July Jr. Racer of the Month – Gage Rachford

Gage Rachford is the July DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Month after dominating the ECF to secure the title.

Much like the mid-summer temps, the on track action in July was through the roof. With the WCF and ECF behind us and several big money races in the books, we turn our attention to the July Jr. Racer of the Month award. After a quick review of the July Jr. Racer Top 10 Lists, a group of young racers stood out above the crowd due to their amazing on-track accomplishments. We’ve ranked them below and are ready to crown the Jr. Racer of the Month.

The team at DragChamp partnered with Theobald Motorsports to recognize the top performing Jr. racers each month. The Jr. Racer of the Month will earn bragging rights and a custom trophy from Travis Theobald at Theobald Motorsports.

Highlights

Just to make the Jr. Racer Top 10 List is quite an accomplishment but to stand out over the course of the month is something else. Here are some of the racers we felt made the most impact during the month.

Mallory Logan led the Top 10 during July after winning two $1,000 races on the same weekend at the VMP Triple Threat Bracket Series. Killer Cole Foster won the 13 year old Age Group Wally at the WCF. He followed that with a $1,000 victory the following week at the Summer Heat Nationals at I-30 Dragway and added a victory at Houston Raceway later in the month.

Gavin Fojt won three times in one weekend at the SouthWest Jr. Dragster Series East Texas Nationals which earned him a #1 spot in July. In addition to his three wins, Fojt also posted a semifinal finish to close out an amazing weekend. Speaking of the East Texas Nationals, Graeme Rufenacht, the 2020 Jr. Racer of the Year, also found success there with a win and a runner-up. He added two more wins in July, one in Ardmore and another at Xtreme, to earn a shout out.

Braydon Baehr was a regular contender on the Jr. Racer Top 10 List in July after making five final round appearances in three races. He earned victories at Summit Motorsports Park and the Midwest Jr. Super Series. Tyler Cromer also made five finals in a three week span which placed him in contention this month.

Top Contenders

Alyssa Martin doubled up twice during the month to put herself in contention for the title. Earlier in the month Alyssa won twice at the Midwest Jr. Super Series race taking wins in Sportsman and the 13&Up Class. She returned to US131 later in the month where once again, she left with two trophies.

Camden Teel made a run at the Racer of the Month title by winning the 6-9 year old Wally at both the Western Conference Finals and the Eastern Conference Finals!

Brian Yerger Jr. made a run for the ages in July making at least one final round every weekend. In total, Yerger won five of his eight final round appearances in July. Yerger seemingly owned Farmington Dragway and Piedmont as he collected wins at both tracks with the majority of them coming at the Farm.

July Jr. Racer of the Month

That brings us to our Jr. Racer of the Month, Gage Rachford. This young man dominated at the biggest Jr. race of the year, the Eastern Conference Finals. Gage kick started the week with a huge $5,000 victory. He followed with a runner-up in the Age Group race and put a bow on the week by winning the 16-17 year old Wally in the main event.

Congratulations to Gage on his amazing accomplishment. For winning the DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Month award, he will receive a custom trophy courtesy of Travis Theobald at Theobald Motorsports.

How the winner is determined: The DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Month award is presented to the racer that makes the biggest impact on the Top 10 List during the month.  To be considered for the Jr. Racer of the Month title, a racer must make at least one Top 10 appearance during the month.  At the end of the month, we review the weekly Top 10 lists, and select the racer that has performed the best in our opinion. The winner receives a custom Racer of the Month trophy courtesy of Travis Theobald at Theobald Motorsports.