2024 DragChamp NHRA .90 Racer of the Year

Val Torres wins the NHRA Super Gas world title in dramatic fashion to lead the DragChamp Top 10 List, presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance

01/08/25 – Welcome to the 2024 DragChamp NHRA .90 Racer of the Year Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. We ranked the best Super Gas and Super Comp racers of the year. Read below to see which racers made the biggest impact over the 2024 season.

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DragChamp Top 10 List

1 – Val Torres

Val Torres is your 2024 .90 Racer of the Year! Torres won the NHRA Super Gas world title in dramatic, come from behind fashion at the NHRA Finals in Pomona. After entering the race trailing Luke Bogacki and Keith Mayers, Torres stopped both opponents on his way to winning the event and the world championship. After stopping Mayers in the semifinals, Torres faced a must-win matchup with D5 hitter Kris Whitfield with the championship on the line. Torres won the double-breakout matchup to take the championship on a tie-breaker over Mayers. Val also won the Division 7 championship while posting three wins in three finals on the season.

2 – Colby Fuller

Colby Fuller won the Super Comp championship after winning three times in four finals during the 2024 season. In addition to the world title, Fuller also won the D2 championship to earn the #2 spot on the Racer of the Year list.

3 – Keith Mayers

Keith Mayers made an epic run at the Super Gas championship that included a borrowed car at the final race of the season. Mayers, who lives on the east coast, flew to California for the NHRA Finals in a bid to pass Luke Bogacki for the championship. In a car he’d never sat it, owned by a man he had never met (Pete Bothe), Mayers raced to the semifinals where he paired against the eventual world champ Val Torres. If he wins the round, he’s the champion, if Torres wins, he would have to win the race to win the championship. As mentioned previously, Torres took the win and won the race to claim the championship. Even though he didn’t win the championship, Mayers had a great season that included three wins in three finals on his way to a #2 finish nationally and the D1 championship.

4 – Ray Miller III

Ray Ray not only builds beautiful race cars, he can drive the wheels off of them too. His three wins in four finals led him to a #2 finish nationally and a third place finish in the Division 2 standings.

5 – Michael Handras

Michael Handras secured a Top 5 showing on the strength of his four wins in eight finals between Super Gas and Super Comp. Handras finished 14th nationally in Super Comp and 11th in the D1 standings. In Super Gas, he finished #9 nationally and 2nd in the Division. His eight final round appearances was more than any .90 racer this season.

6 – Luke Bogacki

Cool Hand Luke Bogacki lands in the six spot after coming oh so close to winning another NHRA world championship. Luke won the D3 SG title and ultimately finished 3rd nationally after a wild shootout at the NHRA Finals with the previously mentioned Val Torres and Keith Mayers.

7 – Steve Williams

Steve Williams drove his Foggit sponsored Super Comp dragster to a third place finish nationally and a fourth place finish in Division 7.

8 – Jeremy Demers

Jeremy Demers was a perfect two for two in finals last season resulting in a Division 5 Super Gas championship and a fourth place finish nationally.

9 – Jeff Kundratic

Jeff Kundratic posted a perfect, two for two, final round score resulting in a fourth place finish nationally in Super Comp to pair with his third place finish in Division 1.

10 – Jeremy Mason

Jeremy Mason put together another strong season in Super Comp and Super Gas. In the national points chase, he finished 6th in Super Gas and 11th in Super Comp. In the Division 3 standings, Mason posted a 3rd place finish in SC and a 4th place finish in SG.

10 – Steve Hoyt

Steve Hoyt closes out the 2024 .90 Racer of the Year list in the tenth spot after racing to four final rounds in his Super Gas Cavalier. He finished 8th nationally and a 2nd place finish in the D3 standings to cap off a great season.

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