“ I am so fired up to see all the different Drag Race Bracket Bonanza leagues forming around the world ,” said Elon Werner , DRBB creator . “ The number one request we received from our players last year was they wanted leagues . We listened to them , and I am thrilled with the response . Drag Race Bracket Bonanza is about fan engagement and community . Seeing all the leagues form just shows how massive our drag racing community is .”

By the time that brackets closed at the start of Top Fuel eliminations during the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville , Florida , 115 leagues had been created by DRBB players across the world . Leagues ranged in source and size , from groups of friends who bonded over being drag racing fans in Australia , to coworkers – like the Texas Motorplex staff league , to larger leagues such as the CompetititonPlus . com league and WFO Radio Podcast league , created by Joe Castello .

“ Drag Race Bracket Bonanza was the perfect way for me to engage my WFO Radio podcast audience ,” said Castello , a long-time podcaster and

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media , guys like Justin Ashley with our decal on their car , and now Bob Tasca with this new league . Nothing makes me happier than seeing people talk about DRBB online and drivers engaging right back with them . It really emphasizes one of the best parts of our sport – how close fans can get to the drivers .”

DRBB ’ s lead developer , Aidan Lamkin , of Lamkin Software Solutions , describes how more players can set up leagues of their own , to join in on the fun .

“ Players can create their own league by signing up , navigating to the ‘ My Leagues ’ tab and clicking the join league button . They can then enter a name for their league and optionally a picture for it , then invite their friends to their league by sending out the invite code ,” said Lamkin . “ I think leagues make Drag Race Bracket Bonanza a more personal competition . It is one thing to compete in a global competition and another to beat your best friend and have immediate bragging rights . It ’ s been so cool to see something we worked on over the offseason come to life , exactly how we envisioned it .”

The Winternationals is the second race in The Majors series , which will wrap up at the beginning of September with the U . S . Nationals . Throughout the season there will be other series , like the Four-Wide Nationals Cup and the Countdown , to keep gameplay competitive for players all season long . Each series will come with its own unique prizes .

For additional information and to sign up anytime , fans can visit DragRaceBracketBonanza . com . DI

NHRA announcer . “ We filled out our brackets and discussed the Gatornationals winners afterwards . It makes the NHRA action much more personal . Now , listeners can win along with the race teams !”

Leading up to the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals , a total of 127 leagues have now been created . This includes a brand-new league created by Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III , with the promise that whoever wins his league at the end of the season will walk away with a Tasca Racing prize pack .

“ It ’ s so awesome to see drivers continue to get involved with DRBB in various ways ,” said Werner . “ Every weekend we have teams like Erica Enders Racing shouting us out on social

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