A new crop of young drivers have entered the mix in the second edition of FloRacing's 20 Under 20 presented by Coltman Farms Racing. Once again in 2025, the list highlights the brightest young prospects in motorsports. 

A panel of FloRacing industry insiders from both the dirt and pavement worlds joined forces to create an all-encompassing list of the top 20 young prospects under the age of 20. Contributors to FloRacing’s 20 Under 20 include: Andrew Richardson, Brandon Paul, Chet Christner, Gary Silverman, Matthew Dillner, Nate Hartmann, Rob Blount, Tim Truex, Tyler Burnett and Tyler McKim. 

Without further ado, let's take a look at this year's list of top prospects in the world of motorsports. 

Editor's Note: The original version of this list did not include Drake Troutman due to an error in our records that had him listed as being 20 years old. Troutman is in fact 19 years old and eligible for 20 Under 20. As a result of our mistake, we have added an additional driver to this year's list. 

1) Connor Zilisch (Xfinity)

Age: 18 

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

What He's Done So Far: Zilisch has won in nearly everything he's competed in thus far in his young career. This past season, he added NASCAR Xfinity Series winner to his resume when he took the checkered flag at Watkins Glen International. Zilisch also collected five ARCA Menards Series wins in just eight starts. Add these accomplishments to his resume that already included a class victory at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and wins with the CARS Tour and you have a driver who has established himself as the top prospect in motorsports.  

What's Next: A full season of NASCAR Xfinity Series racing with JR Motorsports is on tap for Zilisch in 2025. 

2) Corey Day (Xfinity/Trucks/Sprint Cars)

Age: 18 

Hometown: Clovis, CA

What He's Done So Far: In his first full season touring with a national sprint car series, Day scored seven High Limit Racing wins in 2024, including his second straight win in the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway. Day ended the season fifth in points while competing against many of the best Sprint Car drivers in the world. In addition to his success on dirt, Day began to make the transition to pavement and won a NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race at Hickory Motor Speedway in his debut. 

What's Next: Day has signed a driver development deal with Hendrick Motorsports that will see him run races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and Trans-Am Series. 

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VIDEO: Corey Day discusses his plans for the 2025 racing season. 

3) Brent Crews (ARCA)

Age: 16

Hometown: Denver, NC

What He's Done So Far: Crews opened the 2024 season by winning the Super Late Model championship during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. He followed that up with three CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car wins, an ARCA Menards Series win at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and a Tulsa Shootout Stock Non-Wing win, among many other accolades. In 2023, he won the Trans-Am TA2 series title, becoming the youngest champion in Trans-Am history at 15 years, seven months, and six days old.

What's Next: Crews will compete in select ARCA Menards Series races in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18, as well as the Tricon Garage No. 1 in select NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events. You can also expect to see him at short track events on both dirt and pavement during the season. 

4) William Sawalich (Xfinity)

Age: 18 

Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN

What He's Done So Far: Following a breakout season in 2023, Sawalich didn't slow down in 2024. The Minnesota native collected nine ARCA Menards Series wins in 14 starts, while also claiming his second straight ARCA Menards Series East title. He ended the season with a respectable fifth-place finish in the prestigious Snowball Derby. Sawalich is also a former winner of another Super Late Model crown jewel race, the All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. 

What's Next: After a handful of NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Series starts last season, Sawalich will make the jump to compete full-time aboard the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. 

5) Ryan Timms (Sprint Cars/Midgets)

Age: 18 

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

What He's Done So Far: Timms enjoyed another strong season behind the wheel of a Keith Kunz Motorsports Midget with four USAC National Midget wins and three Xtreme Outlaw Midget victories. He also collected a pair of 410 Sprint Car wins at Huset's Speedway. Timms turned heads with a handful of strong showing with High Limit Racing near the end of the season, with three top-five finishes in his last four starts. 

What's Next: Timms has been named the full-time driver of the Liebig Motorsports No. 10 Sprint Car for the 2025 season. The team is expected to compete in upwards of 85 races during the upcoming season. 

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VIDEO: Ryan Timms breaks down his career-best High Limit Racing finish at I-70 Speedway. 

6) Gio Ruggiero (Trucks)

Age: 18

Hometown: Seekonk, MA

What He's Done So Far: Ruggiero opened the season with a pair of Super Late Model wins while battling for a World Series of Asphalt championship at New Smyrna Speedway. He went on to claim his first ARCA Menards Series victory at Five Flags Speedway in March before finishing third in the series point standings. Ruggiero, a former winner of the Winchester 400, also collected a pair of ASA CRA Super Series wins at Winchester Speedway in October. 

What's Next: Ruggiero will race the TRICON No. 17 full-time on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2025. 

