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The drivers

Team Head Rush

The people running our motors: who they are, where they race, and what they say about it.

Hendrick Dingeldine in victory lane

Hendrick Dingeldine

Jr 2 / Jr 1 · Genesee Kartway

2026 Junior 2 Track Champion; 5 feature wins (Genesee Kartway, Oct-Nov 2026); 3 feature wins in a row (Genesee Kartway, Jul-Aug 2025)

Cody Lawrence in victory lane

Cody Lawrence

Small block / Clone Lite / Clone Medium · Jennings County Kart Track, Miller Raceway, Montgomery IN

3 championships; adult driver of the year (2025) (Jennings County Kart Track, Feb 2026); Two feature wins (Miller Raceway, Montgomery IN, May 2024)

Rylee Jo Lively in victory lane

Rylee Jo Lively

Jr3 Outlaw / Blue plate winged · Amarillo Silver Dollar Speedway, Silver Dollar, TX, Slaton Speedway

2025 track championships at two tracks (Amarillo Silver Dollar Speedway; Slaton Speedway, Sep-Oct 2025); 10th A-main win of 2024 on championship night (Slaton Speedway, Oct-Nov 2024); Feature win (Silver Dollar, TX, Jul 2024); Feature win (Amarillo Silver Dollar Speedway, Jun 2024)

Jared Costello in victory lane

Jared Costello

Clone 350 / Clone 330 / 375 · AMS, AMS (Mike Jackson Memorial), KB Kartway

Mid-season championship (AMS, Jul 2024); $500-to-win money race win (KB Kartway, May 2024); Swept the night (AMS (Mike Jackson Memorial), Sep-Oct 2023)

Peyton Jewell in victory lane

Peyton Jewell

Clone Heavy / Clone 350 / Clone 300 · Pittsfield

Feature win (Pittsfield, Jul 2024); Track championships (Pittsfield, Nov 2023); 7th win of the season (Pittsfield, Sep-Oct 2023)

Will Holmes

Will Holmes

Jr 3 · Genesee Kartway

2026 Junior 3 Track Champion; 15 starts, 15 wins (Genesee Kartway, Sep 2026)

Carter Jewell

Carter Jewell

Clone Lite / Clone 350 / Clone 300 · Pittsfield

2nd from the back (Pittsfield, Jun 2024); Track championships (Pittsfield, Nov 2023)

JR Ruggiero

JR Ruggiero

Green plate / Clone Lite / Jr 2 · AMS, Little R, Ransomville

Feature wins (AMS; Ransomville, Jun 2024); First adult clone win (AMS, May 2024); Track championship (Little R, Sep-Oct 2023)

Logan Austin in victory lane

Logan Austin

Jr Unrestricted / Jr 3 · AMS

Swept the night (AMS, Sep 2026); Feature win from the tail (May-Jun 2025)

Ryan Lewis in victory lane

Ryan Lewis

Clone 375 · KB Speedway, Pittsfield

2 heat wins + feature win (Pittsfield, Sep 2026); Feature win (KB Speedway, Jul 2024)

Liam Matteson in victory lane

Liam Matteson

Jr Blue · Evans Mills Raceway Park

Feature win (Evans Mills Raceway Park, Jul 2026)

Ryan Sampson in victory lane

Ryan Sampson

Clone 300 · AMS

Feature win (AMS, Jul 2026)

Ryder Coleman in victory lane

Ryder Coleman

Novice · Ransomville Kartway

First career win (Ransomville Kartway, Jun 2026)

Harper Waite in victory lane

Harper Waite

Jr Unrestricted / Jr 1 / Red plate; Clone 400 · AMS, AMS (Mike Jackson Memorial)

Feature win (AMS, Apr-May 2026); First career win (AMS (Mike Jackson Memorial), Sep-Oct 2023); Feature wins (AMS, Sep-Oct 2023)

Jayden Conklin in victory lane

Jayden Conklin

Daytona

27th to 5th, finished 9th (Daytona, Jan 2026)

