Cooper Chun picked up his second win in Division 6 Jr. Championships competition, adding this year's Lightning title to the one he earned in the Thunder Race of Champions in 2015. Chun was joined in the winner's circle by Tyler Dobson, who repeated as the Jr. Street champ; Hunter Jackson, who backed up last year's Lightning victory with a win in the Jr. Street Race of Champions; and first-time winners Sydney Jung (Thunder), Duncan Gray (Thunder Race of Champions) and Zachary Gaetz (Lightning Race of Champions).
Final-round results from the Division 6 Jr. Championships at
Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn, Ore.:
Driver | Hometown | Reaction | E.T. | (Dial) |
Thunder | ||||
Syndey Jung | Surrey, B.C. | .038 | 9.218 | (9.22) |
Parker Miller | Yakima, Wash. | .141 | 9.098 | (9.19) |
Lightning | ||||
Cooper Chun | Vancouver, Wash. | .058 | 9.421 | (9.41) |
Tanner Gaetz | Medicine Hat, Alta. | .007 | 7.977 | (7.98) |
Jr. Street | ||||
Tyler Dobson | Abbotsford, B.C. | .066 | 10.857 | (10.84) |
Ella Flett | Tillamook, Ore. | .165 | 10.053 | (10.08) |
Thunder Race of Champions | ||||
Duncan Gray | Portland, Ore. | .087 | 9.388 | (9.32) |
Kiandra Gaetz | Medicine Hat, Alta. | .122 | 9.053 | (9.01) |
Lightning Race of Champions | ||||
Zachary Gaetz | Medicine Hat, Alta. | .042 | 8.074 | (8.00) |
Jazzy McGrew | Yakima, Wash. | .108 | 7.970 | (7.93) |
Jr. Street Race of Champions | ||||
Hunter Jackson | Happy Valley, Ore. | .054 | 10.337 | (10.54) |
Cooper Chun | Vancouver, Wash. | -.047 | 12.806 | (12.83) |
Photos by Robert Grice
Sydney Jung, far lane, earned her first Division 6 title when she won the double-breakout Thunder final against Parker Miller.
Cooper Chun, far lane, won a battle of past division champions, driving around Tanner Gaetz to earn the Lightning Wally.
Tyler Dobson earned his second Division 6 Wally when he drove his '70 Chevy C-10, far lane, past Ella Flett in the Jr. Street final.
Duncan Gray, near lane, used a better reaction time to defeat Kiandra Gaetz in the Thunder Race of Champions title round.
Zachary Gaetz, near lane, joined brother Tanner as a Division 6 Jr. Championships winner when he bested Jazzy McGrew in the Lightning Race of Champions final.
Hunter Jackson, far lane, got the automatic nod in the Jr. Street Race of Champions title round when Cooper Chun red-lighted.