7) Drake Troutman (Dirt Late Models)

Age: 19

Hometown: Hyndman, PA

What He's Done So Far: Troutman has established himself as the brightest young prospect in Dirt Late Model racing after claiming Rookie of the Year honors with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2024. Troutman picked up his first career Lucas Oil victory at Lernerville Speedway last season, as well as a pair ULMS-sanctioned wins at McKean County and Hummingbird. Now, at the age of 20, Troutman has 100 career wins on his resume. 

What's Next: Troutman has joined forces with GR Smith’s Team 22 Inc. for the 2025 Dirt Late Model season. 

8) Gavin Miller (Dirt Midgets)

Age: 18

Hometown: Allentown, PA

What He's Done So Far: Miller earned USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year honors this past season with five top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes. He also picked up an Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series win to bring his win count in that series to three. He did all of this despite missing races due to injuries. Miller perhaps made his biggest splash in January when he finished second to Logan Seavey during his Chili Bowl prelim night before going on to finish eighth in his first Chili Bowl A-Main start. 

What's Next: Miller will be back with Keith Kunz Motorsports in 2025 to compete in USAC National Midget and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series events. 

9) Luke Baldwin (Pavement Modifieds)

Age: 18

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

What He's Done So Far: You can call him King Luke. Baldwin scored the biggest win of his career this past season when he beat a strong field of SMART Modifieds to win the King of the Modifieds race. Baldwin went on to qualify for the SMART Modified Tour championship race, where he finished third and beat all other championship contenders to score the title. 

What's Next: Baldwin will have a busy season in 2025 as he prepares to chase Rookie of the Year honors on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with the Tommy Baldwin Racing team. He'll also compete full-time on the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series, with eight starts in the Ryan Preece Racing No. 40 and two starts in the TBR No. 7NY. 

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VIDEO: Luke Baldwin breaks down his emotions after winning the SMART Modified Tour title. 

10) Jade Avedisian (Pavement Late Models/Dirt Midgets)

Age: 18

Hometown: Clovis, CA

What She's Done So Far: After years of honing in her dirt craft behind the wheel of a Dirt Midget, Avedisian continued her transition to pavement in 2024. After a head-turning runner-up effort in the USAC BC39 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in September, Avedisian announced her plans to step away from dirt racing for the remainder of the season due to an injury. Avedisian's 2024 highlights include a flag-to-flag win in just her second pavement Late Model start Nov. 9 at Hickory Motor Speedway's 100-lap Fall Brawl,  a runner-up in her first-ever pavement Late Model start at North Carolina's Orange County Speedway, and runner-up to Justin Grant in the Australian Speedcar Championship at Australia's Perth Motorplex in March.

What's Next: Avedisian began her 2025 season behind the wheel of a Pro Late Model for the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway. She'll continue to focus on pavement late model races with the Wilson Motorsports team and Toyota Racing Development in 2025. 

11) Dawson Sutton (Trucks/Pavement Late Models)

Age: 19

Hometown: Lebanon, TN

What He's Done So Far: Sutton is fresh off a CARS Tour West Super Late Model victory over Kevin Harvick at Kern Raceway in January. His 2024 season was highlighted by an ASA STARS National Tour win at the Milwaukee Mile, three Pro Late Model wins during the New Smyrna World Series and two Pro Late Model wins at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. 

What's Next: Sutton will drive the Rackley WAR No. 26 full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, while also competing in Late Model races for the team. 

12) Kale Drake (Dirt Midgets)

Age: 19

Hometown: Collinsville, OK

What He's Done So Far: Drake scored his first wins with the USAC National Midget Series and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series driving for Keith Kunz Motorsports in 2024. He has also qualified for the Chili Bowl Nationals A-Main two consecutive years, with finishes of 14th and 22nd. In February, Drake claimed his first top-five finish behind the wheel of a USAC Sprint Car during the second race of the season at Volusia Speedway Park. 

What's Next: Drake will be competing full-time on the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship circuit with 2B Racing in 2025. 

13) Carson Loftin (Pavement Late Models & Modifieds)

Age: 16

Hometown: Lexington, NC

What He's Done So Far: It's rare to see young drivers winning pavement Modified races, but Loftin and his friend and fellow 20-under-20 lister Luke Baldwin both did that. While Baldwin won the war (the SMART Modified Tour championship), Loftin won a larger chunk of the battles. Five of them to be exact. Loftin won five races in 2024 on his way to finishing second in the championship standings with a seventh-place finish in the championship race.

What's Next: Loftin is switching disciplines in 2025. He's strapping on fenders and now will be piloting the Nelson Motorsports No. 22 Late Model Stock Car full-time in CARS Tour competition. His first CARS Tour season will begin on March 1 at New River All-American Speedway.

