DragChamp Top 10 List – 9/18/24 Edition

Bart Nelson wins the OG Million main event to lead the DragChamp Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance

09/18/24 – We’ve accumulated the best performers from the past week for the Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. Read below to see how they ranked.

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DragChamp Top 10 List

1 – Bart Nelson

DragChamp Pro member Bart Nelson of La Porte, Texas takes the #1 spot this week after winning the 29th Annual OG Million main event! In an epic final round, Nelson laid down 3-total to stop young gun Gage Burch who was 8-total in the other lane. The final was the culmination of an unbelievable day that saw Nelson lay down sub 10-packs round after round. In addition to getting inside of 8-total in the final, Bart also beat packages of .009 total, .011 total, .014 total, .015 total, and .017 total on his way to the winners circle.

2 – Brian Whitworth

Brian Whitworth put on a show at the Million stopping Jeff Serra for a $50K victory on Wednesday. B-dub also made the split in the Million main event which secured the Million MVP award.

3 – Larry Piper

Larry Piper ran through a who’s who of big money bracket racers on his way to the Friday $100K victory. In the final, Piper stopped young gun and DragChamp Pro member Talon Farmer to earn the Thursday/Saturday combined $100K victory.

4 – Cooper Chun

West Coast bracket racer and DragChamp Pro member Cooper Chun kicked off Million week with a no-split $20K win on Tuesday! Cooper put out a Facebook post a couple weeks ago looking for a ride at the Million. Chris Sullivan offered up his dragster and Coop took over from there. In the first race of the week, Cooper was doubled through round 6 and ultimately stopped Chad Broom in the final round to earn a $20,000 payday.

5 – Jeff Serra

Jeff Serra lands in the five spot this week after an impressive showing at the OG Million. On Wednesday Serra drove to a runner-up in the $50K and followed that with a quarterfinal finish in the $100K the next day.

6 – Chris Bear

Chris Bear also posted back-to-back late round showings at the Million. After driving to a semifinal finish in the $100K, Bear took his S-10 to the quarterfinals in the Million main event the following day.

7 – Grant Zimmerman

Grant Zimmerman lands in the lucky #7 spot this week after earning back-to-back No-Box wins at the Million. Zimmerman won the No-Box class on two of the four days.

8 – Mike Schulz

Mike Schulz enjoyed a wildly successful weekend at the WDRA Bracket Finals at Keystone Raceway Park. Schulz won the Race of Champions, the Friday Gamblers race, and the Main Event! He finished the weekend with a semifinal finish in Sunday’s Gamblers race.

9 – Tom Aretakis Jr

Tom Aretakis Jr earned a Top 10 showing after a strong weekend Ubly Dragway. He started the weekend with a semifinal on Friday then made two $5K finals on Saturday and Sunday. After a split and quit final on Saturday, Aretakis won the $5K on Sunday.

9 – Bobby Mattera

Bobby Mattera also had a great outing at the WDRA Bracket Finals at Keystone. Mattera drove his Opel to wins in the Race of Champions and the Main Event to earn a Top 10 spot.

10 – Lance Howdyshell

Lance Howdyshell picked up three trophies at Elk Creek over the weekend after winning both the Footbrake and Nostalgia classes. He was also crowned King of the Creek.

10 – Hunter Groat

Hunter Groat closes out the Top 10 List this week after racing to two runner-ups and a win at Custom T’s Motorsports Park. Groat kicked off the weekend with two runner-ups on Saturday before winning the No-Box class on Sunday at the TLR Promotions Money in the Bank Nationals.

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