EKN Trackside: 2022 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals – Preview

Championships for 13th season to be decided at New Castle Motorsports Park

The third and final event of the 2022 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour returns to the New Castle Motorsports Park for the 12th edition of the SKUSA SummerNationals. Rounds Five and Six will be contested on the New Castle, Indiana facility to decide the 13th season of SKUSA Pro Tour champions. The event marks the eighth straight year the SKUSA Pro Tour has visited the New Castle Motorsports Park facility, the first coming in 2015. Each event has been over the 220 mark, including this year’s finale with 222 pre-entries set to do battle in eight categories.

Ryan Norberg has three straight wins in X30 Senior heading into the SummerNationals (Photo: EKN)

Built in 2003, the New Castle Motorsports Park has been the hub of national and international karting during its first season in 2004. The multi-configuration facility has provided SKUSA with different layouts over the eight years, including the National Reverse layout that will be utilized this weekend. It is the same layout selected for the second weekend of the SKUSA Summer Festival in 2020, where three rounds of racing were held that weekend. It measures out to 1-mile with 16 different turns, and the finish line set to the original location when the facility first opened, right in front of the main building and grand stands.

Championships are on the line this weekend over the two rounds of racing at New Castle for the SKUSA SummerNationals, with drivers looking to make a piece of history. One driver trying to extend his role in the record books is Ryan Norberg. The four-time SKUSA Pro Tour champion is attempting to complete the ‘Driver for Five’ that began in 2020, coming up short that year and missing out on his chance in 2021. With three wins over the last three rounds, Norberg (RPG / Kosmic) holds a 262-point advantage over Round One winner Jeremy Fletcher (RPM / Tony Kart). Pauly Massimino is set to make his Speed Concepts Racing / CRG debut sitting third in the chase ahead of Marijn Kremers and Pedro Hiltbrand of PSL Karting / Birel ART. With a field of 27, anything is possible.

Marijn Kremers remains the driver to beat in the Pro Shifter championship chase
(Photo: On Track Promotions / Studio 52)

The KA100 Senior field is large at 42 drivers already entered, and an even tighter championship battle. Jeremy Fletcher (RPM / Tony Kart) has three straight wins heading into the SummerNationals, however, he trails Alex Stanfield (GWR / Tony Kart) in the standings by 52 points. Round One winner Cedrick Lupien (RPG / Kosmic) is third, back by 166 points with Caleb Shrader (RPG / Kosmic) fourth, only 185 points out of first. They will be the focus of the championship battle while the rest of the field is fighting for any shot at a podium result.

Numbers in the Pro Shifter category are increasing this weekend with 23 already entered. The title chase is in the hands of Marijn Kremers (PSL / Birel ART) – the 2019 FIA Karting KZ World Champion. His two sweeps in NOLA helped to build a solid championship lead, which sits at 194 points over defending champion AJ Myers (Magik Kart USA). Round Three winner Kyle Wick (GFC / Trackmagic) – the 2019 SKUSA Pro Tour champ – is third in the standings ahead of teammate Jacob Gulick. Notable names among those in the field for a one-off weekend include three-time SKUSA SuperNationals winner Daniel Formal, making his Rolison Performance Group / Kosmic debut. Rock Island Grand Prix King of the Streets defending winner Andrew Bujdoso (Magik Kart USA) is back behind the wheel, along with five-time SKUSA Pro Tour Master Shifter champion Jordon Musser (PSL / Birel ART).

Two wins has Ayden Ingratta leading the X30 Junior title chase (Photo: EKN)

Four drivers are in the hunt for the title in the X30 Junior category, led by two-time winner Ayden Ingratta (SCR / CRG). Ingratta won at NOLA and Utah, leading the standings by 76 points over Round One winner Caleb Gafrarar (RPG / Kosmic). Brandon Carr (Team Benik / Kosmic) sits third, however, will not be at New Castle. That bumps up Max Taylor (RPG / Kosmic) and Max Garcia (MPG / WPK) into the mix with all four within 169 points heading into the weekend. At only 20 drivers in the field, racing will be tight with not a lot of room for mistakes.

The fight is just as close in KA100 Junior with the top four separated by 112 points. Caleb Gafrarar (RPG / Kosmic) has yet to win a race in the category on the SKUSA Pro Tour, however, leads the championship with consistent results. The gap is only 51 points back to two-time winner Jesus Vasquez Jr. (Nash / EOS). Stephen Eisert (SSM / Exprit) has been consistent as well, sitting third ahead of Round Three winner Charlie Smith (Nash / EOS). Among the event high 43 entries will be Ayden Ingratta (SCR / CRG), making his KA debut on the 2022 season.

