Results From FMDRS Event in Englishtown, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2001


 MANZO AND GIBSON TOP SATURDAY QUALIFYING IN ENGLISHTOWN 
	ENGLISHTOWN, NJ - In the finals rounds of qualifying at Old Bridge
Township Raceway Park, in Englishtown, NJ, defending NHRA Federal-Mogul
Funny Car champion Frank Manzo and Billy Gibson lead Federal-Mogul Funny Car
and Federal-Mogul Dragster after one run.
	Frank Manzo, of Morganville, NJ, stunned the field with an
impressive 5.659 second run at 254.81 mph to capture the top spot in
Federal-Mogul Funny Car. So far this year, Manzo has a pair of Federal-Mogul
Funny Car wins in NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event competition.
In the number two spot is Paul Gill, of Brockton, Mass. Gill, who was the
only driver to defeat Manzo in NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series
competition last year, ran a 5.741 second pass at 250.60 mph. 
In Federal-Mogul Dragster, Billy Gibson, of Chaptico, Md., took the top spot
with a 5.697 second pass at 251.49 mph. Coming in just behind Gibson in the
second spot is Tim Slagle, of Fairfax, Va. Slagle ran 5.727 seconds at
243.46 mph. 
Top qualifiers in the other classes are Don Stratton Jr., of Beloit, Ohio,
in Competition Eliminator; Richard Oakes, of Woolwich Twp., NJ, in Super
Stock; and Art Leong, of Brooklyn, NY, in Stock Eliminator.
Gates will open tomorrow at 8 am. Eliminations begin Sunday at 10 a.m. in
Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Gas, Super Comp and Super
Street. Federal-Mogul Funny Car and Federal-Mogul will secure their fields
tomorrow with first round to follow at 2 p.m. 
The following are Saturday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown,
NJ:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1.	Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md. 5.697, 251.49
2.	Tim Slagle, Fairplex, Va., 5.727, 243.46
3.	Fred Ahrberg, Bergenfield, NJ, 5.875, 2325.43
4.	Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del., 5.915, 229.35
5.	Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, NJ, 5.964, 232.43
6.	Bruce Insinger, Dushore, Penn., 6.044, 233.96
7.	Sheila Tafur, Middletown, Conn., 6.177, 219.36
8.	Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Penn., 6.518, 232.91
	NOT QUALIFIED
9.	Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, NJ, 9.269, 89.10
10.	Art Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 10.393, 89.10
11.	Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, NJ, 14.363, 43.24
12.	Tim Rudy, Mason, Ohio, 15.679, 68.13
13.	Jeff Veale, Hannon, Ontario, 19.647, 36.77
14.	Steve Cantrell, DQ

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1.	Frank Manzo, Morganville, NJ, '01 Avenger, 5.659, 254.81
2.	Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger, 5.741, 250.60
3.	Bob Newberry, Schenectady, NY, '01 Avenger, 5.819, 249.16
4.	Craig English, Mt. Holley, NJ, '93 Firebird, 5.925, 249.76
5.	Bruce Mullins, Fredericksburg, Va., '98 Mustang, 6.000, 209.04
6.	James Libby, Kingston, Mass.,'01 Camaro, 6.066, 233.16
7.	Jeff McCulloch, Oshawa, Ontario, 6.192, 224.14
8.	Paul Lee, Bala Cynwyd, '01 Corvette, 6.265, 225.15
	NOT QUALIFIED
9.	Kim McKean, Shohola, Penn., '01 Avenger, 6.699, 172.56
10.	Ed Fisher, Milford, Conn., '97 Firebird, 7.715, 166.39
11.	Eric Lourie, Terryville, Conn., '00 Camaro, 8.784, 117.88
12.	John Fiorini, Dalton, Mass., '93 Saab, 9.097, 104.35
13.	Scott Woodington, Delran, NJ, '97 Achieva, 10.311, 75.08
14.	Michael Ferro, Stamford, Conn., '99 Corvette DQ

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1.	Don Stratton Jr., Beloit, Ohio, B/SR, '34 Chevrolet, 8.029, -0.721
(under index)
2.	Frank Aragona Jr., Franklin Square, NY, F/EA, '00 Bantam, 8.519,
-0.711
3.	Arnie Martel, Tewsbury, Mass., E/SMA, '00 Grans Am, 8.363, -0.657
4.	Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Penn., D/SM, '99 Grand Am, 8.085, -0.615
5.	Robert Rossi, Woodbridge, NJ, A/A, '92 Achevia, 6.782, -0.558
6.	Michele Costa, Freehold, NJ, G/D, '01 Dragster, 9.508, -0.552
7.	Richard Schonberger, Philadelpia, Penn., G/SM, 9.360, -0.550
8.	Greg Kozera, Monroe, Conn., '98 Spitzer, D/D, 7.470, -0.540
9.	Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, NC, '01 S-10, A/T, 7.680, -0.530 
10.	Pat Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '98 Firebird, D/A, 8.084, -0.516 

SUPER STOCK
1.	Richard Oaks, Woolwich, NJ, '92 Camaro, SS/DS, 10.332 seconds,
-1.468(under index)
2.	Howard Barsky, Levittown, Penn., '57 Chevrolet, SS/NA, 11.350,
-1.100
3.	Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W. Va., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.997, -1.003
4.	Ray Scardelli, , Manalapan, NJ, '97 Probe, GT/H, 10.176, -0.974
5.	Arnie Martel, Tewsbury, Mass., '98 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.733, -0.967
6.	Russell Linke, Old Bridge, NJ, '73 Corvette, SS/JA, 10.341,  0.959
7.	Don MacCallum, Ontario, Canada, '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 9.048, -0.952
8.	Dean Ribeiro, Candia, N.H., '85 Firebird, GT/HA, 10.404, -0.946
9.	Dennis Steward, Dover, Penn., '91 Daytona, GT/EA, 10.017,-0.933 
10.	Bob Hammel Jr., , NJ, '00 Firebird, NJ, GT/FA, 10.291, -0.909

 STOCK ELIMINATOR
1.	Art Leong, Brooklyn, NY, '91 Dodge, FF/SA, 14.312 seconds, -1.688
under index
2.	Jim Reid Jr., Hanson, Mass., '85 Camaro, K/SA, 11.765, -1.185 
3.	Donald Quinn, Rahway, NJ, '78 Nova, J/SA, 11.583, -1.167
4.	Bob Horgan, Tyngsboro, Mass. , '85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.596, -1.154
5.	Bill Belden, Linden, NJ, '64 Chevelle, M/S, 12.021, -1.129
6.	Jeffery Jewell, Bangor, Penn., '84 Regal, O/SA, 13.644, -1.056
7.	Lloyd MacKay, Cedar Grove, NJ, '00 Firebird, P/SA, 12.703, -1.047
8.	James Boudreau, Tewsbury, Mass., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.656, -1.044
9.	Sterling Simmons, Midlothian, Va., '97 Camaro, D/SA, 10.816, 1.034
10.	Marty Bernard, Brewerton, NY., '66 Caprice, Q/S, 12.918, -1.032

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