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DragChamp Jr Racer Top 10 List- 9/6/23

Holden Pavlock wins twice at the SWJDS Little River Dragway event to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.

9/6/23 – Welcome to the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. Each week we rank the best Jr. racers across the country based on their weekly performances. Nominations are accepted every Monday evening on our Facebook page.

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DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List

1 – Holden Pavlock

Holden Pavlock had a successful weekend at the Southwest Jr. Dragster Series Little River Dragway event to claim the #1 spot on this week’s Top 10 list. He captured the win in two of the largest classes at the SWJDS, Bracket 330 & All Run Big Money. Holden also claimed a semi-final finish in the 10-12 Age Group class.

2 – Tyler Cromer 

Tyler Cromer won Friday, Saturday and earned a runner-up on Sunday at the I-64 Motorplex Labor Day Blowout. He also won the Pit Vehicle Race on Friday night.

3 – Cash Pennington

Cash Pennington won the Saturday Trophy class, Runner-up in Sunday’s Trophy class and won the 7-9 Age Group which earned him and his team an Ironman at the SouthWest Jr. Dragster Series race at Little River.

4 – Bodie Carlson

Coming off of a set of final round appearances and a win at Brainerd, Bodie Carlson won both days at the final mini series race at Grove Creek Raceway. He has had three wins and four finals in his last two race weekends.

5 – Gage Blair

Gage Blair picked up the win at Alabama International Dragway on Saturday night and then won again on Sunday at Beech Bend Raceway Park.

6 (Tie) – Ella Parsley

Ella Parsley earned two wins at the Labor Day weekend race at I-64 Motorplex to claim a spot on this week’s Top 10 list.

6 (Tie) – Hailey Shook

Hailey Shook captured the Advanced Junior Dragster win both days at Bradenton Motorsports Park’s Labor Day Bracket Bash.

6 (Tie) – Kale Moberly 

Kale Moberly doubled-up this past weekend winning both Saturday and Sunday of the Labor Day Payday races at Mid America Dragway.

7 – Cole Grayson

Cole Grayson doubled-up at Ethridge Motorsports Park this past weekend to claim the eighth spot on this week’s Top 10 list. He has been in three finals in his last three weekends of racing.

8 – Bladen Core

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Bladen Core doubled-up at Rockingham Dragway by getting the win in Jr Street on Saturday and Junior Dragsters on Sunday. He also made it to the semi-finals in his Junior Dragster on Monday to claim a spot on this week’s Top 10 List.

9 (Tie) – Logan Grayson 

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Logan Grayson captured the $5,000 Junior Dragster Shootout win at Dragway 42. In addition, he also made it to the semi-finals on Saturday.

9 (Tie) – AJ Perry

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AJ Perry earned a spot on this week’s Top 10 list after picking up the $3,000 win at Elk Creek Dragway in a car he had never sat in until last weekend.

10 – CJ Jenkins

CJ Jenkins captured a win at the Virginia Motorsports Park Old Dominon Duels for the 2nd year in row to round out this week’s Top 10 list.

Shoutouts

Chaz Nichols

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Chaz Nichols has won three weekends in a row all at different racetracks. He claimed wins at Mooresville, Union & Rockingham.

Hope Capley

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Hope Capley parked her Junior Dragster, “Beauty and the Beast” in the Winner’s Circle three weeks in a row at Music City Raceway. This past Saturday was a win for the IHRA Ironman Challenge Race. With this weekend’s win, she also clinched the IHRA Track Championship.

Gavin Naegele

Gavin Naegele has been on a roll. He has been in three finals in two weeks, winning two of them. In this past weekend’s Labor Day race at Edgewater Sports Park he finished with a semi, win and a runner-up. He won the Jr Shootout Saturday and will represent Division 3 at the NHRA Midwest Nationals featured Jr Dragster Race.

Aurora Lyons

After picking up the win on Saturday, Aurora Lyons claimed the runner-up in Monday’s $3,000-to-win race at Elk Creek Dragway. She has been to three finals in her last four races.

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