Jack Iliffe gunning for his third career SKUSA title and first in Mini Swift (Photo: EKN)

A season high total of 12 drivers will compete in the Master Shifter class. Robert Fiege (HMG / Maverick) is the championship leader with four solid results over the first four rounds, leading Ken Schilling (HMG / GP) by 153 points. Two-time winner Vincent Cossard (PSL / Birel ART) is not on the entry list, however, two-time Utah winner Michael Guasch (RWR / CRG) is. Also on the class roster is former SKUSA champion John Crow (Factory Kart), who now calls NCMP home.

Three wins over the first four rounds puts Jack Iliffe (IRM / Parolin) in control of the Mini Swift championship chase. Iliffe enters the final two rounds with a 185-point advantage over Gage Bailey (IRM / Benik). Asher Ochstein (Supertune / Tony Kart) sits third with Lucas Palacio (TKG / Kart Republic) moving up to fourth with Carson Weinberg (SCR / CRG) not attending the SummerNationals. Round Two winner Tyler Roberts (IRM / Parolin) finds himself fifth, needing a lot of help to move up into the fight for the championship podium with 31 entries set for this weekend.

Two drivers will decide this year’s Micro Swift championship with Troy Ferguson (Benik) and Rocco Simone (Parolin USA) coming in tied for the point lead. Each driver has secured two wins, with Ferguson sweeping NOLA and Simone taking both wins in Utah. The fight for the third step of the championship podium will be between Royce Vega (Benik), Jackson Gibson (RPG / Kosmic) and Nicolas Orbezo (IRM / Tony Kart) with 24 drivers filling out the field on the weekend.

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Provisional X30 Senior Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
398 Adam Ali Racing Edge Motorsports Kosmic CA
330 Daniel Ali Racing Edge Motorsports Kosmic CA
371 Paul Bocuse Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Orlando FL US
304 John Burke Supertune USA Tony Kart Carrollton TX US
321 Zachary Claman De Melo CA
378 Julian DaCosta Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Myakka City FL US
396 Nicholas D'Andrea Leading Edge Motorsports Tony Kart Boca Raton FL US
319 Parker DeLong Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Glendale AZ US
335 Wes Duchak Rolison Performance Group Kosmic Jupiter FL US
322 Jeremy Fletcher Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart St. Cloud FL US
340 Pedro Hiltbrand PSL Karting Birel ART ES
361 Jacob Hoover Nash Motorsportz OTK Dana Point CA US
316 Hayden Jones Rolinson Performance Group Tony Kart Matthews NC US
342 Marijn Kremers PSL Karting Birel ART NL
328 Laurent Legault Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic CA
308 Pauly Massimino Speed Concepts Racing CRG Indian Trail NC US
377 Frankie Mossman Team Benik Tony Kart La Verne CA US
394 Blake Nash Nash Motorsportz EOS Riverside CA US
303 Ryan Norberg Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Orlando FL US
343 Oscar Panozzo MottazSport Birel ART Bradenton FL US
325 Hunter Peri Vintage Museum Restoration TB Kart Thorntown IN US
315 Edward Portz Rolinson Performance Group OTK Corvallis OR US
313 Diego Ramos PSL Karting Birel ART Davenport FL BR
352 Rylie Ramroop URace Tony Kart Parkland FL TT
312 Louie Westover Solo Kart Racing Team Solo Kart GB
376 Justin White Kartworkz Tony Kart Hunlock Creek PA US
331 Haopeng Zhang Supertune USA Tony Kart Kalamazoo MI US

