10/21/2026
My 4th JEGS All-Stars threw everything at us. From broken headers to 30mph headwinds.
Making the All-Stars is a year-long grind—it demands putting together the single best points season in your division from the midpoint of last season to the midpoint of this one. Earning an invite for the 4th time and returning as a past champion will never get old, but Texas made sure we earned every single inch of pavement.
Leading into Round 1, adversity hit hard. The headers cracked, broke loose, and we literally ran over the collector on the return road. With zero time to spare before the call, we had to modify both sides in the pits.
Then Mother Nature threw an absolute curveball:
• 30° temperature plunge
• Over 3,000 ft DA shift
• 30 mph direct headwind
• Running without header collectors
Normally, that equation is difficult to judge. But the prototype hardware weather station and custom software platform we’ve been developing held the line. It nailed the correction, predicted the timer, and turned on the win light for E1.
Our run ended in the semifinals at four cars during an absolute heavyweight bout. I held up my side of the deal with a .001 light, but my opponent laid down a .006 total package. I made the high-speed decision at the stripe to dump 20 mph and tuck behind, giving him the stripe and coming up just short. That’s the razor-thin margin of world-class Super Comp racing.
Texas treated us to incredible battles, mechanical grit, and a massive validation of our new data tech.
Huge thanks to all the companies who have helped along the way this year. Mickey Thompson, ATM Innovation, Renegade Race Fuels and Oil, McIlvain Race Cars, Race Star Wheels, and Ohio Crankshaft!
Racers: In that E2 scenario, with a .001 bulb and an opponent laying down a .006 package, are you taking the stripe or dumping it into the finish? Break down your driving decision below. 👇
