2018 SKUSA Supernationals

The 2018 SKUSA Supernationals is the 22nd edition of the SKUSA Supernationals, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, held from November 14-18, 2018.

The event is held on the same weekend as the finale of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead; where almost the exact same four from 2017 (expect Brad Keselowski being replaced by his teammate Joey Logano). Also, the NASCAR Xfinity Series race their finale Saturday, while the NASCAR Truck Series race their finale Friday.

Josef Newgarden is the reigning champion.

Due to Abomasnow on ตกสิบติดสปีด, the IndyCar Series split the tournament up, with Team Unseeded going to the 2018 Baja 1000, while Team Seeded chose to stay in Las Vegas. However, the draws for both the SKUSA Supernationals and Baja 1000 were postponed due to Abomasnow's comeback win.

Class Groupings Split Into AM and PM Sessions

 * 1st group of classes (Wed-Sat): X30 Junior, Pro Shifter, Mini Swift, KA100 Senior
 * 2nd group of classes (Wed-Sat): Master Shifter, X30 Senior, Micro Swift, X30 Master, KA100 Junior, KZ

Racing Format
In addition to multiple practice sessions, all classes will receive one (1) qualifying session, three (3) individual heat races, and one (1) main event (except as described below). The grid order for the main event will be based on points earned in the heat races (except as described below). The 4 classes of X30 Senior, X30 Master, X30 Junior, and Mini Swift, will run elimination flights/LCQ's.

KZ, Pro Shifter, Master Shifter, KA100 Junior, KA100 Senior, and Micro Swift

 * Practice sessions by class – separated into morning and afternoon groupings (per the final schedule to be given out at the track).
 * Qualifying sessions by class – same a.m. and p.m. groupings
 * Heats
 * Starting grid positions for all heats are based on original qualifying times.
 * Heat scoring: 0pts-1st, 2pts-2nd, 3pts-3rd, 4pts-4th, and so on.
 * Main
 * Grid by aggregate heat points (tie breaks by original qualifying time).

X30 Senior, X30 Junior, X30 Master, and Mini SwiftPractice & Qualifying
Entries will be separated into P1 and P2 practice groups at registration. These groups will be set until the results of the last practice session on Wednesday; these last practice sessions will have to pass tech/scales, and the times will determine NEW practice and qualifying groupings (Q1/Q2) for Thursday’s practice sessions, as well as Friday’s Warm-up and Qualifying sessions, and Saturday’s Warm-up sessions. Note: See on-site detailed schedule; Q2 will always run before Q1 on track. Check the SKUSA APP for these group lists.


 * Heats
 * After qualifying, the entire field will be broken into 4 flights. Top qualifier will be on pole in A, 2nd qualifier on pole in B, 3rd qualifier on pole in C, 4th qualifier on pole in D, 5th qualifier off pole in A, 6th qualifier off pole in B, and so on.
 * Flights: A vs B, C vs D, A vs C, B vs D, A vs D, B vs C per the published schedule (final schedule to be given out at the track).
 * Flight assignments remain the same for all heats.
 * Starting grid positions are based on original qualifying time (for all heats).
 * Heat scoring 0pts-1st, 2pts-2nd, 3pts-3rd, 4pts-4th and so on.
 * Top 34 (low to high aggregate flight heat points -- tie breaks are by original qualifying time) transfer directly to the main event.
 * LCQs (Last Chance Qualifiers)
 * Grid by aggregate flight heat points, low to high (tie breaks are by original qualifying time).
 * Field to be max 40 drivers, after the top 34 are removed from points standings.
 * Top 6 transfer to the rear of the main grid in LCQ Final finishing order.
 * Main
 * Grid by aggregate flight heat points (tie breaks by original qualifying time); then LCQ finishers; then any of the top 3 in class from the Pro Tour points standings, any of the regional PKC champs that are not already in the grid, and any other ‘guaranteed’ spot winners from SKUSA not already in the grid.

