Schonberger, Manuel overcome at the American Rebel Light Virginia Nationals

Jay Schonberger and Corey Manuel led the leaderboard with trophies at the American Rebel Light NHRA Virginia Nationals.

NORTH DINWIDDIE, VA – Jay Schonberger and Corey Manuel overcame the heat wave that the American Rebel Light NHRA Virginia Nationals was and took home trophies in both Competition Eliminator and Super Comp!

Joining him in the winner’s circle was Joe Santangelo (SS), Steve Foley (STK), JJ Brock (SG), and Tommy Muller (TD).

Read the race recap below to learn more about the winners!

American Rebel Light Virginia Nationals

Competition Eliminator

Jay Schonberger picked up his first NHRA National event Wally after defeating Mark Moreland in the final round. Schonberger had a huge starting line advantage, .006 to .171, and ran it out to a 7.928 at 169 mph to pick up the trophy in his fourth final round.

Chad Logan was the one semi-finalist.

Super Stock

Joe Santangelo picked up his 24th NHRA National event Wally after defeating Bryan Worner in the final round. Just a coin flip apart on the tree, .007 to .022, Santangelo ran a 9.724 at 132 mph on his 9.74 dial-in to turn on the win light after Worner took too much stripe to breakout more.

Patrick Glade was the one semi-finalist.

Stock Eliminator

Steve Foley visited the winner’s circle on the NHRA tour after defeating Gregory Rowe in the final round. Rowe turned on the red light by -.056, handing the easy win over to Foley. Foley was .004 and ran a 9.906 at 133 mph.

Troy Huntzberry was the one semi-finalist.

Super Comp

Corey Manuel took home his second NHRA National event Wally after defeating Lauren Freer in the final round. Freer turned on the red light by -.007, handing the easy win over to Manuel. Manuel was .014 and coasted to the finish line.

David Long and Rick Rollinson were the semi-finalists.

Super Gas

JJ Brock visited the winner’s circle after defeating Ricky Hall in the final round.. Just a coin flip apart on the tree, .012 to .014, Brock ran a 9.913 at 157 mph on the 9.90 index to take home the trophy.

Lauren Freer was the one semi-finalist.

Top Dragster

Tommy Muller picked up his first ever NHRA National event Wally in his first final round after defeating Anthony Bertozzi. Both drivers were stellar on the tree, .012 to .015, and Muller ran a 7.053 at 187 mph on his 7.05 dial-in to get the win by .015.

Carmen Mollichella and David Muller were the semi-finalists.

An avid racer herself, Megan Strassweg, 28, sees her two worlds collide with DragChamp – journalism and drag racing. Megan resides in Evansville, IN, and she pilots a 2015 American Dragster in the NHRA North Central Division 3 Super Comp series, along with some local bracket racing on the side. Her passion for racing began early, having grown up at the racetrack, and she remains committed to the sport.

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