While up-and-coming racers aspire to reach the NASCAR Cup Series, they hone their craft on short tracks across North America. Since 2004, the Short Track Draft on Speed51 has ranked the top prospects at the short track level.
Voting will begin shortly for the 2020 Short Track Draft, and the ballot of eligible drivers is now available.
The ballot for this year’s draft is an extensive collection of more than 350 short track drivers hungry to climb the racing ladder. Whether it’s on dirt or pavement, from karts to Super Late Models and all stops along the way, the ballot is packed with rising stars.
For the next step in the Short Track Draft process, this ballot will be distributed to a panel of industry experts, who will place their votes on which drivers deserve one of the 51 draft picks – and which driver will join the prestigious list of number-one picks in the Short Track Draft.
Former number-one picks include the likes of Chase Elliott, Bubba Pollard, Daniel Hemric, Christopher Bell, Ty Majeski, Todd Gilliland, Harrison Burton and, most recently, Chandler Smith.
In order to be eligible for the ballot, drivers needed to meet the following criteria:
- 25 years or younger as of April 1, 2019
- Maintain rookie status in NASCAR’s top-three series
- Have less than eight races scheduled in NASCAR’s top-three series
- Competed in a short track racing event at least once in 2019
Once all ballots are submitted and collected, Speed51 will calculate the results and reveal the draft picks.
Below is the full list of drivers on the 2020 Short Track Draft Ballot. Write-in votes will also be allowed if the driver meets the criteria listed above.
It's possible that we may have missed a deserving driver or two on this list. If that's the case and you believe they deserve to be on the ballot, let us know by emailing [email protected].
More information about the 2020 Short Track Draft on Speed51 will be announced soon.
-Story by Speed51 Staff
2020 Short Track Draft Ballot
| NAME | AGE (April 1) | SERIES / CLASS / DIVISION |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Lemke | 17 | LMSC |
| Ahnna Parkhurst | 19 | Pro/Super Dirt LM |
| Alex Guenette | 23 | Late Models |
| Alex Sewell | 25 | Sprint Cars |
| Alison Slaton | 19 | Sprint Cars |
| Andrew Layser | 18 | Midgets |
| Andrew Molleur | 17 | SK Modifieds |
| Andrew Scheid | 16 | Sprint Cars |
| Annabeth Barnes-Crum | 24 | LMSC |
| Anthony Perrego | 25 | Dirt Modifieds |
| Anthony Sergi | 24 | Late Models |
| Anton Hernandez | 23 | Dirt Sprints/Micro Sprints |
| Ashton Higgins | 17 | Late Models/Trucks |
| Ashton Winger | 20 | Dirt LMs |
| Austin Beers | 17 | Modifieds |
| Austin Edwards | 15 | Late Models |
| Austin Green | 19 | Late Models |
| Austin Herzog | 17 | Late Models |
| Austin Kochenash | 24 | Modifieds |
| Austin Kunert | 20 | Late Models |
| Austin Liggett | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Austin McDaniel | 25 | LMSC |
| Austin Nason | 24 | SLM |
| Austin Rettig | 25 | Dirt LMs |
| Austin Schaeffer | 23 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Austin Somero | 22 | Late Models |
| Austin Teras | 17 | Super Late Models |
| Austin Thom | 25 | SLM/ARCA |
| Benji Hicks | 24 | Dirt LMs |
