The 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour reaches the halfway point this weekend with the running of the SKUSA SpringNationals, set for the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati over the Memorial Day weekend. Roughly 250 entries over the eight categories will visit the Batavia, Ohio facility that is hosting the event for a second straight year.

Event schedule begins with unofficial practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Official sessions begin on Friday with four, seven-minute sessions with a fifth and final 12-minute run for all eight categories to close out the day. Seven of the divisions will follow the two round format on the weekend, including Pro X30 moving away from the Pro Show format. Warm-up, qualifying, Prefinal (10 laps) and Final (20 laps) make up Saturday with the same lineup for Sunday to complete Round Three and Round Four of the SKUSA Pro Tour. The SKUSA Pro Show features only the Pro Shifter division. Qualifying, Super Pole, Heat 1 and Heat 2 on Saturday set the stage for the 14-lap Prefinal and the 25-lap Final to decide the SKUSA SpringNationals winner.

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Gavin Bayliff looks to defend home track and point lead in Pro Shifter (Photo: EKN)

The PSL Karting Pro Shifter was the SHOW at the WinterNationals, concluding with the ‘Bump and Run’ by Gavin Bayliff (TKG Birelart USA) on five-time SKUSA SuperNationals winner Billy Musgrave (Factory Karts) during the final lap to claim the victory. Bayliff takes his first career SKUSA Pro Tour victory and championship lead of 12.5 points over Musgrave into the SpringNationals, his home race track. Musgrave has also won at MCC, taking victory in Stars competition last year. Defending race winner Matheus Morgatto (PSL Karting) comes in third in the championship chase with a podium result at the WinterNationals. He held off Kiwi Jay Urwin (PSL Karting) and top qualifier Charlie Stines (Fury Motorsport). Former Pro Tour champions AJ Myers (Magik Kart USA) and Kyle Wick (GFC Karting) will be among those in the 37 driver field looking for their first podium finish of the season along with Challenge of the Americas championship leader Michael Avansino (Ron White Racing) and Josh Conquer (Maranello USA). French driver Adrien Ranaudin (Velocity Racing) returns back to the USA after making his SKUSA Pro Tour debut at the WinterNationals, recording a DNF at the start of the Final.

Ryan Norberg (Rolison Performance Group) and Austin Garrison (Speed Concepts Racing) enter the SpringNationals as the drivers to beat in the Kart CRG USA Pro X30 division. The two each took a win at Speedsportz to leave Texas as winners while Norberg holds a 10-point advantage over Garrison in the championship chase heading to MCC. British driver Caden McQueen (Energy Corse Americas) comes in sitting third thanks to two top five results, set to visit another new circuit on the 2025 schedule for him. Former SuperNationals winner Donovan Bonilla (Rolison Performance Group) and Jake Drew (Formula Works) sit fourth and fifth. Jesus Vasquez Jr. (GFC Karting) and Ayden Ingratta (Speed Concepts Racing) were fellow podium finishes at the WinterNationals, sitting sixth and 12th in the standings. Defending race winner Kai Hunter is not returning, however, British driver Gus Lawrence is replacing his spot at Rolison Performance Group. Lawrence finished third at his USA debut this month at USPKS Carolina GP and tested last weekend at MCC. Adding to the international list is factory Sodikart driver Kasper Schormans joining Velocity Racing. The KZ2 driver is moving to single-speed where the Dutchman finished on the podium at the Rotax Grand Finals as a Junior driver.

Ryan Norberg leads the Pro X30 championship heading to Ohio (Photo: EKN)

A sold out field for the Nash Motorsportz KA100 Senior division will battle once again at MCC. Oliver Hodgson (CompKart) and Diego Ramos (PSL Karting) came away from the WinterNats with wins and lead the championship chase. Ramos, thanks to two podium results, holds a 10-point advantage over Hodgson heading into the SpringNats. Frankie Mossman (Jay Howard Driver Development) also stood on the podium twice, placing third and second, as the Winter Series champion sits third in the standings, back by 40 points and missing the USF Pro 2000 event at Indianapolis Raceway Park this Friday. Mauricio Hernandez (Rocket Racing Company) sits fourth in the championship while defending champion James Overbeck (Brandon Jarsocrak Racing) is fifth, returning to his home track. Among the new names is Challenge of the Americas championship leader Keagan Kaminski (GFC Karting), who did not compete at the WinterNationals. Finnegan Bayliff (TKG Birelart USA) is seeking to defend his win from a year ago, looking to bounce back from a tough WinterNationals.

