Friday Results-NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals- Cecil Ccounty Dr agway, Rising Sun, Md.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION FINALS
CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Northeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals interrupted by rain
	RISING SUN, Md. - Racers, representing NHRA's Northeast division took to the track today for the first day of time trials at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at Cecil County Dragway before afternoon rains moved in, ending the day's on-track activities. 
Time trials will continue tomorrow with a total of 14 member tracks expected to complete for team honors, with defending track champions, Maple Grove Raceway, hoping to defend their title. 
	Friday morning, racers will suit up for a round of time trials. Friday afternoon, the top racers from each track in Super ET, Heavy ET, Bike/Sled and Street will compete in the Race of Champions. With over $4,500 total up for grabs, the competition for the cash prizes will no doubt, be fierce.  
Friday will also feature the High School Eliminator Challenge presented by Luzerne County Community College.  Open to competitors currently enrolled in High School, or 2002 graduates, the High School Eliminator Challenge is a no-electronics eliminator. The winner of the eliminator will receive a $1000 U.S Savings Bond to be presented at the NHRA Northeast Division Championship banquet in January. The winner's school will also receive $1000, donated by the Northeast Division track operators to be used in the promotion of motorsports education.
Saturday's action will feature the highly regarded individual championships in Super ET, Heavy ET, Bike/Sled and Street, which will qualify four drivers for the Summit Racing NHRA National E.T Finals, to be held at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, November 7-10 in Pomona, Calif. There they will complete for a "winner-takes-all" $5000 purse.   
Gates will open tomorrow at 7 a.m. Time trials begin at 8:30 a.m., with eliminations for the Race of Champions set to begin at 4 p.m.
The following is the list of racers who will be competing in the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals Race of Champions:

75-80 Dragway; Monrovia, Md.
Tony Tull
Nathan Englar
Henry Culler
Ken Luzupone

Atco Raceway; Atco, N.J.
Steve Sisko
Ed Tice, Jr.
Walt Haas, Jr.
Jim Perry

Capital Raceway; Crofton Md.
Tom Reyer 
Kenny Dick
Carlos DeJesus
Jimmie Miller

Cecil County Dragway; Rising Sun, Md.
Joe Dolor 
Kevin Yates
Jason Raser
Barry Diem

ESTA Safety Park; Cecero, N.J.
Scott Forbes
Mike LaRose
Ron Koskowski
Fred Jacobs

Island Dragway; Great Meadows, N.J.
Rich Wilk 
James Perrone  
Tom Woods
Don Hookway

Lebanon Valley Dragway; West Lebanon, N.Y.
James Sarracco
Denis Boyle
Bill Kirpens, Sr.
Jeff Tisdale

Maple Grove Raceway; Reading, Pa. 
Kevin Robb
Rich Pennington
Tom Harhart
Mike Jetter

Mason-Dixon Dragway; Hagerstown, Md.
Roger Lewis
Ronnie Proctor, Jr.
Wayne Bainbridge
Tom Easton

Numidia Raceway; Numidia Pa.
John Krushinskie
Kate Watkins
Jeremy Kunkel
Bob Larish

Old Bridge Township Raceway Park; Englishtown, N.J.
Bob Maclosky
Bob Mullaney
Jason Tea
Barry Steppens

South Mountain Dragway, Boiling Springs, Pa.
Bill Wilkinson, III
Ken Kline
Butch Dunn
Howard Gibbs

Spencer Speedway; Williamson, N.Y.
Mark Talmadge
Tim Vasallo
Crystlyn Geurreri
Larry Fillmore

U.S. 13 Dragway, Delmar, Del.
Benny Parks
Keith Mayers
Bruck Alexander
Jay Windsor