| Blaine Perkins | 20 | Late Models |
| Blaine Rocha | 21 | SLM |
| Blaise Rutherford | 19 | PLM |
| Blake Barney | 20 | Mods |
| Blake Carrick | 16 | Various |
| Blake Edwards | Midgets | |
| Blake Hahn | 25 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Blake Rowe | 20 | Modifieds |
| Blake Stallings | 24 | LMSC |
| Brandon Hanks | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Bobby Knox, Jr. | 25 | PLM |
| Bobby Pierce | 23 | Dirt LMs |
| Brandon Grosso | 20 | Various |
| Brandon Barker | 23 | Late Models |
| Brandon Farrington | 23 | Late Models |
| Brandon Lemke | 20 | Late Models |
| Brandon Oakley | 25 | ARCA/Late Models |
| Brandon Pierce | 23 | LMSC |
| Brandon Rahmer | 24 | Sprint Cars |
| Brandon White | 22 | Late Models |
| Brayton Lynch | 20 | Midgets |
| Brenden Queen | 22 | ARCA/LMSC |
| Brenham Crouch | 14 | Midgets/Micro Sprints |
| Bret Holmes | 21 | ARCA |
| Brett Yackey | 20 | Late Models |
| Bridget Burgess | 18 | ARCA West |
| Brittney Zamora | 20 | ARCA West |
| Brody Pope | 21 | LMSC |
| Brooke Storer | 21 | LM/Sportsmen |
| Bryan Narducci | 19 | SK Modifieds |
| Bryant Wiedman | 14 | Midgets/Micro Sprints |
| Bryce Bezanson | 17 | SLM |
| Bryson Harper | 13 | Dirt LMs |
| Buddy Shepherd | 20 | SLM |
| Caden Kvapil | 12 | Karts |
| Cale Coons | 11 | Junior Sprints |
| Calvin Carroll | 19 | Modifieds |
| Camden Gullie | 20 | LMSC |
| Cameron Bolin | 14 | Various |
| Cameron Bowen | 22 | LMSC |
| Cannon McIntosh | 17 | Midgets |
| Carson Ferguson | 19 | Dirt LM |
| Carson Kvapil | 16 | SLM |
| Carson Macedo | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Carson Short | 24 | Sprint Cars |
| Carter Stokes | 22 | Late Models |
| Cayden Lapcevich | 20 | Late Models |
| Chad Butz | 20 | SLM |
| Chance Crum | 22 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Chance Morton | 22 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Chase Burda | 15 | Late Models, Dirt Modifieds |
| Chase Cabre | 22 | ARCA |
| Chase Dixon | 16 | Late Models |
| Chase Dowling | 22 | Modifieds |
| Chase Johnson | 24 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Chris Hacker | 20 | PLM |
| Christian McGhee | 21 | ARCA/SLM |
| Christopher Polvoorde | 19 | Midgets |
| Christopher Tullis | 20 | PLM |
| CJ Leary | 23 | USAC |
| Clay Harris | 19 | Dirt Late Models |
| Clinton Boyles | 20 | Sprint Cars |
| Cody Ledger | 24 | Sprint Cars |
| Colby Howard | 17 | Late Models |
| Cole Anderson | 22 | Dirt Modifieds |
| Cole Bodine | 19 | Midgets |
| Cole Butcher | 23 | SLM/Pro Stock |
| Cole Moore | 23 | SLM |
| Cole Williams | 24 | Late Models |
| Colin Garrett | 19 | K&N/LM |
| Collin Slife | 16 | Late Models |
| Colten Cottle | 21 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Colten Nelson | 18 | SLM |
| Colton Flinner | 25 | Dirt LMs |
| Connor Hall | 23 | ARCA/LM |
| Connor Mosack | 21 | Late Models |
| Connor Okrzesik | 18 | ARCA/SLM |
| Corey Heim | 17 | ARCA/Late Models |
| Craig Lutz | 25 | Modifieds |
| Daison Pursley | 15 | Midgets |
| Dalton Armstrong | 24 | Late Models |
| Dan Speeney | 24 | SLM |
| Daniel Dye | 16 | SLM/PLM |
| Danny Benedict | 23 | Late Models |
| Daulton Wilson | 22 | Dirt LMs |
| Dawson Fletcher | 15 | Late Models |
