DragChamp Top 10 List – 9/9/26 Edition

Caden Meuth runs himself in the LaTexan Lasso $20,000 final to lead the DragChamp Top 10 List, presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance

09/09/26 – 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 – Caden Meuth

Caden Meuth drove into the Flicker Promotions history books Saturday night when he ran himself in the $20,000 main event final round. Meuth took out Curt Harvey in the fist half of the semifinals then defeated his girlfriend Leah Hughes (Friday’s $20K runner-up) in the other pairing to put both of his entries in the finals. He becomes the first racer in Flicker history to run himself in a main event final.

2 – Nick Akoury

Nick Akoury found massive success at the Norwalk Fling making three final round appearances. Nick won a $5K Shootout early in the week then captured Sunday’s $65,000 main event title. He also won the Brodix Cylinder Heads runoff to complete the trifecta.

3 – Gage Burch

Gage Burch picked up another Fling trophy after winning Saturday’s $65K main event.

3 – Cory Gulitti

Cory Gulitti put his beautiful new dragster in the winners circle Friday night when he cashed for $50,000 in the Big Texan Shootout in Dallas. CG let go perfect in the final round.

4 – Flicker LaTexan Lasso $20K Winners

In addition to Caden and Cory’s victories, the LaTexan Lasso saw Landyn Wright and Bode Bennett take home $20,000 paydays on Friday and Sunday respectively.

5 – Cedar Falls Working Man’s $20K Winners

The Cedar Falls Working Man’s $60K produced three $20,000 winners over the Labor Day weekend. Brett Williamson put his dragster in the winners circle Friday night while Jok Nickolson captured Saturday’s main event in his S-10. Jason Kurkosky wrapped up the weekend with a victory in Sunday’s $20K.

6 – Meighan Schuster

Meighan Schuster found considerable success at the Fling winning Thursday’s $20,000 race along with the weekend MVP award.

7 – Labor Day Footbrake Challenge $15K Winners

The Labor Day Footbrake Challenge saw over 275 of the best bottom bulb racers in the country compete for three $15,000 paydays. Rodney Finchem won the first $15K on Friday while Dave Harvey Jr. extended his final round streak to 6-0 after winning Saturday’s main event. Kris Bunch put his Mustang in the winners circle Sunday night after winning the final $15K of the weekend.

8 – Chase Ramey

Chase Ramey made three final round appearances at London Dragway and the only person that stopped him was himself. After winning No Box on Saturday, Ramey ran himself in Sunday’s No Box final!

8 – Shawna Whitworth

Shawna Whitworth has been on a role the last few weeks. She won the Bowling Green $5K Wally race, was runner-up in the 128-car ACE $5K Shootout, and won $10,000 at the US Bracket Nationals this past weekend.

8 – Tim Butler

Tim Butler doubled up at Bradenton winning the Pro class Saturday and Sunday!

9 – Mike Matty

Mike Matty made two final round appearances at the Fling taking runner-up honors in the dragster shootout and Thursday’s $20K.

10 – Jack Beutler

Jack Beutler followed up his recent Super Stock victory at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals with a $5K victory at the Midwest Class Racers event at Tri-State.

10 – Kyle Miller

Kyle Miller closes out the Top 10 List this week after winning the No Box class on two occasions at the LaTexan Lasso.

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