The 2026 JConcepts Indoor National Series concluded at Hoosier RC Hobbyplex with 295 entries from 115 drivers. Across the event, racers completed 23,406 laps, with Sunday, October 18, delivering the final round victories and season championship decisions.
Sunday’s program featured 47 main races across 11 classes, excluding warm-ups. Hoosier’s high-grip layout demanded precision through the drop-down, triple, step-on/step-off, and tight switchbacks. Small mistakes opened passing opportunities, while traffic and changing jump strategies kept several outcomes uncertain until the final lap.
Broc Champlin swept the Modified Buggy round wins, Domnic Paccione doubled in Expert Buggy, and Alton Henley captured both Independent Buggy classes. The season’s final championship announcement brought its own suspense, with Aydin Horne and Chase Lemieux’s 2WD Modified title battle reaching a fourth tiebreaker.
More Than Racing: Good Times with Friends & Family
Between the mains and the championship celebrations, the pits and trackside were full of smiles, familiar faces, and friends sharing another great weekend of RC racing. Here are a few moments from around the INS16 Finals.
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Race Facts
Fastest recorded Sunday main-race lap: Chase Lemieux, 21.332 seconds in 4WD Modified Buggy A1, lap 5.
Closest A-Main winning margin: Broc Champlin over Davey Batta by 0.254 seconds in 2WD Modified Buggy A2.
Closest lower-main winning margin: Luke Siela over Daniel Bender by 0.099 seconds in the 2WD Modified Buggy C-Main.
Closest B-Main winning margin: William Venables over Noah Hicklin by 0.312 seconds in 4WD Modified Buggy.
Double round winners: Broc Champlin, Domnic Paccione, and Alton Henley.
Double series champions: Domnic Paccione in both Expert Buggy classes; Ethan Maki in 13.5 Independent Buggy and Short Course.
Championship tiebreak: Aydin Horne and Chase Lemieux tied on 298 points in 2WD Modified. Horne took the series title on the fourth tiebreaker.
Inside the Lap: Three Timing Sectors
The sector map breaks the layout into three timed sections. In the captured Sunday laps, Sector 2 produced the longest typical split in every class, while Sector 3 was the shortest. Linking the sections cleanly mattered as much as finding speed in a single corner.
Fastest Captured Sector Times
Broc Champlin led Sector 1 at 7.506 seconds, Tater Sontag led Sector 2 at 7.766 seconds, and Mark Sousa led Sector 3 at 5.782 seconds. All three overall best splits came in 4WD Modified Buggy.
Here are the fastest drivers in each sector for every class, based on the captured Sunday mains:
| Class | Sector 1 — Driver & Time | Sector 2 — Driver & Time | Sector 3 — Driver & Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 Expert 4WD Buggy | Dustin Fox 7.531 s A1 Main, lap 12 |
Sammy Moran 7.938 s A1 Main, lap 14 |
Dustin Fox 5.976 s A1 Main, lap 10 |
| 13.5 Independent 4WD Buggy | Alton Henley 8.032 s A1 Main, lap 11 |
Beau Jacobsen 8.627 s A1 Main, lap 9 |
Lane Lazarz 6.305 s A2 Main, lap 3 |
| 13.5 Short Course | Dalton Conradt 8.882 s A2 Main, lap 5 |
Dalton Conradt 9.336 s A1 Main, lap 5 |
Dalton Conradt 7.136 s A2 Main, lap 10 |
| 13.5 Stadium Truck | Kraig Obrien 7.920 s B Main, lap 14 |
Owen Vanderbeek 8.638 s A1 Main, lap 7 |
Shane Alberico 6.274 s A1 Main, lap 2 |
| 17.5 Expert 2WD Buggy | Domnic Paccione 7.711 s A1 Main, lap 8 |
Matthew Gonzales 8.078 s A2 Main, lap 8 |
Domnic Paccione 6.064 s A2 Main, lap 5 |
| 17.5 Independent 2WD Buggy | Alton Henley 8.161 s A1 Main, lap 10 |
Alton Henley 8.663 s A1 Main, lap 4 |
Alton Henley 6.441 s A2 Main, lap 4 |
| 21.5 Independent 2WD Buggy | Lane Lazarz 8.545 s A1 Main, lap 3 |
Lane Lazarz 9.137 s A2 Main, lap 10 |
Lane Lazarz 6.952 s A2 Main, lap 3 |
| 2WD Buggy Modified | Davey Batta 7.699 s A2 Main, lap 11 |
Davey Batta 7.961 s A3 Main, lap 13 |
Nate Sutherland 5.859 s A1 Main, lap 11 |
| 40+ 2WD Modified Buggy | Alex Sturgeon 8.121 s A2 Main, lap 10 |
Michael Malott 8.294 s A1 Main, lap 12 |
Mark Decker 6.376 s A2 Main, lap 9 |
| 40+ 4WD Modified Buggy | Mark Decker 7.972 s A1 Main, lap 7 |
Casey Blasczyk 8.265 s A1 Main, lap 3 |
Mark Decker 6.168 s A2 Main, lap 7 |
| 4WD Modified Buggy | Broc Champlin 7.506 s A2 Main, lap 6 |
Tater Sontag 7.766 s A1 Main, lap 14 |
Mark Sousa 5.782 s A2 Main, lap 8 |
Times are the best qualifying splits in the captured Sunday timing logs, rather than official event sector records. Warm-ups, opening laps, incomplete splits, and abnormally short splits below 75% of the class’s median sector time are excluded. Each retained lap’s sector total matches its recorded lap time within 0.020 seconds.
