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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Stephanie Eggum (Elgin, Ill.) added to her record setting driving by winning the Hot Rod final of the NHRA Sport Compact Fallnationals presented by Toyo Tires at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Other winners were Norris Prayoonto (Honda Tuning All Motor), Jorge Lazcano (Modified), Ed Bergenholtz (Pro FWD), and Brad Personett (Pro RWD). Eggum had set the time record on Saturday with the first run under eight seconds for a Honda. On Sunday, she had ideas of going even further lower and faster. In the final she drove her Honda Civic to a national record time and speed of 7.90 seconds at 184.25. By setting a new national record Eggum added 20 points to move her closer to her final round opponent Ron Lummus who ran 8.26 seconds at 171.27 mph. "We've been racing everybody," Eggum said, "but to beat Garrett and Lummus is another thing. Beating them was huge. I was ahead at the start with a light that was good for this car. If this team doesn't deserve (WD-40) Crew Chief of the Year then I don't know who does. The nobodies are taking down the titans. Can someone sponsor us now, please?" Prayoonto (Springfield, Va.) continued his final round domination of points leader Jeremy Lookofsky in Honda Tuning All Motor with his Clutchmasters Honda Insight. In final rounds this year Prayoonto is 4-0 against Lookofsky. This was all accomplished after Lookofsky red-lighted. While most drivers would drive comfortably to the finish, not Prayoonto, he drove to a national record time of 9.56 seconds at a speed of 140.90. "This means we can only go quicker," Prayoonto said. "Our goal is to finish off the season with a bang like other teams have done in the past. We had been anticipating 50's all week. This weekend every pass we got it right." Lazcano (San Juan, Puerto Rico) was able to get his Mazda RX7 to the finish line for his third win of 2006 and his fourth career win. He beat his fellow Puerto Rican driver, Miguel Manero, with a speed of 7.49 seconds at 180.19 mph. Manero had an equally fast 7.68 seconds at 175.52 mph, but was not able to catch Lazcano. "I am happy," Lazcano said. "The competition was very strong. We showed we were the best. I want to thank Joyeria Santa Juanita, Pica Motors, Oso Performance, Edwin Loquito, Chivy King Race Cars, and all the crew." There were some national records set in Modified. Angel Rodriguez set the time record at 7.32 seconds and Justin Humphreys set the speed record at 187.16 mph. Bergenholtz (Tustin, Calif.) was able to extend his points lead in Pro FWD as he seeks his second consecutive NHRA World Championship. He was able defeat Ron Townsend in a not so pretty final by going 9.11 seconds at 188.31 mph. Both drivers had a difficult time getting their cars to go, but Bergenholtz was able to get his car in gear and finish ahead of Townsend. "For me this was a storybook race," Bergenholtz said. "First round was where the most stress was. That run against Marty (Ladwig) was big. It was the championship. I can't believe it, Englishtown was the championship. I got three gifts this weekend; the points lead, the win, and we were quicker than we've been." Personett (Elkhart, Ind.) just kept right on rolling through his season seventh win in 2006 and 13th career win. He drove his Titan Motorsports Scion tC against season-long rival Matt Scranton. This was a tough race and it looked like Scranton may win, but Personett drove quicker with a time of 6.68 seconds at 185.84 mph. "We were working on things all weekend," Personett said. "We still had a handful with the car. We knew that the track was only going to get better (after the morning rains). I want to thank G-Force Transmission and Mike Long, Harry Hruka from Precision Turbo. Without them we wouldn't be able to do it." The NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series will next be at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Pomona, Calif., Oct. 21-22, for the Nitto NHRA Sport Compact World Finals. All professional categories will have their NHRA World Champion crowned at this race. Sunday's final results from the Fifth Annual NHRA Sport Compact Fallnationals at Old Bridge Township raceway park. The race is the Tenth of 11 in the $2.5 million NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Drag Racing Series -
PRO RWD
Brad Personett, Elkhart, Ind., '06 Scion, 6.685, 185.84 def.
Matt Scranton, Land O{ Lakes, Fla., '06 Solara, 6.746, 210.31.
PRO FWD
Ed Bergenholtz, Santa Ana, Calif., '06 Mazda, 9.110, 188.31 def.
Ron Townsend, Torrance, Calif., '05 Cavalier, 10.139, 120.26.
MODIFIED
Jorge Lazcano, San Juan, P.R., '85 RX7, 7.495, 180.19 def.
Miguel Manero, Cidia, P.R., '82 Starlet, 7.682, 175.52.
ALL MOTOR
Norris Prayoonoto, Springfield, Va., '04 Honda, 9.560, 140.90 def.
Jeremy Lookofsky, Simi Valley, Calif., '00 Civic, foul.
HOT ROD
Stephanie Eggum, Elgin, Ill., '00 Civic, 7.908, 184.25 def.
Ron Lummus, Anaheim, Calif., '04 Pontiac, 8.269, 171.27.
SPORT RWD
Julie Stepan, Estell Manor, N.J., '06 WRX, 9.067, 151.37 def.
Mark Mazurowski, Orlando, Fla., '05 240SX, 20.049, 57.90.
SPORT FWD
John Ferguson, Winter Park, Fla., '92 Civic, 9.702, 156.01 def.
Steve Lockett, Elkins Park, Pa., '97 Dodge, 10.347, 140.77.
SUZUKI PRO STREET BIKE SHOOTOUT
Barry Henson, Nicholasville, Ky., '06 , 7.308 seconds, 199.05 mph def.
Phil Stoll, Chicago, Ill., '06 , 7.436 seconds, 200.65 mph.
STREET STOCK
Tim Grey, Somerset, N.J., '94 Honda, 12.366, 111.29 def.
Loan Nguyen, Burke, Va., '99 Civic, 12.310, 116.39.
QUICK 16
Jose Roman, Wayne, N.J., '82 Toyota, 9.246, 141.24 def.
Hector Suarez, Paterson, N.J., '82 Corolla, 8.561, 150.38.
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