NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Numidia Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION
NUMIDIA RACEWAY
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2003
 
RACING UNDERWAY AT NUMIDIA RACEWAY
 
        NUMIDIA, Pa. - Racing action kicked off today for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the RBS Trailer Sales Thrills in the Hills today at Numidia Raceway with Santo Volpe picking up where he left off at Lebanon Valley Dragway earlier this month. Volpe, who won the Comp Eliminator class in Lebanon Valley, grabbed the number one spot in his '63 Corvette with a run of 8.039 seconds, 0.601 under his index.
       Volpe is followed by Sal Biondo in the number two spot in his '93 Beretta. Biondo is looking to return to the winner's circle after picking up a win in Delmar, Del. back in June.
        Steve Sweitzer of Jersey Shore, Pa., sits in the number one spot in Super Stock with Sunbury resident, Joe Scott in second. Mike Farrell put his '71 Duster on top of the Stock class with a run of 10.871 seconds and is followed by Evan Smith of Matawan, N.J., with an 11.380. 
        Qualifying continues Saturday at 9 a.m. with 250 mph Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars taking their first shot at the quarter mile at 3 p.m. followed by a second qualifying session scheduled for 6 p.m.
        Gates at Numidia Raceway open at 8 a.m. For more information call the track, (717) 834-9291.
 
        The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Numidia Raceway:
 
Competition Eliminator
1) Santo Volpe, Cocoa, Fla., '63 Corvette, A/SR, 8.039 seconds, -0.601 (under index)
2) Sal Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '93 Beretta, D/EA, 8.513, -0.507
3) Chris Bozic, Pittsburgh, ChasCrft, C/D, 7.129, -0.481
4) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., McKinney, D/D, 7.353, -0.477
5) Don Eckel, Piscataway, N.J., ProStart, C/D, 7.200, -0.410
6) Gerry Russo, Saddle River, N.J., '02 Grand Am, E/SMA, 8.936, -0.404
7) Douglas Harris, Millville, N.J., '02 S-10, PSTA, 7.914, -0.386
8) Stu Sandhaus, Pittsburgh, Dragster, A/ND, 7.366, -0.374
9) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 Roadster, J/AA, 8.102, -0.358
10) Gary Guarriello, Peace Dale, R.I., Dan Page, C/ED, 7.629, -0.331
 
Super Stock
1) Steve Sweitzer, Jersey Shore, Pa., '92 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.852 seconds, -1.098 (under index)
2) Joe Scott, Sunbury, Pa., '03 S-10, GT/TD, 10.567, -1.083
3) Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W.V., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.922, -1.078
4) Jim Boburka, Coraopolis, Pa., '99 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.946, -1.004
5) Howard Barsky, Levittown, Pa., '57 Bel Air, SS/NA, 11.481, -0.969
6) Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, GT/KA, 10.785, -0.965
7) Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '89 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.152, -0.948
8) Gary Russell, Easy Sparta, Ohio, '98 Camaro, GT/L, 10.669, -0.931
9) Angelo Ditocco, Mahopac, N.Y., '01 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.184, -0.916
10) Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Mustang, SS/HA, 9.995, -0.905
 
Stock Eliminator
1) Mike Farrell, E Nassau, N.Y., '71 Duster, E/SA, 10.871 seconds, -1.129 (under index)
2) Evan Smith, Matawan, N.J., '93 Mustang, E/FI, 11.380, -1.120
3) John Shaul, Fultonham, N.Y., '64 Fury, B/SA, 10.499, -1.051
4) Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.434, -1.016
5) Tex Miller, Fayetteville, Pa., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.331, -0.969
6) John Presing, N. Haledon, N.J., '68 Mustang, F/FI, 11.887, -0.963
7) Randy Klinger, Elizabethville, Pa., '66 Chevy, T/SA, 13.744, -0.956
8) John Gray Jr., Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, H/SA, 11.508, -0.942
9) George Cottell, Clarks Summit, Pa., '69 Camaro, B/S, 10.560, -0.940
10) Bob Horgan, Tyngsboro, Mass., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.668, -0.932
 
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