Written by Sean Soseman. Photos by JD Media for Dead Red Off-Road, Inc. All rights reserved.
CRANDON, WI — If you love off-road racing, there’s no better place to be than Crandon on World Championship Saturday. This isn’t just another weekend at the track—it’s the ultimate celebration of speed, skill, and flat-out guts behind the wheel. The 2025 Crandon Stock Truck World Championship carried even more weight this year, because the Sportsmen finale meant two titles were on the line: a world championship crown and a season points championship.
For fans, it meant one thing: drama. For drivers, it meant everything.
The Build-Up to the 2025 Stock Truck World Championship
Championship tension was in the air
The Stock Truck field rolled into Crandon with one of the tightest points battles in years. Brian Peot had the slimmest of margins over the duo of Weston Juul and Dustin Rogaczewski, which meant the math was simple: win, and you take it all. In Stock Truck racing, there’s no coasting to a safe finish. The driver who wins the race also claims the 2025 Crandon Stock Truck World Championship, a title that comes with both bragging rights and a permanent place in racing history.
Crandon World Championship Saturday is tradition
Every year, World Championship Saturday feels like Christmas morning for off-road fans. The Sportsmen classes get their moment in the spotlight, and Stock Truck never fails to deliver fireworks. Fans roll in early, pack the hillsides, and stake their spots near the gravel pit to catch the best views of the action. If you’ve never been, imagine thousands of people cheering at once as a field of roaring trucks charges into Turn 1—it’s goosebumps every single time.
Drivers knew it was all or nothing
In staging, drivers weren’t hiding the stakes. TJ Ewert admitted he thought his truck was finally sorted and hoped to cap his year with a strong run. Rogaczewski, calm but clearly locked in, looked ready to swing for the fences. Peot? He told anyone who would listen that he was taking home the title. Confidence or pressure—it was hard to tell which one fueled him more.
Chaos from the Landrush
A holeshot from an unlikely hero
When the green flag dropped, it wasn’t Peot or Rogaczewski who stole the show. It was back-up driver Kai Graff, filling in for his brother, Kirk, who launched like a rocket off the line and snagged the holeshot. The crowd went nuts seeing the underdog Ford F-150 shoot past veterans into the lead. Behind him, Peot and Rogaczewski filed into second and third, ready to pounce.
Track conditions added spice
The track wasn’t bone dry—it had been watered down just enough to get greasy. Trucks slipped and twitched, searching for grip through the opening lap. Coming out of the gravel pit, Graff and Peot broke away, leaving the rest of the field scrambling. But as any seasoned Crandon fan knows, Argonne Corner has no mercy. Graff entered a little too hot, slid wide in the mud, and when he tried to gather it back up, his truck spun sideways. Just like that, his Cinderella start turned into heartbreak.
Peot seizes the moment
The moment Graff looped it, Peot punched the throttle and never looked back. With clean air and an open track, his Chevy roared like a stampede down Turn 1 again, opening up daylight on the field. The defending champ looked calm and steady, exactly like a driver who had been in this pressure cooker before. For everyone watching, it looked like this race might be over before it even started.
Mid-Race Mayhem
Colt Wierzba brings the heat
If you thought Friday’s winner would fade, you were wrong. Colt Wierzba wasn’t content sitting mid-pack—he hounded Rogaczewski through the gravel pit, looking for any chance to sneak by. Over the Polaris Flyaway jump, he tried to set up a crossover in Calamity Corner. The move looked bold, maybe even brilliant—until his rear tires broke loose. In an instant, he looped it and collected poor Malakai Yakel. The crowd groaned, then cheered again as Wierzba fired his truck back up.
Veteran heartbreak for TJ Ewert
Ewert was the feel-good story of the day—until it unraveled. After inheriting third, his Chevy looked solid. Then came the Skybox jump. The moment his suspension landed, something gave way. The front passenger side collapsed, and his truck limped like a wounded animal. His spotter quickly called it—park it before it did more damage. Just like that, Ewert’s season ended not with a bang, but with a broken front end. Fans in the pits later said you could see the disappointment all over his face.
The Big House bites Wierzba
Wierzba wasn’t done yet. He stormed back on track, gunning to make up lost ground, and set his sights on Tyler Hoffman. But as he charged toward the barn jump, disaster struck. His driver-side wheel sheared completely off and rolled away like it was trying to finish the race on its own. With no way to continue, Wierzba’s day was over, another victim of the unpredictable chaos Crandon loves to serve.
Read about Colt Wierzba’s Friday Victory, here.
The Championship Battle We Wanted
Rogaczewski versus Peot: finally, the showdown
The competition caution bunched the field back up, erasing Peot’s massive lead. Fans leaned forward because they knew what was coming: Rogaczewski versus Peot for all the marbles. For the next few laps, Rogaczewski threw everything he had at Peot. He pushed the Motor Company Ford harder than ever, flat-footing the jumps and throwing dirt in every corner. Every time he gained ground in the gravel pit, Peot would answer back with better straight-line speed.
The final lap push
On the white flag lap, Rogaczewski made his boldest move yet. He carried more speed into Turn 1, stuck close through the jumps, and lined up for a daring pass in the gravel pit. He dove low, rode the bank, and came door-to-door with Peot in a move that had the crowd on its feet. The two trucks launched the Polaris Flyaway jump side-by-side, bumping but never breaking. It was the Stock Truck World Championship at its finest.
Peot slams the door and seals it
As they entered Calamity Corner, Rogaczewski tried to cut inside again. Peot wasn’t having it. He walled him off, nudged him just enough to keep him off the preferred line, and powered out first. That small edge was all he needed. Peot created just enough separation to cross the line in front. The grandstands erupted as Peot clinched both the 2025 Crandon Stock Truck World Championship and the Champ Off-Road season championship, making him a back-to-back Crandon Stock Truck World Champion.
Post-Race Reflections and Results
What the drivers said
After the race, Rogaczewski was blunt but honest:
“I tried everything I could on the last lap…I don’t think the motor could get any louder than it was. I flat footed the jumps, I couldn’t even see where I was going because I landed so hard. I threw her into the gravel pit, but I ran out of time.” — Dustin Rogaczewski
It summed up the night perfectly. He gave it everything, but Peot gave just a little more.
Why this win matters for Peot
For Peot, this victory wasn’t just another trophy. It cemented his place in Crandon history. Winning back-to-back Stock Truck World Championships is a rare feat, and doing it while also locking up the Champ Off-Road season title makes it even sweeter. In a class known for unpredictability and underdog surprises, Peot has become the new standard of consistency and composure.
Final results: 2025 Crandon Stock Truck World Championship
- Brian Peot (#519 Chevy)
- Dustin Rogaczewski (#512 Ford)
- Kai Graff (#537 Ford)
- Tyler Hoffman (#562)
- Justin Coffer (#543 Ford)
- Kyle Jenshak (#542 Chevy)
- TJ Ewert (#520 Chevy)
- Colt Wierzba (#517 Chevy)
- Malakai Yakel (#513 Chevy)
Official Points Standings are located here.
