1/10th Scale Final

1st: 1974 Miss U.S., Brooklyn Kinney

2nd: 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Adam Putich

3rd: 2018 Oberto, Enzo Henriksen

4th: 1983 American Speedy Printing, Lexy Brandt

5th: 1978 Miss Mark and Pak, Wayne Beeson

6th: 1955 Hawaii Kai, Beau Rarig

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For the second time in two races, Brooklyn Kinney nailed the start and used the speed of the Miss U.S. to take the outside lane to victory. Adam Ptich tried to run her down with the wingless Oberto but could not overcome the red and white boat. Enzo Henriksen took his second podium finish of the season with the modern Oberto.

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Gas Scale Consolation

1st: 1983 Miss Renault, Joey Caines

2nd (DNF): 1990 Infinity Car Audio, Paul Jackson

The Infinity Car Audio started running better after a long, struggling day, however the consolation never fully materialized as the boat sputtered to a halt just after the start. 

Gas Scale Final

1st: 1977 Atlas Van Lines, Jim Whyte

2nd: 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

3rd: 1983 Miss Renault, Joey Caines

4th: 1983 American Speedy Printing, Bill Brandt

5th (DNF): 1984 Risley's Express, Derek Pierce

6th (DNF): 1984 Miss Machine Rock Band, Mike Henriksen

The Msss Machine Rock Band was sporting a perfect day going into the final, and took the early lead. However, going into the right turn for the first time, the boat took flight off a gust and flipped. Second place at the time was Jim Whyte with the Atlas, who had the boat running well after a tough 2025. Jim navigated the winds perfectly, and collected his first victory of 2026, a victory with Bill Muncey's boat that he had been striving for a long time.

1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Consolation

1st: 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Brittain

2nd: 1996 Pico American Dream, Corey Moore

3rd: 1975 Pay'n Pak, Wayne Beeson

The rookie Corey Moore showed more comfortability with the Pico, but was not able to overcome Jim Brittain, who advanced to the final with teh Oberto.

1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Final

1st: 1978 Squire Shop (U-65), Steve Kinney

2nd: 1984 Team Velocity, Mike Henriksen

3rd: 1983 American Speedy Printing (R/W/Y), Lexy Brandt

4th (DNF): 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Brittain

5th (DNF): 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

6th (DNF): 1983 American Speedy Printing (Blue), Bill Brandt

7th (DNS): 2023 Flav-R-Pac, Talon Moore

With the wind starting to pick up, this started to look like a traditional Ellensburg final. First went the blue Speedy, flipping spectacularly. Then went the Houston, followed by the Oberto. With all of the debris scattered on the course, it was tough to try and makeup ground. Steve Kinney held the lead with the Squire Shop and was able to successfully hold off Mike Henriksen, earning his first career victory in R/CU. With his daughtwer winning the 1/10th scale electric class earlier in the day, and with the win coming on his hometown lake, it was a great day for the Kinney family. Steve did get thrown in the water as the traditional boat racing celebration for a first career victory!

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1/8th Scale Nitro Consolation

1st: 1974 Lincoln Thrift, Steve Kinney

2nd: 1983 American Speedy Printing, Bill Brandt

3rd: 2011 Miss Lakeridge Paving, Gary Grembowski

4th (DNF): 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Brittain

5th (DNF): 1987 Miss Cellular One, Beau Rarig

6th (DSQ): 2007 Miss Beacon Plumbing, Adam Putich

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The race for lane one turned chaotic after the first turn, with the Beacon hitting a buoy and spinning into the path of the Oberto. On the outside, it was Steve Kinney, who powered around the chaos to take the victory and advance to the final.

1/8th Scale Nitro Final

1st: 1978 Squire Shop (U-65), Dave Brandt

2nd: 1977 Miss Esquire Products, Kirk Maupin

3rd: 2016 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Putich

4th: 1979 Miss Circus Circus, Geoffry Grembowski

5th: 1974 Lincoln Thrift, Steve Kinney

6th (DNF): 1994 Pete's Wicked Ale, Paul Jackson

7th (DNF): 2019 Delta/Realtrac, Zach Gordon

​This was a final straight from the mid-2010s, or even sooner. Dave Brandt on the inside vs Kirk Maupin on the outside, with two absolute rocket ships leaving everyone in the dust. This time, it was Trooper Dave who prevailed, collecting his first nitro win, leaving the Ice Man to settle for second. Jim Putich bested the Circus for the final step on the podium