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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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Friday, 15 May 2026 13:34 |
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ProKart Challenge returns to the Sonoma Raceway circuit for the first of two events in 2026 (Photo: Sector 5 Media)
The ProKart Challenge is returning to action to continue its 2026 campaign with a trip to Sonoma Raceway. The May 23-24 weekend will host Round Three of this year’s Superkarts! USA regional championship program, coming off a two-round event at K1 Circuit in April. This event will mark the second time racing in Sonoma, California since 2017, with last year’s trip being the return of SKUSA competition to the ‘NorCal’ facility. This year’s schedule has the program visiting Sonoma twice, with the second event coming in August for Round Four.
Those two days of racing in April at K1 Circuit helped to shape the early title chases in the 11 categories competing in the 2026 ProKart Challenge. Six-time SKUSA SuperNationals winner Billy Musgrave bested the 21-driver field in both rounds of Pro Shifter presented by Axis Kartsport. Four-time winner in Las Vegas Danny Formal stood on the podium twice on the weekend to sit currently in second for the championship standings – while Jacob Gulick had two top-five runs at K1 Circuit to be third in points. Four drivers are separated by 40 points after two rounds of racing in KA100 Senior presented by Hayner Racing Team. Jake Drew secured the Round One victory and leads the standings by 22 points over Stephen Eisert, who recorded two top five results at K1. Gavin McCune drove to a podium finish in Round Two and is third in the early title chase, just ahead of Round Two winner Matthew Cagle.
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Friday, 01 May 2026 10:26 |
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Billy Musgrave added to his long list of victories at the 'PKC', earning two victories for the 2026 opener (Photo: Sector 5 Media)
The opening two rounds of the 2026 Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge were held over the April 24-26 weekend at K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility welcomed the SKUSA regional program for rounds one and two of action to begin the six-round championship schedule. A total of 11 categories began the title chase for the 2026 season with five drivers able to leave the opening weekend with two wins toward their point total.
A total of 21 drivers battled in the very competitive Pro Shifter class presented by Axis Kartsport that featured multiple drivers at the front throughout the weekend. Jesus Vasquez Jr. was able to secure the opening round fast time in qualifying in only his second class start of his career. A 56.569 set the pace, edging out Jacob Gulick by 59 thousandths. Vasquez fell to third over the opening lap of the Prefinal, allowing Gulick to lead all nine laps. In the opening laps of the 18-lap Final, Gulick fell out of the top five and allowed four-time SKUSA SuperNationals winner Danny Formal to lead the way. Former series winner Keawn Tandon took over the point on lap nine and showed the way until a charging 2025 SKUSA Pro Tour champion Billy Musgrave put himself into the lead at lap 13. From there, Musgrave held off Tandon and Formal to record the victory. Gulick recovered to fourth with Hunter Pickett completing the top five.
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Friday, 17 April 2026 11:41 |
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ProKart Challenge opens the 2026 season with double round weekend at K1 Circuit (Photo: Spencer Russell – photosbysmr1)
The 2026 season for the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge marks the 22nd edition of the organization’s flagship regional program. The championship is coming off a strong 2025 season that featured increased numbers from the last several years, enjoying a schedule that featured three premier facilities. This year’s championship format features the same three circuits in a five-weekend, six-round, one-drop structure to welcome drivers from all across the western half of the United States.
The 2026 Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge is set to begin on April 24-26 at the popular K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility opened its doors to SKUSA competition for the first time at the end of 2024, welcoming huge numbers over the two weekends of racing. The ProKart Challenge program visited K1 Circuit three times in 2025 and will return for two visits in 2026. The opening event of the new season will feature a double-round format, with Round One being contested on Saturday and Round Two on Sunday. Pre-registration for the opening event of the 2026 SKUSA ProKart Challenge closes on Tuesday, April 21 at 11:59pm PDT before late registration and walk-up begins.
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