DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List – 11/5/25

Jesse Varner wins $10K at the Jr. Dragster Halloween Havoc to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.

11/05/25 – 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 – Jesse Varner

Jesse Varner claims the #1 spot after winning the 10–12 Jr. Dragster class and going on to capture the $10,000 main event at the Montgomery Jr. Dragster Halloween Havoc. He was also part of the three-person winning team in the team race on Saturday night.

2 – CJ Handy

CJ Handy had a strong weekend at Montgomery International Dragway, winning the 13 & Up age group and finishing as runner-up in the $10K, while taking two entries to 11 cars. On Sunday, he advanced to the semifinals in the age group race, again taking two entries deep into the rounds.

3 – Makenzie Roberts

Makenzie Roberts claims the #3 spot on this week’s Top 10 list after winning Friday night’s Junior Dragster Gamblers Race and earning the runner-up finish in Saturday’s main event at the Pennington Superbucks Showdown.

4 – Josiah Varner

Josiah Varner had a successful weekend at the Jr. Dragster Halloween Havoc, where he was part of the winning team in the team race and finished as runner-up in Sunday’s 12–17 Age Group race.

5 – Deegan Kellogg

Big “D” Deegan Kellogg returns to the Top 10 list after continuing his hot streak with another win this past weekend at Bradenton’s Drag Race for the Cure Little Man Nationals in the 7.90 class. The weekend prior, Deegan captured the win at Gainesville’s Night of Fire 7.90 Wally race. Over the past month, he’s made three finals, earning two wins and a semifinal finish.

6 – Blake Lecates-Truitt

Blake Lecates-Truitt secured a spot on this week’s Top 10 list winning the $2,500 race at Delmar two weeks ago, reaching the semifinals at Maryland International Raceway last weekend, finishing the season second in points at his home track, and capturing the Top Gun win in the Jr. Shootout on Sunday.

7 – Ayden Tilghman

Ayden Tilghman takes the #7 spot on this week’s Top 10 list after making it down to the final five cars on Saturday before the race was canceled, then coming back Sunday to win the event and claim the 2025 VMP Junior Dragster Track Championship.

8 – Breyden Scholtz

Breyden Scholtz earns a spot on this week’s Top 10 list after winning Sunday’s 13–17 Age Group Race at the Jr. Dragster Halloween Havoc for the second year in a row. He also picked up the Practice Tree win on Friday night!

9 – Chloé Estrada

Chloé Estrada from Team Puerto Rico captured the $2,000 Friday Night Gamblers Race win at the Jr. Dragster Halloween Havoc. She then advanced to the sixth round the following day in the $10K main event, winning 14 rounds across both days without a single loss.

10 – Ryan Alexander

Ryan Alexander reached two finals at the King of the Coast Event #6, earning the runner-up both times in the 12–17 Jr. Dragster class.

10 – Claire Toliver

Claire Toliver rounds out this week’s Top 10 list after finishing as the runner-up in the 13 & Up class and making it down to the semifinals in the $10,000 main event at the Jr. Dragster Halloween Havoc.

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