Drag Racing is one of the few sports a family can participate in together. Many memories are made at the track and that starts with Junior Dragsters. The quality of time spent together as a parent with a child and a child with a parent in a competitive sport is priceless. It takes a team to operate a Junior. We here at Keystone Raceway Park have multiple families that are three generations deep on a Raceday. Giving our young boys and girls the opportunity to be a part of the sport has a lot of meaning. Not only do we look to our youth as the future, but some want to carry on the family tradition while others may want to start a different tradition. With the following two programs, this allows all kids, ages 6-17 years old to participate in either a Junior Dragster or a full size vehicle.

The Junior Dragster program allows drivers aged 6-17 to race in half-scale Dragsters, Funny Cars and Roadster chassis in a controlled environment long before they can obtain a state driver’s license. Each driver has to make test passes to obtain a license to operate a racecar. Using a five-horsepower, single-cylinder engine, a Jr. Dragster can go as fast as 90 mph and as quick as 7.50 seconds in an eighth-mile, though younger age groups are restricted to slower times/speeds. The starting cost of a new basic Jr. Dragster is about $5,000. Though it may not go from 0 to 90 mph right away, investing in a basic Jr. Dragster is a great way to get started. You’ll learn the basics of the sport and still get moving right along at about 45 mph. In addition, racers are required to have necessary items such as an approved helmet, jacket, neck collar, and gloves. All drivers must also wear long pants and arm restraints while behind the wheel of their Jr. Dragster. Depending on the style of the items you choose, these items will cost about $500.

LICENSE DESIGNATIONS

D/JD (12.90): Ages 6-7 and restricted to 12.90 seconds or slower. If a competitor runs quicker
than 12.70, one warning may be issued. A second instance may result in disqualification.
Competitors running 12.50 or quicker may be disqualified without warning.

C/JD (11.90): Ages 7-9 and restricted to 11.90 seconds or slower. If a competitor runs quicker
than 11.70, one warning may be issued. A second instance may result in disqualification.
Competitors running 11.50 or quicker may be disqualified without warning.

B/JD (8.90): Ages 10-17 and restricted to 8.90 seconds or slower. If a competitor runs quicker
than 8.70, one warning may be issued. A second instance may result in disqualification.
Competitors running 8.50 or quicker may be disqualified without warning.

A/JD (7.90): Ages 12-17 and restricted to 7.90 seconds or slower. If a competitor runs quicker
than 7.70 or faster than 85 mph, one warning may be issued. A second instance may result
in disqualification. Any competitor running quicker than 7.50 may be disqualified for the
remainder of the event without warning and may lose their competition license for 6-
months.

AA/JD (7.50): Ages 16 to 17 and restricted 7.50 or slower. Driver must have a valid state or
provincial driver’s license and make the required passes prior to being issued an AA/JD
license. One warning will be issued if a competitor runs 90 mph or faster or an elapsed time
of 7.40 or quicker. A second instance at the same event they may result in disqualification.
Running 95 mph or faster or 7.30 or quicker, may result in immediate disqualification and
license suspension at the discretion of the WDRA.