Built by racers
DragChamp was created to bring a national spotlight to the local racers who live, breathe, eat, and sleep drag racing. Today it's the premier sportsman racing website — tens of thousands of readers a month and a social following 37,000+ strong.
The team
Gary Don Free
Founder & CEO
Lifelong drag racer with wins in bracket racing and at the NHRA national event level. Spent eight years running an automotive machine shop before 20 years in senior corporate management — and brought all of it to DragChamp.
garydon@dragchamp.comPayton Pillinger
Writer & Social Media
Bracket racer from Florida with a Public Relations degree, covering the sport she grew up in.
payton@dragchamp.comMegan Strassweg
Writer
Super Comp racer from Kentucky bringing a competitor’s eye to event coverage.
megan@dragchamp.comJessica Hicks Spears
Writer
IHRA and NHRA bracket racer — and an Ultrasound Technologist — covering the bracket racing world.
jessica@dragchamp.com"Fast-loading, mobile-friendly coverage of the racers the big outlets never see."
The DragChamp mission
DragChamp Pro
Win more than races
Members are entered in every monthly drawing — custom carburetors, helmet paint, practice trees, steering wheels, free race entries, and more. Drawings around the 15th of every month.
- in prizes every year
- $60K+
- in prizes every year
- prizes given away
- 360+
- prizes given away
- free race entries
- 60+
- free race entries