Preston Walsh in victory lane

Preston Walsh

Clone 375 / Clone 350 / 375 / Clone 300 · AMS, KB Speedway, Liberty Indoors, Lockhart

Won the 375 dash, 4th in the money race (Lockhart, Sep-Oct 2025); Won both features (AMS, Jul 2024); Two feature wins (KB Speedway, Jul 2024); Pole with fastest time of the weekend (Liberty Indoors, Dec 2023-Jan 2024)

Brantley Smith in victory lane

Brantley Smith

Red plate · AMS, Weedsport

Win at AMS; win from 6th at Weedsport (AMS; Weedsport, May-Jun 2025)

Vinny Ruggiero in victory lane

Vinny Ruggiero

Purple plate / Jr 1 / Green plate / Clone Lite · AMS, Little R, Ransomville

Multiple wins incl. double features (AMS, May-Jun 2025); Feature win (Little R, Jul 2024); Feature wins (AMS; Ransomville, Jun 2024)

Kami Fitzpatrick in victory lane

Kami Fitzpatrick

Ft. Wayne Rumble

3rd place (Ft. Wayne Rumble, Dec 2024-Jan 2025)

Blake Snyder in victory lane

Blake Snyder

Red plate · Little R

Feature win (Little R, Jul 2024)

Clayton Cain in victory lane

Clayton Cain

Clone 375 / Open tire / Clone Medium / Clone 300 · AMS, Dreamfield Raceway, Merrittville Kartway, Merrittville Kartway (Canada)

Feature win (HR 1-2 with Preston Walsh) (AMS, Jul 2024); Feature win (Dreamfield Raceway, Jul 2024); Feature win (Merrittville Kartway, Jul 2024); Feature win (Merrittville Kartway (Canada), May 2024); Two wins; Ryan Lewis 2nd (Sep-Oct 2023)

Tia Moppert in victory lane

Tia Moppert

Clone 375 · Stateline Kartway

Feature win (Stateline Kartway, Jul 2024)

Bryson Clemons in victory lane

Bryson Clemons

Jr Unrestricted / Jr 3 · KB Speedway

Feature win (KB Speedway, Jun 2024); Two feature wins (Sep-Oct 2023)

Lucas Rodebaugh in victory lane

Lucas Rodebaugh

Red plate · Little R

Feature win (Little R, Jun 2024)

Ty Moden in victory lane

Ty Moden

Jr 3 · Little R

Feature win (Little R, Jun 2024)

Rilynn Carlin in victory lane

Rilynn Carlin

Red plate

First red plate win, first attempt (Apr 2024)

Daniel Bonds in victory lane

Daniel Bonds

Clone Super Heavy · Georgia Karting Complex

Feature win (Georgia Karting Complex, Sep-Oct 2023)

Fulton Coleman in victory lane

Fulton Coleman

Little R

Feature win (Little R, Sep-Oct 2023)

Sheldon Scott

Sheldon Scott

Clone Lite · AMS

Both features in a double show (AMS, Apr-May 2026)

Devin Mattison

Devin Mattison

Clone 325 · Lockhart

Heat and dash wins, pole for the 325 money race (Lockhart, Sep-Oct 2025)

Blake Matjoulis

Blake Matjoulis

Stateline

Feature win (Stateline, Jul-Aug 2025)

Kaven Barr

Kaven Barr

Blue plate · Stateline

Feature win from 7th (Stateline, Jul-Aug 2025)

Brock Waite

Brock Waite

Clone 400 / Red plate; Clone 400 · AMS, KB Speedway

Feature win (KB Speedway, May 2024); Feature wins (AMS, Sep-Oct 2023)

Dodge Smith

Dodge Smith

Jr Unrestricted · AMS

Feature win, ended a rival's win streak (AMS, May 2024)

Izzy Waters

Izzy Waters

Blue plate · AMS

First blue plate win (AMS, May 2024)

Piper Waite

Piper Waite

Jr 1 Clone · AMS

Feature win (AMS, May 2024)

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