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DRIVER & CLUTCH SPECIALIST

Rachel Meyer-Curl

DRIVER AND CLUTCH SPECIALIST.

NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster National Champion, Central Region Champion, and the only driver in the pits pulling double duty on the tune-up.

National Champion

Region Champion

5.141

Career Best ET

285.53

Career Best MPH

Rachel Meyer-Curl

Driver Facts

Date of Birth
April 4, 1995
Hometown
Spring Hill, KS
Began Racing
2004
Career Best
5.141 E.T. at 285.53 MPH
Occupation
New Product Engineer
Major Sponsor
NTK Sensors
Most Memorable Moment
Watching my dad win the JEGS AllStars race
All Race Cars
Junior Dragster, Super Comp, Top Alcohol Dragster
First Win
2004, Junior Dragster
Racing Goals
Win a National Championship

Race Cars

Rachel Meyer-Curl's Junior Dragster
Junior Dragster
Rachel Meyer-Curl's Super Comp
Super Comp
Rachel Meyer-Curl's Top Alcohol Dragster
Top Alcohol Dragster

The Story

Behind the wheel.

Randy Meyer's youngest daughter, Rachel Meyer, was more than eager to follow in her father's footsteps and pursue her fast dreams of driving — and tuning — a race car. At just 8 years of age, Rachel got behind the wheel of a Junior Dragster and never looked back. After racing for 10 years, Rachel competed in approximately 100 race events with her Junior Dragster and earned multiple event wins and runner-ups.

In 2012 Rachel graduated from the Junior Dragster and stepped up to the Super Comp class. In the summer of 2016, Rachel earned her Top Alcohol Dragster license and started competing on a part-time NHRA schedule, which consisted of, on average, 5 regional events and 1–3 national events a year.

2020 marked Rachel's first Central Regional Championship with two wins and one runner-up, and she set a new personal record of 285.53 MPH in the quarter-mile, only tenths off of the class record.

In 2021, Rachel competed in a full NHRA tour of 16 races to win both the Central Region Championship and the National Championship in her NTK Sensors Top Alcohol Dragster, winning 7 of the events.

When Rachel is not spending her weekend driving the Top Alcohol Dragster, you can find her at her home track, Mo-Kan Dragway, racing her Super Comp dragster and/or S10 truck in their bracket classes. Next time you come out to an NHRA event, don't be surprised when you see Rachel pulling double duty as a driver and clutch specialist.

Career Timeline

  1. 2004

    Starts racing a Junior Dragster at 8 years old and takes her first win.

  2. 2004–2012

    Roughly 100 Junior Dragster events with multiple wins and runner-ups.

  3. 2012

    Graduates from Junior Dragster and steps up to Super Comp.

  4. 2016

    Earns her NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster license and begins a part-time schedule.

  5. 2020

    First Central Region Championship — two wins, one runner-up, and a 285.53 MPH personal best.

  6. 2021

    Runs the full 16-race NHRA tour, wins 7 events, and takes both the Central Region and National Championships.

  7. 2023

    Wins Nitro Chaos at Mo-Kan Dragway.

  8. 2025–2026

    Adds IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series and IHRA Triple Crown wins to the résumé.

Winner's Circle

Career wins.

From the Pits

Rachel's news.

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