SAT RESULTS-LODRS Event being held at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2002 Newberry and Gallant both grab second Northeast Division pole of the year ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the final rounds of qualifying at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Art Gallant and Bob Newberry lead their respective fields. In Top Alcohol Dragster, Gallant of Boxboro, Mass., took drove his dragster to the number one spot in the field with a 5.459 second pass at 222.73 mph. Qualified in the number two spot with a 5.474 second pass at 263.15 mph is west coast runner and national points leader in the class, Duane Shields of Las Vegas Nev. While defending NHRA Northeast Division champion Cliff Bozzelli of Absecon, N.J., is third. Currently, the three alky drivers are battling for national points in the class. There is less than one round of racing separating Shields and Gallant for the points lead, while Bozzelli trails by 41 points. For qualifying in the top spot Gallant will receive $1250 from Sealed Power. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Newberry, of Schenectady, N.Y., took his '02 Camaro to the pole with a time of 5.718 seconds at 250.13 mph. Newberry's number one qualifying position marks only the second time this year in NHRA Northeast Division competition that reining NHRA National Champion Frank Manzo of Morganville, N.J., is not in the number one spot going into final eliminations. Currently Manzo is qualified third behind Brockton, Mass runner Paul Gill. This is the second time this year the Newberry has qualified number one. He also qualified on the pole at the NHRA's Northeast Division opener in May at Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa. For qualifying in the number one position Newberry also earns $1250 from Sealed Power. Top qualifiers in other classes are defending National Champion Don Stratton of Beloit, Ohio in Competition Eliminator; Joe Scott of Sunbury, Pa., in Super Stock; and Joe Cokinos of Elmwood, Park, N.J., in Stock. In Comp Eliminator, Stratton drove his Beloit, Ohio based '34 Roadster to an 8.004 second pass to claim top spot in the field and earn $400 from Sealed Power. Qualified second is the Chevrolet S-10 truck driven by Doug Harris of Millville, N.J. While in Super Stock it was a pair of Chevy S-10 trucks leading the way. To claim the number one spot Scott ran a 10.399 second pass to edge out Stanley Gladstone and earn himself $400 from Sealed Power. In Stock, it was yet another truck claiming the class' top spot. Joe Cokinos drove his S-10 to the pole in the class over Millmont, Pa., driver Billy Ness, with a run of 13.141 seconds. For qualifying in the number one spot Cokinos earned $200 from Sealed Power. Gates at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park open Sunday at 8 a.m. with eliminations set to continue at 10 a.m. Elimination in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled for noon. For more information contact Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at (732) 446-7800 or online at www.racewaypark.com. The following are Saturday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park: Top Alcohol Dragster 1. Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.459 seconds , 222.73 mph 2. Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.474, 263.15 3. Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J., 5.540, 256.45 4. Douglas Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 5.618, 255.24 5. Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.627, 256.84 6. Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J., 5.639, 228.15 7. Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 5.706, 247.38 8. Bruce Insinger, Dushore, Pa., 5.852, 236.71 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9. Tom Pickett, Winchester, Mass., 6.012, 246.75 10. Paul Sylvester, Townsend, Del., 6.021, 240.72 11. Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., 6.637, 142.32 12. Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J., 8.426, 102.28 13. Fran Monaghan Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa., 13.299, 61.77 14. Steve Lamplough, Severna Park, Md., DQ 15. Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., DQ First Round Pairings 1) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass. vs. 8) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa. 2) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev. vs. 5) Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J. 3) Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J. vs. 6) Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J. 4) Douglas Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. vs. 5) Bruce Insinger, Dushore, Pa. Top Alcohol Funny Car 1. Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.718 seconds , 250.13 mph 2. Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger, 5.843, 249.63 3. Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '01 Avenger, 5.869, 252.24 4. Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird, 5.955, 233.03 5. Fred Tigges, Holbrook Mass., '00 Camaro, 5.963, 240.68 6. Bruce Mullins, Fredericksburg, Va., '98 Mustang, 6.007, 234.61 7. Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., '98 Mustang, 6.029, 240.85 8. Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '01 Corvette, 6.064, 232.51 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9. Terry Munroe, Beaver, Pa., '97 Firebird, 6.064, 215.07 10. Ed Fisher, Milford, Conn., '97 Firebird, 6.073, 236.59 11. Mickey Ferro, Stanford, Conn., '98 Avenger, 6.208, 234.57 12. Dan Roman, Wolcott, Conn., '97 Firebird, 6.219, 223.50 13. Jeff McCulloch, Oshawa, Ont., '98 Camaro, 6.625, 214.59 14. Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '98 Acheiva, 8.693, 97.49 15. David Ray, Plaistow, N.H., '98 Mustang, 13.372, 230.13 16. Bruce Peterson Jr., Wappinger Falls, N.Y., '02 Corvette, 6.434, 230.53 First Round Pairings 1) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro vs. 8) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '01 Camaro, 6.064, 232.51 2) Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger vs. 7) Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., '98 Mustang, 6.029, 240.85 3) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '01 Avenger vs. Bruce Mullins, Fredericksburg, Va., '98 Mustang 4) Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird vs. Fred Tigges, Holbrook Mass., '00 Camaro Comp Eliminator 1. Don Stratton, Jr., Beloit, Ohio, B/SR, '34 Chevrolet, 8.004 seconds, -0.646 (under index) 2. Doug Harris, Millville, N.J., PST/A, '00 S-10, 7.731, -0.589 3. Frank Aragona, Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., G/ED, '98 Keir, 8.213, -0.587 4. Tim Northrop, Doylestown, Pa., I/SM, '02 Camaro, 9.173, -0.587 5. Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., F/SM, '91 Calais, 8.984, -0.566 6. Jonathan Aloisio, West Chester, Pa., B/SM, '98 Grand Am, 8.283, -0.557 7. Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Pa., F/A, '96 Cutlass, 8.331, -0.539 8. Michele Costa, Freehold, N.J., G/D, '01 Dragster, 9.295, -0.535 9. Joe Carnasciale, Crastron, R.I., E/SM, '92 Camaro, 8.827, 0.513 10. Pat Ross, Sr., Avon Lake, Ohio, F/A, '98 Pontiac, 8.360, -0.510 Super Stock 1. Joe Scott, Sunbury, Pa., GT/TD, '02 S-10, 10.399 seconds, -1.301 (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