Alan Isambard will lead the ROK SV Senior field to the green flag on Sunday (Photo: EKN)

The action on Saturday for ROK Vegas 2026 presented by ROK Cup USA set the stage for the main events on Sunday following another full day of racing outside the Rio Hotel & Casino. The third round of heats along with the Super Heat and Last Chance Qualifier made up the schedule, thankfully with no rain or wet weather in the area like on Friday. The racing amped up over the day as driver’s made their bid for a solid starting spot on Sunday.

Alan Isambard (RRC / LN Kart) recorded a perfect score over the first two days of racing. Following two wins on Friday, Isambard grabbed the win in his final heat race AvsD to beat out Blake Nash (Nash / EOS) and Keagan Kaminski (FW / GFC). He then led all 13 laps of the Super Heat over BvsC heat race winner Alessandro de Tullio (RRC / LN Kart) to secure the pole position for the Sunday main event. In the last heat race, de Tullio led the way over Ruben Moya (FDM / Pantano) and defending race winner Caden McQueen (Velocity / Sodi Kart). With Isambard and de Tullio out front in the Super Heat, British driver Morgan Porter (RPM / Tony Kart) drove to third ahead of McQueen as they secured the row two starting positions.

Blake Nash takes a perfect score going into the Final for ROK VLR Senior (Photo: EKN)

The ROK VLR Senior category ended with Blake Nash (Nash / EOS) securing a sweep of his racing action to land on the pole position for the Sunday main event. Nash went on to lead all 12 laps of the BvsC heat race ahead of Isaac Malcuit (Orsolon / Tony Kart) and Archer Eversman (Axis / Redspeed) before showing the way in the 12-lap Super Heat. Chase Hand (GFC Karting) won the other heat race over Juan Paramo (Orsolon / Tony Kart) and defending race winner Jeremy Fletcher (MMK / CS55) while top qualifier Ayden Ingratta (REM / Kosmic) recovered from not getting off the grid in time, starting mid pack and working up to fourth with fast lap of the race. Ingratta finished second in the Super Heat ahead of Hand, Paramo and Caleb Gafrarar (FDM / Pantano) to earn a third place starting position as Hand landed on the front row with Nash. Paramo will start alongside with Eversman and Collin Lloyd (HDD / Tony Kart) in row three. Fletcher, after his issues on Friday, won the Last Chance Qualifier while Alan Isambard (RRC / LN Kart) made it through in a transfer spot, set to start 33rd in the main event.

Matheus Morgatto is seeking a sweep of the action in Pro KZ (Photo: EKN)

Matheus Morgatto (Velocity / Sodi Kart) made it an easy day on Saturday, winning both the final heat and Super Heat to wrap up the sweep over the first two days in Pro KZ. The third heat was a 3.3-second win over Massimo Valiante (Italkart Factory) and Jacob Gulick (GFC Karting), however, Gulick was disqualified in tech, promoting Harley Keeble (Kart Republic) to third. This put Gulick in the middle of the field for the Super Heat where Morgatto ran away to a 13-second advantage. Keeble ran second but was penalized for contact, dropping him to sixth in the result. Gulick was up to third before contact dropped him down the order. This put Kyle Drysdale (WCM / Birelart) into second ahead of Erik Doan (WCM / Birelart) for the race. The grid for the main event will see Cooper Becklin (WCM / Birelart) on the outside of the front row, who recovered from spinning on the opening lap of the Super Heat to finish fifth. Keeble and Drysdale go from row two with Ayrton Littel (Scuderia Littel / GFC) and Gulick in row three.

Travis Pettit starts on the pole position for the inaugural ROK SV Junior main event (Photo: EKN)

Travis Pettit (BJR / LN Kart) will lead the inaugural ROK SV Junior field to the green flag on Sunday. The top qualifier won the AvsD heat race to sweep his heat races, taking the win over Robert Tronchi Jr. (REM / Kosmic) and Marco Sammut (BJR / LN Kart). In the Super Heat, a great battle of the top four ended with Sammut earning the win over Pettit with BvsC heat race winner Wynn Godschalk (MPG / Kart Republic) in third ahead of Tristan Murphy (RPM / Tony Kart). Pettit and Sammut make up the front row ahead of Godschalk and Murphy while Nico Kotowski (TKG / Birelart) and Maxwell Macha (Parolin Motorsport USA) go from row three.

