Four Baja 400 overall wins place Bryce Menzies atop the event’s young record book as the 2026 edition takes place in Ensenada.
Bryce Menzies starts the 2026 Baja 400 as the winningest driver in the race’s history. His four overall victories give the No. 7 Menzies Motorsports Ford Raptor Mason AWD a record no one has matched since the event joined the SCORE calendar.
That record provides another measure of Baja greatness. Historic giants built their totals over decades in the Baja 500 and Baja 1000, while Menzies has taken command of a newer event during the deeply specialized Trophy Truck era.
Four wins establish the benchmark
The 2026 Baja 400 takes place from September 9 through September 13 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Menzies enters with four overall victories, the most in event history.
The conclusion is simple: the Baja 400 is Menzies' signature race.
His mark also puts him ahead of a broad modern group that includes Rob MacCachren and members of the McMillin family. Those names have deeper records in Baja’s older fixtures, but none has matched Menzies' Baja 400 total.
A modern specialist with broader credentials
Menzies' record extends beyond one race. He owns three Baja 500 overall victories, tying him with MacCachren, Andy McMillin, Mark McMillin and Scott McMillin on the historical list.
He also took the overall win in the 56th Baja 1000 aboard the No. 7 Trophy Truck, finishing ahead of Luke McMillin and Mike Walser. The race drew 335 starters, with 178 reaching the finish for a completion rate of 53.13 percent.
Menzies' Baja 400 success fits within a wider run of sustained results at the front. He has won overall at each of SCORE’s three major Baja distances represented in these records.
Era comparisons require context
Larry Roeseler owns 13 Baja 1000 overall wins and 11 Baja 500 overalls. Ivan Stewart has 10 Baja 500 victories. They compiled those totals in races with much longer histories, so Menzies' four Baja 400 wins aren't numerically equivalent.
Menzies leads the Baja 400 record book while Roeseler and Stewart own larger totals in older races.
The competitive environment has also evolved. The inaugural official Baja 1000 in 1967 featured 68 starters and 31 finishers. At the 56th running, 335 vehicles took the start. Today’s teams benefit from better communications and support, while contending with larger fields and highly developed Trophy Trucks.
Event-specific dominance offers the fairest comparison. Roeseler holds the best combined Baja 500 and Baja 1000 figures. Stewart stands as the defining four-wheel Baja 500 specialist. Menzies has already claimed the Baja 400 as his territory.
The machinery supporting the record
Menzies will chase another win in the No. 7 Ford Raptor Mason AWD. The four-wheel-drive Trophy Truck represents a technical age far removed from the machinery driven by Baja’s early champions.
That difference is important when evaluating his record. Winning overall today demands a program that can maximize sophisticated suspension and drivetrain systems while withstanding Baja’s attrition. The driver is still central, but team preparation is now inseparable from the result.
Menzies Motorsports has turned that preparation into the clearest dynasty in Baja 400 history.
A fifth victory is the next target
The 2026 race gives Menzies an immediate opportunity to move from four wins to five. Another overall victory would extend his advantage in the Baja 400 record book and add to his standing among the defining SCORE Trophy Truck drivers of the current era.
The next measure comes in Ensenada, where the September 9 through September 13 event will determine whether the No. 7 adds another Baja 400 overall victory to its record.
