King Shocks Continues 2025 SCORE Winning Streak at Baja 400
King Shocks’ dominance of the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship continued with wins in all three of the top Trophy Truck classes at the 6th SCORE Baja 400. The group was led by SCORE Trophy Truck and overall winner Alan Ampudia, the first Mexican-born driver to ever take three straight overall SCORE victories, while Gustavo Vildosola Sr. (Trophy Truck Legends) and RJ Stidham (Trophy Truck 2WD) added class wins and overall top 10 finishes.
Ampudia’s dominance of SCORE has seen him win four of the past seven events overall. The 2024 Trophy Truck champion completed the 427.64-mile course in 8:12:29, more than three minutes clear of his closest competition, giving him the edge for November’s Baja 1000 as he bids for a perfect season in his title defense. Winning the Baja 400 also puts Ampudia in a select group of racers to have won all four of SCORE’s current events—the Baja 1000, Baja 500, Baja 400, and King Shocks SCORE San Felipe 250.
After Saturday’s action, Vildosola Racing’s Trophy Truck Legends win streak now sits at a whopping 15 races. After taking over for Ricky Johnson at RM250, Vildosola Sr. put forth another tremendous run, getting the #1L truck across the finish line in 8:51:46, good enough for ninth overall. Vildosola has finished in the overall top 10 of all three SCORE events this season.
Stidham’s victory in Trophy Truck 2WD saw him place 10th overall with a time of 8:56:29, nearly 14 minutes ahead of second place. He handled the #78T in place of driver of record Tracy Poole as the team made its first SCORE start of the season.
Also earning podiums in Trophy Truck SPEC were Justin Davis (second in class, eighth overall) and Cole Hardin (third in class, 11th overall). In the open-wheel divisions, Brad Wilson earned third place in Class 1 and Stan Potter equaled the position in Class 10. Rounding out King’s list of class winners were Dan Chamlee, who took his second win of the season in Class 7, and Eli Yee, who is three-for-three on the season in Class 5.
“Congratulations to all the King Shocks racers on their successes in the Baja 400,” said King Shocks president Brett King. “We’re thrilled to have taken yet another overall win with Alan Ampudia as he looks for a perfect season in Trophy Truck, and our wins with Gus and RJ prove that no other Shock Absorber handles the desert like King. Now, we’re looking forward to November and the Baja 1000, where we aim to seal up this year’s championships!”
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