Saturday racing in ROK VLR Junior welcomed two new heat race winners. Jackson Baldus (Hi5 / Redspeed) won the AvsD heat race ahead of Braydon Wagner (FW / GFC) and Alejandro Gonzalez (HRT / Kosmic) while Canadian Ryker Magro (Pfaff / OTK) secured the win in BvsC heat over Julian Rivera (Orsolon / Tony Kart) and Ruben Gutierrez (RPG / Kosmic) in a last lap battle. The Super Heat also went down to the wire, this time with Travis Pettit (BJR / LN Kart) getting the better of Rivera, Gutierrez and Wagner. With this two heat wins on Friday, Gutierrez secured the pole position for Sunday alongside Pettit while Rivera and Wagner filled up row two. Baldus and Magro are set to start from row three.

Renato Jader David maintains the top spot in ROK VLR Masters through two days of racing (Photo: EKN)

The ROK VLR Masters category welcomed a third different heat race winner over the two days. Danillo Ramalho (D2 / Kart Republic) beat out top qualifier Renato Jader David (Orsolon / Tony Kart) for the race win with Enrique Baca (BJR / LN Kart) holding static in third. The Super Heat however was all RJD, driving away to a 1.7-second advantage over Ramalho to land the pole position for the Final. Laurentiu Mardan (Tecno Kart) worked up to third in the race, and starts fourth alongside top Super Masters driver Scott Falone (Orsolon / Tony Kart). Last year’s winner Charlie Fonseca (RPG / Kosmic) goes from fifth with Eric Molinatti (SpeedSense / Exprit) in sixth.

Brian Keck won both races on Saturday in ROK Shifter Masters (Photo: EKN)

Brian Keck (GFC Karting) swept the action on Saturday in ROK Shifter Masters / Super Masters race group to retain the pole position for the main event. The third heat was a 3.3-second advantage after 13 laps over Cole Mathewson (RRC / LN Kart) and Bud Grossenbacher (TB Kart) while the Super Heat he was pressured all race long by Mirko Mizzoni (Italcorse Amercia). Keck took the race win over Mizzoni with Mathewson in third. The grid order for the Final ends up with Keck and Mathewson on the front row with Mizzoni and Skitchy Barnes (VTM / Maranello) in row two. Grossenbacher and top Super Masters driver Rene Martinelli (RRC / TB Kart) start from row three.

Vincente Santino Aguilar will lead the ROK Mini field to the green flag (Photo: EKN)

The action in ROK Mini continued to be a two driver battle with Alfie Mair (OKP / OTK) scoring the Heat Three win over two time winner Vincente Santino Aguilar (Orsolon / Tony Kart) with Iver Spence (Parolin Motorsport USA) winning the fight for third. The Super Heat ended with Aguilar taking the top spot over Mair, earning the pole position for the Final. Aidan Go (Parolin Motorsport USA) finished third in the race, but will start fourth alongside Alvaro Medeiros (Orsolon / Tony Kart) for the Final. Last year’s Micro winner Dutch Westbrook (Team Benik) starts fifth alongside teammate Zev Godschalk (Team Benik).

Two wins on Saturday puts Tristan Francisco in contention for ROK Micro (Photo: EKN)

Tristan Francisco (RPM / Nitro Kart) found speed overnight and swept the two races on Saturday in ROK Micro. Francisco held off Beau Wyatt (LEM / Nitro Kart) for the win by 99 thousandths in Heat Three with Leandro Ramirez (OKP / OTK) a close third. The Super Heat was Francisco leading seven of the nine laps, taking win by nearly one-second over top qualifier Braxton Shiflett (SpeedSense / Exprit) while Jack Kotowski (TKG / Birelart) moved up to third. Shiflett will lead the field to the green flag with Ramirez starting on the outside of the front row. Wyatt and Kotowski start from row two while Francisco goes from row three alongside Tre Sanders (RPM / Nitro Kart).

All that is left for ROK Vegas 2026 is the main events. Weather will be the question mark with rain forecasted in the morning hours. The grids are set, and the record turnout for the event will battle in the Finals on Sunday to etch their names into the record books.

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