Points leaders after 2 of 10 events |
6-9: Troy Barton |
10-12: Reilly Garceau/ Macie Gordon |
13-14: Taylor Lee Taylor |
15-17: Jared Jones |
Jr. Comp: AJ Thomas |
Complete standings |
Near-doubles by Taylor Lee Taylor, Jared Jones, and AJ Thomas highlighted the first doubleheader weekend of the 2017 Pacific Division Jr. Championship Series. The events held at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 14-15, kicked off the 10-race series in which drivers will earn points to determine this year's Division 7 Jr. Dragster champions.
Taylor jumped to the early points lead in the 13-14 age group when she won the opening event, then finished as the runner-up in the second one. Jones accomplished the same feat in the 15-17 bracket, winning on day one and coming in second in the second event. Thomas achieved the same results, but in reverse; he was the Jr. Comp runner-up in the first race and won the class on the second day.
Final-round results from the Division 7 Jr. Championship Series event at
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix, Ariz.:
Saturday, Jan. 14 | |||
Driver | Hometown | Reaction | E.T. |
6-9 | |||
W: Jacelyn Gonzaga | Porter Ranch, Calif. | .226 | 11.973 |
Troy Barton | Norwalk, Calif. | -.105 | 14.333 |
10-12 | |||
W: Reilly Garceau | Las Vegas, Nev. | .028 | 8.930 |
Tripp Breitkreitz | Casa Grande, Ariz. | .067 | 8.929 |
13-14 | |||
W: Taylor Lee Taylor | Las Vegas, Nev. | .014 | 7.967 |
Joey Petrone | Chandler, Ariz. | .058 | 7.937 |
15-17 | |||
W: Jared Jones | West Jordan, Utah | .067 | 7.885 |
Dylan Oliveira | Cypress, Calif. | .091 | 8.016 |
Jr. Comp | |||
W: Nash Ruckman | Scottsdale, Ariz. | .040 | 6.909 |
AJ Thomas | Chowchilla, Calif. | .100 | 6.849 |
Sunday, Jan. 15 | |||
Driver | Hometown | Reaction | E.T. |
6-9 | |||
W: Isabella Lily Pires | Madera, Calif. | .276 | 14.048 |
Troy Barton | Norwalk, Calif. | .261 | 14.224 |
10-12 | |||
W: Macie Gordon | Paso Robles, Calif. | .024 | 8.991 |
Jakob Taylor | Glendale, Ariz. | .101 | 9.671 |
13-14 | |||
W: Cole Cornine | Kiowa, Colo. | .082 | 7.975 |
Taylor Lee Taylor | Las Vegas, Nev. | .142 | 8.002 |
15-17 | |||
W: Cade Poe | Los Alamitos, Calif. | .051 | 7.881 |
Jared Jones | West Jordan, Utah | .093 | 7.853 |
Jr. Comp | |||
W: AJ Thomas | Chowchilla, Calif. | .039 | 7.001 |
Derrick Hegwood | Tustin, Calif. | .077 | 7.007 |