McNEAL SHATTERS TRACK RECORD, NEELY WINS BIG — DRAGFEST DAY 1 RECAP!
Day one of DragFest 2025 at Gulfport Dragway is in the books, and history was made.
With a record-setting crowd and record car count for DragFest, the atmosphere at Gulfport was electric from the first burnout to the final pass.
The biggest headline of the night belonged to Jacob McNeal.
McNeal didn’t just go No. 1 — he rewrote the history books.
His blistering 3.634 at 210.48 MPH officially reset the track record at Gulfport Dragway, a facility with roots dating back to 1972, making it the quickest and fastest pass ever recorded at the track and the fastest pass and highest MPH ever recorded in the state of Mississippi.
Before McNeal’s historic blast, Joey Martin held the top spot after the first qualifying round and looked strong with a 3.69 hit, but McNeal answered in a big way in round two.
Another major storyline was Tricia Musi, the only female in the Pro Mod field, who threw down a stout 3.834 at 197 MPH and proved she’s right in the hunt heading into eliminations.
- Jacob McNeal — 3.6348 @ 210.48 MPH
- Joey Martin — 3.6954 @ 204.45 MPH
- Kyle Megginson — 3.7950 @ 195.40 MPH
- Joe Baker — 3.8174 @ 196.16 MPH
- Scott Coxwell — 3.8183 @ 195.74 MPH
- Ric Roberts — 3.8197 @ 193.30 MPH
- Tricia Musi — 3.8342 @ 197.37 MPH
- Doyle Ellis — 3.8441 @ 198.59 MPH
- Tyler Lee — 3.9776 @ 184.35 MPH
- Doug Reinfro — 4.4370 @ 146.15 MPH
- Mason Coxwell — 4.4431 @ 172.68 MPH
- Edmund Hall — 4.5658 @ 162.63 MPH
- Michael Neal — 4.8711 @ 123.96 MPH
- Larry Wesner — 5.4072 @ 92.88 MPH
- Cole Measell — 5.5149 @ 88.57 MPH
- Earl Folse — 7.7688 @ 65.08 MPH
- Ross Graham — 16.0322 @ 23.42 MPHTop Qualifier: Jacob McNeal — 3.6348 @ 210.48 MPH
Fastest MPH: Jacob McNeal — 210.48 MPH
Eliminations coming up next at Gulfport Dragway
Other heavy hitters included Kyle Megginson (3.795), Joe Baker (3.817), and Scott Coxwell (3.818), making Sunday’s eliminations an absolute war.
On the Sportsman side, Wes Neely highlighted the winners circle by capturing the Electronics win to close out a huge opening day.
Day 1 Sportsman Winners
JR Dragster
Winner: Kyler Morel — Lacombe, LA
Runner-Up: Jace Esneault — Belle Rose, LA
Footbrake
Winner: Thomas Holley — Saraland, AL
Runner-Up: Mike Barnett — Columbia, MS
Electronics
Winner: Wes Neely
Runner-Up: Larry Meacham — Cantonment, FL
Sunday: final qualifying and eliminations. If Day 1 was any indication, DragFest is far from over.
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