eKartingNews.com is proud to present our Preview Series for the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 29. Leading up to the on-track action of the 2026 edition of the marquee SKUSA event, EKN will preview each of the 11 categories that will compete on the temporary circuit located outside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas from November 11-15.

Trackside coverage is set to begin on Tuesday, November 10 as the EKN crew sets up our SuperNationals 29 home, roaming the LVMS grounds with Paddock Insider and social media content. Coverage continues into Wednesday as karts hit the track for the first time. EKN Live begins on Thursday, November 12 as qualifying is conducted for both the morning classes and the afternoon divisions. Listen LIVE to the heat races throughout Friday, November 13 and into Situation Saturday, November 14, including the four Last Chance Qualifiers held on the day. That sets everything up for SuperSunday, with the main events for SuperNationals 29 audio streamed live on eKartingNews.com/live and eKartingNews.com/radio.

Complete coverage of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 29 can be found at the EKN EVENT PAGE.

KA100 MASTER

Ben Cooper is vying for three straight in KA100 Master (Photo: Cody Schindel – CKN)

In the five years now that the KA100 Master category has been offered at the SuperNationals, this is by far the deepest pool of talent to make up the grid. A total of 48 drivers will be racing to be at the top of the podium on SuperSunday, including all three former class winners.

Two-time defending winner Ben Cooper (RPG / Kosmic) is on the drive-for-five, having a win in Pro X30 and another in DD2 back in 2013 – the last time Rotax was part of the SuperNationals. 2023 winner Matthew Waters (RPG / Kosmic) is back after missing last year. The Aussie beat out Cooper in his SuperNationals debut and finished runner-up to him in 2024. Inaugural winner Martin Stone (RPG / Kosmic) is back for a fifth straight year. Since winning he finished in the top 10 before a 30th place result last year.

Race Liberante is set to make his KA100 Master debut (Photo: EKN)

In total, the field features eight former SuperNationals winners. Kip Foster (BJR / LN Kart) is a member of the four-win club, having last won in 2019 in X30 Master with two podiums in the last three years in this category. Renato Jader David (Orsolon / Tony Kart) won the X30 Master class back in 2016. The Brazilian was fourth the last two years in KA Master, coming off victory at ROK Vegas. The last time Nathan Stewart (Sodi Kart) was at the SuperNationals, the Texan won the G2 Shifter division. Stewart will be making his KA100 Master debut this year.

Two former SuperNationals winners are making their debut in KA100 Master. Race Liberante (FDM / Pantano) won the Pro Shifter 2 category back in 2019 and was a contender for the last two years in KA100 Senior, finishing fifth last year. Louie Pagano (BJR / LN Kart) is making a return to the SuperNationals for the first time since 2016. A winner in X30 Senior back in 2015 – the first year the race was held on the parking lot outside the Westgate Hotel and LV Convention Center – Pagano has been training this year for his return back to SuperNats.

All five podium finishers from last year are returning alongside Cooper. Chris Wehrheim was runner-up one year ago, and is making a move to Speed Concepts Racing aboard a Birelart machine and he’s also coming off ninth at the IAME Warrior Final in Europe. Foster and RJD were followed by Carlos Calderon (SCR / CS55) on SuperSunday a year ago. Calderon is making his ninth straight SuperNationals start in a Master category.

SKUSA Pro Tour champion Mario Barrios is among the many contenders in Vegas (Photo: EKN)

2026 SKUSA Pro Tour champion Mario Barrios (RPG / Kosmic) was sixth last year with SKUSA Winter Series champion Brian Boly (RPG / Kosmic) set to make his SuperNationals debut in KA100 Master. Regional champions Ryan Casner (Bestkart) from ProKart Challenge and Daniel Howie (Hi5 / EOS) from Texas Sprint Racing Series will also be in the field.

Others to be a factor include Paul Elefonte (RRC / LN Kart) who was ninth last year, and is the lone Master driver racing both categories in 2026. John Bonanno (CompKart) was 10th in his SuperNationals debut in 2025. Danillo Ramalho (D2 / Kart Republic) is coming off runner-up at ROK Vegas, having two podium finishes in his last SuperNationals starts in 2021 and 2022. Chris Giumarra (Factory Karts) is making a return to the SuperNationals as the former SKUSA Pro Tour vice-champion back in 2015 finished 10th in TaG Master that year.

SuperNats Stats

5 – Drivers to not have a previous SuperNationals start in career

7 – Different countries represented in the field

7 – Drivers from outside the USA

8 – Former SuperNationals winners in the field

25 – Drivers returning from last year

70 – Age of eldest driver in the field

KA100 Master – Provisional Entry List

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