# NOFX's Fat Mike Named Grand Marshal of the 2026 Laughlin Desert Classic

- Date: 2026-10-08
- From: American Off-Road Racing Championship (AORC)
- Area: Laughlin
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- Source: https://www.cyclenews.com/2026/10/article/nofx-frontman-fat-mike-named-grand-marshal-of-the-2026-laughlin-desert-classic/
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> The AORC season finale runs Oct. 15-18 in Laughlin, with the two-day Laughlin Off-Road Festival on Oct. 16-17.

**LAUGHLIN, Nev.** — The American Off-Road Racing Championship (AORC) has named NOFX frontman and Punk Rock Museum co-founder Fat Mike as Grand Marshal of the 2026 Laughlin Desert Classic, Oct. 15-18.

The race is the AORC season finale. Its multi-lap, short-course desert format lets spectators watch the cars come around again and again. Race week also includes the two-day Laughlin Off-Road Festival, Oct. 16-17, in downtown Laughlin, with race vehicles, aftermarket manufacturers, racers and fans.

Separately, UNLTD Off-Road Racing named Rugged Road the event's official cooler and will give five custom coolers to race fans ([The Parker 400](https://theparker400.com/news/rugged-road-joins-the-2026-laughlin-desert-classic-as-the-official-cooler/)).

Media contact: AORC / UNLTD Off-Road Racing