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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Qualifying Results from Lebanon Valley Dragway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION
LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2003

KOSKY EARNS FIRST LOW QUALIFIER

WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - Mike Kosky and Frank Manzo retained number one qualifier positions in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car as qualifying concluded at Lebanon Valley Dragway's Diamond RV NHRA Division 1 Shootout.  
For both Kosky and Manzo, the qualifying pass they made during Friday's session turned out to be the quickest in their classes.  This will be the first time this year that Kosky will enter eliminations as low qualifier.  Manzo has earned number one qualifier honors at two previous events this year.
If Manzo wins the event tomorrow, the Morganville, N.J., resident will not only earn his fifth consecutive win at Lebanon Valley Dragway, but he can potentially catapult himself to number one in the national points standings as well.  
The Top Alcohol Funny Car competitor is also pursuing his seventh straight national and ninth straight divisional championship.  He has eight national and thirteen divisional championships overall.  
Top qualifiers in other racing categories are Al Ackerman of Saddle Brook, N.J., in Comp; Steve Sweitzer of Jersey Shore, Pa., in Super Stock; and Tim Abbazia of Greenwich, Conn., in Stock.  
Gates open Sunday for the final day of competition at Lebanon Valley Dragway's Diamond RV NHRA Division 1 Shootout at 8 a.m.  Racing begins at 10 a.m. with round one of Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car scheduled for noon.  Tickets are $20 and children ages six to twelve are $5.  For more information, call Lebanon Valley Dragway at (518) 794-7130.

The following are final qualifying results and first round pairings in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car from Lebanon Valley Dragway's Diamond RV NHRA Division 1 Shootout:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1)	Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.521 seconds, 255.75 mph
2)	Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J., 5.565, 228.07 
3)	Fran Monaghan Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa., 5.608, 252.10
4)	Mark Albert, Baldwin, Pa., 5.649, 246.10
5)	Tom Pickett, Winchester, Mass., 5.675, 247.32
6)	David De Angelis, Middlesex, N.J., 5.683, 251.25
7)	Daniel Mercier, Lery, Que., 5.711, 244.76
8)	Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.716, 246.71

	Not Qualified
9)	Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 5.774, 202.02
10)	Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J., 5.805, 231.18
11)	Steven Cantrell, Wilmington, Del., 5.848, 201.25
12)	Sheila Tafur, Middletown, Conn., 6.051, 181.12
13)	John Headley, Newportville, Pa., 6.379, 203.61

Round 1
1)	Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.521, 255.75 v. 8) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.716, 246.71
2)	Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J., 5.565, 228.07 v. 7) Daniel Mercier, Lery, Que., 5.711, 244.76
3)	Fran Monaghan Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa., 5.608, 252.10 v. 6) David De Angelis, Middlesex, N.J., 5.683, 251.25
4)	Mark Albert, Baldwin, Pa., 5.649, 246.10 v. 5) Tom Pickett, Winchester, Mass., 5.675, 247.32

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1)	Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '03 Pontiac, 5.758 seconds, 252.95 mph
2)	Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger, 5.767, 248.75
3)	Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '03 Camaro, 5.802, 247.59
4)	Todd Veney, Indianapolis, Ind., '00 Avenger, 5.898, 247.59
5)	Michael Ferro, Stanford, Conn., '02 Pontiac, 5.977, 241.74
6)	Bruce Peterson Jr., Wappingers Falls, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.990, 225.84
7)	Eric Lourie, Terryville, Conn., '01 Camaro, 5.991, 229.12
8)	Fred Tigges, Holbrook, Mass., '97 Camaro, 5.999, 240.12

	Not Qualified
9)	Charles Gambino, Daytona Beach, Fla., '00 Corvette, 6.010, 235.17
10)	David Ray, Plaistow, N.H., '99 Mustang, 6.164, 224.60
11)	Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., '98 Mustang, 6.243, 210.57
12)	Dan Pompino, Berlin, N.J., '99 Camaro, 6.270, 226.24
13)	John Fiorini, Dalton, Mass., '93 Saab, 6.474, 217.54
14)	Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '03 Camaro, 6.906, 195.86

Round 1
1)	Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '03 Pontiac, 5.758, 252.95 v. 8) Fred Tigges, Holbrook, Mass., '97 Camaro, 5.999, 240.12
2)	Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger, 5.767, 248.75 v. 7) Eric Lourie, Terryville, Conn., '01 Camaro, 5.991, 229.12
3)	Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '03 Camaro, 5.802, 247.59 v. 6) Bruce Peterson Jr., Wappingers Falls, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.990, 225.84
4)	Todd Veney, Indianapolis, Ind., '00 Avenger, 5.898, 247.59 v. 5) Michael Ferro, Stanford, Conn., '02 Pontiac, 5.977, 241.74

COMP ELMINATOR
1)	Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., Chevy, F/D, 8.175 seconds, -0.595 under index
2)	Santo Volpe, Cocoa, Fla., '63 Corvette, A/SR, 8.057, -0.583
3)	Frank Aragona Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., F/EA, 8.557, -0.483
4)	Don Eckel, Piscataway, N.J., C/D, 7.190, -0.420
5)	Richard Schonberger, Philadelphia, I/SM, 9.344, -0.396
6)	Sal Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '93 Beretta, D/EA, 8.630, -0.390
7)	Michele Costa, Freehold, N.J., Capraun, G/D, 9.354, -0.376
8)	Steve Levine, New Windsor, N.Y., '23 Ford, AA/AM, 6.841, -0.369
9)	Billy Griffin, Norwalk, Conn., '92 Camaro, E/AA, 8.142, -0.358
10)	Joe Carnasciale, Cranston, R.I., '92 Camaro, E/SM, 8.984, -0.356

SUPER STOCK
1)	Steve Sweitzer, Jersey Shore, Pa., '92 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.903 seconds, -1.047 under index
2)	Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W. Va., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.969, -1.031
3)	Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, GT/KA, 10.723, -1.027
4)	John Armstrong, Kingston, N.S., '69 Camaro, SS/BA, 9.241, -0.959
5)	Vito Savino, Brewster, N.Y., '95 Grand Am, GT/HA, 10.416, -0.934
6)	Don MacCallum, Van Kleek Hill, Ont., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 9.078, -0.922
7)	Jim Pancake, Delaware, Ohio, '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 9.099, -0.901
8)	Jeff Lawrence, West Hampton Beach, N.Y., '85 Monte Carlo, GT/AA, 9.511, -0.889
9)	Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '89 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.221, -0.879
10)	Paul Ricci, Rocky Hill, Conn., '96 Avenger, SS/AM, 8.680, -0.870

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1)	Tim Abbazia, Greenwich, Conn., '62 Corvette, F/S, 11.005 seconds, -1.095 under index
2)	Jim Marshall, Scottsville, N.Y., '80 Corvette, I/SA, 11.552, -1.048
3)	Evan Smith, Matawan, N.J., '93 Mustang, E/FI, 11.469, -1.031
4)	Mike Farrell, E. Nassau, N.Y., '71 Duster, E/SA, 10.997, -1.003
5)	John Shaul, Fultonham, N.Y., '64 Fury, A/SA, 10.304, -0.996
6)	Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.469, -0.981
7)	Dean Cook II, Coventry, R.I., '95 Cobra, F/FI, 11.908, -0.942
8)	John Gray Jr., Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, H/SA, 11.519, -0.931
9)	Keith Sansone, Wynatskill, N.Y., '65 Nova, K/SA, 12.048, -0.902
10)	Greg Philley, Taberg, N.Y., '80 Mustang, W/SA, 16.049, -0.901