Fritts and Mileham Collect $10K at Midstate Twin 10K Opener

Angelly, Fritts, Zimmerman, Lawson, Mileham, and Zahnd captured wins at the Midstate Dragway Midstate Twin 10K Bracket Series season opener.

HAVANA, IL- Midstate Dragway hosted the Midstate Twin 10K Bracket Series season opener June 20–22, 2025, delivering a full weekend of competitive bracket racing. The program featured two $10,000-to-win main events, a 32-Car Gamblers Race, and exciting Junior Dragster competitions. Despite battling heat and rain, the Midstate Dragway team worked hard to keep the track race-ready and successfully ran the event to completion.

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Friday 32-Car $1,500-to-win Gamblers Race

Dave Angelly kicked off the weekend by driving his stunning orange roadster to victory in the 32-Car Gamblers final, where he defeated Andy Zahnd.

Saturday $10K

Jesse Fritts and Leroy Payne battled their way through tough competition to meet in the final round, where Fritts came out on top to claim the $10,000 big check.

Bounty

Tim Foley knocked out Brian Mileham in his final Saturday entry which awarded him $200 bounty money courtesy of Brandon Bergschneider Trucking and Stine Racing.

No-Box $1,000 Bonus

Grant Zimmerman defeated Rob Fisher to earn the Saturday No-Box $1,000 bonus money.

Junior Dragsters

In the Saturday Junior Dragster class, Aiden Lawson collected the final round win over Colette Zahnd.

Sunday $10K

Brian Mileham made it to the final once again, facing off against Scott Cook. He kept the bounty off his head on Sunday and secured another Twin 10K win.

No-Box $1,000 Bonus

The ‘Rainman’ Rob Fisher had clear skies into the final against Kyle Rumley. Rob came out on top, taking the W and the $1,000 No-Box bonus!

Junior Dragsters

Colette Zahnd wasn’t settling for just a runner-up finish as she made it to another final on Sunday and this time came away with the win over Braxton Berg. It was a milestone moment for Braxton as well, marking the first final of his career.

Congratulations to all winners and finalists from the Midstate Dragway Midstate Twin 10K Bracket Series season opener.

For more bracket racing results from DragChamp, click here.