SKUSA SuperNationals
Logo of the 2024 edition | |
| Category | Kart racing |
|---|---|
| Region | United States |
| Inaugural season | 1997 |
| Classes | 8 (Pro Shifter, Pro X30, KA100 Senior, Master Shifter, KA100 Master, X30 Junior, KA100 Junior, Mini Swift, Micro Swift) |
| Drivers' champion | |
| Official website | Official website |
The Superkarts! USA (SKUSA; /skuːzə/ SKOO-zə) SuperNationals, also known as the SKUSA SuperNats, is a kart racing competition organised by Superkarts! USA, taking place in and around Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted annually since 1997, it is the largest karting competition in North America.[1]
Several past entrants have progressed to premier motor racing series, such as Formula One, the NASCAR Cup Series, and the IndyCar Series. These have included two Formula One World Drivers' Champions: Michael Schumacher and Max Verstappen.
History
The Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals was inaugurated in November 1997.[2] While 1997 is recognized as the official start of the SuperNationals, the event evolved from a prior race organized by shifter kart enthusiast JR Clasen.[2] In 1997, the manager of SKUSA, Jim Murley, took control of the event with the aim of growing the sport in the United States.[3]
The inaugural event was held at Race Kart City Raceway, later known as the Las Vegas Karting Center, and attracted over 180 entries across multiple categories.[4] Alex Barron emerged as the winner of the highly competitive 125cc Moto class, one of the event’s premier divisions.[5][4]
Over the years, the SuperNationals has been hosted at five different venues across Las Vegas:
- Las Vegas Karting Complex (formally known as the Race Kart City Raceway)
- Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino
- Sam Boyd Stadium
- Las Vegas Convention Center
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino hosted the most SuperNationals with 12.[6] The SuperNationals are now hosted at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where SKUSA signed a three-year agreement to host the event through 2025.[7]
The SKUSA SuperNationals has grown into an internationally recognized event, attracting top karting talent and professional drivers from various disciplines,[8] including Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR, and rallying:
- Formula One drivers: Michael Schumacher (2009),[9] Max Verstappen (2012),[10] Sergio Pérez (2016),[11] Charles Leclerc (2012),[12] George Russell (2011),[13] Lance Stroll (2012),[14] and Logan Sargeant (2011).[15]
- Other notable entrants: Will Power (2022),[16] Sébastien Bourdais (2013),[17] Dan Wheldon (2009),[18] Alexander Rossi (2016),[19] and Josef Newgarden (2021).[20]
The 2023 edition featured over 500 competitors across seven categories.[8] SKUSA SuperNationals XXVII, the 2024 edition, featured over US$44,000 in cash prizes.[21]
Winners
| Year | Driver | Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SuperNationals I (1997)[5] | Alex Barron | 125cc Moto | Las Vegas Karting Center |
| Michael Valiante | 125cc Open | ||
| Steven Robertson | 80cc Junior | ||
| SuperNationals II (1998)[22] | Michael Valiante | ProNational | Las Vegas Karting Center |
| Darren Elliott | Formula S1 | ||
| Craig Taverna | Formula S2 | ||
| Tim Dobbins | 250cc Moto | ||
| Scott Speed | 80cc Senior | ||
| Matt Jaskol | 80cc Junior | ||
| JJ Langan | 60cc Novice | ||
| SuperNationals III (1999)[23] | Memo Gidley | Formula S1 | Las Vegas Karting Center |
| AJ Noud | Formula S2 | ||
| Michael Valiante | Formula C | ||
| Dave Fultz | 250cc Moto | ||
| Bret Buckwalter | Formula K1 | ||
| JJ Langan | 80cc Junior | ||
| Joel Miller | 60cc Novice | ||
| SuperNationals IV (2000)[24] | Scott Speed | SuperPro | Las Vegas Karting Center |
| Michael Abbate | Formula S1 | ||
| Richard Luchette | 250cc Moto | ||
| Cory Fancy | 80cc Senior | ||
| Kirk Jeffrey | Formula G1 | ||
| Alex Speed | 80cc Junior | ||
| Greg Welch | 60cc Novice | ||
| SuperNationals V (2001)[25] | Scott Speed | SuperPro | Las Vegas Karting Center |
| Alex Speed | Formula S1 | ||
| Brandon Scarberry | Formula S2 | ||
| Charlie Kimball | Formula K1 | ||
| Eduardo Martins | Formula G1 | ||
| Wade Van Hooser | 80cc Junior | ||
| RJ McGahey | 60cc Novice | ||
| SuperNationals VI (2002)[26] | David Jurca | SuperPro | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Tad Funakoshi | Formula S1 | ||
| Garrett Zine | Formula K1 | ||
| Bill Fleming | Formula G1 | ||
| Brandon Scarberry | 125cc Formula MX | ||
| Alan Sciuto | Formula Junior | ||