Provisional KA100 Senior Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
971 Abbie Adams GWR Tony Kart Sherrills Ford NC US
998 Adam Ali Racing Edge Motorsports Kosmic CA
930 Daniel Ali Racing Edge Motorsports Kosmic CA
924 Brooke Berry Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Katy TX US
951 Jack Binder Harden Motorsports Group CompKart Carmel IN US
956 Oliver Calvo Speed Concepts Racing Redspeed Stockton CA US
926 Josh Campbell Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Gilbert AZ US
994 Timothy Carel Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Pacific Palisades CA FR
950 Andrew Chapman Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Pasadena CA US
972 Drew Chappell GWR Tony Kart Coppell TX US
943 Gia Cicero Rolinson Performance Group Tony Kart Pound Ridge NY US
975 Keegan Clark TB Karting Race Team TB Kart Fishers IN US
992 Parker DeLong Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Glendale AZ US
928 Jack Doyle Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Beaverton OR US
997 George Erwin Harden Motorsports Group CompKart Carmel IN US
962 Aaron Farhadi Alex Keyes Racing Tony Kart Las Vegas NV US
918 Connor Ferris Team Ferris Racing Kart Republic Hackettstown NJ US
922 Jeremy Fletcher Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart St. Cloud FL US
933 Mick Gabriel AEM Karting Tony Kart Bolingbrook IL US
905 Gavin Griffin McCrone Motorsports Kosmic Avon IN US
966 Brayden Johnson A-Maxx Racing Tony Kart Bloomington IN US
990 Aiden Levy Alonso Kart Charlotte NC US
931 Collin Lloyd T1D Racers Tony Kart Pembroke Pines FL US
920 Cedrik Lupien Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic CA
978 Adam Maxwell A-Maxx Racing Tony Kart Greenwood IN US
948 Vinnie Meskelis GWR Redspeed Dallas TX BR
969 Zak Meyer Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Sherwood OR US
970 Frankie Mossman Team Benik Tony Kart La Verne CA US
973 Riley Pegram Trinity Karting Group Kart Republic Hebron OH US
945 Hunter Peri Vintage Museum Restoration TB Kart Thorntown IN US
910 Peyton Phillips Supertune USA Tony Kart Austin TX US
989 Brett Revetta Sanner Racing Tony Kart El Cajon CA US
959 Kieran Rogers Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Mercer Island WA US
939 Adam Rylance Mike Doty Racing LN Racing Kart Arvada CO US
921 Caleb Shrader Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Tigard OR US
915 Lydia Small Nash Motorsportz Tony Kart Glendale AZ US
906 Alex Stanfield GWR Tony Kart Argyle TX US
942 Mason Surgener Gillard Lansing MI US
952 Lucas Szabo Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Ridgewood NY US
980 Nicholas Terlecki Frankin Motorsports Merlin Kart Gilberts IL US
941 Josiah Tracy Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Whitesboro TX US
996 Grant Vogel Tony Kart St. Louis MO US

Provisional Pro Shifter Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
278 Andrew Bujdoso Magik Kart USA Magik Kart Girard OH US
254 Josh Conquer Energy Kart CA
237 Danny Formal Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Boca Raton FL CR
202 Jake French PSL Karting Birel ART Sanger TX US
214 Davide Greco PSL Karting Birel ART Maple ON CA
208 Hannah Greenemeier Rolinson Performance Group LN Racing Kart Parker CO US
215 Jacob Gulick GFC GFC Vancouver WA US
212 Ayrton Hernandez Leading Edge Motorsports Formula K San Antonio TX US
223 Victor Jimenez Rolison Performance Group Tony Kart The Woodlands TX MX
205 Gabriel Kawer PSL Karting Birel ART Ft. Lauderdale FL CR
251 Kyle Kennedy Harden Motorsports Group HMG Maverick St. Peters MO US
296 Marijn Kremers PSL Karting Birel ART NL
203 Billy Musgrave Factory Kart Factory Kart Riverside CA US
216 Jordon Musser PSL – PRG – MEA Birel ART Dallas TX US
201 AJ Myers Magik Kart USA Magik Kart Statesville NC US
210 Filip Niemkiewicz Performance Kartsport Birel ART Breckenridge CO US
236 Hunter Pickett PSL Karting Birel ART Alamo CA US
204 Annie Rhule Magik Kart USA Magik Kart Beaver Falls PA US
284 Charlie Stines Harden Motorsports Group HMG Maverick Franklin IN US
234 Jonathan Vitolo GFC GFC Ft. Lauderdale FL US
209 Kyle Wick GFC Trackmagic Auburn WA US
224 Tahlon Yockel Magik Kart USA Magik kart Mooresville NC US

Provisional X30 Junior Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
799 Cameron Brinkman Mike Doty Racing Kosmic Springfield IL US
775 Caleb Campbell JC Karting LN Racing Kart CA
772 Alexander Chartier Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Scottsdale AZ CA
758 Brayden Domingue Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Duson LA US
704 Caleb Gafrarar Rolison Performance Group Tony Kart Midland NC US
702 Max Garcia MPG Motorsports Will Power Kart Coconut Grove FL US
718 Oscar Iliffe Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Austin TX US
715 Ayden Ingratta Speed Concepts Racing CRG CA
731 Anthony Martella Racing Edge Motorsports Kosmic CA
727 Helio Meza Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Spring TX US
773 Steven Miller CDR Kosmic Tierra Verde FL US
709 Camryn Reed Iron Rock Motorsports Kosmic Youngsville LA US
708 Emma Kate Scarbrough Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Peachtree City GA US
714 Cooper Shipman Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Austin TX US
712 Charlie Smith Nash Motorsportz OTK Corona del Mar CA US
733 Max Taylor Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Hoboken NJ US
770 Jesus Vasquez, Jr. PKS Birel ART Rancho Cucamonga CA US
798 Sebastian Wheldon JC Karting Kosmic Coral Gables FL US
705 Gavin Whitt Team Benik Kosmic Littleton CO US

