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Victories by Fletcher, Sawyer, DiGenova, and Munroe conclude SPORTSnationals

The rain-delayed JEGS SPORTSnationals from New England Dragway was finally completed Oct. 1 during the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Series event at Virginia Motorsports Park, with victories going to Thomas Fletcher, Brian Sawyer, Deborah DiGenova, and Craig Munroe.
02 Oct 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Thomas Fletcher

The rain-delayed Aug, 22-23 JEGS SPORTSnationals from New England Dragway was finally completed Oct. 1 during the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Thomas Fletcher won Stock eliminator in his E/SA ‘67 Camaro, running 11.110 on his 11.09 dial to defeat Russell “Bubba” Linke and his B/SA '97 Camaro, which trialed with a 10.501 on its 10.43 objective. The win was the third of Fletcher’s career.

Super Street honors went to Brian Sawyer, who wheeled his '67 Camaro to a 10.943 to defeat Taylor Iacono, whose ‘99 S-10 clocked a losing 10.960. The victory also was the third of Sawyer’s career.

Deborah DiGenova claimed her second career Top Dragster crown on Vince Musolino’s final-round foul start,

In Top Sportsman, Craig Munroe drove away with his first Wally in his '71 Duster after John Benoit broke out with a 6.49 on his 6.5 dial-in with his Corvette. Munroe was safe for the win with a 7.26 on a 7.25 target.

The other rain-delayed eliminators were completed last weekend at the Division 1 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Maple Grove Raceway where Frank Aragona Jr. (Comp), Bryan Worner (Super Stock), Walter Olt (Super Comp), and Jason Kenny (Super Gas) collected victories.

Aragona, Worner, Kenny, Olt collect rain-delayed JEGS SPORTSnationals victories