If this past weekend proved anything, it is that the next generation of drag racers are definitely a force to be contended with. At the end of racing on Saturday night at NED, four out of nine of the full-size car class winners had come up from the Jr. Dragster ranks. And by the end of the weekend, two of the new champions in the full-size car categories are part of the new generation of competitors.

Jackson Worters is the son of long-time racer, Bill Worters, and the new champion in Super Pro. Hopefully, Jackson will take some of the championship earnings and buy some decals with his name so we poor photographers will know whose car that is.

Jared Kinson is the new champ in Pro. He was racing Jr. Dragsters against a young lady named Angela Ray back in the 1990s. Today Jared and his wife, Angela Ray Kinson are proud parents and still racing, although they run in different classes. 

Eric Khoury took the championship crown in the Iannotti Bros. Select Cars Top Sportsman Series. Eric and his mom, Karri were both winners on Saturday.

Over at LVD, Shawn Nichols drove his father’s old race car to the Winner’s Circle in the 6.50 Index class in Saturday’s No Time race.

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Ron Childs earned his 40th Track Championship on Sunday when he made it to the final round against Cam Murray in Street at NED. Ron will most likely earn at least one more Track Championship when New Oxford Dragway runs its last point race later this season. New back window decals are in the works.

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Larry Emery, a regular in Winterport Dragway’s Gassah Guys series, took last weekend off to show his wild green pickup that he calls Frankintruck at the Northeast Motorsports Museum and earned the trophy for Best Appearing Drag Car for his troubles.

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New Oxford Dragway Jr. Dragster competitor Izaac Langlois was chosen to represent Jr Dragsters and NOD in the Maine Bicentennial Parade on Saturday, August 21 in Auburn and Lewiston.

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Photos of both No Time races this past weekend are available for viewing on Facebook, thanks to Jodie Larrabee Herrick at Winterport Dragway and Zac Prochera at Lebanon Valley Dragway.

Jodie’s photos from WPD are available here.

Zac’s photos from LVD can be viewed here.

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Outside of Our Jurisdiction

The 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Maple Grove Raceway was successful for some New England-based racers.

The Stock Eliminator final was an all New Englander race, with Joe Santangelo of Marlborough, CT taking the win light over Alison Doll of Douglas, MA. 

Chip Ippolito of Laconia, NH was the runner-up in Comp Eliminator against the formidable Frank Aragona.

And Mac Starks of Longmeadow, MA earned his second Best Engineered award this season with his beautiful new Super Gas Corvette Roadster.