NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Atco Raceway, Atco, N.J.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION ATCO RACEWAY Sunday, October 23, 2005 Kosky, Manzo Pick Up Wins in Division Finale at Atco ATCO, N.J. - Mike Kosky in Top Alcohol Dragster and Frank Manzo in Top Alcohol Funny Car grabbed big wins at the NHRA Northeast Division Final Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atco Raceway. Kosky of Cuddy, Pa., scored his first win of the season with a pass of 5.718 seconds at 214.66 mph over Rich McPhillips in his first final round appearance of the year. McPhillips had problems during his run and slowed to a 6.314 second, 156.43 mph run. Morganville, N.J., racer Manzo grabbed his seventh win of the year in taking out No. 3 qualifier Bruce Peterson with a lap of 5.769 seconds at 256.06 mph to Peterson's 6.016 at 223.95 mph. The win increased Manzo's points total in both the national and divisional standings but point's leader Bob Newberry also won this weekend at the NHRA Southeast Division Lucas Oil Series event at Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Ga. The win locks Manzo into a second place finish in the Northeast Division and should place him second or third nationally. Comp Eliminator racer Michael Hardee of Wilmington, N.C., took out Frank Aragona Jr., with an 8.633 second pass at 144.14 mph and Larry Miller Jr. won in Super Stock with a 10.052 second pass in his '70 Barracuda over Sam Biondo. Billy Pires won in Stock Eliminator in his '97 Firebird covering the quarter-mile in 10.656 seconds at 115.89 mph over Dean Ribeiro. In Super Comp it was Chris Depascale of Parlin, N.J., over John Maggiulli Jr. of Chester, N.J., and Iggie Boicesco won in Super Gas with a 10.002, 163.29 mph lap to Ron Dolansky's loosing 9.868 at 148.10 mph. Rounding out the Atco Raceway winners was Lynn Hoosigian of Newington, Conn., in Super Street over Carl Juliano. Hoosigian's '66 Chevelle took the win when Juliano fouled at the starting line. The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atco Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: ROUND 1 5) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.465, 262.79 def. 4) John Finke, Selkirk, N.Y., 5.395, 268.44 1) Richard Bourke, Old Tappen, N.J., 5.392, 263.51 def. 8) Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J., 5.500, 238.89 3) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.486, 223.17 def. 9) Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del., broke 2) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.519, 261.02 def. 7) Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 25.396, 33.00 SEMI-FINALS McPhillips, 5.383, 266.90 def. Gallant, 5.371, 267.27 Kosky, 5.437, 254.62 def. Bourke, 5.445, 255.68 FINAL Kosky, 5.718, 214.66 def. McPhillips, 6.314, 156.43 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: ROUND ONE 1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '04 Firebird, 5.852, 251.77 was unopposed 3) Bruce Peterson, Wappinger Falls, N.Y., '02 Corvette, 6.142, 226.51 def. 6) John Headley, Newportville, Pa., '96 Avenger, 8.614, 104.89 5) Sam Leland, Jarrettsville, Md., '00 Camaro, 7.001, 177.02 def. 4) DJ Cox Jr., Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird, 11.726, 77.05 2) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '00 Camaro, 6.104, 232.91 def. 7) Duane Beers, Monroe, N.J., '02 Camaro, 6.411, 189.84 SEMI-FINALS Peterson, 5.851, 242.71 def. Pomponio, 6.135, 191.89 Manzo, 5.840, 252.10 def. Leland, 8.441, 109.81 FINAL Manzo, 5.769, 256.06 def. Peterson, 6.016, 223.95 COMP ELIMINATOR Michael Hardee, Wilmington, N.C., '05 Sunfire, E/SM, 8.633, 144.15 def. Frank Aragona Jr, Franklin Square, N.Y., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.470, 148.22. SUPER STOCK Larry Miller Jr, Gettysburg, Pa., '70 Barracuda, SS/GA, 10.052, 128.35 def. Sam Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., '00 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.483, 115.62. STOCK ELIMINATOR Billy Pires, Dighton, Mass., '97 Firebird, A/FIA, 10.656, 115.89 def. Dean Ribeiro, Candia, N.H., '85 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.816, 105.72. SUPER COMP Chris Depascale, Parlin, N.J., dragster, 8.850, 167.20 def. John Maggiulli Jr, Chester, N.J., dragster, foul. SUPER GAS Iggie Boicesco, Holland, Pa., '02 Corvette, 10.002, 163.29 def. Ron Dolansky, Boyertown, Pa., '73 Vega, 9.868, 148.10. SUPER STREET Lynn Hoosigian, Newington, Conn., '66 Chevelle, 14.346, 66.42 def. Carl Juliano, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., '53 Studebaker, foul.