Wyatt Hunt Racing

11/23/2025

Super proud of Wyatt Hunt. We attended the Firebird Raceway awards banquet last night where he was awarded the Jr dragster season points championship for 2025. Congrats to all the 2025 champions.

10/06/2025

Wyatt Hunt sealed the 2025 jr dragster points championship at Firebird Raceway yesterday and also the 2025 jr dragster points championship at Lost Creek Raceway in mid September in the Epilepsy Awareness jr Dragster. He also came in 2nd for the 2025 sportsman points championship at Lost Creek raceway.

08/13/2025

Wyatt Hunt early in his racing career at sage raceway in Idaho Falls!

08/09/2025

Wyatt Hunt had a good weekend at Lost Creek Raceway last weekend in the Epilepsy Awareness jr Dragster. Saturday didn't turn out so good but came back on Sunday to win jr dragster. And got to run against his Grandpa on Saturday in the electronic/ non electronic race. We had fun having Lynn Melton there with us and hope it happens more often. Come join us next weekend at Lost Creek Raceway for the ultimate gambler!

07/30/2025

“It’s Just Going Straight… How hard can it really be!?”

That’s what everyone says when they first see bracket drag racing.

But let me tell you, as someone who grew up loving the fast and furious chaos of dirt track racing (turn left, hope for the best, repeat): bracket racing, especially in the junior class, is a whole different beast. And spoiler alert: it’s not just “mash the gas and go straight.” If only.

Bracket Racing 101 (AKA: Mental Gymnastics at 70+ MPH)

In junior drag racing, kids race against the clock, not just each other. They “dial in” a predicted elapsed time (ET), the time they think their car will take to cross the finish line. The goal? Get as close as possible to that time without going faster (aka breaking out). That means it’s not about who’s fastest.. it’s about who’s most precise. Precision at a level that would make a NASA engineer sweat.

The Catch? A Thousand Things Affect That ET.

• The weather? Oh, honey. A cloud rolls in and suddenly the car’s running .02 slower.
• The humidity? Might as well slap a parachute on the back.
• It rained for 20 minutes and the sun popped back out? Now the track’s different. The car’s different. You’re different. Dial-ins are trash. Time to guess again.
• The wind shifted? Hope you like second place.

OH and did I mention that wins and losses can come down to a thousandth of a second? That’s 0.001. Blink and you missed it. Literally. We’ve watched entire weekends hinge on a margin smaller than a hiccup.

Here’s the Wildest Part… These Are Kids!!

Kids, y’all. With a little help from their parents, they’re calculating weather impact, reaction times, dial-ins, throttle control, all while being strapped into what is basically a tiny rocket on wheels. They’ve got the sharpest hand-eye (and foot-eye) coordination of anyone I’ve ever seen… and they’re doing all this while being launched into the back of their seat and rocketing down the track at over 70mph in under 8 seconds.

It’s Not Just Racing. It’s Physics, Psychology, and Pure Nerve.

You have to know your car like it’s your moody tween best friend. (For me, that describes the driver too 😉). You have to cut the perfect reaction time. And then you have to make split-second decisions mid-run, do you hold it wide open? Do you tap the brakes? Do you look over and judge the other lane?

It’s Chess at 70 MPH.

So while I’ll always have a soft spot for dirt tracks, mud in my teeth, and the thrill of slinging it sideways in Turn 3, bracket racing has earned my full respect. It’s mental. It’s technical. It’s gritty. And when a 12-year-old hits their number within a thousandth of a second? That’s not luck. That’s skill.

And now, I’m officially obsessed!!

And also to any of the "BIG" racers that claim jr's aren't really racing. I would put these kids up against them any day!

Signed, jr dragster parents 🏁

07/22/2025

Had an amazing time at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals for the JDRL shootout over the weekend! Wyatt Hunt did amazing running The Epilepsy Awareness Jr Dragster! Unfortunately things did not line up for us and we lost in the first round. It was awesome to be selected to represent Lost Creek Raceway in this event. And thanks to Sandee Reap Garner and Ryan Garner and Tami Melton for joining us and supporting us! And congrats to Camryn stocker for the win!

07/18/2025

Sitting here waiting on first time run... got pushed back at bit.

07/17/2025

We are back at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington for the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals JDRL shootout Wyatt Hunt will be racing The Epilepsy Awareness Jr Dragster in an 8 car field representing Lost Creek Raceway.

07/09/2025

Wyatt Hunt will be at Lost Creek Raceway this weekend with the Epilepsy Awareness jr Dragster for the second race on the awesome new track surface! Acme then we'll be headed to Kent Washington for the JRDL shootout at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals! Come out and watch in both places!

07/06/2025

07/06/2025

We were able to get some awesome pictures from Bob Johnson at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!