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BIG RIG BRACKET RESULTS

Big Rig Bracket

Diesels in the Desert — February 27-28, 2026

Champion

Ben Matson

Benton City, WA

2005 Peterbilt

18.805 ET
73.91 MPH
0.249 RT
Class Top Speed Record: 95.39 mph (Ron Clifton) Class Low ET Record: 0.222s (Ben Matson)
Pos # Driver Hometown Vehicle ET MPH
1 8163 Ben Matson Benton City, WA 2005 Peterbilt
2 7346 Ron Clifton Stratford, OK
3 AZ02 Herb Rice Buckeye, AZ 2026 Mack
4 AZ01 Robby Colwell Phoenix, AZ 2025 Volvo
5 AZ27 Wesley Wolf Silver City, NM 1993 Peterbilt
6 8089 Jeff Mittlerder Phoenix, AZ 12 Peterbilt 389
1
Ben Matson #8163
RT: 0.491 18.607 77.56 mph
Robby Colwell #AZ01
RT: 0.458 30.298 53.40 mph
Wesley Wolf #AZ27
RT: 0.842 21.170 71.61 mph
Ron Clifton #7346
RT: 1.430 21.945 80.82 mph
Herb Rice #AZ02
RT: 1.227 23.305 63.76 mph
Jeff Mittlerder #8089
RT: 0.198 27.801 53.64 mph
2
Wesley Wolf #AZ27
RT: 0.860 20.314 74.25 mph
Herb Rice #AZ02
RT: 1.033 23.051 64.50 mph
Ben Matson #8163
RT: 0.077 19.141 76.09 mph
Bye Run
Finals
Ben Matson #8163
RT: 0.249 18.805 73.91 mph
Wesley Wolf #AZ27
RT: 1.122 19.517 75.36 mph
5Wesley Wolf21.170
2Ron Clifton21.945
3Herb Rice23.305
6Jeff Mittlerder27.801
5Wesley Wolf20.314
3Herb Rice23.051
1Ben Matson18.607
4Robby Colwell30.298
1Ben Matson19.141
BYE
1Ben Matson18.805
5Wesley Wolf19.517
Scroll horizontally to view full bracket. Winners shown in bold, seed numbers on left, ET on right.

Finals Summary

  • Champion : Ben Matson
  • Runner-Up : Wesley Wolf
  • #1 Qualifier : Ben Matson
  • Entrants : 6

Event Details

  • Event : Diesels in the Desert
  • Dates : February 27-28, 2026
  • Venue : Firebird Motorsports Park
  • Location : Chandler, AZ