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NHRA FMDRS: Manzo and Lebor dominate at Cecil County Dragway

26 August 2000


        RISING SUN, MD.- The NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series made its
sixth and final stop of the year today at the beautiful Cecil County
Dragway.  With Mother Nature providing fantastic weather conditions, the
Northeast Division concludes its 2000 racing season with more than 500
racecars from eight racing categories competing for the $158,000 in cash
and contingency awards. 

The first day of time trials at Cecil County Dragway's August Extravaganza
event, had Federal-Mogul Dragster pilot XXX leading the field into
Saturday's second round of qualifying. Tony Lebor of Delray Beach, Fla.
took the number one spot and remained the one to beat with a track record
run of 5.538 seconds at 250.88 mph. In the Federal-Mogul Funny Car field,
Frank Manzo of Morganville, N.J. out-dueled all other challengers with an
elapsed time of 5.690 seconds and 256.41 mph to set the pace for this
weekends activities by claiming Friday's top position.

        In Competition Eliminator, Frank Aragona of Franklin Square, N.Y.,
was the number one qualifier with a stellar run of 8.418 seconds. 
Aragona's run was .043 seconds quicker than his closest rival, Perkasie,
Pa.'s, Dave Northrup leaving the rest of the field to fight for the
remaining positions. 

        In Super Stock, Howard Barsky of Levittown, Pa., drove his '57
Chevrolet to the top qualifying position narrowly beating out Joe Scott of
Sunbury, Pa., by .020 seconds. Barsky had a run of 11.236 seconds (-1.214
under index) compared to Scott's 10.556 (-1.194 under index)

        Stock Eliminator driver Bud Rowe overcame a strong field to grab
Friday's top position. Rowe of Bridgeton, N.C., drove his '85 Camaro to the
No. 1 qualifying position with a run of 11.915 seconds, -1.235 under index.
 

        Qualifying and time trials continue Saturday at Cecil County
Dragway.  Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and racing begins at 9:00 a.m.

        The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Cecil County Dragway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Tony Lebor, Delray Beach, Fla., 5.538 seconds, 250.88 mph 
2. Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.570 seconds, 230.80 mph
3. Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J., 5.650 seconds, 248.11 mph
4. Jeannie Booz, Blooming Glen, Pa., 5.713 seconds, 251.49 mph
5. Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 5.983 seconds, 212.13 mph
6. John Headley, Newportville, Pa., 6.289 seconds, 185.66 mph
7. Doug Foley, Wappinger Falls, N.Y., 7.271 seconds, 121.91 mph
8. Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J., 8.327 seconds, 107.74
ALTERNATES
9. Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 13.783, 53.69
10. Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del., NO QUALIFYING RUN

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '00 Avenger, 5.690 seconds, 256.41 mph
2. Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '00 Avenger, 5.714, 248.41
3. Bruce Mullins, Fredericksburg, Va., '98 Mustang, 5.948, 235.19
4. Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '96 Avenger, 6.051, 210.70
5. Bunny Burkett, Sterling, Va., '99 Avenger, 6.220, 227.73
6. John Fiorini, Dalton, Mass., '93 Saab, 6.532, 203.83
7. Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '00 Firebird, 9.709, 83.79
8. Fran Monaghan, Willow Grove, Pa., '00 Camaro, 10.417, 74.44

ALTERNATES
9. Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., '93 Firebird, 11.119, 73.62
10. Bob Gottschalk, Toledo, Ohio, '99 Avenger, Broke

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Frank Aragona, Franklin Square, N.J, '98 Dragster, G/ED, 8.418 seconds,
-0.682 (under index)
2. Dave Northrup, Perkasie, Pa., '96 Cutlass, H/A, 8.341, -0.639 
3. Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, N.C., '00 Camaro, D/A, 7.929, -0.631
4. Russ Wheeler, Chardon, Ohio, '34 Roadster, A/SR, 8.076, -0.604
5. Don Stratton, Beloit, Ohio., '34 Roadster, B/SR, 8.150, -0.590
6. Allen Stanfield, Fredericksburg, Va., '97 Trans Am, F/SM, 9.261, -0.589
7. Chip Banney, Staten Island, N.Y, '91 Camaro, F/SM, 9.273, -0.577
8. Greg Kozera, Monroe, Conn., '98 Dragster, D/ED, 7.546, -0.574
9. Ian Landies, Chardon, Ohio, '34 Chevrolet, A/SR, 8.122, -0.558
10. Michelle Costa, Freehold, N.J., '96 Dragster, G/D, 9.490 -0.550

SUPER STOCK
1. Howard Barsky, Levittown, Pa., '57 Chevrolet, SS/NA, 11.236 seconds,
-1.214 (under index)
2. Joe Scott, Sunbury, Pa., '00 Chevy S-10, GT/TD, 10.556, -1.194
3. Bob Dodson, Beaverdam, Va., '95 Achieva, GT/KA, 10.571, -1.179
4. Peter Biondo, Mt. Laurel, N.J., '99 Firbird, GT/FA, 9.968, -1.132
5. Russell Linke, Surf City, N.J., '73 Corvette, SS/JA, 10.245, -1.055
6. Anthony Cretella, Newington, Conn., '86 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.390, -1.010
7. Wes Leopold, McDonald, Pa., '87 Daytona, GT/GA, 10.212, -0.988
8. Dennis Steward, Dover, Pa., '91 Daytona, GT/EA, 9.980, -0.970
9. Lincoln Morehead, Newburgh, N.Y.., '90 Camaro, GT/EA, 10.013, -0.937
10. George Taylor, Bel Air, Md., '67 Camaro, SS/FM, 9.875, -0.925

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '85 Camaro, M/SA, 11.915 seconds,
-1.235(under index)
2. Bob Horgan, Tynsborough, Mass., '85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.520, -1.235
3. Bob Mullaney, Rockaway, N.J., '84 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.726, -1.224
4. Don Quinn, Rahway, N.J., '78 Nova, J/SA, 11.557, -1.193
5. Doug Cervanik, Sunbury, Pa., '81 Camaro, N/SA, 12.111, -1.189
6. Billy Nees, Millmont, Pa., '70 Nova, V/SA, 14.611, -1.189
7. Dean Ribeiro, Candia, N.H., '78 Firebird, K/SA, 11.764, -1.186
8. Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.417, -1.183
9. Bob Kemp, Carmel, N.Y., '72 Mustang, F/S, 10.934, -1.166
10. Paul Reich, Bel Air, Md., '67 Camaro, F/SA, 11.026, -1.124