NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.
The battle for the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp championship figures to be a two-horse race between former champions David Rampy and Frank Aragona Jr., and they met in the zMAX Comp final. Aragona managed to hold on for his fifth win of the season after driving his E/DA to a (-.532) 7.38 to beat Rampy’s slowing (-.376) 7.35. Despite the loss, Rampy remains the points leader, although Aragona has closed to within 12 points with a national and a divisional event left to claim.