Typical Sunday Sector Times
Times below are median splits, in seconds, from captured complete laps across each class’s Sunday mains. Warm-ups and opening laps are excluded. These describe the recorded sample; they are not lap records or an official driver ranking.
| Class | Sector 1 | Sector 2 | Sector 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 Expert 4WD Buggy | 8.192 | 8.556 | 6.457 |
| 13.5 Independent 4WD Buggy | 8.988 | 9.323 | 7.015 |
| 13.5 Short Course | 9.771 | 10.446 | 7.834 |
| 13.5 Stadium Truck | 8.881 | 9.376 | 7.100 |
| 17.5 Expert 2WD Buggy | 8.398 | 8.890 | 6.617 |
| 17.5 Independent 2WD Buggy | 8.879 | 9.440 | 7.108 |
| 21.5 Independent 2WD Buggy | 9.688 | 10.267 | 7.731 |
| 2WD Buggy Modified | 8.210 | 8.509 | 6.450 |
| 40+ 2WD Modified Buggy | 8.843 | 9.227 | 6.976 |
| 40+ 4WD Modified Buggy | 8.898 | 9.095 | 6.927 |
| 4WD Modified Buggy | 7.923 | 8.157 | 6.206 |
Source: recorded Sunday timing logs. Repeated snapshots and incomplete splits were excluded; retained sector totals match their recorded lap time within 0.020 seconds. Sector medians may come from different laps.
Top Qualifiers
Saturday’s qualifying established the drivers who would lead their classes into Sunday’s A-Mains.
40+ 4WD Modified Buggy — TQ
13.5 Expert 4WD Buggy — TQ
4WD Modified Buggy — TQ
17.5 Expert 2WD Buggy — TQ
13.5 Short Course — TQ
17.5 Independent 2WD Buggy — TQ
13.5 Independent 4WD Buggy — TQ
21.5 Independent 2WD Buggy — TQ
2WD Buggy Modified — TQ
13.5 Stadium Truck — TQ
40+ 2WD Modified Buggy TQ: David Alberico.
Two Transfer Spots—and Only One in Modified
The pressure began well before the A-Mains. Two drivers advanced from each lower main in every class except 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy, where only the winner moved forward.
The 2WD Modified C-Main produced the closest winning margin of Sunday’s mains. Luke Siela beat Daniel Bender by just 0.099 seconds, taking the only transfer and keeping his climb alive. Nate Sutherland later won the B-Main to earn the final place in the triple A-Mains.
The 4WD Modified B-Main was nearly as tense. William Venables and Noah Hicklin finished just 0.312 seconds apart, with Venables claiming the single available transfer.
In 13.5 Expert 4WD Buggy, Jeff Statkiewicz and Maccoy Martin advanced from the B-Main. Statkiewicz immediately turned that opportunity into a front-running result, climbing from ninth on the A1 grid to finish second.
Owen Vanderbeek and Aaron Mitchell earned the 17.5 Expert 2WD transfers, separated by only 0.730 seconds in the B-Main. Reyna Chodara also made her transfer count in 21.5 Independent Buggy, later climbing from ninth on the A2 grid to run second.
Champlin and Batta Take 2WD Modified to the Final Lap
Broc Champlin and Davey Batta delivered one of the day’s strongest battles, with the round victory requiring all three A-Mains.
Champlin led A1, but Batta stayed close and searched for an opening through the technical sections. When Champlin ran wide, Batta moved inside and took the lead. Champlin continued applying pressure, but Batta held on to win by 1.160 seconds, with Chase Lemieux third.
