DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List- 10/16/24

Tate Hildebrandt wins the IHRA Summit Super Series World Finals to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.

10/16/24 – 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 – Tate Hildebrandt

DragChamp Pro Member Tate Hildebrandt claims the #1 spot on this week’s Top 10 list after being crowned the 2024 Junior Dragster IHRA Summit Super Series World Champion this past weekend at Holly Springs Motorsports. For his victory, he earned a $10,000 check, an IHRA Ironman trophy, a champion’s ring, and a gold card. Hildebrandt secured his spot at the World Finals by winning the IHRA Division 4 championship at Xtreme Raceway Park.

2 – Luke Tabor

Luke Tabor earned the #2 spot after winning both the 64-Car Mike Bos Shootout and the $3,000-to-win 32-Car High Roller Shootout at the Rocket City Dragway Halloween Jr. Dragster Spectacular. He also reached the semi-finals in the Sunday age group class.

3 – Carson Emmett

Carson Emmett secured the impressive $10,000 win this past weekend at the Rocket City Dragway Halloween Jr. Dragster Spectacular. In addition to his victory, he also earned a runner-up finish in the 64-Car Mike Bos Shootout, reached the semi-finals in the 32-Car High Roller, and made it to the round of 12 cars in the Friday Warm-up $2K.

4 – Dawson “D-Pain” Rogers

DragChamp Pro Member Dawson “D-Pain” Rogers takes the #4 spot after winning the Junior Dragster Shootout at the Texas Motorplex NHRA Fall Nationals. The weekend prior, he also landed in the winner’s circle winning the Sportsman Junior Dragster class at Pine Valley Raceway. He has now made 21 final rounds and achieved 16 wins this season.

5 – Autumn Adkins

Autumn Adkins picked up a win and a runner-up finish this past weekend at Mooresville Dragway. This was also only her fifth weekend racing ever!

6 – Joshua McDaniel

Joshua McDaniel captured the $2,000 win at the Warm-up race during the Rocket City Dragway Halloween Spooktacular, securing the #6 spot on this week’s top 10 list. Not only did he win the race, but he also carried two entries all the way down to the final six cars.

7 – Ryan Roberts

Ryan Roberts also had a successful weekend at the IHRA World Finals, where he won the Race of Champions and reached the quarter-finals in the main event.

8 – Will Willard

DragChamp Pro Member Will Willard lands in the #8 spot after earning the main event runner-up at the IHRA World Finals, where he was -.004 red in the final round.

9 – Jaydin Dickerson

After coming off of four back-to-back finals, Jaydin Dickerson extends his streak with another win at Elk Creek Dragway this past Saturday.

10 – Kynlee Darr

Kynlee Darr rounds out this week’s top 10 list after winning back-to-back weekends at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. This past weekend, she secured a victory on Sunday at the Division 3 Bracket Fall Classic in the Jr. Minor class.

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