Chloe never has to go far for inspiration when she walks into her pap’s house and sees all his trophies. 

She enjoys the sensation of speed, going from 12.75 to being bumped up to 8.90 and racing for points for the first time in 2023. Morley, who races at Quaker City Motorsports Park, finished second in points last season. She was named rookie of the year after capturing her first win and qualifying for the bracket finals. Her win was more special since her grandparents and great grandma were all there to see it.

Her favorite school subject is science, although her dad helps her education at the track, teaching her how to read and understand everything about her time slips. She could see a future as a hair stylist, although she loves the sport of racing and hopes to join her dad in the big dragsters one day.

She also has a younger brother who is almost ready to race Junior Dragsters. Wright Concrete, Boring’s Salvage and Detail for Less sponsor her efforts, while she gets family support from her parents, grandparents and great grandparents.

More great Junior Dragster drivers across the country will be featured soon. Keep up with the latest good news about these young racers on IHRA.com and our social media channels.

When asked about her racing heroes, Berlett points to some of the top-performing women of recent years. She likes two-time NHRA World Champion Brittany Force and fellow Top Fuel pilot Leah Pruett. There’s the Motorcycle legend Angelle Sampey and six-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion Erica Enders.

Her favorite subject in school is science and asked about her favorite part of racing, she gives the obvious answer of winning, of course. She also loves the time spent with family. Her mom and dad are her biggest supporters, while Alexa loves helping her dad with his dragster.

She has aspirations of competing at the highest level, hoping to one day being in a Top Fuel dragster and racing for wins.

Join us in celebrating Alexa and the other great Junior Dragster racers across North America who are the future of our sport. The IHRA has many great tracks for them to compete at. Click here for a listing of current IHRA tracks with more tracks to be announced soon.

Graves, who captured a huge Gamblers win at Xtreme last November, calls “Big” Ty Janousek his racing hero. Cutting fast cars is what he likes most about the sport. It’s no surprise that this Texan’s favorite sport besides racing is football. He has plans beyond his time in the Junior Dragsters with a 1971 Chevrolet Nova he plans on competing in.

More Junior Dragster racers will be highlighted on IHRA.com and our social media pages soon including one from Illinois, one from Pennsylvania and another from Texas.

Hash comes from a family of racers with his mom and dad racing, and his grandpa racing for 40 years. A day after Landon’s big win, Jessica Hash, drove her Chevrolet Nova to the Sportsman win at the IHRA Division 1 Summit Team Finals, and helped Elk Creek Dragway win the team championship.

Asked what he liked best about racing, Landon talked about being more of a contender.

“I liked being able to see myself more competitive my first year. I was thrilled to get past the third round this past year and being able to win or runner-up in multiple races,” Hash said. “My goal for this year is to finish in the top five in points, but I’m gunning for first.”

Hash is appreciative that Sutherland Land Tech has come on to sponsor him. He doesn’t list a favorite school subject as he most looks forward to Friday at 3 p.m. knowing it’s the start of the race weekend.

After he graduates from the Junior Dragster ranks, Hash hopes that the great racers in his life will help him fix up a nice car in the Box or No Box class.

That victory earned him a spot in the IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals presented by Strange Engineering.

Liam’s racing heroes are his grandpa and dad. His grandpa has nearly 50 years of racing experience. It wasn’t surprising in 2019 when Liam begged his grandpa to give him a dragster. For Liam, his favorite parts of racing are the experiences and the people he meets. A common theme in the high-speed sport, he’s found the racing community to be like family.

Miller, who also plays basketball, baseball and golf, also enjoys the quality time he spends with his immediate family while drag racing. It’s not surprising with his interest in going fast that his favorite subjects in school are engineering and math. Once he leaves the Juniors, he hopes to have a full-size dragster and a Chevy S-10 pickup to race. He also wants to have his own stacker and toterhome.

With his dedication to the sport, don’t be surprised to see Miller achieve these and other goals. Keep checking out IHRA.com and our social media channels for more features about these talented young racers across North America.

Her racing heroes are her dad, Rob Sanders, and six-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion Erica Enders. Her dad and her mom, Kara, serves as her team, although Mia is much more than a driver. She refuels the car every round and changes oil at the end of each race day.

Racing at IHRA-member track Bunker Hill Dragstrip and US131 Motorsports Park, she has gained sponsorship from Women and Wheels, Bellman Oil and Trick Tuning & Performance.

As a student, she enjoys math and reading. At the track, the best parts are going fast, having fun and racing with her friends. After she finishes in Junior Dragsters, Mia plans to get in a big dragster like her father.

The IHRA has more great young drivers to highlight soon including those from Ohio, Virginia and Texas. Keep up to date on the latest through the IHRA.com website and our Facebook page.

Russell, who races a 2022 Mike Bos dragster, calls his brother Carson his racing hero. His favorite parts of racing are hanging out with friends and the competition. He wants to drive a Chevy Luv truck like his brother after graduating from Juniors. He’d also to become an announcer at the bracket races.

 

Drag racing isn’t the only sport where the home-schooled Russell excels. He shoots NASP archery and has qualified for the nationals. He races slot cars during the offseason for the drag cars. Also showing musical talent, Russell plays bass guitar in his church’s youth praise band. 

There are more talented IHRA Junior Dragster racers throughout North America. Keep up with our website and social media pages as we continue to highlight these great youngsters.

Her goal is to win a track championship against the tough competition she faces at Elk Creek. She loves the feeling, the adrenaline rush, of pulling into the water box. There’s also the enjoyment of meeting new people as she describes the racing family like no other.

Lyons lists English as her favorite school subject and would love to be a journalist for Drag Illustrated one day. After she graduates from the Juniors, she hopes to race her dad’s 1972 Plymouth Duster in Footbrake.

We celebrate Aurora’s passion for the sport and have profiles of racers from Texas, Indiana and Ohio coming up soon.

Snipes knows the ups and downs of racing. She has been a winner at Pageland Dragway, but she also had a wreck her second year where she crashed into a Tahoe. Snipes came out without any major injuries so she feels safe in the car.

Her passion for the sport is evident as she loves the racing community. Hannah plans to race the rest of her life, but would also love to have a podcast such as “The Shake and Bake Show.” That’s where her favorite subject in school, English, should help her become a strong communicator.

Stay up to date as other Junior Dragster racers are highlighted on IHRA.com and our social media pages. 

She has been racing a 2011 Motivational for two years and hopes to duplicate the success of her racing hero Erica Enders. David won the Strange Engineering Perfectly Strange Award for a perfect time at a Midwest Junior SuperSeries race. She’s made it to the semifinals and now is looking forward to a first win.

She enjoys math in school, but loves being at the race track even more with the thrill of going fast and being around family and friends. Looking ahead, Evelynn would like to drive a door car in the Top ET class once she graduates from Junior Dragsters.

Keep checking out IHRA.com and our social media channels as more racers are highlighted in the coming weeks.