Taking a traditional STOL (Short TakeOff / Landing) competition to the next level.

Making
Good Pilots
Better!

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STOL Drag Racing


Welcome to the hottest new addition in the aviation racing world, where top fuel drag drag racing meets souped-up backcountry airplanes. STOL Drag takes the traditional STOL (Short TakeOff / Landing) competition to the next level, challenging pilots like never before! We have been featured on NBC Sports, AOPA, EAA, Plane & Pilot, and more…

STOL Drag Events holds the only "National Accreditation” from the FAA in the United States!

 

Watch the STOL Drag trailer video (hover/click to turn off muting and enable sound). Footage courtesy Straight and Level TV.

 

AOPA Praises STOL Drag

STOL DRAG OFFERS TRAINING, 'MAKING GOOD PILOTS BETTER'

“What we’re really doing is making good pilots better,” Kevin Quinn, creator of STOL Drag, said of the training that focuses on power and energy management, slips, spot landings, and altitude and directional control.

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STOL Drag Events


We are so excited to be able to take the STOL Drag event team on the road. With our FAA National Accreditation, we have the opportunity to really showcase STOL events. Come see us May 26-28, 2023 when for the first time in history STOL Drag and National STOL will come together to bring two incredible elements of flying to the public!!

 
 
 

Recent Event Winners:

Reno 2022

 
 

Pilot Rank Race#
1 Steve Henry 1 44
2 Tim Schelhorn 2 73
3 Eddie Sanches 3 48
4 Bo Ellis 4 80
5 Harry Beaupre 5 27
6 Hal Stockman 6 3
7 Ty Ferkin 7 22
8 Brian Steck 8 221
9 Kevin Palmer 9 21
10 Cathy Page 10 85
11 Collin Caneva 11 43
12 Jon Hakala 12 66
13 Brent Womack 13
14 Dave Kerley 14
15 Tony Sanches 15
 

Copperstate 2022

 
 

Pilot Rank
1 Gold - Steve Henry 1
2 Gold - Austin Clemens 2
3 Gold - Rick Boardman 3
4 Gold - Ty Ferkin 4
5 Gold - Jeff Pohl 5
6 Gold - Bo Ellis 6
7 Gold - Hal Stockman 7
8 Gold - Harry Beaupre 8
9 Silver - Brent Womack 1
10 Silver - Collin Caneva 2
11 Silver - Andrew Patrick 3
12 Silver - Joe Dory 4
13 Silver - Aaron Greear 5
14 Silver - Jeff Whitely 6
15 Silver - Jed Ellitchorpe 7
16 Silver - Tom Motsenbocker 8
17 Bronze - Cathy Page 1
18 Bronze - Ace Spratt 2
19 Bronze - Glen David 3
 

High Sierra 2021

 
 

Pilot Rank Race#
1 Gold - Toby Ashley 1 56
2 Gold - Steve Henry 2 44
3 Gold - Butch Kingston 3 16
4 Silver - Austin Clemens 1
5 Silver - Nat Esser 2
6 Silver - Bryan Bowen 3
7 Bronze - John Hakala 1
8 Bronze - Aaron Greear 2
9 Bronze - Jeff Whiteley 3
 

Reno 2021

 
 

Pilot Rank Race#
1 Gold - Toby Ashley 1 56
2 Gold - Steve Henry 2 44
3 Gold - Butch Kingston 3 16
4 Silver - Eddie Sanches 1
5 Silver - Austin Clemens 2
6 Silver - Nat Esser 3
7 Bronze - Kevin Palmer 1
8 Bronze - David Kerley 2
9 Bronze - Joe Dory 3
 

MayDay 2021

 
 

Pilot Rank
1 Steve Henry - Gold 1
2 Austin Clemens - Silver 1
3 Eddie Sanches - Silver 2
4 Kurt Leaders - Silver 3
5 David Kerley - Bronze 1
6 Milne Pocock - Bronze 2
7 Jon Counsell - Bronze 3
 

High Sierra 2019

 
 

Pilot Rank Race#
1 Toby Ashley 1 56
2 Steve Henry 2 44
3 Butch Kingston 3 16
4 Jason Busat 4 18
5 Trent Palmer 5 13
6 Tim Shellhorn 6 52
7 Kyle Moses 7 45
8 Scott Palmer 8 43
9 Ben Hodges 9
10 Eddie Sanchez 10
11 Hal Stockman 11
12 Ty Ferkin 12
13 Bryan Bowen 13
14 Blue Gray 14
15 Jonas Marcinko 15
16 Nat Esser 16
 

Reno 2019

 
 

Pilot Rank Race#
1 Steve Henry 1 44
2 Toby Ashley 2 56
3 Jason Sneed 3 6
4 Butch Kingston 4 20
5 Trent Palmer 5 13
6 Kyle Moses 6 0
7 Scott Palmer 7 0
8 Ty Ferkin 8 0
9 Jeremy Young 9 0
10 Hal Stockman 10 0
11 Bryan Bowen 11 0
12 Bo Ellis 12 0
13 Cathy Page 13 0
14 ALT - Cory Robin 0 0
15 ALT - Kevin Quinn 0 0
 
 
 

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Featured STOL Drag Videos


Click on any of the images below to play our featured selection of videos.

STOL Drag in the Media