Local racers fare well at Grand Junction drag strip

RANGELY I The first two-day Western Colorado Dragway races in Grand Junction went well for local racers May 30-31.
The weekend started with the junior dragster class. Junior Drag Racing League competitors race junior dragsters — half-scale versions of top fuel dragsters. Using a five-horsepower, single-cylinder engine, a junior dragster can go as fast as 85 mph and as quickly as 7.9 seconds in an eighth-mile.
Marlena Miller runs in the 8-10 year old 12.90…