The Rolison Performance Group X30 Junior class features big numbers once again, welcoming 32 drivers for the SpringNationals. Two-time winner Alexander Vanchev (Rolison Performance Group) holds a 119-point advantage in the championship chase after two rounds. Tristan Murphy (Ryan Perry Motorsport) is the top challenger in the standings thanks to his two third-place finishes in Texas. Junior rookie Ashton Woon (Speed Concepts Racing) is third with teammate Sarah Bradley (Speed Concepts Racing) in fourth. Canadian Leonardo Serravalle (Racing Edge Motorsports) is fifth. Luca Popescu (Rolison Performance Group) earned a runner-up result in Speedsportz, sitting sixth in the championship. Alessandro Truchot (Parolin Motorsport USA) is making his 2025 series debut after racing in Europe for much of the season while Tyrone Kemper Jr. (Speed Concepts Racing) is moving over from KA to X30. Former Mini SKUSA Winter Series champion Royce Vega (Rolison Performance Group) is also making his Junior debut on the weekend after racing in Cadet at the WinterNationals.

Diego Ramos holds a narrow lead in the KA100 Senior standings (Photo: EKN)

Also sold out is the TKG Birelart USA KA100 Junior class. The category saw two drivers win at the WinterNationals – Alexander Vanchev (Rolison Performance Group) and Cole Medeiros (Racing Edge Motorsports). It is two-time runner-up driver Max Weiland (Magik Kart USA), podium finisher Tristan Murphy (Ryan Perry Motorsport) and Nathan Dupuis (Nash Motorsportz) that are tied for the top spot in the championship chase. Weiland is coming off a big first X30 victory at the USPKS Carolina GP with Murphy recording three podiums in four races at the WinterNationals. Dupuis garnered his first victory at Challenge of the Americas at the end of April. Vanchev sits fourth in the standings, 11 points back of the top trio with Nicolas Orbezo (Iron Rock Motorsports) holding fifth, 76 points out of first. Canadian Medeiros sits back in seventh behind Travis Pettit, set to make his SKUSA Pro Tour debut with Speed Concepts Racing.

Nine drivers will battle in the Rocket Racing Company Master Shifter division. Both winners from Speedsportz are returning with Scott Hargrove (Catalyst Driver Development) leading the championship standings by 20 points over Scott Presti (Presti Racing). Luis Gautier (PSL Karting) is not on the entry list, sitting third in the points. His absence would move defending champion Scott ‘Skitchy’ Barnes (Maranello USA) up to a spot as well as Larry Pegram (TKG Birelart USA), who will be defending his home track. Carlos Lopes (Maranello USA) is making his series debut while Tyler Guilbeault (DRT Racing) is making his season debut after finishing second at the SKUSA Winter Series. The last four SpringNationals has seen the same driver win both rounds on the weekend, including Jordon Musser (2021), Michael Guasch (2022), Luis Quinones (2023) and Joe Ruch (2024).

Two wins has Alexander Vanchev leading the X30 Junior championship chase (Photo: EKN)

It was a two driver fight at the WinterNationals in the Speed Concepts Racing Mini Swift division. Jayden Francisco (Ryan Perry Motorsport) and Enzo DiGennaro (Parolin Motorsport USA) split the wins and sit on the top two spots the championship chase. DiGennaro has a 20-point lead over Francisco heading to MCC. Maxwell Macha (SLA Racing) stood on the podium once at Speedsportz and is third in the standings, back by 171 points. Aston Wyatt (Ryan Perry Motorsport) and Cameron Johnson (Parolin Motorsport USA) make up the top-five in the early chase. Last year’s Micro Swift champion Zayne Burgess (Speed Concepts Racing) is sixth in the standings, coming off a trip to Italy for WSK Euro Series last weekend. The last three years at the SpringNationals has seen one driver win both main events on the weekend, including Jack Iliffe (2022), Lucas Palacio (2023) and Aston Woon (2024).

The Velocity Racing by Sodi USA Micro Swift class is set to feature 20 drivers on the weekend in Ohio. Dutch Westbrook (Team Benik) comes in as the championship leader thanks to his Round Two victory. He holds a 70-point advantage over Zev Godschalk (Team Benik) with Brody Stoffle (Jay Howard Driver Development) in third. Hudson Howard (Jay Howard Driver Development) is fourth, however, is not on the entry list. Round One winner Lenox Lockhart (Velocity Racing) will move up if Howard is absent, all looking to grab their first victories at the SpringNationals with no driver in the field holding a previous victory. Recent USPKS winner Slate Harrell (Ryan Perry Motorsport) is making his series debut while Marcelo Flores confirmed on social media his move to TB Kart USA for the upcoming weekend, sitting sixth in the championship.

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Provisional Pro Shifter Entry List

Provisional Pro X30 Entry List

Provisional KA100 Senior Entry List

Provisional X30 Junior Entry List

Provisional KA100 Junior Entry List

Provisional Master Shifter Entry List

Provisional Mini Swift Entry List

Provisional Micro Swift Entry List

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