The young guns of motorsports are making their way to the top. In all forms of auto racing, the drivers are getting younger and younger. Many of the drivers in sports such as NASCAR, Indycar, and Formula 1 got their start in go karting. Drivers such as Dario Franchitti, Sebstian Vettel, Josef Newgarden, and Danica Patrick all got their racing start behind the wheel of a go kart. Young aspiring racers who wish to pursue a career in an open wheel or oval discipline can start around the age of five. There are thousands of kart tracks around the world, many of which have arrive and drive services that allow those curious about driving karts to test the waters before making a commitment. NASCAR drivers have also been known to get their start on the dirt. Bandolero and quarter midget cars have also become quite a popular path for those who want to end up racing stock cars.
For those that live a quarter mile at a time. You have the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Jr Drag Racing League. Kids ages eight to seventeen can drive half scale versions of Top Fuel dragsters down the eight mile at speeds up to eighty five miles per hour in just under eight seconds. The Jr Drag Racing League has started the careers of professional drag racers such as, Erica Enders-Stevens, Morgan Lucas, Leah Pritchett, Shawn Langdon and many others. In the sportsman ranks of NHRA, there are seven divisions (regions) with hundreds of nhra member tracks that run throughout the United States. Those racing will compete against those in their own division and age bracket. At certain events, drivers who win their age class get to bring home a Wally, just like the professionals. The Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals are prime examples of races that have a huge payout and Wally for the winners. Jr drag racing is notorious for family bonding and the teaching of good sportsmanship.
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