DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List – 09/02/26

Racin’ Jason wins three times in one weekend to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List, presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.

09/02/26 – 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 – Racin’ Jason Johnson

Racin’ Jason claims the #1 spot after picking up three wins, a Diamond Wally, and the Carolina Dragway Championship. Over the weekend, he earned two wins in Junior Dragster and another in Jr. Street during the two-day points race.

2 – Bora Tork Jr.

Bora Tork Jr. takes the #2 spot after a spectacular weekend at two different racetracks. He kicked off the weekend by winning twice at Julesburg Dragstrip before driving 300 miles south to Pueblo Motorsports Park, where he found himself in another final and earned the runner-up finish. This comes just one week after he won two Wallys in a single day at the Amarillo Dragway Back to School Shootout.

3 – Brett Gonzales

Brett Gonzales holds down the #3 spot after doubling up at Concho Valley Dragway and bringing home a Wally in the Saturday main event. This past weekend marked his fifth final round in his last four race weekends. The prior weekend at Xtreme Raceway Park, he runnered-up in Saturday’s Gambler race. Before that, at Ardmore Dragway, he was the Division 4 (13–17) runner-up. To kick off this impressive run, he scored a Wally at Texas Motorplex a few weeks ago.

4 – Josiah Varner

Josiah Varner takes the #4 spot after reaching three finals this week and extending his streak to six consecutive final rounds. On Saturday, he had to split and quit in the Junior Dragster final due to the track going away, while in No Box, he made it down to the final three sitting on the bye. On Sunday, he picked up the Junior Dragster win and finished runner-up in No Box.

5 – Aiden Lawson

Aiden Lawson picked up the $3,000 win on Saturday night among 48 entries from seven states, then followed it up by winning the $1,000 Golf Cart Race and earning a runner-up finish in Sunday’s $1,500 race at the Coles County Dragway 4th Annual Jim Hooper Memorial Jr. Drag Race.

6 – Caylee Martin

Caylee Martin lands in the Top 10 after winning the $2,900 winner-take-all King of Illinois Shootout and earning a runner-up finish in Saturday’s $3,000 main event at the Coles County Dragway 4th Annual Jim Hooper Memorial Jr. Drag Race. She also made it to the final 11 cars in Sunday’s $1,500 race.

7 – Elyjah Clay

Elyjah Clay lands at the #7 spot after picking up two wins during the final points weekend at Keystone Raceway. With those wins, he also wrapped up the 6–12-year-old championship in just his fifth year of racing.

8 – Cayden Duell

Cayden Duell returns to the Top 10 list after picking up another win this past weekend at JJ’s Arm Drop Race in the $2,500-to-win 16-car shootout. This comes just one week after he won four times in one weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway.

9 – Joseph Conley

Joseph Conley earns a spot in this week’s Top 10 after winning the D1 Bracket Finals Race of Champions. The following day, he was the runner-up in the D1 Championship while also going rounds in the Gambler’s race.

10 – Owen Goelz

Owen Goelz claims a spot on this week’s Top 10 list after winning Saturday’s event at US 13 Dragway during their 63rd Annual Super Chevy Event, then advancing to the semifinals on Sunday.

10 – Rodney Hyatt

Rodney Hyatt rounds out this week’s Top 10 list after making it back-to-back weekend wins, picking up a win at Union last week and another at Greer this past weekend.

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