The United States Pro Kart Series presented by IAME USA East and MG Tires reaches the halfway point of the 2024 season with the program heading to the Mill-Rite Raceway over the June 28-30. The Wisconsin Grand Prix will mark the second time the series has traveled to the Dousman, Wisconsin facility – owned and operated by the Badger Kart Club. Round Three of the 2024 championship will welcome roughly 200 entries set to battle in the seven categories.

Badger Kart Club has called the Dousman, Wisconsin facility home for decades. Formerly known as Utica Raceway, the Mill-Rite Raceway has been a fixture of karting in the state of Wisconsin dating back to the early 1960s. The circuit used today was built during that time, and featured an extension in 2017 to make it now 7/8-mile long at 15 turns – contested in the counter-clockwise direction. The facility was part of the inaugural United States Pro Kart Series season in 2013 – hosting the Mid-Summer Classic.

Four practice sessions will be held on Friday before diving into qualifying to close out the day. Three rounds of heat races will be contested at 10 laps each, including the A-B-C-D format for the KA100 Junior and KA100 Senior categories. Heat points will be calculated at the end of Saturday to set the grids for the main events, with the top-47 transferring in the two KA divisions. The remainder move to the B-Main for their feature race of the weekend, contested Sunday morning. The top three finishers will be added to the Final. The remaining classes will have the warm-up and main events on Sunday. This year’s championship format will count all five weekends, with no drop race and includes points available through qualifying, all heat races and the main events.

Austin Garrison enters the weekend leading the championship in X30 Pro (Photo: EKN)

Two different drivers have scored the top step of the podium on the season in X30 Pro presented by Rolison Performance Group. Three-time defending champion Ryan Norberg (RPG / Kosmic) and current FIA Karting European Championship Joe Turney (Trinity / Kart Republic) won at Speedsportz and Trackhouse respectively. Turney returned to Europe to continue his focus and work with Kart Republic factory. Norberg, looking for a fourth-straight championship to tie Brandon Jarsocrak (2017-2020), enters the third round of the season fifth in the point standings thanks to a DNF in North Carolina. Austin Garrison (SCR / Gillard) is riding off two top-five finishes over the opening two rounds to lead the championship by 125 points over Pauly Massimino (BJR / LN Racing Kart) – who is coming off a best finish of fourth at Trackhouse. Number three ranked in the EKN TaG Driver Rankings Alessandro de Tullio (Inter MS / Kart Republic) has been among the most consistent drivers across the last year and a half has two third-place finishes to sit third in the standings. One point back is British driver Brandon Carr (Trinity / Kart Republic) in fourth, looking for a first podium result of the 2024. Brandon Lemke (FMS / Merlin) is looking to return back to the top of the podium and defend home turf this weekend, along with Nicholas Terlecki (HDD / OTK).

The same for KA100 Senior presented by Brandon Jarsocrak Racing as Alan Isambard (Sodi Racing USA) and Pauly Massimino (BJR / LN Racing Kart) have claimed wins over the first two rounds. Isambard is fourth in the championship while Massimino was a one-off for the Trackhouse weekend. Leading the point standings is Cooper Shipman (IRM / Tony Kart), riding off a third finish at Speedsportz. Jesus Vasquez Jr. (GFC Karting) is second with a best finish of fourth at Trackhouse. Christian Miles (Racelab / TB Kart) has the best result of the top three with a runner-up at the Carolina GP race. The top three are within 50 points of each other. Two shifterkart drivers are in the top-five, as AJ Myers (Magik Kart USA) is fifth in the standings. The field of 37 drivers includes a number of top contenders, including Connor Ferris (TFR / Kart Republic), Keagan Kaminski (GFC Karting), Finnegan Bayliff (Trinity / Kart Republic), Aden Rudolph (CRG Nordam) and James Overbeck (BJR / Tony Kart).

