DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List – 07/22/26

Carson Wied captured a win and runner-up at the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List, presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.

07/22/26 – 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 – Carson Wied

Carson Wied claims the #1 spot after outlasting the entire 13+ field at the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals to capture the 13–17 Wednesday Fun Race victory. He followed it up with another impressive performance in the Main Event, earning a runner-up finish in the 13-year-old age group. Earlier this month, he posted three wins and a runner-up finish in a single weekend, with the runner-up coming after racing himself in the $5,000 Main Event final.

2 – Braxton Scott

Braxton Scott holds down the #2 spot after racing to a $10,000 victory in the Teel Family Memorial Race at the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals. He battled through a field of 527 entries to capture the impressive win.

3 – NHRA Eastern Conference Finals Winners

Carter Hayes (age 6-9), Abram Grado (10), Austin Bucher (11), Case Brady (12), Rydin Cook (13), Shane Conner (14), Luka Markham (15), and Valarie Wright (16-17).

Congratulations to all Eastern Conference Finals champions!

4 – Landon Pruett

Landon Pruett takes the #4 spot after winning the Mike Bos $5,000 Shootout at the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals at Bristol Dragway.

5 – Kaden Taylor 

Kaden Taylor earns a spot on this week’s Top 10 after capturing a win and a runner-up finish at two different race tracks. In his first appearance at the NHRA Eastern Conference Finals, he finished runner-up in his age group’s main event. He then made the seven-hour drive to Ethridge Motorsports Park, where he battled to a victory that wrapped up at 2:30 a.m.

6 – Sava Rudo

Sava Rudo claims the #6 spot after sweeping both days of the Tri-State Raceway $5K Dual Days, earning two victories over the weekend.

7 – Alaya Grado

Alaya Grado takes the #7 spot after winning the 6–9 age group before merging into the older age group, where she raced to a runner-up finish in the 527-entry Teel Memorial Race.

8 – Alexa Berlett

Alexa Berlett makes the Top 10 for the second consecutive week after picking up another win this past weekend at the Junior Chaos event at Cordova Dragway. She also advanced to the semifinals and quarterfinals in other events throughout the weekend. Alexa has now reached the final round in each of her last five races, winning four of them. Just the weekend prior, she added a win and a runner-up finish to her impressive streak.

9- Sydnee Johnston

Sydnee Johnston claims the #9 spot after winning the 32-car Shootout and reaching the semifinals in the 13+ age group during Junior Chaos at Cordova Dragway.

10- Noah Jent

Noah Jent rounds out this week’s Top 10 after earning back-to-back weekend wins. Following his impressive $10,000 victory the previous weekend, Noah backed it up with another win, this time at London Dragway’s Budget BracketFest event.

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