Frank Manzo, who was honored on Friday by JEGS Mail Order for his 200 combined national and divisional event victories, claimed the Top Alcohol Funny Car title for the ninth time. Manzo drove his Al-Anabi Monte Carlo to a victory over Todd Veney in the final round, winning with a 5.59 to Veney’s 5.68. Manzo has now raced in the JEGS Allstars a record 19 times in 27 years.
In addition to Whiteley, other repeat winners included Mark Faul, who stopped Cummings in the Stock final, and Frank Aragona Jr., who successfully defended his title in Comp when he stopped Division 7 representative Mike DePalma in the final round.
Rusty Cook, representing the home Division 3, downed defending event champ Jason Kenny to win the Super Gas title while Mike Griggs picked up a win for Division 2 by beating Scotty Rienschield in the Super Street final.
Final points standings | ||
Division 4 | (South Central Division) | 1,300 |
Division 7 | (Pacific Division) | 1,200 |
Division 3 | (North Central Division) | 1,100 |
Division 1 | (Northeast Division) | 800 |
Division 2 | (Southeast Division) | 800 |
Division 5 | (West Central Division) | 300 |
Division 6 | (Northwest Division) | 000 |
For the second-straight year, the popular Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes were included in the JEGS Allstars race. Joe Roubicek of Division 7, earned the Top Sportsman title when he stopped Division 2 racer Ronnie “the King” Davis in the final round and James Monroe contributed to the strong weekend for the Division 3 team by stopping Art Hoover in the Top Dragster final.
All of the champions who were crowned today will be eligible to return to next year’s JEGS Allstars event as points blockers, and any driver who can also claim a win in tomorrow’s final eliminations at the O’Reilly Route 66 Nationals will be eligible for a double-up bonus from JEGS Mail Order