The NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League

If you haven't seen a Jr. Dragster, then you haven't seen the future of  drag racing. The  O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag
Racing League offers kids ages 8-17  a chance to race half-scale dragsters in a controlled environment long before they
can obtain a driver's license.

Membership in the Jr. Drag Racing League is required for competition.

The cars that Jr. Drag Racing League competitors race are called Jr. Dragsters and are half-scale versions of Top Fuel dragsters.
Using a five-horsepower, single-cylinder engine, a Jr. Dragster can go as fast as 85 mph and as quick as 7.90 seconds in an
eighth-mile.

Competition in the Jr. Drag Racing League is equalized by a handicapped starting system, and classes are usually split into age
groups, which helps keep racers of the same skill level together. This division of NHRA is designed to help build the ranks of
tomorrow's stars while providing a fun family activity. And if you think that Jr. drag racing is just for the boys, think again. Of
the Jr. Drag Racing League's roughly 4,500 members, about 35 percent are girls. How's that for girl power?