Kaitlyn wins ET Finals Scores R/Up in Race of Champions
Fontana, CA.
Kaitlyn McGee completed her final race of the season scoring a huge win
in the 2011 Division 7 ET Finals. Kaitlyn's Lucas Oil Junior Comp Dragster
ran a 6.906 ET which coupled to her .007 reaction time enabled her to
take the win over Phelan's Ashlyn Rice. On Saturday Kaitlyn captured the
R/Up spot to Modesto's Curtis Moffett in the Race of Champions support
race.
Kaitlyn Earns 3rd
Pacific Div. Crown
Barona, CA Nineteen-year-old
Kaitlyn
McGee won the 2011 NHRA Pacific Division
7 Junior Comp Series Championship at Barona. The prestigious 8 race series has events in CA, AZ and NV. She drove her Lucas Oil/
Advanced
Import Specialist’s dragster to a series leading 3 wins, 2 runner-ups
and 2
semi finals to claim the series crown over Samie Ball and Curtis
Moffett.
Kaitlyn "sweeps" Arizona Swing. D7 Series. This year Arizona hosted three rounds of the prestigious NHRA Division 7 series. Round 1 was in January 2011 at Speedworld, near Surprise, AZ. Despite cold track temperatures Kaitlyn found the Winner's Circle against the always tough, Curtis Moffett. In April the series headed back to Speedworld for round 2.Kaitlyn faced Sammie Ball, who had earlier in the day recorded several perfect lights. This time Kaitlyn was able to edge out Sammie for the victory. The following day the teams moved to the Firebird facility in nearby Chandler, AZ for round 3. Kaitlyn's Lucas Oil Dragster qualified with a 6.901 and had one of those days where both her driving and cars performance were exceptional. She raced Genesis Coombs in the final and recorded a 6.902 to take the victory and a commanding lead in the series.
Once, Twice, Three times a Winner. Fontana. A regular stop on the Junior Comp series is California Dragway, in Fontana. During April Kaitlyn competed in the tracks two regular series races and an additional make up race for a race previously canceled due to inclement weather. Kaitlyn had the good fortune to win all three races. On Saturday she defeated Genesis Coombs and on Sunday she raced Sammie Ball in the first race and Genesis Coombs in the third race. Her victories, coupled to two earlier wins in the spring earned her the 2011 Track Championship.
California Dreaming. Coming into the final weekend of racing at the Auto Club Dragway, in Fontana, Kaitlyn held a slim lead in Junior Comp and a mathematical chance of winning the Junior Dragster series. Saturday's 2010 California State Championship event saw Kaitlyn return to the winner's circle in Junior Comp and climb into 3rd place in Junior Dragster. Joining the McGee team for the weekend was veteran crew member John Speziale who had helped Kaitlyn's family in the 60's and 70's with their race teams in Australia. On Sunday her semi-Final Junior Comp finish secured her series championship. Meanwhile as her opponents fell she amassed enough points with her Junior Dragster to share in a 3-way tie with Jimmy Moroson and Ryan Diasdado.
Kaitlyn wins National Open in Sacramento A huge contingent of racers from six states converged on Sacramento's Raceway Park for the 2010 "National Open". Just like the early pioneers who searched for Gold in Sutter's Mill, Kaitlyn left the track with her own share of precious metal. In Junior Dragster, over a period of 12 hours, she eliminated all her opponents before finally being able to claim the coveted "Wally". Once again she came very close to scoring an illusive double by reaching the Junior Comp finals where she runnered-up to Oregon's Jake Daniels. She also had a strong semi-final showing in Sunday's Division 7 round.
Weekend at Bernies Surprise, AZ. Hundreds of competitors headed to Bernie Longjohn's "Speedworld" Dragstrip, near Phoenix for the 2010 "National Open". Kaitlyn came close to scoring a double. She drove her Lucas Oil Junior Comp Dragster to the winner's circle to win the "Wally" against Darien Lederer from Vacaville, CA. In addition she made it through a tough field of Junior Dragster races and despite a .009 light, narrowly missed scoring a double against Zac Mezeire of Escondido, CA. She was runner-up in Sunday's Division 7 round.
