Honda Earns 22nd Overall Baja 1000 Motorcycle Victory

Torrance, CA: The Johnny Campbell
Racing Team of Kendall Norman, Quinn Cody and Logan Holladay sealed
another chapter in Baja racing history this past weekend by securing
the overall victory in the 44th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
desert race. Armed with the No. 1x JCR Honda Racing CRF450X, the
three riders covered the exceptionally rough and rugged 705-mile
course in the fastest time of all 278 starters in the race to give
Honda its 22nd overall motorcycle win in the world-famous Baja 1000
race, and also its 15th consecutive victory. It was the sixth overall
career Baja 1000 win for Norman and his fifth straight, while Cody
picked up his fourth career Baja 1000 overall motorcycle victory and
his third straight. For Holladay, a Hollywood stunt rider, it was his
first SCORE Baja race win.

After the race, JCR Honda team owner
Johnny Campbell said, “It was a long day. It was really rough and I
was happy to be in the air with the helicopter and not on the ground
riding the bike because it was really rough. All the guys did a
really good job and it was a tough race. It was very, very rough.”

Nine of the top 10 motorcycle finishers
rode Hondas, including the Johnny Campbell Racing second support team
of Colton Udall, David Kamo and Timmy Weigand on a CRF450X, who
trailed behind the winners by a scant 17 minutes. This strong finish
earned Udall the SCORE championship for the season. In the ATV
classes, the first overall ATV and Class 25 winner was the team led
by veteran Wayne Matlock on a Honda TRX700XX, while the winner of the
ATV Class 24 (and second overall ATV finisher) was the team led by
Brandon Brown on a Honda TRX450R.

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