After trailing the leading dash winners in North America for most of the year, driver George Napolitano has posted sensational numbers in the last few months to place himself atop the list.
Napolitano posted five victories on the Tuesday card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, bringing his North American-leading total to 704 for the year. His two nearest rivals, Aaron Merriman and two-time defending dash champion Ron Wrenn Jr., both raced at Cleveland's Northfield Park and posted four and three victories, respectively.
As of Wednesday morning, the 2015 score stands as Napolitano, 704; Merriman, 695; and Wrenn, 666. After trailing his two competitors virtually all year, Napolitano grabbed the top with an incredible week of 32 victories last Monday to Sunday, posting 15 triumphs in three cards at Pocono and 17 in four cards at Harrah's Philadelphia.
With more than two months left in the 2015 season, Napolitano is on pace to eclipse his personal best total of 748 wins from back in 2010 when he won his first North American dash winning title.
(with files from PHHA/Pocono)