Kofoid Wins World of Outlaws Rocky Mountain Rumble
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 15, 2026
Kofoid wins Rumble
Buddy Kofoid turned a strong night into a victory in the World of Outlaws Rocky Mountain Rumble at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado. He set the fastest qualifying lap, won his heat race and started second in the 35-lap feature. That gave him a front-running spot before the main event even settled in, and he made it count. Kofoid did the job in a race that demanded speed early and control late. He stayed in the mix from the start, moved into the lead and kept himself in position as the laps wore down. Steven Snyder Jr. finished behind him, giving Kofoid the clear edge at the end of the feature. It was the kind of night that starts with pace and ends with a win, and Kofoid had the full range of it. He was quick in qualifying, sharp in his heat and steady when the feature put him under pressure. That combination carried him through the 35-lap main and left him on top at the finish.
Gravel leads early
David Gravel set the early tone from the front row and made Kofoid chase the race in the opening laps. Gravel’s start gave him the first shot at control, and he held the lead until Kofoid got by on Lap 3. That pass changed the shape of the feature. Kofoid did not need long to answer Gravel’s opening surge, and once he moved ahead, the battle shifted into a race of traffic, timing and position. The 35-lap feature left little room for error, and both drivers had to deal with a track that kept asking for clean moves through traffic. Gravel stayed close enough to keep the pressure on, and Kofoid had to keep working to protect the front spot. The lead was never a simple matter of clearing the field and pulling away. It came down to each driver finding the right lane at the right time. Kofoid’s pass on Lap 3 gave him control, but the race still had enough distance left to test that advantage. Gravel kept pushing from behind, and the front of the field stayed tight enough to leave the outcome open well into the closing stretch.
Final-lap flip ends
Kofoid regained control on Lap 32 when Gravel was boxed in by lap traffic, and that move gave him the last firm hold on the race before the finish. The closing laps then turned chaotic. On the final lap, Gravel tangled with traffic and flipped, bringing out a red flag. He was okay after the crash, but the incident stopped the race’s late push and put an abrupt end to Gravel’s challenge. By then, Kofoid had already done enough to stay ahead when it mattered most. His night had started with the fastest qualifying lap and continued with a heat-race win, so the feature became the final step in a clean run from beginning to end. He had the speed to start near the front, the pace to take the lead early and the composure to hold it when traffic became a factor. That mattered in a 35-lap main where every restart, every pass and every lane through traffic could change the result. Kofoid handled those moments and finished the job ahead of Snyder Jr. The win gave him a complete performance, one built on speed before the feature and control when the feature turned messy.
