4 Wins For JConcepts At The 2026 Hobby Haven Heat Series

Last Friday was the 6th and final round of the 2026 Hobby Haven Heat Series at Thorson Memorial Raceway in Urbandale, IA. This series took place at the world-famous Hobby Haven and JConcepts was the title sponsor for this series.

The series consisted of six rounds spread out over six months that started back in May. There were nine classes to compete in, and a driver’s best five finishes would be used to determine each class winner. Since this was a points series each race finish and top qualifying spot was very critical.

If you finished 1st for a round you would receive 100 points. Second place would receive 99, 3rd would be awarded 98, and so forth. If you were the top qualifier you would also receive an extra bonus point which was key for tie breakers, plus if there was a tie on points then the driver would the most TQs in a given class would win the tie breaker.

The maximum number of points a driver could earn in each class was 505 so that was the “magic number” drivers were aiming for as the series raced on during the Summer and Fall months.

For the series if a driver competed in a minimum of five rounds then they were eligible for season awards. The top three finishers in each class would receive hardware at the finals in October.

All drivers that raced in at least five rounds were also eligible for some door prizes at the finals too.

The race format for each points night consisted of two rounds of IFMAR style qualifying. Each qualifier was four minutes long, and only a driver’s best qualifying round counted towards their final qualifying position for the class they competed in that night.

Depending on the number of entries in a given class each points night, all drivers would make it to the five minute A Main, or a certain number of positions would be locked into the A Main and then two drivers from the lower mains would have to “bump up” from the B Main. During the series the track layout would change every two rounds along with the outside temps and levels of traction.

Leading the charge for the team was JConcepts driver Trevor “Chilly” Duncan. In the Mod Stadium Truck class he would TQ and then drive on the take the win in the opening four rounds, plus he picked up a 1st place finish in round 5. With a total of 504 points coming into the finals he would sit that round out while still taking home his 1st title of the series!

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The second class he competed in was the Mod Short Course Truck class. He would start off the series with a TQ and W in the opening two rounds. In rounds 2 and 3 he would not set the TQ, but he would come back to win in the A Main. In the 5th round he would grab his third TQ and win of the series in this class. With 503 points coming into the finals he would again sit that round out, and then after the finals were complete he would bring home his 2nd title in the series!

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The third class he competed in for the series was 17.5 2wd Buggy. This was probably the most competitive class of the series, and he would get off to a strong start with an opening TQ and win. In Round 2 he would suffer a DNF to finish 9th overall, and then in Round 3 he would finish 3rd, then follow that up with a 4th place finish in Round 4. With two rounds to go he needed a strong finish, and he would go on to do just that as he finished the final two rounds with two TQs and wins which locked up his 3rd series title!

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His son Ridley also competed in this series too. In the Mod Stadium class he would finish 5th overall after all the points were tallied up which included a 2nd place in the 6th round which was his best finish of the series in this class!

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He also raced in the 21.5 2wd Buggy class. In the opening two rounds he would score 100 points each night as he would take the win in the A Main. In the 3rd round he would finish 4th overall for the night, but then in the next two rounds he would find his stride as he would grab the double TQ and win. He would also sit out the finals as he had this class title locked up, and he would earn his 1st series title and 4th for the year for JConcepts!

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After the racing was complete at the finals the door prizes were handed out courtesy of JConcepts and the other great series sponsors!

That was followed up by a brief awards ceremony where the top three received their hardware at the podium too.

With this series coming to an end, that would also mark the end to Hobby Haven’s outdoor racing season. We thank Hobby Haven for allowing us to be part of this series, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2027!