Two wins in two rounds has Enzo Vidmontiene leading the KA100 Junior championship (Photo: EKN)

The X30 Junior by Speed Concepts Racing championship chase is notable in the move for current championship leader Diego Ardiles. Heading into this weekend, Ardiles holds a 143 point lead in the standings, but will be making the move from Rolison Performance Group to Speed Concepts Racing. This puts SCR 1-2 in the championship with Jackson Wolny sitting second behind the Trackhouse winner. Victor de Alencar (RPG / Kosmic) and Alexander Vanchev (Sodi Racing USA) sit third and fourth while Turner Brown (RPG / Kosmic) is fifth after a DQ in the opening round. Brown is coming off a third-place finish at the FIA Karting Academy Trophy program in Slovakia. Trackhouse winner Enzo Vidmontiene (Trinity / Kart Republic) is eighth in the standings after a DNS in Texas. Ty Fisher (Racelab / TB Kart), Chace Gassiot-Lee (Nash / EOS), and Davin Roberts (RPM / Tony Kart) are among the contenders in the field as well.

The KA100 Junior presented by BBS Race Engines is the only category with a double race winner. Enzo Vidmontiene (Trinity / Kart Republic) comes in with a three-race win streak dating back to last year’s finale, winning the opening two rounds of 2024 to enter this weekend with a 115-point advantage in the championship chase. Sebastian Garzon (Orsolon / Tony Kart) – who won the Mill-Rite Shootout last weekend – sits second in the standings. Turner Brown (RPG / Kosmic), Diego Ardiles (SCR / Redspeed) and Davin Roberts (RPM / Tony Kart) are in the top-five. The field of 43 drivers has a lot of contenders in the field from all across the country, with all looking to stop the win streak of Vidmontiene.

Mini Swift championship leader Ashton Woon is coming off two wins already this month (Photo: EKN)

The two winners of the KA100 Masters presented by Nash Motorsportz will not be in Wisconsin. Adam Crepin (FMS / Gillard) will be, however, continues his role within the staff of the USPKS while Max Papis (Orsolon / Tony Kart) was a one-off at his home track of Trackhouse. Championship leader Niki Coello (FMS / Merlin) is looking to defend his home track, entering Dousman with a 10 point lead over Martin Stone (RPG / Kosmic) with former series champion and winner at Mill-Rite Raceway – Laurentiu Mardan (Tecno Kart USA) – sitting third in the standings only 91 points back. Former champ Scott Kopp (FMS / Redspeed) is making his 2024 debut along with TJ Nevels (FMS / Merlin) and former champ Cristian Vomir (Tecno Kart USA) – all who call Badger Kart Club home.

The two winners on the season in the Mini Swift presented by Sodi Racing USA are sitting first and third in the championship at the halfway point. Speedsportz winner Ashton Woon (Supertune / Parolin) leads by 107 points over Royce Vega (Team Benik) – who has a best finish of third at Round Two. Trackhouse winner Parker Ives (Nitro Kart) is only 116 points out of first with Nico Orbezo (RPG / Kosmic) and Marco Sammut (BJR / LN Racing Kart) rounding out the top-five in the standings. The 32 driver field for Wisconsin includes the regular contenders we have seen all season, including Josh Bergman (Trinity / Kart Republic), Maxwell Macha (SLA / Kart Republic), JohnJohn McLellan (Nash / Energy), and Braydon Wagner (GFC Karting). Jacob Modjeski (FMS / Merlin) is coming off a win at the Shootout, and is looking to defend his home turf.

The Team Ferris Racing Micro Swift division is where we could see a third different driver come away with victory as competitive as it is becoming in the class on the season. Miguel Manzano Suarez (RPG / Kosmic) came through with a career first at Speedsportz as did Zayne Burgess (Sodi Racing USA) at Trackhouse. They are second and third in the standings with Santiago Orioli (MPG / Kart Republic) leading the standings by 43 points off of two runner-up finishes. Wynn Godschalk (Team Benik) and Easton Kubinski (AEM / Tony Kart) are fourth and fifth, each looking for their first wins on the season.

Follow the coverage all weekend long on the EKN Social Media accounts for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for news, updates, photos, videos and more, including the top-10 results after each session beginning with qualifying on Friday. Listen to the racing action by heading to the EKN Live page or tune in on the EKN Radio Network.

Provisional X30 Pro Entry List

Provisional KA100 Senior Entry List

Provisional X30 Junior Entry List

Provisional KA100 Junior Entry List

Provisional KA100 Masters Entry List

Provisional Mini Swift Entry List

Provisional Micro Swift Entry List

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