MADERA, Calif. — The full 16 driver strong roster for the inaugural Jr. Late Model Combine has been announced, with drivers preparing to hit the Madera Speedway on January 23-24.
Drivers will receive over an hour of track time in INEX Legends cars on Friday January 23 followed by over an hour of track time in a Jr. Late Model on Saturday January 24.
They will also be evaluated for their media skills and mechanical aptitude during the weekend. The top performing driver will earn a fully paid race weekend in the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series at Madera Speedway. Second prize is a half-priced race weekend. The third best driver earns a fully paid Legends race weekend.
The final nine selected participants are:
The California brothers of Myles and Wade Boertje who compete in both Outlaw Karts and Micro Sprints, Colorado’s Wyatt Dent, age 14, a winner of four INEX Bandolero and two INEX Legend state championships, and 15-year-old Cade LaCoste, a rising kart racer from Louisiana.
The trio of Mini Cup champion Rhett Pearce of Canada, California Jr. Sprint and Restricted Micro Sprint contender Connor Penix, and Virginia’s Brian Rundstrom, Jr., age 15, with nearly 250 wins across Quarter Midgets, Bandoleros, and Late Models, illustrate the wide variety of participant backgrounds included in the 2026 combine.
15-year-old Californian Leilani Sprenkel represents Mini Stock racing following a top-ten in the prestigious Olga’s California Dream 100 at Madera Speedway. California’s Kevin Tikkanen, age 13, rounds out a strong crop of racers with dirt experience.
The combine features driver coaching and evaluation from Nascimento Motorsports. The weekend also includes media, marketing, crew, and spotter modules.
FINAL JUNIOR LATE MODEL COMBINE ROSTER
Levi Annas (13) – Carson City, NV
Myles Boertje (12) – Visalia, CA
Wade Boertje (15) – Visalia, CA
Jaxon Burnett (12) – Snohomish, WA
Charlie Carty (15) – San Diego, CA
Lane Christensen (14) – Pendergrass, GA
Wyatt Dent (14) – Brighton, CO
Wyatt Flowers (15) – Palmer, AK
Delaney Gray (13) – La Grange, NC
Bentlee Hillock (15) – Cedar Hills, UT
Cade Lacoste (15) – Lockport, LA
Rhett Pearce (12) – Alberta, Canada
Connor Penix (13) – Clovis, CA
Brian Rundstrom Jr (15) – Green Bay, VA
Leilani Sprenkel (15) – Stockton, CA
Kevin Tikkanen (13) – Kingsburg, CA
