Pete D’Agnolo has been a world champion and a NHRA U.S. Nationals winner, but it’s not likely that he’s ever had a hot streak that compares to his recent two-week stay at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk. 

Competing in the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, D’Agnolo went to three final rounds in his Super Stock Camaro and came away with a win and two runner-up finishes. D’Agnolo kicked off the hot streak with a final-round win against Fred Bartoli in the first divisional event. He highlighted the win with a .002 reaction time. Two days later, D’Agnolo went to a second final, where he dropped a breakout race against Larry Eagle. D’Agnolo capped things off with a third final that resulted in a runner-up against fellow world champ Kevin Helms.

All told, D’Agnolo put together a strong 18-2 record across all three events, and he scored 284 points to bring his season total to 446, just 30 behind current lead Leo Glasbrenner. 

Honorable Mentions

Jeff Lane swept both ends of Division 6 doubleheader in Acton, Mont., in Comp eliminator, including a win against his son, Cody. Lane has won an incredible 63 divisional events during his career.

Dave Dupps Jr. also enjoyed the Norwalk Experience as he scored both a divisional and national event win in Comp eliminator. Dupps also won the Division 3 event in Indianapolis, and he’s ranked No. 4 in Comp eliminator despite attending just one national event.

Division 1 Comp racer Joe Carnasciale also banked a pair of wins to help improve his odds of a Top 10 finsih. Carnasciale won the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping and later scored a victory at the Lucas Oil Series event at Lebanon Valley Dragway.

Joe Santangelo picked up a pair of national event titles, including a Super Stock win in Richmond followed a week later by a Stock victory in Norwalk.

Steve Foley had a great month in Stock eliminator when he drove to a runner-up at the Division 2 event at South Georgia Motorsports Park and then followed a few weeks later with his first national event title in Richmond.