Kaleb Hall and Gage Blevens win at US 60 Dragway’s Junior Jackpot

Kaleb Hall and Gage Blevens led the fun-filled Junior Jackpot Weekend at US 60 Dragway with their $5,000 wins.

HARDINSBURG, KY – Kaleb Hall and Gage Blevens were the big winners of the Junior Jackpot Weekend at US 60 Dragway, taking home the huge $5,000 checks on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend was full of lots of racing and fun for the kids, including a pit vehicle race, a parent’s shootout, and water gun wars!

Read the race recap below for more!

Friday

Maddie Head collected the first win of the weekend on Friday night in the Hardinsburg High Roller Shootout. She defeated Lane Fischer in the final round for the $3,000 check.

Saturday

Kaleb Hall took home the first $5,000 win of the weekend over Jaxson Jensen in the final round. Jensen was also the last remaining 6-9 racer!

Sunday

Gage Blevens was the second $5,000 winner of the weekend, defeating Altman Bishop in the final round.

Clay Johnson picked up the bonus for last remaining 6-9 year old racer, and Altman Bishop took home the last remaining in the 10-12 year old age group.

An avid racer herself, Megan Strassweg, 28, sees her two worlds collide with DragChamp – journalism and drag racing. Megan resides in Evansville, IN, and she pilots a 2015 American Dragster in the NHRA North Central Division 3 Super Comp series, along with some local bracket racing on the side. Her passion for racing began early, having grown up at the racetrack, and she remains committed to the sport.

You can reach Megan on Facebook or email at megan@dragchamp.com