| Demetrios Drellos | 22 | Dirt Mods |
| Derek Griffith | 23 | SLM |
| Devin Moran | 24 | Dirt LMs |
| Devin O'Connell | 22 | SLM/PLM |
| Devon Morgan | 18 | Late Models / Dirt |
| Dillon Hodge | 17 | LMSC |
| Dillon Steuer | 17 | Dirt Mods |
| DJ Netto | 24 | Sprint Cars |
| Dominic Scelzi | 22 | Sprint Cars |
| Drake Troutman | 14 | Dirt LM/Dirt Mods |
| Drew Dollar | 19 | ARCA/LM |
| Dustin Golobic | 25 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Dustin Smith | 22 | PLM |
| Dylan Cappello | 24 | Modifieds |
| Dylan Fetcho | 19 | Late Models |
| Dylan Garner | 21 | Late Models |
| Dylan Hutchison | 25 | Sprint Cars |
| Dylan Westbrook | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Dylan Zampa | 15 | Late Models |
| Ernie Francis, Jr. | 20 | K&N/LM |
| Ethan Mitchell | 15 | Midgets/Karts |
| Ethan Wilson | Dirt LMs | |
| Evan Hallstrom | 18 | Late Models |
| Freddie Rahmer | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Gabe Brown | 16 | Late Models |
| Gage Painter | 14 | LMSC |
| Gabe Sommers | 16 | Late Models |
| Garrett Hall | 25 | SLM |
| Garrett Huffines | 18 | Late Models |
| Garrett Jones (WV) | 20 | Dirt LMs |
| Giovanni Bromante | 16 | SLM |
| Giovanni Scelzi | 18 | Sprint Cars/Midgets/Stock Cars |
| Gracie Trotter | 18 | Late Models/Legends |
| Gracin Raz | 21 | SLM |
| Grady Chandler | 19 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Grant Brown | 19 | Late Models |
| Grant Griesbach | 18 | Late Models |
| Grant Thompson, Jr. | 14 | Late Models/Trucks |
| Grant Quinlan | 21 | K&N East / ARCA |
| Hailie Deegan | 18 | K&N/Late Models |
| Harli White | 24 | Sprints |
| Hank Davis | 16 | Midgets |
| Hannah Adair | 25 | Midgets |
| Haley Constance | 15 | Junior LM |
| Henry Hornsby III | 20 | Dirt LMs |
| Holly Shelton | 24 | Midgets |
| Holley Hollan | 18 | Midgets |
| Howard Moore | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Howie DiSavino III | 19 | LM / ARCA |
| Hudson O'Neal | 19 | Dirt LMs |
| Hunter Fischer | 21 | Midgets |
| Hunter Jack | 19 | Late Models |
| Isaac Chapple | 23 | Sprints |
| Jace Jones | 14 | Late Models |
| Ivan Kaffel | 18 | SLM |
| Jack Dossey III | 21 | SLM/PLM |
| Jack Ely | 22 | Modifieds |
| Jack Wood | 19 | SLM |
| Jackson Boone | 20 | SLM/PLM |
| Jacob Allen | 25 | Sprint Cars |
| Jacob Heafner | 20 | LMSC/ARCA |
| Jacob Nottestad | 18 | Late Models |
| Jacob Perry | 18 | Modifieds |
| Jaden Cretacci | 15 | PLM |
| Jadan Walbridge | 15 | JR LM |
| Jagger Jones | 17 | K&N West |
| Jake Garcia | 15 | Late Models |
| Jake Johnson | 18 | SLM |
| Jake Neuman | 20 | Midgets |
| Jake Bollman | 12 | JR LM |
| Jan Evans | 19 | SLM |
| Jared Irvan | 22 | SLM |
| Jason McDougal | 22 | Sprint Cars/Midgets |
| Jay Juleson | 16 | JR LM |
| Jeremy Doss | 23 | SLM |
| Jesse Colwell | 21 | Midgets / Outlaw Karts |
| Jesse Love | 15 | Midgets |
| Jessica Dana | 25 | LMSC |
| Jett Noland | 16 | SLM |
| Jimmy Renfrew Jr. | 17 | Late Models/Street Stocks |
| Joe Stornetta, Jr. | 25 | Sprint Cars |
| Joe Valento | 15 | SLM/Trucks |
| Joel Rayborne | 17 | Sprint Cars |
| Joey Ancona | 15 | Sprint Cars |
| Joey Iest | 17 | JR LM |
| John DeAngelis, Jr. | 25 | SLM |
| John Holleman IV | 22 | Various |
