myers, Newport Beach/Andrew Myers, Newport Beach, 41:44:49.

SCORE LITE (limited single-1776cc or two-seaters-1835cc)--1. Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif./Matias Arjona, Ensenada/Bruce Conrad, Torrance/Jim Delaney, Victorville/Randy Ross, Oak Hills, Calif., 44:27:52, 2. Pat Shea, Costa Mesa, 45:26:09.

Stock Full (stock full-sized trucks)--1. Jeremy Spirkoff/Nancy Shearer, La Mesa, 40:01:12, 7. John Griffin, Mission Viejo, 74:06:12.

Protruck/SS/Truck (limited production trucks)--1. Scott Steinberger, Cypress/Jay Richert, Albuquerque/Dane Cardone, Huntington Beach, 40:33:45.

PRO MOTORCYCLES

Class 22 (250cc or more)--1. Johnny Campbell, San Clemente/Tim Staab, San Diego/Craig Smith, Brawley/Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., 30:54:12.

Class 40 (riders over 30 years old)--1. Chris Haines, Trabuco Canyon/Kevin Hines, East Wareham, Mass./Craig Adams, San Clemente/Peter Postel, Westlake Village, 34:47:53.

PRO ATVS

Class 25 (251cc or more)--1. Greg Row, Spring Valley, Calif./Dean Sundahl, Santee/Eric Dunlavey, San Diego, 41:34:44, 5. Wes Miller, Costa Mesa, 57:50:50.

SPORTSMAN

SPT truck--1. Doug Granger/Linda Betts, Canada/Richard Czerlau, Bahamas, 75:35:54, 2. Nicholas Le, Buena Park, 76:07:11.