DragChamp Top 10 List – 7/9/25 Edition

Rusty Ashmore wins TB Promotions $100K Shootout to lead the DragChamp Top 10 List, presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance

07/09/25 – 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 – Rusty Ashmore

Rusty Ashmore drove his Oldsmobile Calais to the $100,000 victory Saturday night at the TB Promotions $100K to earn the #1 spot this week. Ashmore took home the biggest win of his career after stopping TJ Coughlin in the final round.

2 – Matt Kielman

Matt Kielman owned the Pro class at Bremerton running himself in the final round on Saturday and adding a runner-up finish on Sunday to lock down the #2 spot.

3 – Paul Nero

Former NHRA world champ Paul Nero matched Kielman’s feat after running himself in Saturday’s $5K Box final!

4 – TB Promotions $50K Winners

In addition to $100K winner Rusty Ashmore, the TB Promotions $100K produced three additional winners over the July 4th weekend. Hunny Wayne opened the event winning the Dragster Shootout on Thursday over Joseph Steele. Austin St. Denis stopped Jayden Lawler in Friday’s $50,000 final and Chris Stine closed the weekend with a $50,000 victory over Trevor Moore.

5 – World Footbrake Challenge Winners

The 19th running of the WFC produced huge fields of 550+ cars over the holiday weekend. Andrew Lindamood claimed the Friday $20,000 victory when he stopped Stevie Dustin in the final round (which was completed on Sunday). Mason Fix drove his Mopar to the Saturday $20,000 win over Steve Wagner and Chad Dotson took home the Sunday $20,000 big check after defeating Chris Strange in the final.

6 – Gage Burch

Gage Burch showed out at the WFC winning the Thursday $5,000 Gamblers race while also earning the weekend MVP award. After winning the Gamblers race, Gage made deep runs in each of the three $20K’s including 7th round finishes on Friday and Saturday and a quarterfinal finish Sunday.

7 – Wayne Skelly

Wayne Skelly lands in the lucky #7 spot after sweeping the No Box class at Mason Dixon Raceway. Skelly took his Pontiac to victory lane on Saturday and Sunday!

8 – Russell Dowell

Russell Dowell earned a Top 10 spot after posting a win in Pro and a runner-up in Super Pro Sunday afternoon at I57 Dragstrip!

9 – Bryson Scruggs

Bryson Scruggs made a deep run at Beech Bend for the second consecutive week to earn another Top 10 showing. After running himself in a $10K final a week ago, Bryson posted a semi-final finish in Friday’s $50,000 race.

10 – Joseph Steele

Joseph Steele closes out the Top 10 this week after making a couple of deep runs at the TB Promotions $100K race. Steele was runner-up to Hunny Wayne in the Dragster Shootout on Thursday and also made it to the quarterfinals in Saturday’s $100K main event.

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