SKUSA Winter Series 2026: Rounds 1 & 2 at Speedsportz

The 2026 Superkarts! USA Winter Series opened at Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas, with over 230 entries for Rounds 1 and 2. Sunday (Round 2) ran in clear, cold-then-warm conditions—qualifying, Prefinal, and Final across Pro X30, Pro Shifter, KA100 Senior/Junior/Master, X30 Junior, Mini Swift, and Micro Swift. EKN was trackside with the full report. Here's a quick recap of who won and where the series goes next.

Sunday Round 2 winners

• Pro X30 — Pauly Massimino (BJR / LN Kart): first career SKUSA Winter Series win; held off Blake Nash on the last lap. Oliver Hodgson second, Gus Lawrence third.
• Pro Shifter — Gavin Bayliff (TKG Birelart USA): second win in three races at Speedsportz; took the lead from Billy Musgrave at turn 8 on lap 18. Musgrave second, Jay Urwin third.
• KA100 Senior — Collin Lloyd (Velocity / Sodi Kart): first win in the class since 2023; led 19 of 20 laps. Sebastian Garzon second, Mateo Rubio Luengo third.
• X30 Junior — Travis Pettit (RPG / Kosmic): sweep on the day; last-lap outside pass on Nathan Golseth in turn 1 for his first Winter Series win in the category. Golseth second, Royce Vega third.
• KA100 Junior — Tyrone Kemper Jr. (Hi5 / Redspeed): first career win; promoted to first after contact penalties. Golseth second, Pettit third.
• KA100 Master — Brian Boly (RPG / Kosmic): double win on the weekend; last-lap pass on Mario Barrios. Barrios second, Trevor McAlister third.
• Mini Swift — Zev Godschalk (Team Benik): promoted to winner in his Mini Swift debut after Mason Brody's DQ (spark plug). Jake Manalio second, Dutch Westbrook third.
• Micro Swift — Jack Kotowski (TKG Birelart USA): weekend sweep on his ninth birthday; pulled away to a 15-second margin in the Final. Tristan Francisco second, Dusty Strayer third.

For full race-by-race coverage—qualifying times, Prefinal battles, and how the Finals played out—read the EKN Trackside Sunday report on Superkarts! USA's site. All content and results from that report; we're just surfacing it for families who follow national karting.

Next up: Rounds 3 & 4 at Speedsportz Racing Park, February 13–15, 2026. Late entry / walk-up is $250; register at raceselect.com/skusa. Track runs Wednesday/Thursday practice before the race weekend. St.Cyr Racing Academy runs at Spring Mountain in Pahrump—different series, same sport. If you're building speed locally with us, keeping an eye on SKUSA, COTF America, and other national series shows where the ladder goes.

Source: EKN Trackside: 2026 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – Speedsportz 1 – Sunday Report (Superkarts! USA, Jan 14, 2026).