NHRA: Federal Mogul: Bad weather doesn't slow Friday's qualifying at Raceway Park

13 August 1999

        ENGLISHTOWN, New Jersey - The wind, rain, and thunder made its
presents known at Raceway Park at about 3 p.m.  The rain blew out of the
area as quickly as it came in to allow the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing
Series to continue Friday's qualifying after an hour rain delay.

        In Competition Eliminator, Dave Northrop of Perkasie, Penn., made
the best of the slick racetrack and took the No. 1 qualifying position in
his '96 Oldsmobile Cutlass.   Northrop, last years runner-up at the
Englishtown Federal-Mogul event made a run of 8.446 seconds on an 8.95
index to take the top qualifying honors on Friday.  Tom Ekroth of Mahwah,
N.J., improved his '95 Pontiac Trans-Am from the thirtieth position after
the first round to the No. 2 qualifying position after round two on Friday
with a run of 7.773 seconds on a 8.23 index.

        In Super Stock, Ray Scardelli of Manalapan, N.J., drove his '95
Ford Probe to the No. 1 qualifying position in the second round of
qualifying after posting a disappointing 64th position in the first round
on Friday.  Scardelli made a run of 10.254 seconds on an 11.30 Index just
beating out hometown favorite Russell Linke of Old Bridge by .001 for the
No. 1 qualifying position. 

        Arthur Leong of Brooklyn, N.Y. took the top qualifying spot away
from the other 123 competitors in Stock Eliminator on Friday.  Leong drove
his '88 Dodge to the No. 1 qualifying position with a run of 14.132 seconds
on a 15.30 Index.

Qualifying and time trials will continue at Old Bridge Township Raceway
Park on Saturday at 10 a.m.  Gates open at 8 a.m.  Federal-Mogul Dragster
and Funny Car will have qualifying sessions at 3 and 7 p.m.     

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
No Qualifying Attempted on Friday

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 
No Qualifying Attempted on Friday
                                                
COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Penn., '96 Oldsmobile, H/A, 8.446 seconds
(-0.504-seconds under Index)
2. Tom Ekroth, Mahwah, N.J., '95 Pontiac, C/A, 7.773 (-0.457)
3. Greg Kozera, Monroe, CT., '98 Dragster, D/ED, 7.668 (-0.452)
4. Santo Volpe, Euclid, Ohio, '34 Suncoast, A/SR, 8.178 (-0.452)
5. Dave Fiore, Altoona, Penn., '97 Dragster, D/ED, 7.713 (-0.407)
6. Dave Strouse, Morganville, N.J., '95 Oldsmobile, B/A, 7.467 (-0.403)
7. Bob Rossi, Woodbridge, N.J., '92 S&W, A/A, 6.949 (-0.391)
8. Paul Jannoni, Burlington, Mass., '95 Dragster, B/D, 7.140 (-0.360)
9. John Varsolona, Jersey City, N.J., '97 Dragster, C/ED, 7.656 (-0.334)
10. Mark Hopkins, Phoenixville, Penn., '92 Chevrolet, C/A, 7.898 (-0.332)

SUPER STOCK
1. Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, N.J., '97 Ford, GT/H, 10.254 seconds
(0.896-second under Index)
2. Russell Linke, Old Bridge, N.J., '73 Chevrolet, SS/JA, 10.405 (-0.895)
3. Dennis Steward, Dover, Penn., '91 Dodge, GT/EA, 10.086 (-0.864)
4. Brian Tilburg, Trout Run, Penn., '89 Chevrolet, GT/JA, 10.804 (-0.846)
5. Peter Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., '99 Pontiac, GT/FA, 10.265 (-0.835)
6. Wayne Truesdell, Cicero, N.J., '98 Pontiac, GT/G, 10.215 (-0.835)
7. Gary Curtis, Newburgh, N.Y., '92 Pontiac, GT/FA, 10.269 (-0.831)
8. James Zane, Bordentown, N.J., '99 Chevrolet, SS/TD, 11.036 (-0.814)
9. Bob Hammel Jr., West Babylon, N.Y., '88 Ford, 10.290, (-0.810)
10. Don McCallum, Vankleek Hill, Ont., Canada, '68 Dodge, 9.192 (-0.808)

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Arthur Leong, Brooklyn, N.Y., '88 Dodge, CF/SA, 14.132 seconds
(1.168-seconds under Index)
2. Cecil Frazier, Canton, Mass., '91 Chevrolet, O/SA, 12.380 (-1.070)
3. Briane Philbrick, Vineland, Ont., Canada, '75 Chevrolet, T/S, 13.692
(-1.008)
4. Ray Valpreda, Lawrenceville, N.J., '98 Dodge, ET/SA, 12.556 (-0.994)
5. Paul Dilcher, Brockport, N.Y., '78 Pontiac, L/SA, 12.057 (-0.943)
6. Ray Golonka, Colonia, N.J., '77 Cadillac, Q/SA, 13.162 (-0.938)
7. Evan Smith, Old Bridge, N.J., '93 Ford, K/S, 11.936 (-0.914)
8. Jim Penta, Pawtucket, R.I., '98 Pontiac, D/S, 10.909 (-0.891)
9. Don Quinn, Rahway, N.J., '78 Chevrolet, J/SA, 11.873 (-0.877)
10. Tom Baird, Blue Point, N.Y., '69 Chevrolet, A/S, 10.378 (-0.872)

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