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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
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Winners shown in bold, seed numbers on left, ET on right.