| Cody Jolly | 60cc Novice | ||
| SuperNationals VII (2003)[27] | Wesley Boswell | SuperPro | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Tyler Givogue | Formula S1 | ||
| Todd DeGrand | Formula K1 | ||
| Burt Gasaway | Formula G1 | ||
| Cole Whitt | 80cc Junior | ||
| Gustavo Menezes | 80cc Novice | ||
| Zach Zimmerly | 60cc Novice | ||
| SuperNationals VIII (2004)[28] | Jason Bowles | SuperPro | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Brian Keck | Formula S1 | ||
| Matt Kimball | Formula K1 | ||
| Toby Scheckter | TaG Senior | ||
| Bonnier Moulton | Formula G1 | ||
| Michael Brookes | TaG Master | ||
| Kevin Casey | Formula S3 | ||
| Jeremy Reagles | Formula K2 | ||
| Gustavo Menezes | Formula K3 | ||
| SuperNationals IX (2005)[29] | Lorenzo Mandarino | SuperPro | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Logan Gomez | Formula S1 | ||
| David Jurca | TaG Senior | ||
| Jaime Zuleta | Formula G1 | ||
| John Crow | TaG Master | ||
| Connor De Phillippi | Junior Intercontinental A | ||
| Nick Halen | Stock Honda | ||
| Dylan Kwasniewski | Novice | ||
| Kyle Shriver | Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals X (2006)[30][31] | Gary Carlton | SuperPro | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| James Kennedy | Formula S1 | ||
| Daniel Morad | TaG Senior | ||
| Darren Elliott | Formula G1 | ||
| Travis Irving | TaG Master | ||
| Connor De Phillippi | S3 Spec Honda Light | ||
| Jeff Littrell | S4 Spec Honda Heavy | ||
| SuperNationals XI (2007)[32][33] | Marco Ardigo | SuperPro | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Connor De Phillippi | Formula S1 | ||
| Pier-Luc Ouellette | Rotax Senior | ||
| Joel Miller | TaG Senior | ||
| Darren Elliott | Formula G1 | ||
| Jerry Henderson | TaG Master | ||
| Paul Bonilla | Rotax Master | ||
| Tom Dyer | Formula S3 | ||
| Jeff Littrell | Formula S4 | ||
| Brendan Phinny | Formula S5 | ||
| SuperNationals XII (2008)[34][35] | Jonathan Thonon | SuperPro | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Jose Zanella | Formula S1 | ||
| Emanuele Pagani | TaG Senior | ||
| Collin Lynn | Formula G1 | ||
| Billy Cleavelin | TaG Master | ||
| Devin Mauk | Formula S5 Junior | ||
| Felipe Fraga | TaG Junior | ||
| Tommy Andersen | HPV-2 Junior | ||
| Brendan Phinny | Formula S3 | ||
| Chris Jennings | Formula S4 | ||
| SuperNationals XIII (2009)[36][37] | Bas Lammers | SuperPro | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Taylor Miinch | TaG Senior | ||
| Nicolaj Møller-Madsen | Formula KF2 | ||
| Antonio Dettori | Formula G1 | ||
| Billy Cleavelin | TaG Master | ||
| Kiel Spaulding | Formula S5 Junior | ||
| Jake Dennis | TaG Junior | ||
| Tom Dyer | Formula S3 | ||
| Jeff Littrell | Formula S4 | ||
| SuperNationals XIV (2010)[38][39] | Alex Speed | Formula S1 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Marco Ardigo | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Andre Nicastro | TaG Senior | ||
| Sami Luka | Formula KF2 | ||
| Derek Crockett | Formula S2 | ||
| Jimmy McNeil | Formula S4 | ||
| Fabrizio Nannini | Formula G1 | ||
| Leonardo Nienkotter | TaG Master | ||
| Daniel Langon | Formula S5 | ||
| Joao Ricardo Queiroz Vieira | TaG Junior | ||
| Patricio O'Ward | TaG Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals XV (2011)[40][41] | Mirko Torsellini | Formula S1 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Anthony Abbasse | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Phillip Orcic | TaG Senior | ||
| Teemu Suninen | Formula KF2 | ||
| Nick Neri | Formula S2 | ||
| Bonnier Moulton | Formula S4 | ||
| Jimmy McNeil | Formula G1 | ||
| Leonardo Nienkotter | TaG Master | ||
| Austin Schimmel | Formula S5 | ||
| George Russell | TaG Junior | ||
| Logan Sargeant | TaG Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals XVI (2012)[42][43] | Simas Juodvirsis | Formula S1 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Marco Ardigo | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Gabriel Chaves | TaG Senior | ||
| Billy Musgrave | Formula S2 | ||
| Bonnier Moulton | Formula S4 | ||
| Leonardo Nienkotter | TaG Master | ||
| Patricio O'Ward | Formula S5 | ||
| Lance Stroll | TaG Junior | ||
| Anthony Gangi Jr. | TaG Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals XVII (2013)[44] | Joey Wimsett | Formula S1 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Anthony Abbasse | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Nicholas Rowe | TaG Senior | ||
| Ben Cooper | DD2 | ||
| Connor Wagner | Formula S2 | ||
| Matthew Hamilton | Formula S4 | ||
