Friday Results- NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Results- Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002

Opening rounds of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying complete at famed E-Town quarter-mile 
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Don Stratton, Jr., Joe Scott and Joe Cokinos lead qualifying in their respective fields.
	Stratton, who is the defending National Champion in NHRA's Comp Eliminator category, drove his Beloit, Ohio based '34 Roadster to an 8.004 second pass to claim top spot in the Comp Eliminator field. Other top qualifiers include Joe Scott of Sunbury, Ohio in Super Stock and Joe Cokinos of Elmwood Park, N.J., in Stock Eliminator. 
	Saturday's racing action will feature 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars, as well as the continuation of qualifying in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street. Eliminations in all but the Alcohol categories are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
	Gates at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying set to continue at 10 a.m. Qualifying sessions in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information contact Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at (732) 446-7800 or online at www.etownraceway.com.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park:
Comp Eliminator
1.	Don Stratton, Jr., Beloit, Ohio, B/SR, '34 Chevrolet, 8.004 seconds, -0.646 (under index)
2.	Frank Aragona, Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., G/ED, '98 Keir, 8.213, -0.587
3.	Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., F/SM, '91 Calais, 8.984, -0.566
4.	Doug Harris, Millville, N.J., PST/A, '00 S-10, 7.760, -0.560
5.	Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Pa., F/A, '96 Cutlass, 8.348, -0.522
6.	Pat Ross, Sr.,  Avon Lake, Ohio, F/A, '98 Pontiac, 8.360, -0.510
7.	Don Eckel III, Piscataway, N.J., C/D, '99 Pro Start, 7.106, -0.504
8.	Greg Kozera, Monroe, Conn., D/ED, '98 Spitzer, 7.510, -0.500
9.	Jonathan Aloisio, West Chester, Pa., B/SM, '98 Grand Am, 8.341, -0.499
10.	Larry Perkins, Sr., Collegeville, Pa., PST/A, '00 S-10, 7.829, -0.491    

Super Stock
1.	Joe Scott, Sunbury, Pa., GT/TD, '02 S-10, 10.399 seconds, -1.302 (under index)
2.	Stanley Gladstone III,  West Chester, Pa., SS/TD, '91 S-10, 10.506, -1.194 
3.	Howard Barsky, Levittown, Pa., SS/NA, '57 Bel Air, 11.333, -1.117
4.	Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, N.J., GT/H, '97 Probe, 10.053, -1.097 
5.	Dean Ribeiro, Candia, N.H., GT/HA, '85 Firebird, 10.255, -1.095 
6.	Joseph Mendillo, Jr., Hamden, Conn., GT/G, '90 Camaro, 10.014, -1.036
7.	Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., GT/FA, '92 Camaro, 10.064, -1.036
8.	Russ Linke, Old Bridge, N.J., SS/JA, '73 Corvette, 10.283, -1.017 
9.	Scott Gray, North Brunswick, N.J., SS/L, '66 Chevy II, 10.558, -0.992 
10.	Jeff Lawrence, West Hampton Beach, N.Y., GT/AA, '85  Mustang, 9.408, -0.992 

Stock Eliminator
1.	Joe Cokinos, Elmwood Park, N.J., HT/S, '96 S-10, 13.141 seconds, -1.259 (under index)
2.	Billy Nees, Millmont, Pa., V/SA, '70 Nova, 14.577, -1.223  
3.	Bob Horgan, Tyngsboro, Mass., J/SA, '85 Camaro, 11.551, -1.199 
4.	Lincoln Morehead, Newburgh, N.Y., E/SA, '97 Firebird, 10.807, -1.193
5.	Jim Boudreau, Tewksbury, Mass., C/SA, '69 Camaro, 10.541, -1.159 
6.	Bill Quinn, Winfield, N.J., F/SA, ' 67 Camaro, 11.010, -1.140
7.	John Gray Jr., Hudson, Mass., H/SA, '72 Nova, 11.313, -1.137
8.	Sterling Simmons, Midlothian, Va., D/SA, '97 Camaro, 10.715, -1.135
9.	Rich Hoerth, Old Bridge, N.J., K/SA, '78 Volare, 11.849, -1.101
10.	Lloyd MacKay, Cedar Grove, N.J., O/SA, '01 Firebird, 12.354, -1.096