14) Gavan Boschele (Pavement Late Models)

Age: 17

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

What He's Done So Far: 2025 could not have gotten off to a better start for Gavan Boschele. He kicked off his year with his first Super Late Model victory in the Red Eye 50/50 at New Smyrna Speedway. He backed that up with his first marquee SLM win in the ASA STARS National Tour's Clyde Hart Memorial 200 at New Smyrna Speedway, plus an Orange Blossom 100 win during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing and the World Series Super Late Model title. 

What's Next: Boschele will be piloting a Wilson Motorsports Super Late Model full-time in 2025 on the ASA STARS National Tour and in other select races.

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VIDEO: Gavan Boschele discusses the biggest win of his life at New Smyrna Speedway. 

15) Dominic Gorden (Sprint Cars)

Age: 19

Hometown: Clovis, CA

What He's Done So Far: A successful 2024 season saw Gorden visit victory lane on seven different occasions at six different race tracks. Among Gorden's highlights from last season were his first career NARC 410 Sprint Car Series victory at Skagit Speedway, as well as 360 Sprint Car wins at Skagit Speedway and Placerville Speedway. 

What's Next: Gorden will once again race full-time with the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series, while also competing in High Limit Racing and World of Outlaws events on the West Coast. 

16) Keelan Harvick (Legends/Pavement Late Models)

Age: 12

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

What He's Done So Far: Keelan Harvick won the 2024 Young Lions championship in Legends Car competition. He made 49 starts and finished on the podium a staggering 38 times with 27 victories. On top of that, Harvick just made his second Limited Late Model start earlier this month at Florence Motor Speedway, which resulted in his first pole position and his first Limited Late Model victory. 

What's Next: Harvick will be turning his attention to Pro Late Models soon with a big head-to-head showdown against his father coming at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway at the end of May.

17) Alex Payne (Dirt Modifieds)

Age: 19

Hometown: Canandaigua, NY

What He's Done So Far: Payne scored his first career Super DIRTcar Series victory at Brockville Ontario Speedway in September. He also added three weekly Modified wins at Land of Legends Raceway and a pair of wins at Outlaw Speedway, including the Hoag Memorial at the end of the season. Payne opened the season with a pair of top-five finishes during both the Short Track Super Series Sunshine Swing and the DIRTcar Nationals for the Super DIRTcar Series. 

What's Next: Payne will continue to chase Big-Block Modified wins throughout the Northeast with the Short Track Super Series and Super DIRTcar Series in 2025. 

18) Joel Myers Jr. (Sprint Cars)

Age:  18

Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA

What He's Done So Far: Myers Jr. has kicked off the 2025 season doing what he does best: winning Sprint Car races in New Zealand. JMJ won four War of the Wings races in five starts while coming up just short of his third consecutive championship. In 2024, he picked up three IRA Sprint Car victories 

What's Next: Myers Jr. will continue to stay busy in 2025 with a full slate of Sprint Car races in the United States and abroad. 

19) Ty Fredrickson (Pavement Late Models)

Age: 15

Hometown: Webster, MN

What He's Done So Far: Ty Fredrickson is the youngest champion of the Kulwicki Driver Development program in the KDDP's 10-year history. Fredrickson also has the TUNDRA Super Late Model championship on his list of accomplishments, as well as Rookie of the Year honors with the ASA Midwest Tour. And all of that happened in 2024 alone. 

What's Next: Fredrickson will be racing full-time in ASA STARS National Tour competition.

20) Levi Hillier (Sprint Cars)

Age: 14

Hometown: Burlington, WA

What He's Done So Far: Hillier was voted the National 360 Rookie of the Year by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame at the conclusion of the 2024 season. After earning his first career victory, he finished sixth in 360 Sprint Car points at Skagit Speedway and also claimed Rookie of the Year honors at the Washington track. Hillier also added four Sportsman Sprint victories at Skagit this past season. 

What's Next: Hillier will continue to compete in 360 Sprint Car races behind the wheel of the Rudeen Racing No. 26 in 2025. 

21) Trey Mills (Dirt Late Models)

Age: 16

Hometown: St. Augustine, FL

What He's Done So Far: Competing in a divisions chalk full of veteran stars, Mills has established himself as one of the rising stars in Dirt Late Model racing. The Florida young gun finished sixth in last year’s Hunt the Front points behind some of the Southeast’s finest drivers — Brandon Overton, Ashton Winger, Sam Seawright, Zack Mitchell and Joseph Joiner. With his single Super Late Model victory coming in 2023 at Whynot Motorsports Park on the Hunt the Front tour, Mills wants to add to that victory total in 2025. 

What's Next: Mills is hoping to take the next step in his racing career by tackling an ambitious Dirt Late Model schedule while driving for car owner Brandon Catto.