Champlin answered in A2. After adjusting his car to improve the sections where Batta had been stronger, he protected the lead through another close contest. Batta closed rapidly on the final lap, but Champlin crossed first by just 0.254 seconds.
That left both drivers entering A3 with a win and a second.
Batta followed Champlin closely through the opening minutes, repeatedly closing onto his rear bumper. With a little over a minute remaining, Champlin ran wide and Batta took the lead. The roles immediately reversed, with Champlin now searching for a way through.
With roughly 30 seconds remaining, Batta caught a pipe and Champlin moved back inside to reclaim first. Batta stayed close through the last lap, but Champlin held on to secure the race and overall victory.
Afterward, Champlin explained that each car had stronger sections of the track, making the race a continuous exchange of pressure. Their final leg gave the Sunday program a finish worthy of the season finale.
Round podium: 1. Broc Champlin | 2. Davey Batta | 3. Chase Lemieux
Series champion: Aydin Horne
Champlin Wraps Up 4WD Modified in Two
Davey Batta started from TQ in 4WD Modified, but Champlin made the most of openings in the first two legs.
In A1, Batta led before a mistake at the front-straight section allowed Champlin through. Behind the leader, the order continued changing as drivers negotiated the demanding layout. Chase Lemieux climbed from eighth on the grid to finish second, with Tater Sontag third.
A2 followed a similar pattern. An early mistake from Batta gave Champlin the lead, while Brennan Schimmel and Batta contested the positions behind him. Champlin used that breathing room to complete his second victory and secure the overall.
In his interview, Champlin credited an easy-to-drive car and a return to a setup previously used at Hoosier. Keeping the car predictable allowed him to capitalize when opportunities appeared.
Batta won A3, but Schimmel’s pair of second-place finishes earned him second overall ahead of Batta.
Round podium: 1. Broc Champlin | 2. Brennan Schimmel | 3. Davey Batta
Series champion: Chase Lemieux
Paccione Holds Off the Challenges in 13.5 Expert 4WD
Domnic Paccione secured the overall with victories in A1 and A2, although the racing behind those results was far from straightforward.
Dustin Fox challenged early in A1 before a rollover dropped him into the chasing group. Statkiewicz moved forward from ninth, passed Sammy Moran for second, and then had to defend the position as Moran and Fox continued attacking.
Paccione had a mistake of his own, but the battle behind him provided enough breathing room to recover and take the win. Statkiewicz held second, with Moran third.
A2 became a contest between pace and risk. Fox and Luke Pravechek remained involved as mistakes reduced Paccione’s advantage. In the closing stages, Pravechek continued clearing the triple while Paccione took the more conservative double-single route.
Pravechek closed late, but Paccione held on to clinch the overall. In his interview, Paccione admitted that nerves had contributed to a race that became tighter than he wanted.
Fox won A3 to secure second overall, with Benjamin Decker completing the podium.
Round podium: 1. Domnic Paccione | 2. Dustin Fox | 3. Benjamin Decker
Series champion: Domnic Paccione
Paccione Completes the Expert Double in 17.5 2WD
Dustin Fox took the opening 17.5 Expert 2WD leg, leaving Paccione needing a response.
Fox led again in A2, but a mistake allowed Paccione through. Matthew Gonzales then became the closest challenger, using the triple to close onto the leader and keeping the pressure on through the tight sections.
A late encounter with the pipe ended Gonzales’ challenge, giving Paccione room to take the win and send the overall decision into A3.
Afterward, Paccione explained that defending on the high-grip layout required tight, precise lines. Avoiding a wide corner exit mattered as much as outright speed.
Fox and Paccione broke away early in the deciding leg before another mistake from Fox handed Paccione the advantage. Talon Henley moved into second and kept the leader within reach, but Paccione gradually extended his cushion to secure the overall.
Henley finished second overall, with Gonzales third. Paccione completed Sunday with two round wins and two Expert Buggy series titles.
Round podium: 1. Domnic Paccione | 2. Talon Henley | 3. Matthew Gonzales
Series champion: Domnic Paccione
Henley Recovers to Sweep 13.5 Independent 4WD
Alton Henley won both A-Mains, but the second victory required him to regain control of a changing lead battle.
In A1, Henley quickly recovered from an early mistake and began pulling away. Lex Mott, Ethan Maki, and Jacob Doron exchanged positions behind him, with Mott securing second and Doron third.
