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Polaris Factory Racing Driver Brock Heger Wins Baja 400

Heger extends SCORE championship lead with second victory in a row.

Updated: September 20, 2023

Brock Heger took his second consecutive SCORE Pro UTV Open category win at last weekend’s Baja 400, extending his championship lead and notching another victory for Polaris Factory Racing.Polaris Factory Racing

Polaris Factory Racing driver Brock Heger won the Pro UTV Open class and the UTV overall crown in his Polaris RZR Pro R Factory last weekend at the SCORE Baja 400. Heger’s margin of victory was nearly nine minutes, and the win extends his lead in the SCORE championship.

Polaris-supported racer Branden Sims crossed the line in second, nine minutes behind Heger, followed by fellow Polaris driver Justin Lambert.Polaris Factory Racing

Branden Sims finished second and Justin Lambert placed third, both in modified RZR Pro Rs. The next RZR Pro R Factory behind Heger was Cayden MacCachren in sixth, followed by team principal Craig Scanlon in seventh. Austin Weiland rounded out the race for Polaris Factory Racing in 14th.

After winning the San Felipe 250 in May, Polaris Factory Racing team principal Craig Scanlon managed seventh at the Baja 400.Polaris Factory Racing

Polaris-supported racers Kristin Matlock and Kaden Wells finished fourth and fifth, to help Polaris lock out the top seven places in UTV Open. The Baja 400 was Heger’s second SCORE win in a row, following his Pro UTV Open class win at the Baja 500 in June. Polaris Factory Racing principal Scanlon took the Pro UTV Open win at the 2023 San Felipe 250, the team’s inaugural race.

Heger and his teammates will be in action again at November’s Baja 1000, where Heger will look to round out his championship.Polaris Factory Racing

Heger will look to round out his SCORE championship with the rest of the team at the Baja 1000 November 13–18.

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