They live in the shadows of their famous cousins, and they are okay with it.

Top Sportsman racers Jack Robison and Dylan Stott are two of NHRA Division II's premiere Top Sportsman racers, and for them, they are just carrying on a family tradition.

Robison's cousin is Scotty Cannon, the six-time Pro Modified champion, and an iconic figure in the early years of the volatile division.

Stott has two cousins with a strong reputation intertwined in Pro Modified's history. He's the cousin of Quain and Mitch Stott, the first brothers to score Pro Modified world championships.

"They definitely paved the way for all of us," Stott admitted. "Definitely got some big shoes to fill."

"I do every day, and I learned a lot from him growing up, watching," added Robison. "Got an education of what to do and what not to do."

Robison has certainly earned his stripes racing successfully around the Upstate of South Carolina behind the wheel of a former Pro Modified 1966 Chevy II formerly owned by Bill Neri, and used to beat his cousin Cannon.

"It beat him once," Robison said with a smile.

Stott has worked his way up the drag racing ladder, first as a Junior Dragster racer and later by winning the 2013 Jeg's All-Star crown as a Top Sportsman racer.

Stott never got the chance to race against his famous cousins, but this hasn't prevented him from wondering what the experience would be like.

"Now that would have been a good time," Stott said. "The three of us ... man, oh man. That’d be pretty awesome."

Robison said he doesn't have to wonder, as he and Cannon raced long before Cannon became one of the most prolific Pro Modified racers ever.

"I was running with second-hand junk, and I could say probably one of the few things few people around our neighborhood could say, I have beat Scotty Cannon," Robison said with a smile. One time, but I beat him."

 "I guess it isn't so bad living in their shadows," Stott admitted. "But, you know, it’s still pretty neat."