2025 DragChamp 13-15 Jr. Racer of the Year

Tyler Wied wins the 2025 DragChamp 13-15 Jr. Racer of the Year title presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance after winning 14 times on the season.

01/07/26 – Welcome to the 2025 DragChamp 13-15 Jr. Racer of the Year Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. This week we rank the best 13-15 year old racers in the country and crown the 2025 13-15 Jr. Racer of the Year!

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DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List

1 – Tyler Wied

Tyler Wied won the 2025 DragChamp 13–15 Jr. Racer of the Year title after making 19 final-round appearances and earning 14 wins. He captured the 13 & Up NHRA Division 3 Championship, a $5,000 victory at Christmas on the Coast, and was part of the winning Dream Team at the same event. Tyler also won the Brainerd Jr. Jam Friday event, a $2,500 Midwest Junior Super Series race at Cordova, and claimed the 13+ Midwest Junior Super Series Championship. Additionally, he was the runner-up in the $2,000 Jr. Wars event and reached the semifinals at the NHRA Western Conference Finals.

2 – Mia Rybarski

Mia Rybarski made 20 final-round appearances and earned 14 wins during the 2025 racing season to claim the #2 spot. She had a standout run at the Midwest Jr. Super Series, where she captured the Outlaw 330 championship, finished fourth in the 13 & Up class, placed in the top five in the 7.90 Index class, and earned third in Pro Sportsman points. She was also the runner-up in the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals Outlaw 330 race and finished second in points in the Verge Quick Outlaw Series.

3 – Kane Kern

Kane Kern grabs the third spot on the Top 10 list after making 19 finals and winning 10 races. He captured multiple wins and runner-up finishes at No Problem Raceway, State Capitol Raceway, the Southwest Jr. Dragster Series, and the BTE King of the Coast Bracket Racing Series. Additional highlights include a runner-up finish at the Southern Big Buck Nationals, a win at the NHRA Cajun Nationals, and a 64-car $5,000 victory at the NHRA Western Conference Finals. Kane also secured the WDRA Junior World Championship at the WDRA World Finals, was part of the winning Christmas on the Coast Dream Team, and was crowned the Louisiana Drag Racing Junior State Champion. He capped off the season by earning the 2025 Junior Dragster Track Championships at both No Problem Raceway and State Capitol Raceway.

4 – Luka Markham

Luka Markham posted 12 wins in 17 final-round appearances to earn a Top 10 finish. His season highlights include winning the NHRA Western Conference Finals in the 14-year-old age group, claiming the Windy Hollow Track Championship, and capturing multiple victories in the Verge Quick Outlaw Series.

5 – “Racin’ Mason” Spinelli

“Racin’ Mason” Spinelli rounds out the Top 5 after an impressive 2025 season, earning 10 wins in 14 final-round appearances. His accomplishments include back-to-back NHRA Division 1 Bracket Finals victories in the 13–14 age group, a $10,000 win at the Rockingham Holiday Junior Jam, and the Lebanon Valley Dragway Jr. Dragster Track Championship. Spinelli also won the 2025 NHRA TV Challenge and was crowned as the 2025 New York State Champion. Throughout the season he added five new Wallys to his trophy cabinet.

6 – Parker Novak

Parker Novak earned a Top 10 spot after winning nine times in 18 final-round appearances. His season included a victory at the Staging Light Working Man’s $10 Grands, a $1,000 win during Memorial Day weekend at Kil-Kare Raceway, a win and a runner-up finish in the same weekend at Bunker Hill, and another win and runner-up in the same weekend at Mid Michigan Motorplex. He also claimed a $1,000 victory at the Haunt at the Hill event at Bunker Hill.

7 – Autumn Jones

Autumn Jones had an impressive season with 11 final-round appearances, securing six wins and five runner-up finishes. She won three out of five points races at her home track, The Dragway at Coastal Plains Park, and earned back-to-back points championships. In addition, she captured multiple non-points race victories in 2025 and finished in the top three in the WDRA standings .

8 – Jace “Stumpman” Esneault

Stumpman claimed the eighth spot on the 13–15 Jr. Racer of the Year Top 10 list after an impressive season, earning five wins in 11 final-round appearances. His season highlights include a runner-up finish at the Cajun Nationals, two wins in one weekend at the King of the Coast Bracket Series, and most notably, a $10,000 win at the Brainerd Thanksgiving Jr. Nationals, where he also carried two entries to the semifinal round.

9 – Nolan Masek

Nolan Masek earned a spot on the Top 10 list after reaching 10 final rounds and securing seven wins. He was crowned the 2025 I-29 Dragway Track Champion for the second consecutive year and also competed in the WDRA World Finals for the second year in a row.

10 – Claire Toliver

Claire Toliver had an outstanding 2024 season, making 10 final-round appearances with five wins and multiple big-money race semifinal showings. Her season highlights include earning the 2025 Advance Jr. Dragster Track Champion title at South Georgia Motorsports Park, finishing as a 14-year-old NHRA Eastern Conference Finals semifinalist, and receiving the 14-Year-Old ECF Closest to Dial-In Award. She also finished third in points at North Florida Motorsports Park and was the 13 & Up runner-up at Montgomery’s Halloween Havoc event.

10 – Avery Bolding

Avery Bolding claimed a spot on the 13–15 Jr. Racer of the Year list, earning five wins in seven final rounds. Throughout the season, she collected several big-money victories, including a $3,000 win at the Mike Bos Halloween Spooktacular Ghost and Goblin Shootout and a $3,000 SEJS 12 & Up class victory. She also picked up a $2,000 Outlaw 330 win at the NHRA Western Conference Finals and a $2,500 Pro Jr. Dragster win in the Verge Series.

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