| John Peters | 22 | SLM |
| JoJo Wilkinson | 16 | PLM |
| Jonathan Findley | 21 | LMSC |
| Jonathan Shafer | 14 | LMSC/Midgets |
| Josh Hodges | 25 | Sprints |
| Justin Carroll (NC) | 24 | LMSC |
| Justin Carroll (VA) | 24 | ARCA/LMSC |
| Justin Crider | 23 | SLM |
| Justin Gareis | 17 | Legends |
| Justin Mondeik | 23 | SLM |
| Justin Peck | 21 | Sprint Cars |
| Kaden Honeycutt | 16 | SLM / ARCA |
| Kaidon Brown | 18 | Midgets/Speedcars |
| Kabe McClenny | JR LM | |
| Kate Re | 16 | Modifieds |
| Kaylee Bryson | 19 | Midgets/Micros |
| Kelly Hebing | 25 | Sprints |
| Kelsey Ivy | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Karsyn Elledge | 19 | Midgets/Karts |
| Karter Sarff | 17 | Midgets |
| Katlynn Leer | 21 | Sprint Cars |
| Kendra Adams | 20 | Late Models |
| Kenny Brady | 18 | Legends |
| Kercie Jung | 14 | JR LM |
| Kodie Conner | 19 | SLM |
| Kody Evans | 21 | Dirt LMs |
| Kody Vanderwal | 19 | K&N West |
| Kole Raz | 16 | Late Models |
| Kyle Craker | 19 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Kyle Crump | 24 | Late Models |
| Kyle Lee | 21 | Dirt LMs |
| Kyle Pembroke | 25 | Late Models |
| Kyle Plott | 25 | SLM |
| Kyle Schuett | 25 | Midgets |
| Kyler Berry | JR LM | |
| Kylie Ith | 15 | Late Models |
| Landon Cling | 25 | Sprints |
| Landon Gresser | 13 | Bandoleros |
| Landon Rapp | 13 | Legends/Karts |
| Lawless Alan | 20 | ARCA/LM |
| Layne Riggs | 17 | LMSC |
| Leland Honeyman | 15 | LMSC |
| Lilly Mead | 18 | JR LM |
| Logan Roberson | 22 | Dirt LMs |
| Logan Runyon | 23 | SLM |
| Logan Seavey | 22 | Various |
| Logan Zampa | 22 | Late Models |
| Lucas Jones | 20 | Late Models |
| Luke Fenhaus | 16 | Late Models |
| Luke Hyre | 16 | Dirt LMs |
| Luke Sorrow | 18 | Late Models |
| Mandy Chick | 18 | PLM |
| Marcel Gravel | 24 | Late Models |
| Marcello Rufrano | 19 | SK Modifieds |
| Maria Cofer | 20 | Midgets |
| Mason Daniel | 19 | Sprints |
| Mason Diaz | 19 | K&N East |
| Mason Keller | 19 | PLM |
| Mason Ludwig | 17 | Late Models |
| Mason Mingus | 25 | SLM |
| Matt Craig | 21 | SLM |
| Matt Moore | 20 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Matt Swanson | 20 | Modifieds |
| Matt Wallace | 24 | SLM |
| Matthew Nance | 21 | Dirt Late Models |
| Max Calles | 24 | Super Late Models |
| Max McLaughlin | 20 | ARCA East |
| McKenna Haase | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Megan Rae Meyer | 23 | Dirt LMs |
| Michael Atwell | 20 | SLM |
| Michael Christopher, Jr. | 20 | Modifieds |
| Michael "Buddy" Kofoid | 18 | Midgets/Sprints |
| Mini Tyrrell | 15 | Late Models |
| Mitchel Moles | 19 | Sprints/Midgets/Micros |
| Nick Drake | 24 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Nick Sanchez | 19 | Late Models/Legends |
| Nick Schlager | 23 | Dirt LMs |
| Noah Harris | 20 | Sprint Cars |
| Nolan Pope | 22 | SLM |
| Parker Price-Miller | 21 | Sprint Cars |
| Parker Retzlaff | 16 | ARCA |
| Parker Stephens | 22 | SLM |
| Paul Nienhiser | 23 | Sprint Cars |
| Paul Shafer, Jr. | 23 | SLM |
| Perry Patino | 21 | PLM |
| Paul Williamson | 23 | ARCA/LM |
| Pearson Lee Williams | 22 | Dirt LMs |
| Presley Truedson | 17 | Midgets/Lightning Sprints |
| Racin Vernon | 21 | Late Models |
| Rafe Slate | 19 | Late Models |