Sunday, November 11th
10:00am - 6:00pm Big Rig Move-In/Tent Set-up 6:00pm – Pit Curfew

Monday, November 12th
8:00am - 6:00pm General Pit Move-In/Tent Set-up 10:00am - 6:00pm Registration Open (inside Rio-REAR lobby) 8:00pm – Pit Curfew

Tuesday, November 13th
8:00am - 6:00pm Final Move-In/Tent Set-up – including Vendors 8:00am - 6:00pm Registration Open (inside Rio-REAR lobby) 10:00am - 5:00pm Tire Desk Open 10:00am - 5:00pm Fuel Farm Open (detailed schedule to be posted on site) 10:00pm - Pit Curfew (Pit move-in closed/completed)

Wednesday, November 14th
6:30am - Gates, Pits & Reg Desk Opens (at track-rest of event) 6:30am - 6:00pm Tire Desk Open 6:30am - 6:00pm Fuel Farm Open 7:00am - 7:30am Mandatory Drivers/Mechanics Mtg (1st group of classes  ONLY ) 8:00am - 9:30am Rental Transponder Pickup in Reg/ 1st Group of Classes (ALL must be on by 2nd practice) 8:00am - 12:00pm Practice Sessions (1st group of classes) 12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break/Third Round Matches 12:20pm - 12:50pm Mandatory Drivers/Mech Mtg (2nd group) 1:00pm - 2:30pm Rental Transponder Pickup in Reg/2nd Group of Classes (ALL must be on by 2nd practice) 1:00pm - 6:20pm Practice Sessions (2nd group) 6:45pm - Reg Desk Closes at track (proper wristbands required for Access) 8:30pm Pro Tour Award Presentations - Amazon Ballroom G (Rio Meeting Room Map) 10:00pm - Pit Curfew/All gates locked

Thursday, November 15th
6:30am Gates, Pits & Registration Desk Open 6:30am - 5:30pm Tire Desk Open (final day) 6:30am - 6:00pm Fuel Farm Open 6:30am - 8:30am New Practice & Qualifying Groups (Q1/Q2) posted ON APP and in Reg for X30 Jr & Mini Swift 7:30am - 7:45am Mandatory Drivers/Mech Mtg (1st group) 8:00am -11:00am Practice Sessions (1st group) 11:00am -12:00pm Qualifying (1st group – Q2 runs first, rest of event) 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break/Fourth Round Matches 12:30pm – 2:00pm New Practice Groups & Qualifying Groups (Q1/Q2) posted ON APP and in Reg for X30 Sr & X30 Master 12:35pm - 12:50pm Mandatory Drivers/Mech Mtg (2nd group) 1:30pm - 5:00pm KZ Chassis Tagging & Engine Marking (Declarations) at SKUSA Tech Area 1:00pm - 5:00pm Practice Sessions (2nd group) 5:00pm - 6:20pm Qualifying (2nd group) 7:00pm – Reg Desk Closes at track (wristbands required) 10:00pm – Pit Curfew

Friday, November 16th
6:30am Gates, Pits & Registration Desk Open 6:30am - 9:00am A/B/C/D groups posted ON APP and in Reg (X30 Jr & Mini Swift) 6:30am - 6:00pm Fuel Farm Open 8:00am - 9:00am Warm-up Sessions (1st group) 9:00am - 12:00pm Heats 1 & 2 (1st group) All Rental Transponders/Group 1 Returned for Re-Charging (to be collected at scales after Heat 2)

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break/Quarterfinal Matches 12:00pm – 2:30pm - A/B/C/D groups posted ON APP and in Reg (X30 Sr & X30 Master) 1:00pm - 2:20pm Warm-up Sessions (2nd group) 2:20pm - 6:20pm Heats 1 & 2 (2nd group) All Rental Transponders/Group 2 Returned for Re-Charging (to be collected at scales after Heat 2)

