Sick Certified Street Legends - Recognizing the Drivers That Have Accomplished a 6-Second Average at a Drag and Drive Event!
As the drag and drive community continues to expand and evolve, we can’t help but look at the results and wonder just how far we’ve come since the first Hot Rod Drag Week in 2005. It took ten years before there were two drag and drive events, and in 2025, over fifty events were scheduled!
At Sick The Magazine, we’re all about celebrating the people and their accomplishments in drag and drive, and we felt it was time to go to the next step in recognizing performances over the two-plus decades of drag and drive history.
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‘Sick Certified Street Legends’ recognizes the competitors that have accomplished a 5-second, 6-second, 7-second, or 8-second average on the quarter-mile while completing a drag and drive event.
The very first Hot Rod Drag Week in 2005 has a trio of drivers finish with an 8-second average, with Carl Scott doing it the best for the overall win with his 1967 Chevrolet Nova.
Just two years later, Steve Roth and Denny Terzich teamed up to post the first 7-second average, and although Larry Larson was the first to run a 6-second pass in 2010, it would be Tom Bailey to first accomplish a 6-second average with ‘Sick Seconds 1.0’ at the 2013 edition of Hot Rod Drag Week.
Between Bailey’s barrier-busting average in 2013 and David Schroeder adding his name to the ledger in 2017, a total of six competitors could lay claim to a 6-second average at a drag and drive event, including Larson doing the deed with his S-10 at Rocky Mountain Race Week.
From 2018 to 2021, nobody new added their name to the 6-second average list. But the first edition of Sick Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive in 2022 added a trio of names to the list, with Stefan Gustasson, Rick Prospero, and Mikael Borggren etching their names in history. Prospero and Borggren also became the first two drivers to do the deed in the Modified class, as well as on a radial tire.
Three years later, 2025 would be the biggest year for 6-second averages, as eight drivers entered the fray. Five of those were accomplished at Sick Week, with Nick Rinehart becoming the first to crack a 6-second average in the Heavy Metal class.
At Sick Summer presented by Motion Raceworks, the brother team of David and Nick Deihl became the first to accomplish a 6-second average in the Super Street class.
Hot Rod Drag Week became a focal point in 2025, and the long standing drag and drive record of Jeff Lutz would be eclipsed by Ned Dunphy, who guided his Viper to a 6.175 average.
A full list of the 22 competitors that have accomplished a 6-second average in the drag and drive world are listed below. Keep in mind, this is the first time a competitor accomplished the 6-second average, as several have done the deed more than once.
Tom Bailey 6.8338 2013 Hot Rod Drag Week
Doug Cline 6.8722 2014 Hot Rod Drag Week
Jeff Lutz 6.8450 2014 Hot Rod Drag Week
Larry Larson 6.9110 2015 Rocky Mountain Race Week
Bryant Goldstone 6.9544 2015 Hot Rod Drag Week
David Schroeder 6.8136 2017 Hot Rod Drag Week
Mikael Borggren 6.9180 2022 Sick Week
Stefan Gustafsson 6.6770 2022 Sick Week
Rick Prospero 6.8870 2022 Sick Week
Michael Westberg 6.5855 2022 Hot Rod Drag Week
Brett LaSala 6.7438 2023 Sick Week
Alex Taylor 6.9866 2023 Sick Week
Michael Manuel 6.9994 2024 Sick Summer
Steven Spiess 6.9405 2024 Hot Rod Drag Week
Josh Davis 6.5770 2025 Sick Week
Graham Hayes 6.6494 2025 Sick Week
Steve Morris 6.8322 2025 Sick Week
Nick Rinehart 6.9302 2025 Sick Week
Les Smith 6.8260 2025 Sick Week
David Diehl 6.9605 2025 Sick Summer
Ned Dunphy 6.1754 2025 Hot Rod Drag Week
Will Fair 6.8860. 2025 Hot Rod Drag Week
If your name is on this 6-second list, but you haven’t officially registered as a ‘Sick Certified Street Legend’ yet, shoot us an e-mail: derek@sickthemagazine.com.
If you have accomplished a major drag and drive with a 5-second, 6-second, 7-second, or 8-second average on the quarter-mile, we want YOU as ‘Sick Certified Street Legend!’ CLICK HERE to submit your information, and if you are a subscriber to Sick The Magazine print magazine, your first piece of swag, an embroidered hat, is FREE courtesy of Sick The Mag!
Who do you think will add their name to the 6-second average list in 2026? Don’t miss the official start to the 2026 season - Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, February 1st through the 7th. Discounted advance tickets and event details are available at the Sick Week event page by CLICKING HERE!
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Sick the Magazine.
If you have thoughts / feedback / ideas, please e-mail us at derek@sickthemagazine.com