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With his Super Stock victory at the JEGS SPORTSnationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Dan Fletcher collected his 108th career NHRA national event win to lead the list if champions at the Sportsman-racing salute.

Fletcher continues to build upon his legacy as NHRA’s most successful sportsman racer with career win No. 108. Fletcher drove his Micro Strategies Camaro to a narrow double-breakout Super Stock win over Jeff Dona in the final.

Dona had a telepathic 0.008 reaction time to Fletcher’s 0.019 pushed his Formula Pontiac 0.008 under his 9.77 dial as Fletcher took the win with a less egregious 0.005 under 9.825.

Earlier, Fletcher, who qualified his FGT/G Chevy in the 34th spot, beat D1 Kent Hanley’s GT/EA Cavalier and D2 heavyweight Russell Ghent’s GT/JA Camaro to get to the finals. On his side of the ladder Dona who qualified his SS/HA Pontiac 20th took out Ken Schindler’s SS/DA ’68 Corvette and the GT/JA Olds Achieva of  Kenneth Horne to get the chance to face Fletcher in the finals  

David Eaton won the battle of Florida in Georgia, defeating fellow Sunshine Stater Glen Treadwell in the all-roadster Comp final, (-.56) 6.58 to (-.59) 7.78, for his sixth career win. The win at South Georgia, has Eaton in 7th place in the Lucas national points chase and also remains in first place in D2.

Jeff Hairrington, a winner at the 2016 Charlotte race, collected his second national event Wally with a dead-on 10.38 to beat Kevin Wideman, who was well off his 9.78 dial with a 10.242 in the Stock final.

Lauren Freer from Mooresville NC won her seventh National event Wally with the Super Com win over Vance Houston. Freer got the better light forcing Houston to push his dragster to a breaking out 8.873 as Freer’s 8.882 gave her the win.

Jock Lisenby collected his first national event Wally in his first final-round appearance, cutting a clutch .006 light in the Super Gas final and winning a wild double-breakout bout with Larry Watkins, 9.847 to 9.826

Past U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Ruff scored in Super Street for his fourth Wally, taking an easy final-round pass after Chip Johnson red-lighted.

Kelsea Hinkle won for the second time this season in Right Trailers Top Dragster following a final round win against Robert Houston. Hinkle highlighted the win with a .007 light and a 7.073 against her 7.04 dial.

James Hinkle joined his daughter, Top Dragster winner Kelsea, in the winner’s circle after taking the win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Hinkle cruised to the title after Doug Crumlich red-lighted in the final round.