NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event Cecil County Dragway-Rising Sun, Md.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION
CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2002

Gill and Shields lead Alcohol qualifying after first day

	RISING SUN, Md. - In the first round of qualifying at Cecil County Dragway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Duane Shields and Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot Paul Gill took the no. 1 qualifying positions in their classes. 
Shields, of Las Vegas, Nev., outran the Top Alcohol Dragster field with a pass of 5.528 seconds at 256.45 mph to take the top spot in the class. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Brockton, Mass., resident Gill made a 5.930-second, 241.37 mph run to take the pole.
Top qualifiers in other classes were Michele Costa of Freehold, N.J., in Comp Eliminator; Joe Scott of Sunbury, Pa., in Super Stock and Art Leong of Brooklyn, N.Y., 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 all classes. There is also a Pro Modified exhibition scheduled for 5:30 p.m.  
	Gates at Cecil County Dragway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying set to continue at 10 a.m. Qualifying for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is scheduled for noon. Final eliminations in the Alcohol categories are schedule for 5 p.m. For more information contact Cecil County Dragway at (410) 287-6280 or online at www.cecilcountydragway.com. 
	The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Cecil County Dragway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.528 seconds, 256.45 mph
2) Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J., 5.554, 252.71
3) Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., 5.663, 249.35
4) Fran Monaghan, Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa., 5.744, 247.75
5) Mark Albert, Baldwin, Pa., 5.748, 244.38
6) Doug Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 5.782, 249.76
7) Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J., 5.854, 236.60
8) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.885, 200.05
Not Qualified
9) Steve Lamplough, Severna Park, Md., 5.936, 226.01
10) Don Gianquitto, Melrose, Mass., 6.029, 222.36
11) Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J., 6.184, 229.59
12) Douglas Monroe, Chesapeake, Va., 6.384, 213.47
13) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 7.048, 131.43
14) Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, 7.801, 95.82
15) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 9.192, 96.56
16) Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del., 9.313, 91.50
17) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 11.740, 60.35
18) Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 28.224, 21.41

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
1) Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger, 5.930 seconds, 241.37 mph
2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 6.099, 236.80
3) Bruce Peterson, Jr., Wappinger Falls, N.Y., '02 Corvette, 6.121, 230.37
4) Bruce Mullins, Fredricksburg, Va., '98 Mustang, 6.193, 227.61
5) Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird, 6.215, 227.19
6) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '01 Camaro, 6.311, 218.44
7) Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '98 Oldsmobile, 6.407, 170.64
8) Jeff McCulloch, Oshawa, Ont., '98 Chevrolet, 6.834, 209.92
Not Qualified
9) Craig English, Mount Holly, N.J., '98 Mustang,  7.136, 143.87
10) Kim McKean, Shahola, Pa., '01 Avenger, 7.740, 136.08 

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Michele Costa, Freehold, N.J., Dragster, G/D, 9.243, -0.587 (under index)
2) Doug Harris, Millville, N.J., '00 Chevy S-10, PST/A, 7.743, -0.577
3) Don Stratton, Jr., Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevy Roadster, B/SR, 8.086, -0.564
4) Jonathan Aloisio, West Chester, Pa., '98 Grand Am, B/SM, 8.301, -0.539
5) Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Pa., '96 Cutlass, F/A, 8.341, -0.529
6) Patrick Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '98 Pontiac Firebird, F/A, 8.360, -0.510
7) Frank Aragona, Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., Roadster, G/ED, 8.299, -0.501
8) Larry Perkins, Sr., Collegeville, Pa., '00 Chevy S-10, PST/A, 7.830, -0.490
9) Erich Bollman, Newark, Del., '92 Probe, F/A, 8.399, -0.471
10)George Supinski, Jackson, N.J., '01 Chevy S-10, PST, 7.656, -0.464

SUPER STOCK
1) Joe Scott, Sunbury, Pa., '02 S-10, GT/TD, 10.418 seconds, -1.282 (under index)
2) Steve Sweitzer, Jersey Shore, Pa., '92 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.763, -1.187
3) Stanley Gladstone III, West Chester, Pa., SS/TD, '91 Chevy S-10, 10.584, -1.116
4) Howard Barsky, Levittown, Pa., '57 Bel Air, SS/NA, 11.335, -1.115
5) Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W Va., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.902, -1.098
6) Michael Volkman, Moon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/IA, 10.448, -1.052
7) Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '92 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.121, -0.979
8) Larry Mohar, Hagerstown, Md., '69 Camaro, SS/IA, 10.037, -0.963
9) Jeff Lawrence, Westhampton Beach N.Y., '85 Mustang, GT/AA, 9.439, -0.961
10) Joe Mendillo, Hamden, Conn., '90 Camaro, GT/F, 9.948, -0.952

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Art Leong, Brooklyn, N.Y., '91 Dodge, FF/SA, 13.954 seconds, -2.046 (under index)
2) Evan Smith, Matawan, N.J., '88 Mustang, L/S, 11.735, -1.265
3) Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '69 Camaro, K/SA, 11.698, -1.252
4) Bill Nees, Millmont, Pa., '70 Nova, V/SA, 14.560, -1.240
5) Mark Dickerson, Baltimore, Md., '70 Duster, F/SA, 10.974, -1.176
6) Tim Bishop, Queenstown, Md., '97 Firehawk, C/S, 10.476, -1.174
7) Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.288, -1.162
8) Richard Shipley, Baltimore, Md., '84 Cutlass, L/SA, 11.858, -1.142
9) Doug Chervanik, Sunbury, Pa., '81 Camaro, N/SA, 12.170, -1.130
10) Tex Miller, Fayetteville, Pa., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.192, -1.108