[{"id":14977,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/02\/05\/paul-wolff-secures-top-qualifying-position-for-race-of-kings\/","title":"Paul Wolff Secures Top Qualifying Position for Race of Kings","content":"<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14984 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner-300x37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"37\" \/>\r\n\r\nAfter several days of qualifying runs at the King of the Hammers, it was Paul Wolff who had the fastest time blasting through boulders bigger than the RV\u2019s on the lakebed. Wolff\u2019s time of 1 minute and 50 seconds earned him the pole position for the premeire 4400 Ultra4 class.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_14980\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-14980\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-King-of-the-Hammers_Gomez-Qualifying-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/> Darian Gomez qualified second for the Race of Kings. Raul and JP Gomez will be looking for repeat Hammers wins. Photo: Ernesto Araiza\/KOH[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWolff was just two seconds faster than second place qualifier Darian Gomez. Darian will have an advantage over his brothers JP and Raul. Raul has two back-to-back wins at the King of the Hammers. JP also won in 2024. \u00a0All of the brothers are highly competitive. JP starts in sixth place while Raul starts 10<sup>th<\/sup>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_14982\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-14982\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-King-of-the-Hammers_Qualifying-Jason-Scherer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/> Former King, Jason Scherer will be one to watch at the 2026 King of the Hammers. Photo: Paolo Beraldi\/KOH[\/caption]\r\n\r\nJason Scherer qualified third. Scherer also a former King will be one to watch this year. There will be over 85 4400 vehicles racing on Saturday morning in the coveted Race of Kings event with less than half of the field actually finishing the event. To add to the drama, a mystery third lap will be thrown at the racers. Currently they have no idea where the course will take them.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/trailertug.com\/\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.cbr-performance.com\/","excerpt":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/02\/05\/paul-wolff-secures-top-qualifying-position-for-race-of-kings\/dsw-koh-2026-sponsor-banner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner.png?fit=728%2C90&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,90\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSW KOH 2026 Sponsor Banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner.png?fit=640%2C79&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14984 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner.png?resize=300%2C37&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner.png?resize=300%2C37&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner.png?resize=600%2C74&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSW-KOH-2026-Sponsor-Banner.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After several days of qualifying runs at the King of the Hammers, it was Paul Wolff who had the fastest &hellip;<\/p>","date":"February 5, 2026 14:49","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047611,"title":"Rock Crawling","slug":"rock-crawling"}],"tags":[{"id":25048036,"title":"4400","slug":"4400"},{"id":25049846,"title":"Darian Gomez","slug":"darian-gomez"},{"id":25049845,"title":"HammerKing","slug":"hammerking"},{"id":25048026,"title":"jason scherer","slug":"jason-scherer"},{"id":25048038,"title":"jp gomez","slug":"jp-gomez"},{"id":25047654,"title":"King of the Hammers","slug":"king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25049844,"title":"King of the Hammers 2026","slug":"king-of-the-hammers-2026"},{"id":25047665,"title":"koh","slug":"koh"},{"id":25049843,"title":"KOH 2026","slug":"koh-2026"},{"id":25049149,"title":"paul wolff","slug":"paul-wolff"},{"id":25048248,"title":"qualifying","slug":"qualifying"},{"id":25049147,"title":"Race of Kings","slug":"race-of-kings"},{"id":25048039,"title":"raul gomez","slug":"raul-gomez"},{"id":25047648,"title":"ultra4","slug":"ultra4"}]}]{
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