2025 DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Year

Luke Tabor wins the 2025 DragChamp Overall Jr. Racer of the Year title presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance after a dominating season and multiple big money wins.

01/21/26 – Welcome to the 2025 DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Year Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. This week we rank the best Jr. Racers in the country and crown the 2025 DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Year!

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DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List

1 – Luke Tabor

Luke Tabor wins the DragChamp Overall Jr. Racer of the Year title for the 2025 season! He dominated the season with 12 wins in 19 finals across 16 race weekends in his Jr. Dragster. Luke captured back-to-back King of the Coast 13-Up Track Championships at Gulfport Dragway, won the Brainerd Halloween Spooktacular Ultimate 128 Shootout for the second straight year (earning a turnkey Mike Bos Junior Dragster with a $20,000 value!), and reached three $10,000 finals. He made four finals in one weekend at the Montgomery SEJS, extended a 10-final streak, and earned multiple big-money wins.

Luke was named SEJS Male Racer of the Year, finished second in Main Event and Bracket 330 points, and placed third in the 12+ age group. Additional highlights include five King of the Coast wins, four wins in seven SEJS finals, a $10,000 Rumble in the Gump victory, a Dream Team runner-up and $10,000 Invitational semifinal at Christmas on the Coast, and a New Year’s Nationals Aging Out Shootout win.

2 – Landon Pruett

Landon Pruett won 16 times in 21 final round appearances to finish second by the smallest of margins in the overall Jr. Racer of the Year Top 10. He earned two points championships in the Southeast Junior Series, capturing both the 10–12 Points Championship and the 10K Points Championship. Landon claimed the $10,000 main event win twice this past year at SEJS, along with multiple other series victories. He also captured two NHRA Division 2 National Open Wally wins and finished as the runner-up in the NHRA Charlotte Elite 8 Shootout. In addition, Landon picked up numerous wins at various tracks, including Brainerd Motorsports Park, Montgomery International Raceway, Carolina Dragway, and Darlington Dragway.

3 – Ryan Alexander

Ryan Alexander made 23 final-round appearances, earning 17 wins to finish 3rd in the overall Jr. Racer of the Year list. He was crowned the Atmore Dragway WDRA Track Champion, the Gulfport WDRA Runner-Up Track Champion, and the Gulfport King of the Coast Runner-Up Track Champion. Some of his season highlights include reaching the semi-finals at the WDRA World Finals, picking up the $2,000 SEJS 4th of July Shootout win, and capturing a $10,000 SEJS victory. Within the SEJS series, he earned the points championship for Bracket 330 and finished 3rd in points in the 10K Series. At the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals, Ryan was the Mike Bos Sunday Fun Race runner-up and was the 2025 ECF 16-17 Year-Old Champion!

4 – Briella Browning

Briella Browning wins 19 times in 24 finals in both Jr. Dragster and Jr. Street to finish #4 overall for the season! She earned five championships throughout the season, including the Bradenton Motorsports Park Track Championship, Gainesville Raceway Track Championship, NHRA Southeast Division 2 Lucas Oil Championship, Gainesville Raceway Jr. Street Track Championship, and the NHRA Southeast Division 2 Jr. Street Championship. Other racing highlights include a SEJS $10K Quarterfinal finish, NHRA Division 2 Race of Champions runner-up, and NHRA Division 2 E.T. Semifinal finish. She also placed second in the Jr. Street Track Points at Bradenton Motorsports Park.

5 – Tyler Wied

Tyler Wied had an impressive season where he racked up 14 total wins in 19 final rounds. 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.

6 – Kaden Pruett

Kaden Pruett takes the #6 spot in the Jr. Racer of the Year Top 10 after making 20 final round appearances and securing 12 wins in 2025. He was crowned the Carolina Dragway 7.90 Track Champion and captured the ECF Outlaw 330 win, while also reaching the semifinals of the ECF 16–18 Main Event. Kaden finished runner-up in the Bristol Mike Bos 32-Car $2,000 event, earned the NHRA Division 2 Wally at Darlington, and claimed both a win and a runner-up at the NHRA Division 2 National Open at Carolina Dragway. In the SEJS series, he was the $5,000 Main Event runner-up at Montgomery, a semifinalist in the $10K event, a quarterfinalist in the $10K at Gulfport, and earned three SEJS Outlaw 330 wins along with two runner-up finishes. Throughout the season, Kaden also claimed numerous victories and runner-up finishes at Montgomery, Darlington, and Carolina Dragway.

7 – Kane Kern

Kane Kern wins 10 times in 19 finals to finish #7 overall on the 2025 DragChamp Jr. Racer of the Year list! 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.

8 – Mia Rybarski

Mia Rybarski won 14 times in 20 finals during her 2025 racing season. 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.

9 – Trenton Tindle

Trenton Tindle won 15 times in 23 final rounds to land in the #9 spot. His season highlights include capturing the NHRA Division 2 6–9 Year Old Wally at Darlington, an all-run win in the Southeast Junior Series $5K Main Event, a $1K all-run victory in the Flicker Promotions Main Event, and two NHRA Western Conference Finals Fun Race wins. He also notched multiple victories at Montgomery International Raceway, including an all-run win, and reached multiple finals at the VERGE Series, Brainerd Motorsports Park, and Gainesville Dragway.

10 – Eston Carpenter

Eston Carpenter rounds out the Jr. Racer of the Year list after making 13 finals, winning 20 races. He kicked off the year by winning the Southern Big Buck Nationals in the 6–9 class, then added the NHRA Western Conference Finals Fun Race victory. Eston also claimed multiple wins in the BTE King of the Coast Series and captured the 2025 6–9 Championship. He was the Southwest Junior Dragster Series 6–9 Points Champion and finished second in the 11.90 Index class. In the Southeast Junior Series, he also finished second in the 6–9 Age Group points.

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