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.

X30 JUNIOR

Travis Pettit attempts the SKUSA sweep in X30 Junior, coming in as SKUSA Winter Series and SKUSA Pro Tour champion (Photo: EKN)

It’s been an amazing run for the SKUSA SuperNationals, reaching 29 editions, and the X30 Junior division will be offered for the 18th time. And, for the 18th time, a new name will join the list of winners in the category. Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn came to the USA for the first time last year and added his name above the likes of Sebastian Garzon, Turner Brown and others with a victory on SuperSunday. Hoogendoorn – not returning for 2026 – was the first driver from the Netherlands to win in the category that has eight different nations represented on the win list. It was also the first win for Kart Republic in the class.

A total of 49 drivers are set to battle all week in Las Vegas for a chance to join this prestigious victory list, with all but one having never won at the SKUSA SuperNationals. The only driver on the entry list to have win at the SuperNats is two-time winner Maxwell Macha (Parolin Motorsport USA). The defending Mini Swift winner was a Micro Swift victor back in 2023 and he will be making his SuperNats debut in the Junior ranks for both categories. The Floridian was fourth this year in the SKUSA Pro Tour standings.

Ashton Woon won three times on the SKUSA Pro Tour season in X30 Junior (Photo: EKN)

Two drivers from last year’s podium will be returning in Travis Pettit (BJR / LN Kart) and Ashton Woon (SCR / CS55). Pettit was runner-up a year ago, coming in as the SKUSA Winter Series and SKUSA Pro Tour champion, and he is seeking a sweep of the SKUSA titles in 2026 in what is going to be his last karting event before moving up to cars. Woon was fourth in his class debut last year, having one podium in Mini and one in Micro over the last five years at the SuperNationals. Woon was third at the SKUSA Winter Series and runner-up in the SKUSA Pro Tour standings.

Tristan Murphy (RPM / Tony Kart) and Nathan Golseth (SCR / CS55) add to the experienced driver list. Murphy was third on the SKUSA Pro Tour standings, winning at the SummerNationals. Golseth comes in as runner-up in SKUSA Winter Series and having placed fifth in the SKUSA Pro Tour championship, also earning the Texas Sprint Racing Series title in KA100 Junior.

Tristan Murphy scored his first SKUSA Pro Tour victory in X30 Junior at the SummerNationals this year (Photo: EKN)

The long list of drivers will be in contention throughout the week in Las Vegas. Marco Sammut (BJR / LN Kart), Braydon Wagner (FW / GFC), Nico Kotowski (TKG / Birelart), Mateo Calderon (SCR / CS55) and Enzo DiGennaro (Parolin Motorsport USA) are all making a return in X30 Junior. Lucas Palacio (RPG / Kosmic) and Troy Ferguson (Team Benik) have had success on the international stage and both are set to make their X30 Junior debuts at the SuperNationals. The same goes for Wynn Godschalk (MPG / Kart Republic), who also did not race last year.

A total of 12 drivers are graduating from Mini Swift last year to X30 Junior this season, highlighted by Macha. Liam Nachawati (RPG / Kosmic) finished sixth last year, Aston Wyatt (RPM / Tony Kart) was seventh, and Cameron Johnson (RPG / Kosmic) was 14th.

Maxwell Macha is the only former SuperNationals winner in the X30 Junior field, coming in as the 2025 Mini Swift winner (Photo: On Track Promotions – otp.ca)

There are 16 drivers from outside the USA in the field, however, none with X30 Junior experience at the SuperNationals. Jay Kostecki (BJR / LN Kart) finished ninth last year in KA100 Junior. Ruben Gutierrez (RPG / Kosmic) from Mexico is coming off a win at ROK Vegas, and he raced KA100 Junior in 2024 at the SuperNationals. Swiss driver Albert Tamm (Parolin Motorsport USA), Juan Garciarce (Orsolon / Tony Kart) from Mexico and Joao Paulo Bonadiman (Orsolon / Tony Kart) from Brazil are all making their first starts in X30 Junior.

SuperNats Stats

1 – Former winner in the field

3 – Drivers to win both KA100 Junior and X30 Junior in same year

5 – Drivers making first X30 Junior start from KA100 Junior last year

9 – Different countries represented in the field

11 – Drivers returning from 2025

11 – Drivers making SuperNationals debut

12 – Drivers making first X30 Junior start from Mini last year

16 – Drivers from outside the USA

17 – Different winners over the 17 editions of category

32 – Drivers racing both KA100 and X30 Junior

X30 Junior – Provisional Entry List

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