Loy is the second IHRA Junior Dragster World Champion from Knoxville Dragway in four years following 2019 champion Kaden Harrill. She’s also carrying the track’s tradition which includes 2019 Top World Champion George Simpson and the 2017 Mod runner-up Travis Loy, her father.
Other young racers from Tennessee in the top 10 included Brendan Nuttall from nearby Cherokee Race Park and Vayda Ballentine from Gleason Raceway Park.
There were multiple tracks from Iowa and New York also represented on the top 10 list.
However, the Lone Star State is home to IHRA Junior Dragster runner-up Cayden Keyes. The Texas driver represented Penwell Knights Raceway at the IHRA Summit SuperSeries World FInals.
Jack Beutler from Onawa Dragway, a semifinalist at the World Finals, ranks third on the list. Carter Brand, fifth in the national standings, represented another Iowa facility, Eddyville Raceway Park.
In between them, Brenden Paynter from Kentucky’s I-64 Motorplex was fourth after reaching the semifinals.
Hailey Pumphrey from Maryland International Raceway occupies the No. 6 spot nationally, followed by Cole Ferri from Lancaster Motorplex in New York. PJ Marston from Empire Dragway is the other New York racer on the list at the No. 9 position.
Congratulations to all of these young racers and the rest of IHRA Summit SuperSeries National Top 10 drivers in the other classifications.
2022 IHRA Summit SuperSeries National (Jr. Dragster) Top 10
1. Aubrey Loy, Knoxville Dragway
2. Cayden Keyes, Penwell Knights Raceway
3. Jack Beutler, Onawa Dragway
4. Brenden Paynter, I-64 Motorplex
5. Carter Brand, Eddyville Raceway Park
6. Hailey Pumphrey, Maryland International Raceway
7. Cole Ferri, Lancaster Motorplex
8. Brendan Nuttall, Cherokee Race Park
9. PJ Marston, Empire Dragway
10. Vayda Ballentine, Gleason Raceway Park
