San Bernardino, Calif. ~ A season of swagger, steel resolve and swapping paint has made its way west as AMSOIL Championship Off-Road presented by Brunt Workwear returns to Glen Helen Raceway for the final weekend of the 2026 season. Two nights under the bright lights in Southern California. Two final rounds. Seven Pro classes. And championships waiting to be won.

While titles are on the line across the Pro divisions, four championship battles arrive at Glen Helen separated by 20 points or less. In PRO4, Jimmy Henderson leads CJ Greaves by nine, with Mickey Thomas just 18 points from the top. Ryan Beat holds a 20-point advantage over Johnny Holtger in PRO2. PRO SPEC leader Nick Visser has 13 points on Chris Van Den Elzen, while PRO Buggy leader Cole Bernloehr sits just 15 ahead of Tony Keepers.

There are no more weekends to make up ground and no more races waiting on the schedule. From the first green flag Friday night through the final checkered flag Saturday, every pass, every position and every point matters. After a season spent trading wins, paint and points, the 2026 championships will be settled under the lights, and at times, in the shadows, at Glen Helen.

Anderson Takes Wild PRO4 for Hometown Win

There was plenty to unpack in Friday night’s PRO4 opener at Glen Helen. The championship was tight among the top three, the track was extremely rough after a full day of racing, and with a West Coast win and valuable points on the line, the entire field was in full-send mode from the opening lap.

RJ Anderson grabbed the early lead, but points leader Jimmy Henderson was looking to repeat his Glen Helen weekend sweep from a year ago. Henderson powered past Anderson and took control, with Anderson and CJ Greaves settling in behind through the mid-race caution.

Then the race went through the blender.

Greaves stalled on lap ten and was unable to continue, leaving Henderson out front with an opportunity to take a major step toward the championship. Two laps later, Anderson pulled alongside the leader and the two converged on the same line. Henderson clipped Anderson’s rear wheel and spun, handing the lead back to Anderson.

From there, Anderson checked out. Racing in front of his West Coast fanbase, he drove away from the chaos for a defining win under the lights at Glen Helen.

“We might have an older truck, but we have a team that doesn’t quit,” said Anderson. “The track was brutal out there. The vision is gnarly and when you get in that roost it throws you so much. I’m just stoked. This is our town, our city and we got second here last year and came back for first place this year.”

Henderson’s spin opened the door for Mickey Thomas and Adrian Cenni to move into podium position. Thomas entered the night 18 points behind Henderson and capitalized with a runner-up finish, his sixth podium in the past seven rounds, to keep his championship hopes alive heading into Saturday. Cenni, the longest-tenured driver in PRO4, finished third for his second podium of the season as he sits fourth overall.

Greaves was credited with seventh, keeping him in the championship picture despite the DNF and setting up a pressure-packed final night for the 2026 PRO4 title.

Mamer First Time Winner in PRO2:

Friday night’s PRO2 race was a tale of two halves. Cory Winner controlled a tightly packed lead group early, with Johnny Holtger, Ricky Gutierrez and points leader Ryan Beat blanketing the front-runner as the increasingly rough Glen Helen track tested the field. At the mid-race regroup, Winner remained in control with the championship contenders lined up behind him.

Then Cole Mamer went on an absolute heater.

After running near the back of the pack early, Mamer had climbed to fifth by the halfway point. On the restart, he vaulted into second in just three turns and immediately went after Winner. One lap later, Mamer powered past for the lead and never looked back. Making just his second race of PRO2 competition after spending the past several seasons in PRO4, Mamer drove to his first career PRO2 victory.

“It looks like we are running for a championship next year in PRO2,” said Mamer. “My truck owner always said to drive all my trucks like a rental, and we drove it like a rental today.”

Holtger worked his way back into second, getting around Winner before Winner was forced off the track with less than two laps remaining. Beat crossed the line third, but a post-race penalty dropped him from the podium, moving Gutierrez into third and tightening the championship picture heading into Saturday’s finale.

Championship Clincher in Pro Lite for Barry 

Connor Barry took care of business Friday night at Glen Helen. Starting from the second row, the PRO LITE points leader methodically worked his way into podium position before finding the opening he needed just before the mid-race caution. Barry slipped past Madix Bailey, took control of the race and found clean air to the finish.

The victory was Barry’s third in the past four rounds and, more importantly, secured the 2026 PRO LITE championship.

“Yeah, I’m stoked,” said Barry. “My goal was just to be smart, smooth on this track. It was rough out there and on the second lap, I didn’t know if the motor was starting to go, but I just said go, please go. But we got it done and we are the champions.”

Bailey remained Barry’s lone challenger throughout the second half, capping his season debut with a runner-up finish. Kyle Knott worked through the early traffic, stayed clean and drove to third, earning his first career PRO LITE podium in Championship Off-Road.

Hemmer Strikes at Glen Helen, Shakes Up PRO SPEC Title Fight

The PRO SPEC championship was expected to be a two-driver fight between Nick Visser and Chris Van Den Elzen entering Glen Helen. Avery Hemmer had other plans.

