National Event Minimum Age Lowered

G Schenck · 01-29-2019, 08:09 PM

If I remember correctly, the Emmons triplets were in Englishtown when they were 15 and was not allowed to race because you needed to be 16 in NJ to drive. Maybe somebody can add to it.

Greg

Jeff Teuton · 01-29-2019, 08:20 PM

My son set the record and raced in several national events @ 16. That was 1996 late in the year and 1997 on. Never denied a race entry.

Jim Caughlin · 01-29-2019, 09:15 PM

Didn't Jimmy D win the National championship when he was still a senior in HS? Unlikely he was 18 for the entire season so how did that work?

Nmbr1GMfan · 01-29-2019, 10:54 PM

This was a BS rule I've been bitching about for a few years.

John DiBartolomeo · 01-30-2019, 08:35 AM

https://dragracingedge.com/featured-...tsman-classes/

Checking on Speedy Emmons who won the '84 Cajuns, just not sure of his exact age. We went with the story because it's the info we had at the time. And of course this was all written when everyone else was asleep. LOL. And are the JEGS Sportsnationals "really" considered national events as under age competitors were allowed? I guess that's a gray area LOL.

John DiBartolomeo · 01-30-2019, 11:17 AM

This just in... Speedy Emmons was 16 years and four months old when he won the '84 Cajuns making him the youngest national event winner. Addendum to the story.

01-29-2019, 08:09 PM	#1
G Schenck Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Harahan, La. Posts: 521 Likes: 41 Liked 81 Times in 35 Posts	Re: National Event Minimum Age Lowered If I remember correctly, the Emmons triplets were in Englishtown when they were 15 and was not allowed to race because you needed to be 16 in NJ to drive. Maybe somebody can add to it. Greg

01-29-2019, 08:20 PM	#2
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: National Event Minimum Age Lowered My son set the record and raced in several national events @ 16. That was 1996 late in the year and 1997 on. Never denied a race entry. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

01-29-2019, 09:15 PM	#3
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 685 Likes: 82 Liked 805 Times in 245 Posts	Re: National Event Minimum Age Lowered Didn't Jimmy D win the National championship when he was still a senior in HS? Unlikely he was 18 for the entire season so how did that work?

01-29-2019, 10:54 PM	#4
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: National Event Minimum Age Lowered This was a BS rule I've been bitching about for a few years. __________________ Todd Greene

01-30-2019, 08:35 AM	#5
John DiBartolomeo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Beaver Springs, PA Posts: 494 Likes: 1 Liked 1,282 Times in 159 Posts	Re: National Event Minimum Age Lowered https://dragracingedge.com/featured-...tsman-classes/ Checking on Speedy Emmons who won the '84 Cajuns, just not sure of his exact age. We went with the story because it's the info we had at the time. And of course this was all written when everyone else was asleep. LOL. And are the JEGS Sportsnationals "really" considered national events as under age competitors were allowed? I guess that's a gray area LOL. Attached Thumbnails __________________ John DiBartolomeo DRC Race Products DragRacingActionOnline.com Last edited by John DiBartolomeo; 01-30-2019 at 08:38 AM.

01-30-2019, 11:17 AM	#6
John DiBartolomeo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Beaver Springs, PA Posts: 494 Likes: 1 Liked 1,282 Times in 159 Posts	Re: National Event Minimum Age Lowered This just in... Speedy Emmons was 16 years and four months old when he won the '84 Cajuns making him the youngest national event winner. Addendum to the story. __________________ John DiBartolomeo DRC Race Products DragRacingActionOnline.com

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