Provisional KA100 Junior Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
884 Indy Andersen Trinity Karting Group Kart Republic Indianapolis IN US
897 Diego Ardiles Supertune USA Tony Kart Doral FL CR
840 Sarah Bradley JC Karting OTK Brooksville FL US
837 Cameron Brinkman Mike Doty Racing Kosmic Springfield IL US
871 Spencer Conrad Team Nitro Kart Tony Kart Suffolk VA US
830 Gabrielle DaCosta Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Myakka City FL US
867 Ava Dobson Franklin Motorsports Redspeed Brookfield WI US
858 Brayden Domingue Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Duson LA US
874 Santiago Duran Supertune USA Tony Kart League City TX US
839 Stephen Eisert Speedsense Motorsports Exprit Galt CA US
820 Caleb Gafrarar Rolison Performance Group Tony Kart Midland NC US
804 Valentino Garbarino Ryan Perry Motorsport Tony Kart Martinez CA US
828 Brian Garcia T1D Racers Kosmic Pembroke Pines FL US
868 Naomi Garcia URace Tony Kart TT
846 Christian Garduno Orsolon Racing Tony Kart MX
813 Jackson Glendenning Nash Motorsportz Tony Kart Culver City CA US
814 Alexander Gonzalez Nash Motorsportz OTK Pomona CA US
848 Diego Guiot Supertune USA Tony Kart Shenandoah TX US
817 Oscar Iliffe Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Austin TX US
835 Ayden Ingratta Speed Concepts Racing CRG CA
834 Keagan Kaminski Formula Works / GFC GFC San Dimas CA US
875 Fernando Luque Supertune USA Tony Kart MX
887 Alex Mercado Speed Concepts Racing Tony Kart Washington UT US
827 Helio Meza Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Spring TX US
873 Steven Miller CDR Kosmic Tierra Verde FL US
855 Luke Powers Jimmy Simpson Racing Tony Kart Indianapolis IN US
832 William Rasmussen HRT Kosmic Huntington Beach CA US
809 Camryn Reed Iron Rock Motorsports Kosmic Youngsville LA US
810 Ivanna Richards HRI Tony Kart MX
821 Anthony Rivera Trinity Karting Group Kart Republic Columbia MD US
818 Emma Kate Scarbrough Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Peachtree City GA US
882 Lillian Scarbrough Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Peachtree City GA US
841 Cooper Shipman Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Austin TX US
812 Charlie Smith Nash Motorsportz OTK Corona del Mar CA US
866 Graham Trammell PSL Karting Birel ART Fort Worth TX US
877 Jesus Vasquez, Jr. PKS Birel ART Rancho Cucamonga CA US
861 Mason Walters Mike Doty Racing OTK Sherrills Ford NC US
860 Gavin Wardle Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Herriman UT
819 Eli Warren Jimmy Simpson Racing OTK Louisville KY US
898 Payton Westcott Nash Motorsportz OTK Laguna Beach CA US
894 Oliver Wheldon JC Karting Kosmic Coral Gables FL US
896 Jackson Wolny MottazSport Tony Kart Glen Ellyn IL US

Provisional Master Shifter Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
619 Brian Chatfield Rivera Racing GFC Brooklyn MD US
631 John Crow Factory Kart Brownsburg IN US
628 Johnston Erwin Harden Motorsports Group CompKart Carmel IN US
666 Rusty Ferguson Metro Racing Birel ART Noblesville IN US
644 Robert Fiege Harden Motorsports Group HMG Maverick Indianapolis IN US
691 Michael Guasch Ron White Racing CRG Martinez CA US
686 Justin Kelly Team Kelly Racing CRG Omaha NE
676 Tiffany Kelly Team Kelly Racing CRG Omaha NE US
604 Carlos Lopes GFC GFC Lafayette NJ US
672 Larry Pegram Trinity Karting Group Kosmic Hebron OH US
622 Mike Rivera Rivera Racing/Fisher Racing GFC North Haven CT US
621 Ken Schilling Harden Motorsports Group GP Kart Gainesville FL US