| Jim Russell Jr. | TaG Master | ||
| Stuart Clark | DD2 Master | ||
| Kyle Kirkwood | Formula S5 | ||
| Yurik Carvalho | TaG Junior | ||
| Thomas Preining | Rotax Junior | ||
| Leonardo Marseglia | TaG Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals XVIII (2014)[45] | Jordon Lennox | Formula S1 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Paolo de Conto | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Marco Maestranzi | TaG Senior | ||
| Jarred Campbell | Formula S2 | ||
| Kip Foster | TaG Master | ||
| Raul Guzman | Formula S5 | ||
| Gian Cavaciuti | Formula S4 | ||
| Logan Sargeant | TaG Junior | ||
| Guiseppe Fusco | TaG Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals XIX (2015)[46] | Danny Formal | Formula S1 | Las Vegas Convention Center |
| Gary Carlton | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Louie Pagano | TaG Senior | ||
| Dario Capitano | Formula S2 | ||
| Kip Foster | TaG Master | ||
| Hunter Kelly | Formula S5 | ||
| Jimmy McNeil | Formula S4 | ||
| Arthur Leist | TaG Junior | ||
| Jonny Edgar | TaG Cadet | ||
| SuperNationals XX (2016)[47] | Danny Formal | Formula S1 | Las Vegas Convention Center |
| Paolo De Conto | Formula KZ2 | ||
| Jake Craig | X30 Senior | ||
| Mathias Ramirez | Formula S2 | ||
| Renato David | X30 Master | ||
| Gian Cavaciuti | Formula S4 | ||
| Robert Marks | Formula S4 Super | ||
| Tyler Gonzalez | X30 Junior | ||
| Thomas Nepveu | Mini Swift | ||
| Vinicius Tessaro | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXI (2017)[48] | Billy Musgrave | Formula S1 | Las Vegas Convention Center |
| Paolo De Conto | Formula KZ | ||
| Joshua Car | X30 Senior | ||
| Laurent Marchandise | Formula S2 | ||
| Kris Walton | X30 Master | ||
| Ryan Kinnear | Formula S4 | ||
| Mike Jones | Formula S4 Super | ||
| Jak Crawford | X30 Junior | ||
| Connor Zilisch | Mini Swift | ||
| Vinnie Phillips | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXII (2018)[49] | Billy Musgrave | Pro Shifter | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Leonardo Lorandi | Formula KZ | ||
| Ben Cooper | X30 Senior | ||
| Steve Barros | KA100 Senior | ||
| Rob Logan | Master Shifter | ||
| Jeremy Fairbairn | X30 Junior | ||
| James Wharton | KA100 Junior | ||
| Brent Crews | Mini Swift | ||
| Ben Maier | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXIII (2019)[50] | Billy Musgrave | Pro Shifter | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Race Liberante | Pro Shifter 2 | ||
| Danny Formal | Formula KZ | ||
| Zachary Claman-DeMelo | X30 Senior | ||
| Pauly Massimino | KA100 Senior | ||
| Kip Foster | X30 Master | ||
| Matt Hamilton | Formula G1 | ||
| Nathan Stewart | Formula G2 | ||
| James Wharton | X30 Junior | ||
| Brent Crews | KA100 Junior | ||
| Kai Sorensen | Mini Swift | ||
| Bradley Majman | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXIV (2021)[51] | Matteo Vigano | Pro Shifter | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Ryan Norberg | X30 Senior | ||
| Brandon Lemke | KA100 Senior | ||
| Joey Wimsett | Master Shifter | ||
| Derek Wang | X30 Master | ||
| Jeremy Fletcher | X30 Junior | ||
| Jeremy Fletcher | KA100 Junior | ||
| Enzo Vidmontiene | Mini Swift | ||
| Keelan Harvick | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXV (2022)[52] | Pedro Hiltbrand | Pro Shifter | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| Evan Giltaire | X30 Senior | ||
| Tomass Stolcermanis | KA100 Senior | ||
| Antonio Pizzonia Jr. | Master Shifter | ||
| Thomas Grice | X30 Master | ||
| Martin Stone | KA100 Master | ||
| Ernesto Rivera | X30 Junior | ||
| Steven Miller | KA100 Junior | ||
| Michael McGaughy | Mini Swift | ||
| Jackson Gibson | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXVI (2023)[53] | Danny Formal | Pro Shifter | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Donovan Bonilla | X30 Senior | ||
| Ernesto Rivera | KA100 Senior | ||
| Davide Foré | Master Shifter | ||
| Matthew Waters | KA100 Master | ||
| Turner Brown | X30 Junior | ||
| Turner Brown | KA100 Junior | ||
| Royce Vega | Mini Swift | ||
| Maxwell Macha | Micro Swift | ||
| SuperNationals XXVII (2024)[54] | Daniel Vasile | Pro Shifter | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Joe Turney | Pro X30 | ||
| Joe Turney | KA100 Senior | ||
| Billy Musgrave | Master Shifter | ||
| Ben Cooper | KA100 Master | ||
| Sebastian Garzon | X30 Junior | ||
| Sebastian Garzon | KA100 Junior | ||
| Benja Fernandez | Mini Swift | ||
| Zayne Burgess | Micro Swift |
See also
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