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NHRA FMDRS: McPhillips, Manzo take home wins at division opener

30 May 2000

MOHNTON, Pa. - Local favorite Rich McPhillips of Phoenixville, Pa. beat
Jeanie Booz off the line and to the finish line of the Federal-Mogul
Dragster final at the Coca-Cola Championships at Maple Grove. McPhillips'
pass of 5.730 seconds at 251.60 mph was enough to stay ahead of the quicker
Booz who ran a 5.653 at 253.80 mph. McPhillips had more than three
hundredths of a lead of the line, which made the difference.

        Defending Federal-Mogul Funny Car National Champion Frank Manzo set
a new track speed record on his way to his third straight win here at the
NHRA Northeast Division opener. Manzo bettered Paul Gill's old record of
251.11 mph as he took out Gill in a repeat of last year's funny car final.
Manzo covered the quartermile in 5.593 seconds at 256.84 mph to Gill's
5.933, 238.47.
        
The following are final results from the Coca-Cola Championships at Maple
Grove Raceway, the first round of six in the NHRA Northeast Division
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series. 

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round 1

1. Doug Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 6.064 seconds 190.07 miles per hour
def. 8. Steve Cantrell, Wilmington, Del., 5.83, 236.47 red light
2. Jeanie Booz, Blooming Glen, Pa., 5.683, 251.32 def.. 7. David DeAngelis,
Middleset, N.J., 7.152, 137.29
6.   Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.621, 250.41 def. 3. Cliff
Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J.,                                 5.596, 251.74
4. Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 6.428, 236.71def. 5. Ken Winward,
Wilmington, Del., 6.092, 195.01

Round 2
McPhillips, 5.653, 250.90 def. Foley, 10.493, 76.02 broke
Booz, 5.576, 253.95 def. Gunderson, 5.590, 247.38

Final
McPhillips, 5.730, 251.60 def. Booz, 5.653, 253.80

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1. Steve Harker, Brisbane Australia, '99 Avenger, 5.847, 247.52 def. 8. Jim
Lape, Myerstown, Pa., '98 Camaro, 6.238, 226.87
2. Fran Monaghan, Willow Grove, Pa., '00 Camaro, 5.825, 244.89 def. 7.
Melinda Green-King, Norfolk, Va., '99 Avenger, 6.385, 189.35
3. Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '96 Avenger, 5.751, 251.53 vs. 6. Eric
Lourie, Terryville, Conn'99 Camaro, 6.132, 213.27
5. Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '00 Avenger, 5.674, 253.44, def. 4.
Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., '93 Firebird, 5.797, 248.00

Round 2
Manzo, 5.651, 255.10 def. Harker 5.706, 252.24
Gill, 5.757, 254.81 def. Monaghan, 6.447, 160.34

Final 
Manzo, 5.593, 256.84 def. Gill 5.933, 238.47

COMPETITION
Erich Bollman, Newark, Del., D/A '92 Probe, 8.145, 164.47 def. Steve
Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., I/A '32 Ford, 7.963, 158.00

SUPER STOCK
Micheal Barsky, Levittown, Pa. GT/MA '84 Camaro, 11.241, 117.43 def. Pat
Toomey, Cayuga, N.Y., GT/GA '83 Camaro, 10.589, 120.01

STOCK
Mark Dickerson, Baltimore, Md., F/SA '70 Duster, 11.245, 112.31 def. Billy
Leber, Buffalo, N.Y., L/SA '88 Cutlass, 12.381, 102.50

SUPER COMP
John DiBartolomeo, Lambertville, N.J., '99 dragster, 8.909, 151.03, def.
Thomas Boyle, West Chester, Pa., '99 dragster, 8.898, 158.33 broke out

SUPER GAS
Billy Leber, Buffalo, N.Y. '00 Corvette, 9.895, 146.62 def., Mark Payne,
Waynesboro, '96 Beretta, 9.866, 145.11 broke out

SUPER STREET
Jeffery Fisher, Medina, N.Y., '82 AMC, 10.844, 130.90 def. Robbie Welch,
Mechanicsville, Md., 10.886, 126.54 red light