Many of Megan Kassin’s childhood weekends were spent at the racetrack.

She watched several family members race, including her father, Jack, and as they were preparing to make passes, she pictured herself behind the wheel.

She even imagined working on a car between rounds, so when she was presented with the opportunity to start racing a junior dragster at the age of 7, she ardently accepted as quickly as she could.

On Megan’s first day in the cockpit, she was enthusiastic and excited, but also careful and cautious. After winning that weekend, she was even more interested and invested, and she wanted to race as often as possible.

She certainly had support from her family of racers and race fans.

In fact, her father, who was already helping her brother and cousins, was happy to start helping her, too. Filled with words of wisdom from his years of racing, he told Megan that she is not going to win every race, there is no shame in losing races and to keep reaching for the stars.

She certainly has.

Megan seeks ways to settle her nerves before a race, and she knows that listening to music and taking deep breaths does that for her.

She also considers various things that could happen at the starting line, and at the finish line, so that she is ready to react.

All of that helps Megan, who is confident on the path she is on, and as a result, she is wise beyond her years.

Whether she is showing what she is made of at Summit Motorsports Park or other tracks, the 15-year-old St. Clair, Michigan resident and Detroit Red Wings fan, is supported every step of the way by her parents, Jack and Heather, brother Nick, other family members, racers and friends. And in 2024, they certainly had a lot to celebrate as they watched Megan make her way to the 2024 Bear Motorsports Advanced Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco championship.

Megan was celebrated at the 51st Annual Edelbrock Banquet of Champions presented by Lincoln Electric, January 25, 2025 at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio.