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Sunday, 27 September 2026 18:51 |
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K1 Circuit will host the 2026 ProKart Challenge finale over the October 3-4 weekend (Photo: Sector 5 Media)
The 2026 season for the ProKart Challenge program is set to close out over the October 3-4 weekend, hosting the fifth and final event of the year. The sixth round of the Superkarts! USA regional championship is heading to the K1 Circuit in Winchester, California. The layout for the weekend will feature the ‘Pro Track with Chicanes’, providing a different challenge from the opening double-round weekend that kicked off the 2026 schedule back in April.
Titles will be on the line across the board with the best five of six championship format for all categories. Three drivers enter the weekend separated by 99 points in the KA100 Senior presented by Hayner Racing Team standings. Stephen Eisert has not won over the first five rounds, however, his consistency has him leading in the chase by 74 points over two-time winner Jake Drew. Archer Eversman is a close third, still seeking that first win on the season as well. Spring Mountain winner Jacob Gulick leads the standings in Pro Shifter presented by Axis Kartsport where the top three are separated by only 46 points. Former series champ Billy Musgrave sits second with two wins while Round Four winner Jesus Vasquez Jr. is in the hunt sitting third in the standings.
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Friday, 18 September 2026 08:05 |
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Jacob Gulick edged out the competition in Pro Shifter for his first victory of 2026 (Photo: Andrew Phan)
The 2026 ProKart Challenge championship finished another step toward crowning this year’s title winners, hosting Round Five of the program at the Spring Mountain Karting Complex. The Superkarts! USA regional program visited the Pahrump, Nevada facility over the September 12-13 weekend, contesting the 1.12-mile ‘Full Track’ layout.
KA100 Senior presented by Hayner Racing Team welcomed a new winner on the 2026 season. Texas driver David Ybarra made his debut with fast time in qualifying, posting a 1:13.653 to clear the 25-driver field by nearly two tenths. Qualifying fourth was Archer Eversman, who was able to beat out Round Two winner Matthew Cagle for the win in the Prefinal as Ybarra slipped to fourth behind Gavin McCune. Eversman and Cagle fought for the lead over the first half of the Final before Sebastian Hauser took over. Making his second start on the season, Hauser was able to grab the lead on lap eight and drove away to a 1.6-second advantage for the victory. Ybarra won the battle for second over Eversman while Kameron Perry and Stephen Eisert completed the top five.
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Friday, 04 September 2026 10:58 |
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ProKart Challenge returns to Spring Mountain Karting Complex for the second, contesting Round Five at the Pahrump, Nevada facility (Photo: Spring Mountain Karting Complex)
The ProKart Challenge will make its second ever visit to the Spring Mountain Karting Complex. The program travels to the Pahrump, Nevada course over the September 12-13 weekend for Round Five of the Superkarts! USA regional championship series.
The program last visited the facility in April 2025, competing on the ‘North’ circuit that replicates the former Las Vegas Karting Center where the SKUSA SuperNationals were held from 1997 to 2001. The 2026 visit will feature the ‘Full Track’ at 1.12-miles and 19 turns, including the long front straightaway that is over 800 feet long.
The penultimate round of the ProKart Challenge puts an emphasis on the championship chases heading into next weekend. Reaching high speeds around the Spring Mountain Karting Complex includes Pro Shifter presented by Axis Kartsport. Multi-time series champion and six-time SKUSA SuperNationals winner Billy Musgrave has two wins in 2026, however, only leads the standings by 16 points over Jacob Gulick. New class winner Jesus Vasquez Jr. is third, only 62 points out of first. Two wins also puts Jake Drew at the top of the standings in KA100 Senior presented by Hayner Racing Team. His lead is 130 points over Stephen Eisert with Round Two victor Matthew Cagle holding third.
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Thursday, 20 August 2026 11:55 |
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Jesus Vasquez Jr. claimed his first career victory in Pro Shifter (Photo: Sector 5 Media)
The second half of the 2026 ProKart Challenge began over the August 15-16 weekend at Sonoma Raceway. The Sonoma, California circuit welcomed the series for the second of back-to-back trips, hosting the fourth round of the season championship on the ‘Reverse National’ layout. Picture perfect weather greeted the nearly 160 entries across 11 categories for the weekend.
The largest field of the season competed in Sonoma in KA100 Senior presented by Hayner Racing Team, featuring 43 drivers. Stephen Eisert used home track knowledge to grab the fast time in qualifying, earning his third top qualifier honor of the season by posting a 48.480 lap time to edge out Sebastian Hauser and two-time winner Jake Drew by 90 thousandths. Drew led most of the second half of the 12-lap Prefinal, including the final lap to score the win after Eisert was shuffled back on the final lap to outside the top five. Eighth in the race was Chase Hand, runner-up in Round Three at Sonoma. Hand quickly moved up in the 22-lap Final, reaching second by lap eight to sit behind Drew. It was Drew leading the way until the final lap when Hand was able to secure the lead, crossing the line first to claim his first victory of the season. Drew settled for second with Flavio Aquini winning the battle for third over Archer Eversman and Round Two winner Matthew Cagle in fifth.
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Friday, 29 May 2026 13:38 |
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A second win on the season for Jake Drew in KA100 Senior (Photo: Sector 5 Media)
The third round of the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge was held at the Sonoma Raceway over the May 23-24 weekend. Over 150 entries celebrated the Memorial Day weekend at the Sonoma, California facility, reaching the halfway point of the SKUSA regional championship program. Beautiful weather greeted the drivers over the two days of racing in the 11 categories.
KA100 Senior presented by Hayner Racing Team reached 40 drivers on the weekend, led early by Stephen Eisert. A 48.504 lap edged out Chase Hand and Round One winner Jake Drew with only 97 thousandths separating their lap times. Drew took the lead early in the Prefinal before Eisert reclaimed the spot on lap four. He led the rest of the distance to take the win over Drew, with Round Two winner Matthew Cagle up to third. The three were among the contenders at the start of the Final, along with Hand, who climbed to the lead by lap three. Cagle was part of the fight until getting shuffled down the order after the halfway point of the 22-lap event. Hand continued leading until the final lap when Drew was able to go from third to first, winning the drag race to the checkered flag by 15 thousandths. Hand settled for second with Eisert a close third. Jackson Gibson and Archer Eversman completed the top five.
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