Starting the weekend 34 points back, Hemmer came out aggressive, took the lead from Dylan Parsons on lap three and never looked back. While the championship contenders battled behind her, Hemmer checked out at the front, delivering a statement win when she needed it most. Her second victory of the season earned maximum points and suddenly put her back into the championship conversation.

“It’s the last weekend here and just have to be aggressive,” said Hemmer. “It got a little sketchy there towards the end, but I was pretty hooked up out there.”

Behind her, the title fight turned chaotic. Van Den Elzen moved into second on lap eight before spinning and dropping behind Visser. He recovered the position, but went nose-to-tail two turns later and landed tires-up. Rookies Wesley Vande Voort and Braden Beauchamp capitalized, with Vande Voort charging from eighth to second and Beauchamp finishing third for his fourth straight podium.

Visser salvaged fifth and Van Den Elzen finished eighth. Combined with Hemmer’s win, the results unofficially allowed her to move to 18 points behind Visser and turn Saturday’s finale into a three-driver championship fight.

Drapkin Draws Up First Win in Wild Pro Buggy

The PRO Buggy championship may be centered around Cole Bernloehr and Tony Keepers, but a deep West Coast field made its presence felt Friday night at Glen Helen.

Making his season debut, Lorenzo Bonacci jumped out to the early lead with Keepers in tow. A flat rear tire eventually sent Bonacci to the hot pits and handed the lead to Keepers. Three laps later, Dave Mason, Jr. was applying heavy pressure when Keepers spun, collecting Mason and dropping Keepers to the back of the pack.

Zachary Drapkin took advantage, slipping into the lead as the challengers began to stack up behind him. Mason, Jaden Uribe and eventually defending champion Chaden Minder all joined the fight, but it was Mason who mounted the strongest late charge. He closed onto Drapkin’s rear bumper and threw everything he had at the leader, but Drapkin held his preferred line and crossed the stripe .857 seconds ahead for his first win of the season.

“After last year here, when we broke, I’m really excited to bring it back to the top of the box,” said Drapkin. “The West Coast guys brought it tonight, and I’m just stoked to get my first win of the season.”

Mason made it two runner-up finishes in two starts, while Minder capped his season debut with a third-place finish. In the championship battle, Bernloehr fought through traffic to finish sixth, while Keepers recovered to ninth and limited the damage heading into Saturday’s finale.

A Clincher for Kirchmeier as Bootle Exits Early

Cross Kirchmeier entered Glen Helen needing to average a ninth-place finish over the final two rounds to secure the PRO STOCK SxS championship. Playing it safe was never in the cards.

Kirchmeier vaulted past George Llamosas in the opening laps and took command of the 15-lap showdown. Jeb Bootle, who swept the Bark River weekend a month ago, quickly moved onto Kirchmeier’s tail and remained within striking distance as the laps wound down. But with four to go, Bootle clipped a rut and flipped, ending his charge and opening the door for Kirchmeier to check out.

Kirchmeier drove away with his fifth win of the season and, more importantly, locked down the 2026 PRO STOCK SxS championship one night early.

“The Lord has brought me to this position, giving me the talent to do this,” said Kirchmeier. “I wasn’t sure I was going to make it this weekend with the flooding down in Texas. I am just so thankful to be here, and my family has worked so hard for this.”

Behind him, TJ Siewers put together a career-best charge. After starting 12th, Siewers kept picking his way forward and moved into second with three laps remaining for his best career finish. Jake Kosmecki made a similar climb, running tenth early and eighth at the mid-race regroup before charging to third for his second podium of the season.

Greaves Keeps Title Hopes Alive with PRO SxS Win

Entering the weekend, CJ Greaves had a mountain to climb to catch Jeb Bootle for the PRO SxS championship. Bootle lined up for Friday’s race with a 67-point advantage. Stay clean and the title was his. But the roughed-up Glen Helen track had other plans for the points leader in round 14.

Augie Renezeder, son of Hall of Fame off-road racer Carl Renezeder, grabbed the early lead before a rear flat sent him to pit lane three laps later. That handed the top spot to Kolton Krajicek, who earned his first career PRO SxS win at Glen Helen one year ago. Krajicek soon had his hands full with Bootle, Ronnie Anderson and a charging CJ Greaves.

On lap seven, Bootle darted to the inside of Krajicek in a left-hander, but the opening quickly closed. Contact sent Bootle tumbling and Krajicek wide, while Greaves took advantage and shot into the lead. With Bootle out of the race, Greaves checked out for his second straight win and closed an impressive 32 points on Bootle, opening the door wide enough to see a chance at catching the points leader on Saturday.

“Once I got out into the lead I just tried to manage my pace,” said Greaves. “I saw Jeb was out, but he’s still got a pretty good points lead, but we are going to fight to the end.”

Krajicek stayed on the gas with Anderson applying pressure before finding some breathing room late, finishing second for his fifth podium in the past seven rounds. Anderson capped a fast night in third, earning his third podium in just four starts this season.

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Next AMSOIL Championship Off-Road presented by Brunt: Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, Calif. October 3, 2026, for the season finale CFMOTO Off-Road National.

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