Sidetrack BBQ
Sidetrack BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Smokin' for Garrett (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “Side Track BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 6, 2023
latest Mar 27, 2026 · 2.5 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.71 · weakest Brisket (153.67)
Road miles
242
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 242 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
661.55 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
482.81 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 164 | 169.71 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 166.2284 | 169.11 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 146.8116 | 156.53 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6684 | 153.6684 | 153.67 | top 92% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
More numbers
Opponents faced
76
finished ahead 26 times, behind 51
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Oct 6, 2023 → Mar 27, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5540 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score661.5540 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- Most recent contest Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' for Garrett
- First call Smokin' for Garrett
- First overall top-10 Smokin' for Garrett
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 23 / 26 (661.5540) | 8 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2284) | 25 (166.2400) | 24 (153.6684) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 7 / 26 (482.8116) | 7 (164) | 3 (172) | 11 (146.8116) | — |