Champions Honored at NHRA Banquet
NHRA Division 7 Champions were honored in Ontario, CA, on December 6th, 2009. Kaitlyn received her trophies, jacket and Gold card for her Division 7 Junior Comp Championship and the "Race of Champions" award for her Junior Dragster. Before the awards were over Kaitlyn presented series sponsor, and Vision's founder, Bud Fizone with a plaque on behalf of all the Junior Comp competitors.
Kaitlyn McGee 2009 Junior Dragster "Race of Champions"
Kaitlyn McGee Wins “Race of Champions”
Kaitlyn McGee won the 2009 “Race of Champions” for the 15-17 year old Junior Dragster drivers held at Fontana Sept 12th.
The Race of Champions is an event where the top two drivers from all the participating tracks in Division 7 (western states), compete in a special race to crown an over all champion. Kaitlyn, representing Auto Club Dragway Fontana, helped her team score the team victory for the day as well. To cap off her weekend she also was the #1 qualifier with her Junior Comp dragster and scored a semi final finish to eventual winner Patrick Downs in Sunday’s ET Finals.
In the final round her McGee Cams, Lucas Oil, Hoosier Tire, Visions dragster took the win over Brittany Schmidt representing Speedworld, AZ.
Kaitlyn McGee Wins Race and Clinches NHRA Division 7 Title. Fontana, CA. After completing championship rounds at Phoenix, Bakersfield, Tucson, Sacramento and Barona, the NHRA Division 7 series returned to the California Dragway in Fontana, CA. The event was the sixth in the eight-race series that will determine the 2009 Division 7 Jr. Dragster and Junior Comp champions.
McGee added to her points lead in the Jr. Comp class when she defeated Curtis Moffett in the final. McGee had the better light, .013 to .035, and drove her Lucas Oil, Visions Racecars, Hoosier Tire dragster to a 6.934 win against Moffett, with a 6.948. Patrick Downs and Samantha Ball were semifinalists. After six events and five straight final rounds, Kaitlyn’s point tally has earned her the 2009 NHRA Division 7 Junior Comp title. She has amassed 389 points with Curtis Moffett second at 234 and former national champion Kristi Thompson third with 143 points.
In addition Kaitlyn also won with her Junior Dragster and took over the Fontana track championship point's lead.
Mike Rice presents Kaitlyn with her trophy
Kaitlyn McGee Wins Division 7 Race
Over 100 teams attended the Division 7 races at Famoso, in Bakersfield, CA on March 28th, 2009. The event had been scheduled for the previous weekend when it was hit with a huge storm.
In Junior Comp Kaitlyn McGee used a .011 reaction time to score a holeshot win over series leader Kristi Thompson. Kristi’s 6.906 was not enough to overcome Kaitlyn’s starting line advantage in her Lucas Oil/ Visions/ Hoosier dragster, and Kaitlyn was able to ease off to a safe 6.917 and turn on the win light. Alissa Barnard was the Semi Finalist.
The next round on the schedule will be Tucson on April 19th where several new entries are expected in the class.
NHRA Jr. Comp Cars Make Historic Exhibition Runs at Auto Club Finals Nov18, 2008
2008 NHRA Jr. Comp cars make exhibition runs at NHRA Finals November 18, 2008 Fans attending the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals over the weekend got a chance to see Jr. Comp racing firsthand when a pair of cars were put on display and later made an exhibition run during the weekend. Kristie Thompson and Kaitlyn McGee displayed their Jr. Comp cars on Saturday and Sunday and kept busy answering questions at the display. On Sunday, Thompson and Andrew Madrid, who subbed for McGee because of age restrictions prevented her running at a national event, made a side-by-side exhibition run as part of the event’s pre-finals activities. Both made strong eighth-mile runs near the 6.90 limit with Thompson, far lane, putting a 6.86 on the boards and Madrid clocking a 6.93.
Dr. Sonny Fox of Christian Motorsports Illustrated Interviews Kaitlyn McGee
jrdragster.nhra.com March 08
McGeeIs The Best In The West After a remarkable 2007 season that included winning the Division 7 championship in the 13-14 year old age group, Kaitlyn McGee was awarded the prestigious Jr. Racer of the Year award during the Division 7 banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada in January.In addition, McGee helped her Los Angeles County Raceway (LACR) team win the Division 7 team championship, won the LACR track championship, advanced to the quarterfinals at the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals and finished as runner-up in the SCEDA series.