7:00pm - Reg Desk Closes at track (wristbands required) 10:00pm - Pit Curfew

Saturday, November 17th
6:30am Gates, Pits & Registration Desk Open 6:30am - 5:30pm Fuel Farm Open 6:30am - 8:30am Rental Transponder Pickup in Reg/Group 1 ONLY 8:00am - 9:00am Warm-up Sessions (1st group) 9:00am - 10:30am Heat 3 (1st group) 10:30am - 11:30pm Break (LCQ driver lists calculated) 11:30am - 12:00pm LCQs – X30 Jr & Mini Swift 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break/Semifinal Matches 12:00pm - 2:00pm Rental Transponder Pickup in Reg/Group 2 1:00pm - 2:20pm Warm-up Sessions (2nd group) 2:20pm - 4:20pm Heat 3 (2nd group) 4:20pm - 5:20pm Break (LCQ driver lists calculated) 5:20pm - 5:50pm LCQs – X30 Master & X30 Sr 6:30pm - Reg Desk Closes at track (wristbands required) 10:00pm - Pit Curfew

SuperSunday, November 18th
6:30am Gates, Pits & Registration Desk Open (All LCQ Results/Main grid lists posted ON APP and in Reg) 6:30am - 3:15pm Fuel Farm Open (Jug pick-up by Mains) 8:00am - 9:40am Warm-up Sessions (all classes) 9:40am - 10:00am Break/Staff Meal/X30 Jr karts to grid 10:00am -10:40am Opening Ceremonies (Reg desk CLOSED during this time) 10:45am – 3:45pm Main Events – w/podiums directly following each session (near scales) Rental Transponder Return at scales all classes after each main event (return to Reg prior if not running Main) 1:00pm -1:15pm Final Match

4:30pm Final class completes Tech/Pit move-out begins 5:30pm Reg Desk Closes at track

Qualified countries
None of them qualified
 * AFC
 * (Will Power)
 * (Maneesh Gupta)
 * (Allen Ford)
 * (Apolo Anton Ohno)
 * (Jirayu La-ongmanee)
 * CAF

None of them qualified
 * CONCACAF
 * (James Hinchcliffe)
 * (Nidoking)
 * (Patricio O'Ward)
 * CONMEBOL
 * (Larvesta)
 * (Haxorus)
 * (Graham Rahal)
 * OFC


 * UEFA
 * (Decidueye)
 * (Metagross)
 * (Beartic)
 * (Josef Newgarden)
 * (Ueli Kestenholz)
 * (Jonathan Bald)
 * (Simon Pagenaud)
 * (Honchkrow)
 * (Cameron Marshall)
 * (Marko Manieri)
 * (Magmortar)
 * (Joey Fatone)
 * (Diggersby)
 * (Vaporeon)
 * (Pee Saderd)
 * (Volcarona)
 * (Ryan Hunter-Reay)
 * (Heracross)
 * (Chespin)
 * (Pidgeot)
 * (Scott Dixon)

Withdrawals
All team Unseeded players withdrew from the SKUSA Supernationals to compete in the Baja 1000 tournament.
 * 🇷🇺 Marco Andretti → replaced by Antoine Pinto
 * 🇲🇽 Smith Arrayasagul → replaced by Peerapat Thanewong
 * 🇺🇦 Aurorus → replaced by Glenn McQuestion
 * 🇸🇰 Beedrill → replaced by Marcus Ericsson
 * Larry Birkhead → replaced by Michael Lacy
 * 🇧🇦 Sébastien Bourdais → replaced by Ken Masters
 * Max Chilton → replaced by Rangsan Panyarueng
 * Dragonite → replaced by J. R. Martinez
 * 🇨🇦 Fennekin → replaced by Galvantula
 * 🇮🇹 Santino Ferrucci → replaced by Timothy Westaway
 * 🇲🇩 Jordan Fisher → replaced by Glaceon
 * 🇦🇿 Colton Herta → replaced by Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ed Jones → replaced by Mark Daschko
 * 🇧🇷 Tony Kanaan → replaced by James Maslow
 * 🇨🇿 Charlie Kimball → replaced by Zak Chumphae
 * Matheus Leist → replaced by Utain Prommin
 * 🇪🇸 Mario Lopez (Achilles injury) → replaced by Incineroar
 * 🇨🇦 Cameron Mathison → replaced by Snorlax
 * 🇫🇷 Gilles Marini → replaced by Tai Tanawut
 * 🇹🇷 Spencer Pigot → replaced by Ice Saranyu
 * Adam Rippon → replaced by Atom Chanagun
 * 🇸🇪 Felix Rosenqvist → replaced by Bhurit Bhirombhakdi
 * 🇧🇪 Alexander Rossi (Baja 1000) → replaced by Evan Cundal
 * 🇯🇵 Takuma Sato → replaced by Andy Grammer
 * 🇯🇵 Yuto Totsuka → replaced by Paul Pearson
 * 🇵🇱 Zach Veach → replaced by Donald Driver
 * Venusaur → replaced by Carlos Muñoz
 * 🇦🇺 Wario → replaced by Flareon
 * 🇷🇸 Robert Wickens (Pocono crash injuries) → replaced by Anusorn Maneeted