A2 brought Henley, Mott, and Lane Lazarz into the front-running contest. Henley briefly lost the lead, but when Mott encountered trouble at the triple, Henley moved back through.
He settled into the remainder of the race and completed the sweep. Mott’s two second-place finishes secured the runner-up position overall, with Doron third.
Beau Jacobsen and Thomas Vandervelden earned their A-Main places through the B-Main.
Round podium: 1. Alton Henley | 2. Lex Mott | 3. Jacob Doron
Series champion: Ethan Maki
Traffic Shapes the 17.5 Independent 2WD Decision
Henley added a second class victory, with the overall outcome remaining uncertain until the closing moments of A2.
Starting third in A1, Henley emerged from the opening exchanges in front and built his advantage. Lane Lazarz finished second, with Jacob Doron third.
Adam McKown took control early in A2 and began chasing the time Henley had established in the opening leg. McKown remained in contention for the overall as the race approached its finish, but trouble involving lapped traffic delayed him on the final lap.
McKown still won the leg, ahead of Ethan Maki and Henley. However, Henley’s faster A1 victory secured the overall on the tiebreak.
Carter Steele and Van Slutz earned the two B-Main transfers. McKown finished second overall at Hoosier and took home the season championship.
Round podium: 1. Alton Henley | 2. Adam McKown | 3. Ethan Maki
Series champion: Adam McKown
Lazarz Makes Consistency Count in 21.5 Independent
Lane Lazarz swept both A-Mains to secure the round victory and finish his championship season on top.
In A1, Lazarz opened a commanding lead while Ian Schultz and Jason Kessinger worked toward the remaining podium positions. Lazarz repeated the performance in A2, managing his advantage as the battle behind him developed.
B-Main winner Reyna Chodara delivered one of the class’s notable drives. Starting ninth in A2, she climbed to second and became part of the fight with Schultz before later trouble dropped her back.
Schultz recovered second at the finish, with Kessinger third, matching the overall podium. Chodara and Steven Emmons had earned the two transfers from the B-Main.
Lazarz’s post-race explanation was straightforward: focus on consistency, establish a lead, and keep bringing the car back around.
Round podium: 1. Lane Lazarz | 2. Ian Schultz | 3. Jason Kessinger
Series champion: Lane Lazarz
Conradt Answers Maki to Win Short Course
Ethan Maki and Dalton Conradt split the A-Main wins, leaving the overall to a tiebreak.
Maki won A1 by just 0.641 seconds after a close contest with Conradt. That put the pressure on Conradt to produce both a victory and a competitive time in the second leg.
Conradt responded with a more settled truck and a strong run to the finish. He pulled clear in A2 and recorded the time needed to secure the overall.
In his interview, Conradt explained that his truck had been tippy during A1. Raising the sidewall glue coverage and lowering the truck helped improve its behavior for the second race.
Van Slutz finished third in both legs to complete the podium. Adam Chodara and Steven Emmons advanced from the B-Main.
Maki finished second at Hoosier and secured the Short Course series championship, adding to his Independent 4WD season title.
Round podium: 1. Dalton Conradt | 2. Ethan Maki | 3. Van Slutz
Series champion: Ethan Maki
Vanderbeek Sweeps Stadium Truck
Owen Vanderbeek controlled both Stadium Truck A-Mains to finish the season with the round win and championship.
While Vanderbeek built his lead in A1, Connor Esbeck and Evan Cook contested third, with Esbeck coming out ahead. Bryson Furnish finished second.
Vanderbeek repeated the win in A2 as Furnish and Esbeck fought closely behind him. Shane Alberico recovered from early trouble to close on the chasing group, but Furnish held second and Esbeck third.
The matching results across both legs settled the overall podium.
Vanderbeek credited a familiar setup, with firmer tire inserts helping calm the truck on the high-grip surface. Alberico and Zack Mazurek earned the two B-Main transfers.
Round podium: 1. Owen Vanderbeek | 2. Bryson Furnish | 3. Connor Esbeck
Series champion: Owen Vanderbeek
Sturgeon Wins 40+ 2WD by Less Than Half a Second
Alex Sturgeon and Casey Blasczyk brought the overall decision down to 0.394 seconds.
Sturgeon won A1 ahead of Blasczyk and David Alberico. In A2, Sturgeon moved into the lead early, but trouble dropped him back and gave Blasczyk the opportunity to chase the overall-winning time.
Blasczyk pushed through the closing stages, recording his fastest lap late in the race. He won the leg in 5:12.126, narrowly missing Sturgeon’s 5:11.732 from A1.