Provisional Mini Swift Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
169 Gage Bailey Iron Rock Motorsports Benik Spring Branch TX US
112 Carson Barry GWR Redspeed Colleyville TX US
124 Mason Barry GWR Redspeed Colleyville TX US
145 Felipe Jesus Benito Speed Concepts Racing Redspeed DO
136 Turner Brown Speed Concepts Racing CRG Alamo CA US
139 Max Cristea PSL Karting Birel ART Buford GA US
138 Ty Fisher Racelab TB Kart CA
162 Keelan Harvick Harvick Racing Parolin Harrisburg NC US
102 Jack Iliffe Iron Rock Motorsports Parolin Austin TX US
164 Cade Jaeger Team Nitro Kart Nitro-Kart Kewaskum WI US
141 Tyrone Kemper, Jr. PSL Karting Birel ART New Orleans LA US
144 Edward Kennedy Titans Racing Team/Trinity Karting Group Kart Republic CA
175 Isaac Malcuit AKT Kart Republic Strasburg OH US
161 Michael McGaughy Ryan Perry Motorsport Parolin Park City UT US
155 Jensen Mechelke Team Nitro Kart Nitro Kart Gilbert AZ US
111 Tristan Murphy Parolin USA Parolin College Grove TN US
194 Asher Ochstein Supertune USA Tony Kart St. Petersburg FL GB
125 Lucas Palacio Trinity Karting Group Kart Republic Vienna VA US
140 Juan Jose Paramo HRI Parolin MX
128 Travis Pettit TAP Racing Magik Kart Mullica Hill NJ US
142 David Ramirez ABREU Tony Kart Fresh Meadows NY US
199 Tyler Roberts Iron Rock Motorsports Parolin Bertram TX US
110 Gianmatteo Rousseau Supertune USA Tony Kart PA
153 Fion Shi KartWorkz Gillard Montclair NJ AU
181 Johnie Stamps Team Kart Nick Parolin Eastvale CA US
135 Caleb Tarter Nitro Kart Winchester IN US
109 Sam Tutwiler Nitro Kart Fishers IN US
133 Devin Walz MottazSport / RDX Birel ART Boise ID US
178 Derek Wargo DEW RACING LLC. Kart Mini Metairie LA US
120 Max Weiland Checkered Motorsports Magik Kart Westlake OH US
195 Ashton Woon DDW Partners Auto Sales Nitro Kart Scottsdale AZ US

Provisional Micro Swift Entry List

No. Driver Team Chassis Hometown Country
42 Pasha Ali Parolin USA Parolin Trophy Club TX US
65 Bristol Borneman Sanner Racing Tony Kart Ramona CA US
56 Byron Borneman Sanner Racing Tony Kart Ramona CA US
48 Matthew Cagle Sanner Racing Tony Kart Escondido CA US
78 Rafael Canas Supertune USA Tony Kart Doral FL CR
26 Alex Chandler Iron Rock Motorsports Tony Kart Houston TX US
90 Enzo DiGennaro Team Ferris Racing Kart Republic Poughkeepsie NY US
43 Troy Ferguson Team Benik Benik Seal Beach CA US
11 Jackson Gibson Rolinson Performance Group Kosmic Lake Oswego OR US
68 Luke Giglio PSL / Mottaz Birel ART Milton GA US
49 Parker Ives Team Nitro Kart Nitro Kart Davidson NC US
58 Nicolas Orbezo Tony Kart San Antonio TX US
23 Antonio Pizzonia Neto Orsolon Racing Parolin BR
66 Alexander Procuna FLC Parolin Aventura FL MX
81 Matheus Ramalho Racing Edge Motorsports Kart Republic BR
75 Marco Sammut Mike Doty Racing LN Racing Kart Locust Valley NY US
10 Julian Sanchez GFC GFC Sacramento CA US
17 Colton Schniegenberg OTK Colleyville TX US
91 Rocco Simone Parolin USA Parolin Naples FL CA
12 AJ Stoner A-Maxx Racing Tony Kart Columbus IN US
33 Royce Vega Team Benik Benik Rockwall TX US
40 Braydon Wagner Formula Works GFC San Juan Capistrano CA US
19 Drew Walz MottazSport / RDX Birel ART Boise ID US
27 Christopher Youtsey A-Maxx Racing EVO KART Carmel IN US

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