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FW: Saturday Results-NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event-Ceci l County Dragway, Rising Sun, MD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION
CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2002

 
Rain washes out opening round of Alcohol
	RISING SUN, Md. - In the final qualifying at Cecil County Dragway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Duane Shields and Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot Bob Newberry 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, Schenectady, N.Y., resident Newberry made a 5.855-second, 243.85 mph run to take the pole.
Finals eliminations in both Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car were scheduled to take place this afternoon, but were interrupted by rain before Funny Car could be completed. 
In Top Alcohol Dragster the drivers who advanced were Duane Shields of Las Vegas, Nev., defending NHRA Northeast Division Champion Cliff Bozzelli of Absecon, N.J., Arthur Gallant of Boxboro, Mass., and Doug Foley of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.  
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.  
Sunday's racing action will feature the conclusion of eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars, as well as eliminations in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. 
	Gates at Cecil County Dragway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with eliminations set to continue at 10 a.m. Tickets are $15 and include a pit pass. Children 11 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please contact Cecil County Dragway at (410) 287-6280 or online at www.cecilcountydragway.com <http://www.cecilcountydragway.com> . 
	The following are Saturday's 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) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.583, 244.96
4) Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., 5.663, 249.35
5) Doug Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 5.675, 250.41
6) Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J., 5.719, 229.59
7) Fran Monaghan, Jr., Meadowbrook, Pa., 5.744, 247.75
8) Mark Albert, Baldwin, Pa., 5.748, 244.38
Not Qualified
9) Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 5.849, 243.15
10) Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J., 5.854, 236.60
11) Don Gianquitto, Melrose, Mass., 5.915, 230.45
12) Steve Lamplough, Severna Park, Md., 5.936, 226.01
13) Douglas Monroe, Chesapeake, Va., 6.384, 213.47
14) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 7.048, 131.43
15) Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, 7.801, 95.82
16) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 8.346, 107.86
17) Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del., 9.313, 91.50
18) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 11.740, 60.35
19) Paul Sylvester, Townsend, Del., (no time)

First round of eliminations
1) Duane Shields, 5.507 seconds, 255.77 def. 8) Mark Albert, 5.709, 246.80
2) Cliff Bozzelli, 5.546 seconds, 254.09 mph def. 7) Fran Monaghan, Jr., 5.918, 231.99
3) Art Gallant, 5.516 seconds, 241.07 mph def. 6) Richard Bourke, 5.957, 186.18
5) Doug Foley, 5.716 seconds, 250.97 mph def. 4) Billy Gibson, .464, 5.714

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
1) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.855, 243.85
2) Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger, 5.888 seconds, 243.19 mph
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, 6.273, 226.54
7) Jeff McCulloch, Oshawa, Ont., '98 Chevrolet, 6.361, 224.66
8) Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '98 Oldsmobile, 6.407, 107.64
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 

First Round Parings
1) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro vs. 8) Scott Woodington, Delran, N.J., '98 Oldsmobile
2) Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '01 Avenger vs. 7) Jeff McCulloch, Oshawa, Ont., '98 Chevrolet
3) Bruce Peterson, Jr., Wappinger Falls, N.Y., '02 Corvette vs. 6) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '01 Camaro
4) Bruce Mullins, Fredricksburg, Va., '98 Mustang vs. 5) Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Michele Costa, Freehold, N.J., Dragster, G/D, 9.232, -0.598 (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) Patrick Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '98 Pontiac Firebird, F/A, 8.335, -0.535
6) Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Pa., '96 Cutlass, F/A, 8.341, -0.529
7) Larry Perkins, Sr., Collegeville, Pa., '00 Chevy S-10, PST/A, 7.803, -0.517
8) Frank Aragona, Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., Roadster, G/ED, 8.299, -0.501
9) Kenny Delco, Seatawket, N.Y., '02 Chevy S-10, 8.391, -0.479 
9) Erich Bollman, Newark, Del., '92 Probe, F/A, 8.399, -0.471

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

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