DragChamp Top 10 List – 9/9/20 Edition

Caleb Ellison wins $100K at a Footbrake race, Nathan Sexton makes 100K final in a street car, Emmons brothers dominate U.S. Nationals, and Jake Howard runs himself for $5K. The DragChamp Top 10 has it all!

09/9/20 – Wow! That’s about all I can say after one of the biggest racing weekends of the year. The grand daddy of them all, the NHRA U.S. Nationals didn’t disappoint and neither did the Labor Day 100K, the SFG Labor Day Bracket Bash, or the Chubby 20K’s among others. Big money races were the norm on Labor Day and DragChamp is here to rank the best performances. Now cinch those Pro 1 belts down and let’s get it on!

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DragChamp Top 10 List – 09/9/20

1 – Caleb Ellison

The BTE Labor Day 100K attracted the best Footbrake racers in the country for a shot at history. When the smoke cleared Caleb Ellison, one of the biggest names in Footbrake racing, was the last man standing! Congrats to a tough young racer on a historic victory.

2 – Nathan Sexton

The hottest bottom bulb racer in the country competes in a street car! Think about that then follow this. Nathan Sexton came one win light short of a $100K payday at Bristol when he runner-upped the main event. Two weeks ago, the 24 year old, he ran himself in a $15K final at the Loose Rocker Bigfoot Triple 10’s. He also won $10K earlier in the month!

3 (tie) – Terry and Jerry Emmons

The Emmons family had a memorable outing at the NHRA U.S. Nationals when brothers Terry and Jerry swept the Stock / Super Stock titles.

3 (tie) – Troy Williams Jr.

Troy Williams Jr. made waves over the weekend in a slightly different form of competition. Known for his big money bracket racing success, T-Rock showed everyone he knows how to work a throttle stop too. Williams defeated Jerron Settles in the final when Settles was -.001 under the 8.90 index.

3 (tie) – U.S. Nationals Winners

Other NHRA U.S. Nationals champions included (clockwise from top left) Danny Nelson, Aaron Stanfield, Dusty Meyer, Jason Coan, Raymond Miller, and Ray Sawyer.

4 (tie) – Kyle Gibson

Kyle Gibson continues to make his presence felt at the CP Racing Promotions events. Kyle drove his 4.1x-second dragster to the $20K victory on Saturday night at the Chubby $20K’s. He also was doubled at four cars where he ran himself.

4 (tie) – Jason Hoff

Jason Hoff took down the SFG $50K main event victory on Saturday to lock in his spot on the list.

5 (tie) – Kyle Rizzoli

Kyle Rizzoli continues to impress. After a win and a runner-up at the Division 6 LODRS event last weekend, Rizzoli made the trip to INDY payoff by winning the JEGS Allstars on Friday.

5 (tie) – Jake Howard

Jake Howard was typical Jake Howard at the Chubby $20K’s. On Friday, Jake ran himself in the $5K No-Box final to earn the win and runner-up!

6 (tie) – Will Holloman

Will Holloman has enjoyed a pretty good year so far. After winning a dragster recently, Holloman grabbed a $25,000 payday from SFG on Friday!

6 (tie) – Kaylee Umholtz

Kaylee Umboltz made history on Sunday after becoming the first woman to win a CP Racing Promotion main event. Umboltz drove to the $20,000 victory after downing Turbo Ty Casey in the final.

6 (tie) – Bill Rowe

One of the great stories of the weekend was how Bill Rowe turned a $25 raffle entry into a $25,000 payday at the SFG Labor Day Bracket Bash. Now that’s a great return on investment!

7 (tie) – Gage Burch

Gage Burch continues to be one of the best bottom bulb racers in the country. On the biggest stage, Gage was double entered until six cars eventually earning the $10K payday!

7 (tie) – Mark Philpot

Mark Philpot had a huge weekend that included a $10,000 victory and several late round finishes throughout the weekend. Philpot was doubled late almost everyday at the Labor Day 100K.

8 (tie) – Matt Ricchezza

Matt Ricchezza found himself in the $50,000 SFG final on Saturday in a borrowed car and leaving off the bottom! After his car broke, Matt borrowed Matt Dadas’ Camaro, a car he’d never driven, and marched through the field swapping feet to earn the main event runner-up!

8 (tie) – Brad Roberts

Brad Roberts took home the $20K payday at the Texas Motorplex on Friday night, well, let’s just call it early Saturday morning. It was so late, they turned the lights out before the winners circle photo was taken! The win is Brad’s first in his new car. Here’s to many more and thanks for taking DragChamp to the winners circle!

9 (tie) – Jason Padd

Another big race weekend in Canada, another double for Jason Padd! Not much else to say about that!

10 (tie) – Caleb Beaird

Caleb Beaird ran himself in the final round at Central Illinois Dragway to lock in a Top 10 spot this week!

10 (tie) – Kory Alby

Kory Alby rounds out the Top 10 this week after winning his third straight Wally race. Alby earned a Redwood Wally recently at Woodburn and followed it with another Wally at the Division 6 Bracket Finals. The last three Wally races he entered, he won!

Shout Outs

Slate Cummings after claiming his fifth JEGS Allstars win on Friday, Baby Gap raced to a semifinal finish on Sunday at the U.S. Nationals!

Christopher Dodd won Super Comp a week ago at the D4 LODRS in San Antonio then drove to INDY where he made the JEGS Allstars final for the second consecutive year. He settled for a runner-up finish this year after losing to Trevor Larson in the final. Christopher also won the INDY LODRS race last month.

JEGS Allstars Champions, a special shout out to Craig Bourgeois, Jeremy Mason, Kris Theis, Allen Firestone, Cody Webber, and Trevor Larson on their Allstars victories. Rizzoli and Cummings were mentioned above.

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