NHRA DIV. CLAIMS JEG'S TITLE
Sat, 2007-06-09 13:26
Led by strong performances by Top Alcohol Funny Car kingpin Frank
Manzo, and Comp star Sal Biondo, the team from the Northeast Division
(Division 1) defended its overall team title in the 23rd annual Jegs
Allstars competition. The Division 1 team also had wins from Super
Stock racer Michael Iacono and Stock driver Russ Linke to post an
impressive 1,300-point total, holding off "the Good Guys” of the South
Central Division, who posted 1,000 points.
Heading into the final rounds, the Division 1 team held a slim 100-point (one-round) lead over the Division 4 squad, and the Division 2 and Division 6 teams were still mathematically in the running. Division 4 racer Craig Abbott tied the score with his win in Super Street, but the Northeast Division squad slammed the door with consecutive wins by Linke, Iacono, Biondo, and Manzo. Iacono's Super Stock win officially clinched the title and the $20,000 bonus that accompanies it. Led by strong performances by Top Alcohol Funny Car kingpin Frank Manzo, and Comp star Sal Biondo, the team from the Northeast Division (Division 1) defended its overall team title in the 23rd annual Jegs Allstars competition. The Division 1 team also had wins from Super Stock racer Michael Iacono and Stock driver Russ Linke to post an impressive 1,300-point total, holding off "the Good Guys” of the South Central Division, who posted 1,000 points.
Heading into the final rounds, the Division 1 team held a slim 100-point (one-round) lead over the Division 4 squad, and the Division 2 and Division 6 teams were still mathematically in the running. Division 4 racer Craig Abbott tied the score with his win in Super Street, but the Northeast Division squad slammed the door with consecutive wins by Linke, Iacono, Biondo, and Manzo. Iacono's Super Stock win officially clinched the title and the $20,000 bonus that accompanies it.
Manzo won a record-setting sixth Jegs Allstars title when he drove his Lucas Oil entry to a 5.51 to 5.60 final-round win over Division 2's Jay Payne. Biondo, a former Comp national champion, used a starting-line advantage to beat Division 2's Larry Pritchett, and Iacono and Linke posted final-round wins over Sean Cour and Mark Faul, respectively. Abbott, of Division 4, finished ahead of Division 7's Dwight Downing in Super Street.
Other champions from the Jegs Allstars race were Spencer Massey, who beat defending champ Marty Thacker in the Top Alcohol Dragster final, reigning NHRA season champ Ron Erks, who beat Division 6 racer Jim Gross to win Super Comp, and Ed Olpin, who scored the lone win for the Division 7 team when he beat Rock Haas in Super Gas.
Final points standings
Division 1 1,300
Division 4 1,000
Division 2 700
Division 6 700
Division 7 600
Division 5 400
Division 3 300
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Heading into the final rounds, the Division 1 team held a slim 100-point (one-round) lead over the Division 4 squad, and the Division 2 and Division 6 teams were still mathematically in the running. Division 4 racer Craig Abbott tied the score with his win in Super Street, but the Northeast Division squad slammed the door with consecutive wins by Linke, Iacono, Biondo, and Manzo. Iacono's Super Stock win officially clinched the title and the $20,000 bonus that accompanies it. Led by strong performances by Top Alcohol Funny Car kingpin Frank Manzo, and Comp star Sal Biondo, the team from the Northeast Division (Division 1) defended its overall team title in the 23rd annual Jegs Allstars competition. The Division 1 team also had wins from Super Stock racer Michael Iacono and Stock driver Russ Linke to post an impressive 1,300-point total, holding off "the Good Guys” of the South Central Division, who posted 1,000 points.
Heading into the final rounds, the Division 1 team held a slim 100-point (one-round) lead over the Division 4 squad, and the Division 2 and Division 6 teams were still mathematically in the running. Division 4 racer Craig Abbott tied the score with his win in Super Street, but the Northeast Division squad slammed the door with consecutive wins by Linke, Iacono, Biondo, and Manzo. Iacono's Super Stock win officially clinched the title and the $20,000 bonus that accompanies it.
Manzo won a record-setting sixth Jegs Allstars title when he drove his Lucas Oil entry to a 5.51 to 5.60 final-round win over Division 2's Jay Payne. Biondo, a former Comp national champion, used a starting-line advantage to beat Division 2's Larry Pritchett, and Iacono and Linke posted final-round wins over Sean Cour and Mark Faul, respectively. Abbott, of Division 4, finished ahead of Division 7's Dwight Downing in Super Street.
Other champions from the Jegs Allstars race were Spencer Massey, who beat defending champ Marty Thacker in the Top Alcohol Dragster final, reigning NHRA season champ Ron Erks, who beat Division 6 racer Jim Gross to win Super Comp, and Ed Olpin, who scored the lone win for the Division 7 team when he beat Rock Haas in Super Gas.
Final points standings
Division 1 1,300
Division 4 1,000
Division 2 700
Division 6 700
Division 7 600
Division 5 400
Division 3 300
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