WyoTech, the official tech school of the NHRA, offered its guidance and technical know-how to Drag Race High, a popular TV show that pits rival high schools against each other to build their own race cars.
Nine weeks of classroom theory and hands-on building, led two Tennessee high school teams, Fairview High School in Fairview, and East Hickman High School in Lyles, to a final face-off on the quarter-mile at Kentucky's Beech Bend Raceway Park.
Judging the winner went well beyond which team had the fastest car on race day. Criteria included how well the vehicle conformed to the rules, which team had the most donated parts, which team raised the most money, and which care underwent the biggest transformation, including the quality of the engine, body work, and paint. The winners earned a prize package that included scholarships from WyoTech.
Drag Race High was produced by Robert Ecker, Executive Producer and VP of Programming for the Speed Channel. The show airs Wednesdays at 10 P.M. ET. The winning team will be revealed in the season finale April 9. For more information, log on to www.speedtv.com
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