NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Results from Maple Grove Raceway
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2003 NORTHEAST DIVISION KICKS OFF LUCAS OIL SERIES AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, Pa. - NHRA's Northeast Division opened its 2003 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season today at Maple Grove Raceway with the first of seven events within the division. The event, which is scheduled to run through Sunday, will feature more that 500 drivers competing for honors in eight categories. Though today's activities were ultimately cut short due to rain, the day was not a total wash for the competitors in Super Stock and Stock Eliminator. After a pair of runs in each class, Super Stock driver Skip Gladstone and Stock Eliminator driver Jim Boudreau are leading their respective fields. Gladstone, of Townsend, Del., claimed the top spot with a time of 10.368 seconds, behind the wheel of his Chevy S-10 truck. Qualified second is the '69 Camaro of Canadian driver John Armstrong of Kingston, Nova Scotia. In Stock Eliminator, Boudreau of Tewksbury, Mass., topped his field with a 10.429-second pass. In the second spot is the '93 Mustang of Evan Smith of Matawan, N.J. Qualified closely in third is Blue Point, N.Y., racer Tom Baird. Saturday's racing action will feature side-by-side, 260-mph action in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, as well as the continuation of qualifying in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. Gates at Maple Grove Raceway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying set to begin at 9 a.m. The opening round of qualifying for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m., following Competition Eliminator. For more information please contact Maple Grove Raceway at (610) 856-7200 or visit them on the web at www.MapleGroveRaceway.com The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, event being held at Maple Grove Raceway: SUPER STOCK 1) Skip Gladstone, Townsend, Del., '91 S-10, SS/TD, 10.368 seconds, -1.282 (under index) 2) John Armstrong, Kingston, N.S., '69 Camaro, SS/BA, 8.987, -1.213 3) Steve Sweitzer, Jersey Shore, Pa., '92 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.777, -1.173 4) Bob Butter, McKees Rocks, Pa., '99 Firebird, GT/FA, 9.934, -1.166 5) Jim Boburka, Coraopolis, Pa., '99 Firebird, GT/DA, 9.659, -1.141 6) Merle Eschman III, Butler, Pa., '98 Grand Am, GT/EA, 9.82, -1.129 7) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W Va., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.878, -1.122 8) Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, GT/JA, 10.537, -1.113 9) Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.824, -1.076 10) Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, '68 Dart, SS/AA, 8.928, -1.072 STOCK ELIMINATOR 1) Jim Boudreau, Tewksbury, Mass., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.429 seconds, -1.271 (under index) 2) Evan Smith, Matawan, N.J., '93 Mustang, E/FI, 11.258, -1.242 3) Tom Baird, Blue Point, N.Y., '69 Camaro, B/S, 10.259, -1.241 4) Tex Miller, Fayetteville, Pa., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.106, -1.194 5) Lincoln Morehead, Marlboro, N.Y., '98 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.817, -1.183 6) Ray Valpreda, Lawrenceville, N.J., '98 Dakota, DT/SA, 11.856, -1.144 7) Dean Cook II, Coventry, R.I., '95 Cobra, F/FI, 11.709, -1.141 8) Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.317, -1.133 9) Ryan Horensky, Sugarloaf, Pa., '68 Mustang, C/SA, 10.574, -1.126 10) Randy Klinger, Elizabethville, Pa., '66 Chevy, T/SA, 13.577, -1.123