That left Sturgeon first overall, Blasczyk second, and Alberico third. Michael Malott and Greg Niklas earned their places through the B-Main.
Sturgeon acknowledged afterward that his opening-leg performance had saved the result after mistakes in A2. The victory also secured his successful defense of the series championship.
Round podium: 1. Alex Sturgeon | 2. Casey Blasczyk | 3. David Alberico
Series champion: Alex Sturgeon
Blasczyk Finishes the Job in 40+ 4WD
Casey Blasczyk completed a two-leg sweep to secure both the Hoosier round victory and the season championship.
After winning A1 ahead of Allen Horne and David Alberico, Blasczyk faced an early setback in A2. A pipe catch briefly allowed Alberico through, but Blasczyk recovered the lead and pulled away.
Horne finished second overall, with Alberico third. Adam Chodara and Mike Winders claimed the B-Main transfers.
In his interviews, Blasczyk credited a strong setup, assistance from fellow racers, and regular practice with Chase Lemieux at Trackside as important parts of his progress.
Round podium: 1. Casey Blasczyk | 2. Allen Horne | 3. David Alberico
Series champion: Casey Blasczyk
Winner’s Circle — Hoosier Round Podiums
1. Owen Vanderbeek | 2. Bryson Furnish | 3. Connor Esbeck
1. Dalton Conradt | 2. Ethan Maki | 3. Van Slutz
1. Alton Henley | 2. Lex Mott | 3. Jacob Doron
1. Alton Henley | 2. Adam McKown | 3. Ethan Maki
1. Lane Lazarz | 2. Ian Schultz | 3. Jason Kessinger
1. Alex Sturgeon | 2. Casey Blasczyk | 3. David Alberico
1. Casey Blasczyk | 2. Allen Horne | 3. David Alberico
1. Domnic Paccione | 2. Dustin Fox | 3. Benjamin Decker
1. Domnic Paccione | 2. Talon Henley | 3. Matthew Gonzales
1. Broc Champlin | 2. Brennan Schimmel | 3. Davey Batta
1. Broc Champlin | 2. Davey Batta | 3. Chase Lemieux
The Series Championship That Needed a Fourth Tiebreaker
The suspense continued after the last race.
Aydin Horne and Chase Lemieux finished the 2WD Modified series tied on 298 points. During the awards presentation, officials explained that the championship counted each driver’s best three rounds, with two dropped results and a point available for TQ.
Both drivers had a win, a TQ, a second, and a third. The decision reached a fourth tiebreaker, which considered their results across all five rounds.
Horne emerged as the 2026 2WD Modified Buggy series champion, with Lemieux second and Broc Champlin third.
Lemieux still left Hoosier with the 4WD Modified series championship, completing a season in which both Modified title races remained significant through the finale.
2026 JConcepts INS Series Champions
| Class | Series Champion |
|---|---|
| 13.5 Expert 4WD Buggy | Domnic Paccione |
| 13.5 Independent 4WD Buggy | Ethan Maki |
| 13.5 Short Course | Ethan Maki |
| 13.5 Stadium Truck | Owen Vanderbeek |
| 17.5 Expert 2WD Buggy | Domnic Paccione |
| 17.5 Independent 2WD Buggy | Adam McKown |
| 21.5 Independent 2WD Buggy | Lane Lazarz |
| 40+ 2WD Modified Buggy | Alex Sturgeon |
| 40+ 4WD Modified Buggy | Casey Blasczyk |
| 4WD Modified Buggy | Chase Lemieux |
| 2WD Modified Buggy | Aydin Horne |
2026 Series Championship Podiums
The season’s podium finishers celebrate their results across the 2026 JConcepts Indoor National Series.
A Final Race Worth the Wait
The final 2WD Modified main gave the 2026 JConcepts INS season a fitting send-off. Champlin and Batta traded the lead under pressure, bringing the round victory down to the closing lap. Even after the racing ended, Horne and Lemieux’s championship required one more decision at the awards presentation.
Across the classes, Sunday rewarded season-long consistency while giving racers one last opportunity to make their mark. Bump-up drives, double victories, and championship celebrations brought INS16 to a close at Hoosier RC Hobbyplex.
Thank you to Hoosier RC Hobbyplex and every track that hosted the series, along with the staff, race directors, track crews, sponsors, racers, families, and everyone behind the scenes who made it possible. Congratulations to all our Finals winners and 2026 series champions.
Next stop: INS17, kicking off at Whip It RC. We’ll see you at the track!
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