Brian Spillars 2025 Super Pro Champion

Last Updated on February 27, 2026 by WWTR

By Jeremy Rosenstengel

Photos by Keke Lipford

Winning a Super Pro Championship at World Wide Technology Raceway is no small feat. It’s monumental. So many things must come together perfectly, at exactly the right time. When races are decided by ten-thousandths of a second and reaction times are measured in hundredths, the challenge becomes even greater. And then, you look around and see staging lanes packed with veteran racers whose skills are off the charts. That’s when you realize just how tough it is to earn a championship at this level. We all know it, but we don’t talk about it much. It’s just understood.

For Brian Spillars, the 2025 season started with high hopes, but not necessarily the dream of winning it all. That seemed far-fetched. Brian had finished in the top five the past couple of years, and his goal was simple: improve, even if just a little. He worked hard on his car and on his driving skills, because that’s who Brian is.

Brian lives in Columbia, Missouri, and manages a large collision repair facility. He grew up on a family farm with a trucking business, so hard work was second nature. From an early age, he was tinkering with tractors and cars, learning that if something needed fixing, or improving, it was up to him to make it happen. He dabbled in local bracket racing, street racing, even truck pulling. Then life happened—family, responsibilities—and racing had to wait. But Brian never lost that love for motorsports. He knew his time would come.

Years later, on a whim, Brian attended the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School. First time in a dragster, and he loved it. At the end of the school, there was a bracket race for the students. Brian won. And just like that, a sleeping giant was awakened. Soon after, he bought his first Spitzer dragster. But like many of us starting out, frustration set in—struggles with tuning, inconsistencies. He was ready to quit.

Then fate stepped in. A conversation with a vendor at his shop, Randy Crowley, changed everything. When they first met, Brian didn’t know Randy was a drag racer too. Randy listened, offered advice, and said, “I’ve got some ideas.” Before long, Randy was helping Brian wrench on his new Mullis dragster. Randy became a mentor. Every race weekend, Brian would come back, and the two would analyze every run, every detail. Adjustments here, tweaks there—the car got better.

Then came another key moment. Racing in Iowa, Brian had carburetor trouble. Racer Luke Bogacki told him, “Talk to Gary Stinnett.” Brian did, and soon had a new ally. Before long, his dragster had a Stinnett-built 582 cubic inch motor, running 4.50s and repeating like clockwork.

Fast forward to 2025. Brian started the season strong—not necessarily winning races, but going deep, round after round. That was his goal: consistency. And he nailed it. Meanwhile, other racers, Scott Offermann among them, got hot too. It came down to the final race. Both had a shot at the championship. The cards fell Brian’s way, and the dream came true. We had a new champ!

Brian will tell you he didn’t do it alone. He thanks his mentor, Randy Crowley, and his engine builder, Gary Stinnett. He thanks his wife, Jacki, his biggest supporter, who encouraged him through the highs and never got negative during the lows. He thanks Jeff Bonifield for trackside support, saving spots, fixing generators, and being a great friend. And he thanks the WWTR racers—the fierce competition that pushed him to be his best. As Brian says, nothing is easy in racing. This is one of the toughest places in the country to win. To be champion here means something. It means a lot.

Brian, we couldn’t agree more. On behalf of everyone at World Wide Technology Raceway, congratulations on your 2025 Super Pro Championship. We are proud of you!