Monday, November 9, 2026

Junior Racers Take On BMP Thanksgiving Jr. Nationals

Junior Dragster racers took over Brainerd Motorsports Park Thanksgiving weekend for the Thanksgiving Jr Nationals.

RINGGOLD, GA- The Thanksgiving Jr Nationals were held November 26-28, 2021 at Brainerd Motorsports Park with the support of the Midwest Jr. Super Series. The event offered many opportunities for our youngest racers to claim big money wins including: Two Off the Trailer 32-Car shootouts, Two $5K main events, $5K Team Race, and Age Groups! 

Scroll below to see full event results!

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Off the Trailer 32-Car Shootouts

Shootout 1

Avery Bolding picked up the first Off the Trailer 32-Car $1,000 shootout win over O’Riley Benda.

Avery Bolding, Shootout 1 Winner
O’Riley Benda, Shootout 1 Runner-up

Shootout 2

With the overwhelming amount of support for the first Off the Trailer shootout, they decided to have another one. Caleb Burns was victorious in the second shootout getting the win over Emma Wyman.

Caleb Burns, Shootout 2 Winner
Emma Wyman, Shootout 2 Runner-up

Friday $5K

In Friday’s $5K Main Event, Tyler Wied picked up the win over Callie Fischer.

Tyler Wied, Friday $5K Winner
Callie Fischer, Friday $5K Runner-up

$5K Team Race

The $5K Team Race took place on Saturday and each team was made up of two 12+, one 10-11, one 6-9 year old, and one wild card driver. Velicity Morris, Carson Emmett, Cole Grayson, Mattie Grayson, and Kane Kern came out on top defeating Bailey Whittaker, Cj Kilkenny, Maeson Summers, Caleb Burns, and Jackson Summers.

Velicity Morris, Carson Emmett, Cole Grayson, Mattie Grayson, and Kane Kern, $5K Team Winners
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Bailey Whittaker, Cj Kilkenny, Maeson Summers, Caleb Burns, and Jackson Summers, $5K Team Runner-ups

6-9 Year Old Age Group

In the 6-9 year old class, Charlie “Choo” Rentrop claimed the win over Jayden Powell.

Charlie “Choo” Rentrop, 6-9 Year Old Age Group Winner
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Jayden Powell, 6-9 Year Old Age Group Runner-up

10-11 Year Old Age Group

In the 10-11 year old class, Liam Carpenter picked up the win over Tyler Wied.

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Liam Carpenter, 10-11 Year Old Age Group Winner
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Tyler Wied, 10-11 Year Old Age Group Runner-up

12 & Up Age Group

In the 12 & Up final, Emma Wyman drove to victory over Ryker Cromwell.

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Emma Wyman, 12 & Up Age Group Winner
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Ryker Cromwell, 12 & Up Age Group Runner-up

Sunday $5K

In the final $5K Main Event of the weekend, Bruce Thaxton picked up the win over Graeme Rufenacht.

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Bruce Thaxton, Sunday $5K Winner
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Graeme Rufenacht, Sunday $5K Runner-up

Congratulations to all winners and finalists from the Thanksgiving Jr Nationals at Brainerd Motorsports Park with the support of the Midwest Jr Super Series.

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