NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Sunday from Maple Grove Racew ay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2002 BOZZELLI REPEATS AND MANZO MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT Reading, Pa. - Cliff Bozzelli in Top Alcohol Dragster and Frank Manzo in Top Alcohol Funny Car both earned wins at Maple Grove Raceway's Coca Cola NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race. Bozzelli of Absecon, N.J., had suffered losses in two previous final rounds in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action coming into this weekend. The third time was a charm for Bozzelli as his 5.531-second, 256.99-mph pass, earned him the win lights as he repeated as event winner at Maple Grove Raceway. Bob Newberry's 5.695 second, 251.30 mph run was quicker than Manzo's 5.705, 251.91 mph run in the finals in Top Alcohol Funny Car. But the difference was in reaction times as Manzo cut a .471 second reaction time, .042 seconds better than Newberry of Schenectady, N.Y., to earn his third straight win at the track in divisional competition. Winners in other categories are Jonathan Aloisio of West Chester, Pa., in Comp; Stephen Negrini of Kingston, Mass., in Super Stock; Mike Farrell of East Nassau, N.Y., in Stock; Kent Hanley of New Town, Conn., in Super Comp; Vicki Beam of Honeybrook, Pa., in Super Gas, and Dustin Richardson of Woodburn, In., in Super Street. NHRA Northeast Division competition of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series makes its next stop on June 7-9 in Delmar, Del., at U.S. 13 Dragway. The following are final results from the Coca-Cola NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race at Maple Grove Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Round 1 1) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.492 seconds, 255.82 mph def. 8) Steven Cantrell, Wilmington, Del., 6.694, 137.83 7) Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J., 5.599, 257.78 def. 2) Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., broke 6) Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J., 5.765, 249.12 def. 3) Fran Monaghan Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa., 7.075, 128.73 5) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.639, 230.53 def. 4) Steve Lamplough, Severna Park, Md., 5.906, 212.79 Semi-finals Kosky, 5.505, 257.09 def. Gallant, 6.014, 169.98 Bozzelli, 5.557, 255.24 def. DeAngelis, 5.740, 249.12 Final Bozzelli, 5.531, 256.99 def. Kosky, 8.143, 107.11 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 1) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Chevy, 5.709, 250.60 def. 8) Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '98 Oldsmobile, 6.107, 214.08 2) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '01 Dodge, 5.724, 253.95 def. 11) Michael Ferro, Stanford, Conn., '99 Chevy, 13.975, 57.74 4) John Vouros, Victor, N.Y., '00 Firebird, 5.941, 237.63 def. 5) Bunny Burkett, Sterling, Va., '00 Avenger, 6.123, 234.86 9) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '01 Chevy, 5.976, 235.06 def. 6) Bruce Peterson Jr., Nappingers Falls, N.Y., '02 Corvette, 6.023, 236.30 Semi-finals Newberry, 5.735, 249.39 def. Vouros, 5.911, 241.24 Manzo, 5.793, 252.57 def. 6.044, 231.48 Final Manzo, 5.705, 251.91 def. Newberry, 5.695, 251.30 COMP ELIMINATOR Jonathan Aloisio, West Chester, Pa., '02 Grand Am, B/SM, 9.808 seconds, 96.53 mph def. Don Stratton Jr., Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevrolet, B/SR, 10.603, 81.94 SUPER STOCK Stephen Negrini, Kingston, Mass., '87 Trans Am, SS/BS, 9.352, 128.40 def. Steve Smith, Homer, N.Y., '92 Trans Am, 10.341, 137.65 STOCK ELIMINATOR Mike Farrell, East Nassau, N.Y., '71 Duster, E/SA, 12.001, no speed recorded def. John Leach, Lutherville, Md., '69 Road Runner, C/SA, broke SUPER COMP Kent Hanley, New Town, Conn., '01 Quay, 8.904, 169.25 def. Jeff Szilagyi, Bethlehem, Pa., '99 Worthy, 8.899, 166.54 SUPER GAS Vicki Beam, Honeybrook, Pa., '00 Cavalier, 9.894, 150.88 def. Jerry Pierce, Albany, N.Y., '97 Cutlass, 9.889, 150.93 SUPER STREET Dustin Richardson, Woodburn, In., '87 Ferenza, 10.903, 140.62 def. Michael Sawyer, Acton, Mass., '67 Camaro, 10.925, 140.63 --30--