Yokohama Drivers Head to Crandon on GEOLANDAR Tires

Yokohama Tire’s off-road team will compete on GEOLANDAR tires during the Polaris World Championships at Crandon International Raceway.

What Dealers Should Know

  • Yokohama drivers will compete in four classes at Crandon.
  • The team will race on GEOLANDAR X-AT and A/T4 tires.
  • Yokohama is the official tire of Crandon International Raceway and a Championship Off-Road supporting partner.

Yokohama Tire’s off-road racing team will compete at Crandon International Raceway in Wisconsin during the 57th running of the Polaris World Championships, Sept. 4-6.

Yokohama is the official tire of Crandon International Raceway and a supporting partner of the Championship Off-Road series.

Team Yokohama drivers Andrew Carlson, Ken Roczen, Robb Holland and Nick Visser will compete on tires from Yokohama’s GEOLANDAR line during the event.

Carlson, a multiple-time podium finisher at Crandon, will compete in the Pro4 division on GEOLANDAR X-AT tires.

Roczen will also run GEOLANDAR X-AT tires when he competes in the Pro2 class. The event will mark Roczen’s debut at Crandon after he won the 2026 Supercross 450 Class Championship earlier this year.

Holland will also make his Crandon debut, competing in the Pro Lite division in fellow Team Yokohama driver John Holtger’s truck. Holland, who is transitioning from asphalt racing to his first short-course off-road event, will compete on GEOLANDAR A/T4 tires.

Visser enters the weekend as the leader in the Pro-Spec championship standings and will also compete on GEOLANDAR A/T4 tires.

“We’ve got a great team ready to take on the challenges at Crandon during short-course racing’s most celebrated weekend,” said Candace Cogan, Yokohama’s director of product marketing. “They will be ready to face the task on our versatile line of GEOLANDAR tires.”

Yokohama will also take part in several activities surrounding the racing weekend. The company will again highlight its partnership with Bassmaster by hosting Wisconsin native MaggieJo Carsello, a Bassmaster Opens angler and ambassador for BassmastHER.

Carsello will host a BassmastHER workshop for women in the paddock who are interested in advancing their fishing skills and will help host a VIP and youth fishing tournament at the event.

Yokohama will also lead the Crandon Labor Day Parade, with Carlson and Roczen participating.

In addition to its partnerships with Crandon and Championship Off-Road, Yokohama’s North American motorsports involvement includes Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama, Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama, Porsche Endurance Challenge North America by Yokohama, Mustang Cup, Subaru Motorsports USA, Velocity Invitational, Pikes Peak GT4 Trophy by Yokohama, King of the Hammers Yokohama Tire Every Man Challenge, American Off-Road Championships, Mt. Washington Hill Climb and TrophyLite Series.

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