NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION

OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

Opening day of Lucas Oil Series action complete at Raceway Park

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event taking place this weekend at Old
Bridge Township Raceway Park, Comp Eliminator driver Allyn Armstrong,
Super Stock driver Don Carpenter and Stock Eliminator driver Cecil
Frazier all lead their fields.

            Armstrong, of Kingston, N.S., ran a 8.893 second pass to
claim his fields top spot, while New Jersey runners Frank Aragona Jr.,
of Old Bridge, Manasquan's Jake Crimmins and Freehold racer Michele
Costa sit second, fifth and ninth in the field.

Behind the wheel his '79 Cadillac, Conway, Pa. runner Don Carpenter
claimed the No. 1 spot in Super Stock with a time of 11.781 seconds.
George Vignogna of Mahopac, N.Y., is in the second spot. Holding on to
the No. 8 position is Manalapan racer Ray Scardelli with his '97 Ford
Probe. 

Frazier, of Canton, Mass., took the top spot in Stock Eliminator with an
11.328 pass. Tex Miller of Fayetteville, Pa., is second with his '72
Mustang, while Howell racer Don Quinn is third. 

            Gates at Raceway Park open at 8 a.m. each day. On Saturday,
qualifying and time trials continue at 10 a.m.  Comp Eliminator will
have two qualifying sessions, at noon and 2:30 p.m., and run first round
of eliminations at 6:30 p.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny
Car will qualify at 3 and 7 p.m. on Saturday.  Eliminations start Sunday
at 10 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run
their first round of eliminations at noon.

            Tickets each day for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
event are $20 for adults and $5 for Children 6 to 11 years old. Children
5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  For more information
call Raceway Park, (732) 446-7800, or visit www.RacewayPark.com.

 

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park:

 

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Allyn Armstrong, Kingston, N.S., '72 GT, L/A, 8.893 seconds, -0.857
(under index)
2) Frank Aragona Jr., Old Bridge, N.J., dragster, G/EA, 8.413, -0.757
3) Vinny Barone, Dix Hills, N.Y., '34 Roadster, A/SR, 7.887, -0.653
4) Joe Carnasciale, Cranston, R.I., '92 Camaro, E/SM, 8.668, -0.642
5) Jake Crimmins, Manasquan, N.J., '92 Achieva, AA/AM, 6.599, -0.611
6) Lee Zane, Pittsgrove, N.J., '32 Bantam, L/AA, 9.160, -0.610
7) Tommy Ciccarone Jr., West Chester, Pa., '03 Cavalier, E/SMA, 8.609,
-0.601
8) Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., '91 Calais, H/SM, 9.141, -0.599
9) Michele Costa, Freehold, N.J., dragster, G/D, 9.078, -0.592
10) Stephen Szupka, Willow Grove, Pa., dragster, G/ED, 8.163, -0.587

SUPER STOCK
1) Don Carpenter, Conway, Pa., '79 Cadillac, SS/PA, 11.781 seconds,
-1.169 (under index)
2) George Vignogna, Mahopac, N.Y., '97 Sebring, SS/AS, 8.736, -1.164
3) Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/HA, 10.203, -1.147
4) Angelo Ditocco, Mahopac, N.Y., '02 Firebird, GT/FA, 9.972, -1.128
5) Richard Feldman, E. Liverpool, Ohio, '66 Impala, SS/O, 11.376, -1.124
6) Joseph Franco III, N. Babylon, N.Y., '85 Camaro, GT/GA, 10.077,
-1.123
7) Byron Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '90 Camaro, GT/GA, 10.091, -1.109
8) Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, N.J., '97 Probe, GT/H, 10.042, -1.108
9) Rich Oakes, Woolwich Twp, N.J., '92 Camaro, SS/AM, 8.345, -1.105
10) Paul Ricci, Rocky Hill, Conn., '96 Avenger, SS/AM, 8.355, -1.095

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Cecil Frazier, Canton, Mass., '91 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.328 seconds,
-1.272 (under index)
2) Tex Miller, Fayetteville, Pa., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.050, -1.250
3) Don Quinn, Howell, N.J., '78 Nova, J/SA, 11.524, -1.226
4) Richard Shipley, Baltimore, Md., '84 Cutlass, L/SA, 11.806, -1.194
5) Clayton Wright, Newportville, Pa., '65 Plymouth Wagon, U/SA, 13.971,
-1.179
6) Tim Bishop, Queenstown, Md., '97 Firehawk, B/FI, 10.475, -1.175
7) John Gray, Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, G/SA, 11.133, -1.167
8) John Presing, N Haledon, N.J., '88 Mustang, F/FI, 11.691, -1.159
9) Sterling Simmons Jr., Chesterfield, Va., '97 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.551,
-1.149
10) Bill Hawk, Manassas, Va., '67 Shelby, B/SA, 10.402, -1.148