| Reilly Lanphear | 20 | Late Models |
| Robert Dalby | 20 | Midgets |
| Rodrigo Rejon | 19 | Stock Cars |
| Ricky Schlick | 22 | SLM |
| Riley Kriesel | 23 | Sprints |
| Riley Stenjem | 19 | SLM |
| RJ Braun | 19 | SLM |
| Robbie Kennealy | 13 | JR LM |
| Ronnie Davis III | 24 | Modifieds |
| Ronnie Williams | 23 | Modifieds |
| Roy Hayes | 17 | SLM |
| Ruben Garcia, Jr. | 24 | K&N |
| Ryan Kuhn | 19 | Late Models |
| Ryan Messer | 19 | SLM |
| Ryan Millington | 18 | LMSC |
| Ryan Montgomery | 23 | Dirt LMs |
| Ryan Rackley | 13 | Late Models/Legends |
| Ryan Repko | 20 | Late Models |
| Ryan Robinson | 19 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Ryan Vargas | 19 | LMSC |
| Sam Corry | Karts | |
| Sam Johnson | 17 | Midgets |
| Sam Mayer | 16 | ARCA |
| Sam Rameau | 17 | NWMT |
| Sammy Smith | 15 | PLM |
| Seth Wise | JR LM | |
| Skylar Gee | 21 | Sprints |
| Slater Helt | 19 | Sprint Cars |
| Spencer Bayston | 21 | Midgets |
| Spencer Davis | 21 | ARCA / SLM |
| Spencer Hughes | 19 | Dirt Mods |
| Spencer Vaughan | 21 | Modifieds |
| Stephen Donahue | 22 | Late Models |
| Stephen Nasse | 24 | SLM / PLM |
| Sylvan Schuette | 19 | Dirt LMs |
| Tanner Carrick | 18 | Midgets |
| Tanner Reif | 13 | Late Models |
| Taylor Gray | 14 | LMSC |
| Taylor Jorgensen | 24 | Various |
| Taylor Miinch | 25 | Modifieds |
| Teddy Hodgdon | 19 | Modifieds |
| Thad Moffitt | 19 | ARCA |
| Timmy Catalano | 20 | Modifieds |
| Tommy Barrett Jr. | 24 | Modifieds |
| Tommy Catalano | 22 | NWMT/RoC |
| Toni Breidinger | 20 | Late Models/USAC |
| Travis Billington | 18 | Dirt Mods |
| Trent Ivey | 25 | Dirt Late Models |
| Trever McCoy | 25 | PLM |
| Trevor Cristiani | 25 | Mods/SLM |
| Trevor Huddleston | 23 | ARCA/SLM |
| Trevor Noles | 23 | SLM |
| Trey Bayne | 16 | SLM |
| Trey Watson | 21 | Dirt LM |
| Treyten Lapcevich | 15 | Late Models |
| Tristan Guardino | 24 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Tristan Haider | 22 | SLM |
| Troy Talman | 24 | Modifieds |
| Tucker Klaasmeyer | 24 | Midgets |
| Ty Gibbs | 17 | ARCA/LMSC |
| Tye Mihocko | 22 | Sprints |
| Tyler Bare | 25 | Dirt LMs |
| Tyler Courtney | 25 | Sprint Cars / Midgets |
| Tyler Erb | 23 | Dirt Late Models |
| Tyler Fabozzi | 23 | Late Models |
| Ty Hulsey | 23 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Tyler Letarte | 15 | Karts |
| Tyler Matthews | 23 | LMSC |
| Tyler Nicely | 24 | Dirt Mods |
| Tyler Rypkema | 22 | Modifieds |
| Tyler Seavey | 24 | Sprints/Midgets/Karts |
| Tyler Thomas | 23 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Tyler Thompson | 18 | Super Mods |
| Vince Midas | 19 | LMSC |
| Wesley Smith | 20 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Will Rodgers | 25 | ARCA |
| Wyatt Alexander | 20 | SLM |
| Wyatt Brooks | 23 | Late Models |
| Wyatt Burks | 24 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Zach Leonhardi | 18 | Dirt LMs |
| Zac Taylor | 22 | Sprint Cars |
| Zach Lightfoot | 16 | Legends |
| Zach Telford | 15 | ARCA/SLM |
| Zachary Cook | 22 | Late Models |
| Zachary Tinkle | 17 | Late Models |
| Zack Mitchell | 23 | Dirt Late Models |
| Zack St. Onge | 18 | LMSC |
| Zane Lawrence | 20 | Sprints/Midgets |
| Zeb Wise | 17 | Midgets |