Seeds
The seeds were announced at the premiere of Born Racer, on October 2, 2018. The movie concentrates on the IndyCar racing life of Ukrainian Scott Dixon.

As the SKUSA Supernationals schedule starts on Sunday, it was announced that neither Georgia (Adam Rippon) nor Moldova (Jordan Fisher) will qualify for the seedings, due to Dancing with the Stars: Juniors that Sunday.

As with the seedings from Vanilla Ice vs. Kim Fields and Ice-T and Coco Austin vs. Vivica A. Fox, the top ten were the same, expect Simon Pagenaud lost two spots to Beartic and Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Scott Dixon and Volcarona swapped their top three seeding.

Due to the release of Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, more Pokémon seeds that failed to qualify for the 2018 BATC Champions League were announced.

Due to Abomasnow on ตกสิบติดสปีด, Dragalge chose to put the first eight seeds in their section and shuffle the second half, and Machamp and Rashad Jennings were replaced by 2018 Petit Le Mans winner Magmortar and Marko Manieri. Ironically, Abomasnow's group made a comeback and won 3-2 despite being 2-0 down to Flygon's group.

🇺🇦 Scott Dixon 🇷🇺 Pee Saderd 🇷🇸 Volcarona 🇧🇪 Metagross 🇰🇷 Jirayu La-ongmanee Josef Newgarden 🇦🇺 Will Power 🇧🇦 Beartic 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud 🇵🇱 Joey Fatone 🇹🇷 Pidgeot 🇯🇵 Apolo Anton Ohno 🇨🇿 Ueli Kestenholz Chespin Graham Rahal

🇦🇿 Decidueye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jonathan Bald 🇮🇷 Allen Ford Honchkrow Magmortar 🇭🇺 Cameron Marshall 🇮🇳 Maneesh Gupta 🇷🇴 Vaporeon 🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe 🇮🇹 Marko Manieri 🇧🇷 Larvesta 🇲🇽 Patricio O'Ward 🇸🇪 Heracross Nidoking Diggersby Haxorus

Baja 1000
Since the Baja 1000 takes place the same week as the SKUSA Supernationals, all members of Flygon's Team Unseeded chose to participate, especially Alexander Rossi. The seeded members chose to focus on ตกสิบติดสปีด and SKUSA Supernationals instead. This is due to Abomasnow on ตกสิบติดสปีด, in which Abomasnow appears in the second half of the episode.

During Abomasnow's ตกสิบติดสปีด appearance, Abomasnow made it a November 11-November 15 tournament, to finish the tournament before Rossi races in the main event Friday.

This tournament is considered the Unseeded Cup of the 2018 SKUSA Supernationals.

Schedule
Baja 1000 Schedule

Entry list
Baja 1000 Entry List

Seeds
The seedings are the final standings from the 2018 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.

🇺🇦 Aurorus 🇧🇪 Alexander Rossi 🇦🇺 Wario 🇸🇰 Beedrill Dragonite (First round) 🇫🇷 Gilles Marini 🇧🇦 Sébastien Bourdais (First round) Venusaur (First round)