Trophy Truck, 2WD, Legends and Spec race on the same desert route, but drivetrain, engine, driver eligibility and number formats separate them.
SCORE’s premier truck field has four closely related class names, each covering very different machinery. Trophy Truck is the unrestricted flagship. Trophy Truck 2WD separates rear-drive entries, Legends is reserved for veteran drivers, and Trophy Truck Spec controls the engine package.
To read an entry list, treat the class name and race number as two parts of one identification system. The number indicates a category, while the rulebook decides whether the truck belongs in it.
Trophy Truck sets the performance ceiling
SCORE Trophy Truck is the top unlimited truck category. Purpose-built chassis, long-travel suspension and high-output engines define the class. Teams also have broad freedom to develop their packages within SCORE’s safety and technical requirements.
The main Trophy Truck category allows both two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive trucks. Four-wheel drive has become an important engineering choice for teams pursuing traction on loose climbs and through rough acceleration zones.
Standard Trophy Truck entries traditionally carry numbers from 1 through 99.
Trophy Truck 2WD separates rear-drive machinery
Trophy Truck 2WD places conventional rear-wheel-drive trucks in a separate competitive classification. These vehicles retain the scale, suspension travel and open-development character of the headline category, but send power to the course through two driven wheels.
This split allows rear-drive crews to compete for class honors without being grouped directly with four-wheel-drive designs. It also preserves a configuration that shaped modern desert racing and is still popular with established builders.
A 2 prefix identifies the class numbering format. It separates these entries from the 1 through 99 numbers used in the primary Trophy Truck field.
Legends is defined by the driver
Trophy Truck Legends uses a different eligibility test. The driver is the central distinction, with the category created for racers age 50 and older, rather than for a fundamentally slower type of truck.
Legends does not mean historic equipment. Entrants can use contemporary Trophy Truck machinery and run at full desert-racing pace, subject to the class regulations.
Legends entries carry a 6 prefix, making the age-based category easy to spot in timing, results and roadside identification.
Spec controls the powertrain formula
Trophy Truck Spec limits technical freedom by requiring a prescribed engine package. Teams can still develop setup, reliability and chassis performance, but they cannot follow the same open-ended engine development allowed in the unlimited categories.
The concept is simple. A common powertrain specification cuts one major area of spending and puts greater emphasis on preparation, suspension tuning and execution across the course. Spec draws developing drivers and experienced competitors who prefer a tighter technical framework.
The class uses four-digit numbers beginning with 20, commonly written in the 2000 series.
How to identify each class
- Trophy Truck: The unlimited flagship, open to eligible two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive designs. Numbers generally range from 1 to 99.
- Trophy Truck 2WD: A separate category for rear-wheel-drive Trophy Trucks, identified by a 2 prefix.
- Trophy Truck Legends: Contemporary trucks driven by eligible racers age 50 and older, carrying a 6 prefix.
- Trophy Truck Spec: Trucks using the prescribed engine formula, usually identified by 2000-series numbers.
Number formats are useful shortcuts, but SCORE’s current rulebook and official entry list make the final determination. A truck’s drivetrain, engine specification and driver eligibility set its class before technical inspection confirms it can start.
Why the distinctions matter
All four classes can race on the same desert route, but they compete for separate results and championship points. A Spec or Legends truck may finish among unlimited entries in the overall order, although class position is the measure that counts for that crew’s title campaign.
The classifications also show who competes where. Builders pursuing maximum freedom head to Trophy Truck. Rear-drive specialists have 2WD, drivers age 50 and older can select Legends, and teams seeking controlled engine rules can enter Spec.
At the next SCORE event, the official entry list will assign every accepted truck its class and number before technical inspection and the start order are finalized.
