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Not Your Typical Chevy

There is no doubt if you attend an event at Bunker Hill Dragstrip you will see a plethora of Chevy’s. Chevy Novas, Chevy Camaros, and Chevy S10’s to name a few. Though those Chevy’s are cool, there is one Chevy that calls Bunker Hill Dragstrip home that doesn’t fall into the same category as the others. This Chevy doesn’t have the loud roar of a race car engine, in fact this Chevy is pretty quiet. Though this Chevy has been racing at Bunker Hill for almost 16 years, this Chevy is not a car. The Chevy we are talking about is Chevy Wolfe, the youngest son of 2021 Sportsman Track Champion, Randy Wolfe and his wife Connie.

From the day he was born, one would assume that Chevy was destined to be involved in drag racing. Not only is his dad a very accomplished Bunker Hill racer, but his grandpa was also a very successful racer at Bunker Hill back in the 60’s. Ironically on September 11, 2006 the day Chevy was born, it was also the week of the bracket finals in Indy. Chevy’s first road trip was to that bracket finals race, and at only 4 days old he met Top Fuel Champion Larry Dixon. Not many people can say that as a baby, they were held by a racing legend.

Though 15 year old Chevy has always had a small desire to race, that desire was never strong enough to pursue it. As a kid, he would watch his dad race. His parents bought a jr. dragster for him, but that didn’t work out. As he got older, he started staying home more, rather than going to the track to watch his dad race. It was almost as though the Wolfe family legacy that had included racing for so many years was taking on a new direction.

Winning a track championship, gives racers the opportunity to compete at the World Finals. Last year, when Randy, Chevy’s dad, won the Bunker Hill Sportsman Championship, the Wolfe family traveled to Memphis to compete at the World Finals. It was in Memphis that something happened that would have a lasting impact on Chevy.

Chevy, who at that time had just turned 15 and hadn’t raced before, entered his very first drag race. It was a golf cart race! He was one of 240 entries. It may have been beginner’s luck, but more than likely it was the talent that runs in the Wolfe family which led Chevy to a runner up finish in his very first race. This by far is Chevy’s favorite racing memory and rightfully so. To runner up in your first race out of 240 people is something to be extremely proud of.

At the beginning of the 2022 season, Chevy expanded his horizon within the world of racing, and started his first job working Bunker Hill Dragstrip. He works in the tower and is responsible for entering the tech cards and entering every car number and dial in as the cars roll up to the line. Though he is great with computers and quick on the keyboard, his favorite part of the job is watching his dad turn on win lights from the best seat in the house.

“It feels amazing to watch him win. When he wins it’s a great feeling. I hope to learn a lot from him in the future.”

After all his years and time spent at the track, it was this job that actually amplified his interest in becoming a driver. He is currently studying driver's training. Soon he will be 16 and will get his driver's license, which means he will be eligible to compete in the Sportsman Class. He is currently spending his free time programming and working on his very own race car to get ready for next season. If that golf cart race is any inclination as to how Chevy will do next year, his dad is going to have some stiff competition. Of course we were dying to know what kind of race car Chevy will be driving next season. His response was “of course it’s going to be a Chevy”.

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