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A highlight of this week\u2019s Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show taking place Thursday through Saturday at Indianapolis\u2019 Convention Center is Drag Illustrated<\/em>\u2019s introduction of its 30 Under 30 list each year. The 2023 edition intends, as all the seven previous lists have, to shine spotlights on the most talented and promising young people in drag racing.<\/p>\n The magazine\u2019s December issue highlights the 30 Under 30 list and was digitally released on Monday night before the show. \u201cThis issue is one of the most important projects on our schedule,\u201d Nate Van Wagnen, editor -in-chief of Drag Illustrated declared. \u201cThe 30 Under 30 list started as a way to recognize the rising stars of the sport, while reminding the world that drag racing\u2019s future is in good hands.<\/p>\n \u201cNow in its eighth year, the 30 Under 30 list has become a movement,\u201d Van Wagnen noted. \u201cThousands of people submitted nominations this year. Parents, siblings, teammates, friends, mentors and other supporters helped us learn more about the young men and women who are contributing to the success of the sport in innumerable ways.\u201d<\/p>\n Highlighting the list is Donnie Hagar, who made bracket racing history when he became the first footbrake racer to win the Mickey Thompson Million Dollar Race at World Wide Technology Raceway in September. Hagar went on to win the WDRA No-Box season championship. These achievements convinced Drag Illustrated<\/em> to put Hagar on the cover of their most important issue of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a few standout honorees i mind for the cover, but Donnie Hagar really jumped out as an ideal representative of the 30 Under 30 list,\u201d Van Wagnen explained. The Michigan-based racer \u201cis a firefighter and paramedic who works 24-hour shifts, so he can go racing on the weekends. He showed up to one of the highest paying races of the season in a pickup truck with over 300,000 miles on it, towing an open trailer with his race car on it,\u201d Van Wagnen recalled. \u201cHe represents the thousands of weekend warrior racers who make up the backbone of the sport across the country and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n During Friday activities at the PRI show, the 30 Under 30 honorees will be feted at 1PM in a ballroom upstairs from the show floor. The event has grown from originally being part of PRI’s media center, to having a press conference room to showcase the drivers, to being part of the content creators stage to having their own large pair of upstairs rooms.<\/p>\n Every 30 Under 30 honoree receives a custom jacket acknowledging their achievements, together with gift certificates and other appropriate prizes from several program sponsors. Lincoln Electric will draw a winner to receive a prize package that includes a TIG welder, welding kit and welding class. Other sponsors of the 30 Under 30 list include Moser Engineering, Red Line Synthetic Oil, Powerbuilt Tools, Stroud Safety, VP Racing, JCM Racing, Artisan Coffee, Cornwell Tools, Race Winning Brands, PEAK Performance, NGK Spark Plugs and Elite Motorsports.<\/p>\n Wes Buck, Drag Illustrated<\/em> founder and editorial director noted, \u201cThe companies and individuals who signed on as sponsors of the 2023 30 Under 30 program share our belief that these honorees are the future of the sport. These brands see value in recognizing them and supporting them as they continue to take the next seps in their ring careers. We\u2019re honored to work with all of the 30 Under 30 supporters to give these honorees the \u2018rockstar treatment\u2019 they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n This year\u2019s 30 Under 30 press conference also includes a special presentation fro JCM Racing\u2019s Joe C. Maynard, who will reveal the eight Jr. Dragster drivers joining the team\u2019s driver development program. This program provides its members with resources they might never ordinarily receive, like access to the JCM Racing team\u2019s NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series drivers, PR and social media specialists, together with marketing experts.<\/p>\n By Anne Proffit<\/p>\n 2023 Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 List<\/span><\/p>\n A highlight of this week\u2019s Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show taking place Thursday through Saturday at Indianapolis\u2019 Convention Center is Drag Illustrated\u2019s introduction of its 30 Under 30 list each year<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":93809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3465,3470],"tags":[3811,5687,10060,10062,10061,295,1684],"class_list":["post-93808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drag-racing","category-news","tag-30-under-30","tag-drag-illustrated","tag-indianapolis-convention-center","tag-jcm-racing","tag-nhra-jr-dragster","tag-performance-racing-industry","tag-pri-show"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/30-Under-30-logo-min-e1701904079979.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-op2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93834,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93808\/revisions\/93834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/30-Under-30-cover-art-min-248x300.jpg\")
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