90 Racers Are Still Chasing SCORE's Toughest Award of the Season
It is not about who wins a race, it is about who never misses a mile. Here is where the 2026 Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Award chase stands at the halfway point.
Key takeaways
- 90 competitors remain eligible for the 2026 Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Award after finishing every mile of the season's first two races.
- That means completing all 750.20 combined miles at the San Felipe 250 in March and the Baja 500 in June without missing a checkpoint or a mile.
- Trophy Truck classes and Pro UTV categories make up the bulk of the field still perfect, with a smaller group of Pro Moto riders also alive.
- Two brutal tests remain before anyone actually claims it: the Baja 400 in September and the Baja 1000 in November.
Figures drawn from SCORE International's official Rod Hall Milestone Award update for the 2026 season.
What the Rod Hall Milestone Award actually requires
SCORE International has handed out this award for 41 straight years, and it does not go to whoever wins the most races. It goes to the drivers and riders who finish every single mile of every race on the season calendar, no missed checkpoints, no bailing out early, no shortcuts. The award carries the name of Rod Hall, one of the sport's toughest and most respected competitors, and it rewards exactly the kind of grinding consistency he was known for.
That standard sounds simple until you remember what a Baja course actually throws at a truck or a bike over hundreds of miles of rock, silt, and washed-out road. Staying clean for one race is an accomplishment. Staying clean for an entire season is a different animal.
The halfway math: 90 racers, zero misses
Two races into the 2026 season, 90 competitors have kept their record spotless. That covers the 39th SCORE San Felipe 250 back in March and the 58th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500, run out of Ensenada on June 6 and 7, a combined 750.20 miles of racing with no forgiveness built in.
Miss one checkpoint, get towed out of one silt bed, or fall short of one mile, and a racer is out of the running for the year. That is what keeps this particular award more about attrition than speed. This season's chase is newly backed by Hostyle Racing Products, a Fresno, California outfit known for UTV safety gear, first-aid kits, race suits, and fuel decks, putting its name behind a prize that rewards toughness over trophies.
Where the survivors are racing
Trophy Truck and its related classes make up the single largest chunk of the 90 still alive, spread across the full-size Trophy Truck ranks, the two-wheel-drive Trophy Truck 2WD class, and the TT Legend division for older-generation trucks. Add in the Trophy Truck Spec class and that corner of the sport accounts for a sizable share of the perfect field on its own.
Pro UTV racers are running neck and neck with the truck classes in sheer numbers, split across the Open, FI, and Stock divisions, proof that side-by-sides are no longer a lesser division in this sport, they are drawing serious depth. A smaller but no less committed group of Pro Moto riders, split between Unlimited and Ironman, rounds out the rest of the field still standing, with several other SCORE classes contributing the remainder of the 90 total across 20 classes overall.
- Trophy Truck, Trophy Truck 2WD, and TT Legend: the largest concentration of the field
- Trophy Truck Spec: a full contingent still perfect on the season
- Pro UTV Open, FI, and Stock: nearly matching the truck classes in total numbers
- Pro Moto Unlimited and Ironman: a smaller group of riders still alive for it
Why the finish, not the win, defines this one
You do not need a podium finish to chase this award, you just need to never quit and never miss a mile, which is exactly why it resonates with anyone who has actually spent a season out in the desert. Plenty of racers who will never hoist a class trophy this year are still fully alive for this one, and that is the point.
Two races remain to test that resolve: the Baja 400 in September and the granddaddy of them all, the Baja 1000, in November. Expect the field of 90 to shrink hard once those miles start piling up, and expect us to keep tracking who is left standing when the season closes out.
Where the milestone chase stands, class by class
Not every class breaks down evenly, but here is a look at where the bulk of the 90 still-perfect racers are lining up.
- Trophy Truck: A group of full-size Trophy Truck drivers is still perfect through two races.
- Trophy Truck 2WD: A separate group racing two-wheel-drive trucks has also kept a clean record.
- TT Legend: A smaller field of legend-class trucks remains in the hunt as well.
- Trophy Truck Spec: The Spec class is contributing a solid share of the still-eligible field.
- Pro UTV (Open, FI, Stock): Side-by-side racers across all three Pro UTV divisions are running nearly even with the truck classes in total numbers.
- Pro Moto (Unlimited, Ironman): A committed group of motorcycle riders across both moto divisions is also still alive for the award.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Award?
It is a season-long honor from SCORE International, now in its 41st year, given to drivers and riders who complete every mile of every race on the calendar without missing a checkpoint.
What does it take to stay eligible?
Simply finishing. A single missed mile, a towed-out vehicle, or a checkpoint miss removes a racer from contention for the rest of the season.
Has anyone already been eliminated this season?
The current count of 90 racers reflects everyone who made it through the first two races clean. Anyone outside that number has already fallen out of the running.
When will someone actually win it?
Not until the season ends. The Baja 400 in September and the Baja 1000 in November still have to be survived before the award is decided.
Sources
- 90 racers in hunt for 2026 Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Awards, Powered in 2026 by Hostyle Racing Products — SCORE International
- SCORE International news — SCORE International