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Friday Results LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES Atco Raceway-Atco, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION
ATCO RACEWAY
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2002


Bozzelli and Manzo Lead Top Alcohol Fields After First Day of Qualifying 
ATCO, N.J. -In the opening rounds of qualifying at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series being held at Atco Raceway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Cliff Bozzelli and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Frank Manzo are leading their respective fields.
	Bozzelli of Absecon, N.J., piloted his Top Alcohol Dragster to a 5.521-second pass at 257.92 mph to claim the top spot in the class. While in Top Alcohol Funny Car Manzo of Morganville, N.J., laid down a 5.833-second pass at 250.64 mph to take the lead in Funny Car.
Top qualifiers in other classes are Dave Northrop of Perkasie, Pa., in Competition Eliminator; Ray Scardelli of Manalapan, N.J., in Super Stock; and Art Leong of Brooklyn, N.Y., in Stock.
Gates at Atco Raceway will open tomorrow at 7 a.m. with qualifying set to continue at 9:30 a.m. Final qualifying sessions for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled for 1 p.m. with eliminations in the alcohol classes set to follow at 5 p.m.  For more information please contact Atco Raceway at (856) 768-2167 or on the web at www.AtcoRace.com.
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atco Raceway:

Top Alcohol Dragster
1.	Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J., 5.521 seconds,  257.92 mph 
2.	Douglas Foley, Wappingers, Falls N.Y., 5.614, 255.19  
3.	Fran Monaghan Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa.,  5.635, 252.19  
4.	Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.667, 254.52  
5.	Steve Lamplough, Severna Park, Md.,  5.743, 249.63  
6.	Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J.,  5.748, 215.27 
7.	Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md.,  5.752, 249.95  
8.	Tom Pickett, Winchester, Mass.,  5.841, 249.86  
	------------ Not Qualified ------------
9.	Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del.,  5.902, 240.42 
10.	Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 6.015, 214.69 
11.	Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J.,  6.675, 145.11  
12.	Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J.,  7.801, 108.12 
13.	Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa.,  14.947, 47.71  

Top Alcohol Funny Car
1.	Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '01 Dodge Avenger, 5.833 mph, 250.64 seconds  
2.	Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Chevy Camaro, 5.917, 248.34  
3.	Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '01 Chevy,  6.088, 231.04 
4.	Bruce Peterson Jr., Wappinger Falls, N.Y., '02 Corvette, 6.089, 232.95 
5.	John Vouros, Victor, N.Y., '00 Firebird, 6.126, 241.97 
6.	Michael Ferro, Stanford, Conn., '99 Chevy, 6.279, 234.45 
7.	Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird, 6.320, 229.94 
8.	Dan Roman, Wolcott, Conn., '97 Firebird, 6.447, 187.03 
	------------ Not Qualified ------------
9.	Fred Tigges, Holbrook, Mass., '00 Chevy Camaro, 7.051, 137.46 
10.	Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., 8.309, 112.89 
11.	Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '98 Oldsmobile, 8.335, 104.00 
12.	Ed Fisher, Milford, Conn., '97 Pontiac Firebird, (no time)  
13.	Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Dodge Avenger, (no time) 

Comp Eliminator
1.	Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Pa., F/A, '95 Cutlass, 8.220 seconds, -0.650 (under index)
2.	Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., D/D, Dragster, 7.302, -0.638 
3.	Doug Harris, Millville, N.J., D/AA, '01 S-10, 7.833, -0.587 
4.	Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., F/SM, '91 Calais, 8.978, -0.572 
5.	Gerry Russo, Saddle River, N.J., E/SMA, '92 Camaro, 8.891, -0.529 
6.	Jonathan Aloisio, West Chester, Pa., B/SM, '02 Grand Am, 8.312, -0.528 
7.	George Supinski, Leonardo, N.J., PST, '01 S-10, 7.599, -0.521 
8.	Patrick Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, F/A '98 Firebird, 8.350, -0.520 
9.	Jim Pursglove, Westmont, N.J., F/A, '92 Trans Am, 8.364, -0.506 
10.	Chris Bozic, Pittsburgh, Pa., C/D, Dragster, 7.122, -0.488 

Super Stock
1.	Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, N.J., GT/H, '97 Probe, 10.092 seconds, -1.058 (under index) 
2.	Byron Worner, Duncannon, Pa., GT/JA, '88 Cutlass, 10.610, -1.040 
3.	Dennis Steward, Dover, Pa., '91 Daytona,, 9.945, -1.005 
4.	Sal Piacentini, Bridgeport, Conn., SS/MA, '77 Firebird, 11.152, -0.998 
5.	Russ Linke, Old Bridge, N.J., SS/JA, '73 Corvette, 10.308, -0.992 
6.	Frank Lupo, North East, Md., GT/GA, '93 Achieva, 10.212, -0.988 
7.	Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W.Va., SS/AA, '68 Barracuda, 9.013, -0.987 
8.	James Zane, Bordentown, N.J., SS/TD, '99 S-10, 10.721, -0.979 
9.	Jeff Lawrence, West Hampton Beach, N.Y., GT/AA, '85 Mustang, 9.429, -0.971 
10.	Tony Fillipone, Woburn, Mass., SS/H, '66 Chevy II, 9.838, -0.962 

Stock
1.	Art Leong, Brooklyn, N.Y., EF/SA, '91 Dodge, 14.091 seconds, -1.809 (under index) 
2.	John Presing, N. Haledon, N.J., L/S, '88 Mustang, 11.694, -1.306 
3.	Don Quinn, Howell, N.J., J/SA, '78 Nova, 11.463, -1.287 
4.	Bill Nees, Millmont, Pa., V/SA, '70 Nova, 14.573, -1.227 
5.	Bob Horgan, Tyngsboro, Mass., J/SA, '85 Camaro, 11.539, -1.211 
6.	Sterling Simmons Jr., Midlothian, Va., D/SA, '97 Camaro10.678, -1.172 
7.	Lincoln Morehead, Newburgh, N.Y., E/SA, '97 Firebird, 10.838, -1.162 
8.	Mike Farrell, East Nassau, N.Y., E/SA, '71 Duster 10.842, -1.158 
9.	Joe Garbarine, Neptune, N.J., F/SA, '01 Firebird 10.993, -1.157 
10.	Joe Cokinos, Elmwood Park, N.J., HT/S, '96 S-10 13.244, -1.156