Thousands Packed Santa Anita as Baja 1000 Qualifying Ran Late

Tuesday was the first Baja 1000 qualifying session ever opened to the public, and San José del Cabo showed up. Thousands of fans packed the Luis "Loco" Sandoval track in Santa Anita.

Getting in was its own race. Traffic crawled on the road north toward the track as fans poured in.

Then the course stalled. A water truck got stuck on the track, and qualifying sat until crews worked it clear. Once SCORE International had the course back, the trucks and UTVs went to work.

Christopher Polvoorde took the top spot again. His Trophy Truck leads the field off the line Friday.

If you made it out to Santa Anita, how long did the drive in take?