He debuted in MotoAmerica
Junior Cup in 2021 and made
rapid progress on his way
to winning that championship
in 2023.
Meanwhile, Ella, 14, took a
similar path, doing some dirt
racing before moving into road
racing, gaining experience in
South Florida MiniGP racing as
well as MotoAmerica Mini Cup.
ELLA'S FIRST PODIUM
This year, Ella juggled in-person
schooling with a stellar rookie
season in MotoAmerica Junior
Cup. She ended the season
with three podiums in Junior
Cup and a ranking of fifth in the
championship, higher than her
brother in the class, who split
his focus between Junior Cup
and Twins Cup.
Ella achieved her break
-
through podium in the rain at
Road America.
She talked about that mile-
stone weekend.
"Going into the race, it was
pouring, absolutely pouring," she
said. "I would say racing in the
rain is not one of my favorite
things. Dry is my favorite, but no
complaints about the rain. In the
race, I fell back from the front
group, and I just decided I was
by myself, going to run my own
race, think about everything go
-
ing on. In the rain, you've got to
be smart and know what you're
doing. And they came down to
the last lap, and I saw Avery and
Isaac; they were down, and I
was like, Oh, man, I'm in third!"
Ella says she could tell when
she went by that her brother and
Isaac Woodworth were okay.
"I came by and picked him
[Avery] up," adding with a giggle
"He was a little scared on the
way back into the pits."
Her initial hesitance about
racing in the rain dissipated as
she achieved a podium finish at
Road America, a moment she
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"Sharing the podium with Avery was something
we had dreamed of, but experiencing it was
beyond words." – Ella Dreher
MotoAmerica history was made as Avery (left) and Ella (right)
took the first double podium for a brother and sister behind
winner and 2024 Junior Cup Champion Matthew Chapin.
