Drag Illustrated Issue 145, June 2019 | Page 32

Dirt RAY MILLER III Now 29 years old, the somewhat reserved young man has long been a fierce competitor and was bound for success from the get-go. Mill- er stepped into Lucas Oil Series competition in 2008 and began accumulating division trophies. He scored his first national event win in 2010, has been a JEGS All Star, and won the division. So far, though, a national championship has been elusive. This season, he is ready. “Now I know that if you have a shot to win the championship, you have to continue to do what you were doing, because that’s what got you there,” states Miller. “You can’t try to play it safe and change your driving. I was really young when I started, and I think I’ve matured a bit as a driver. I wasn’t ready to win a championship at that time. “I don’t want to say that I’m looking really good, because we’ve got a lot of racing left and a long way to go – but we definitely have a shot.” DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI 32 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 145