NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-FRI Results from Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Md.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION
CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003

Qualifying underway at Cecil County  
RISING SUN, Md. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Cecil County Dragway, Al Ackerman, Anthony Cretella and Tim Abbazia are leading their respective fields.  
In Competition Eliminator, Ackerman, of Saddle Brook, N.J., ran 8.335 seconds behind the wheel of his dragster to take the top spot in the class. Sal Biondo of Masbeth, N.Y., is second, while class newcomer Tommy Ciccarone, Jr., of West Chester, Pa., is third. 	
 In Super Stock, Cretella, of Newington, Conn., took his '86 Camaro to the No. 1 spot in the class. Qualified second is Bunker Hill, W. Va., driver Bucky Hess with his '68 Barracuda. John Baughman of York, Pa., is third. 
In Stock Eliminator, Abbazia, of Greenwich, Conn., ran a 10.963 second pass to take the lead in the class. Qualified in the second and third spots are Hampden, Mass., racer Dave Casey and Perry Hall, Md., runner Brian Van Poppel.   
Saturday's racing action will feature 260-mph action in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, as well as the continuation of qualifying in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The remaining eliminations from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event originally scheduled to conclude two weeks ago at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, will also be run tomorrow afternoon. 
Gates at Cecil County Dragway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying set to begin at 9 a.m.  The opening round of qualifying for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is scheduled to take place at 4 p.m. For more information contact Cecil County Dragway at (410) 287-6280 or visit them on the web at www.CecilCountyDragway.com. 
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, event being held at Cecil County Dragway:

Competition Eliminator
1)	Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., '94 Dragster, F/D, 8.335 seconds, -0.435 (under index)
2)	Sal Biondo, Masbeth, N.Y., '93 Beretta, D/EA, 8.598, -0.422
3)	Tommy Ciccarone Jr., West Chester, Pa., '03 Cavalier, D/SMA, 8.896, -0.404
4)	Doug Harris, Millville, N.J., '02 S-10, PST/A, 7.909, -0.391
5)	Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., '91 Calais, F/SM, 9.124, -0.376
6)	Billy Griffin, Norwalk, Conn., '92 Camaro, E/AA, 8.137, -0.363
7)	Jonathan Aloisio, West Chester, Pa., '98 Grand Am, B/SM, 8.509, -0.321
8)	Steven Szupka, Huntington Valley, Pa., '98 Dragster, C/ED, 7.649, -0.311
9)	Allen Stanfield, Fredricksburg, Va., '98 Grand Am, F/SM, 9.197, -0.303
10)	Erich Bollman, Newark, Del., '92 Ford Probe, F/A, 8.539, -0.301

SUPER STOCK
1)	Anthony Cretella, Newington, Conn., '86 Camaro, GT/BA, 9.583 seconds, -0.967 (under index)
2)	Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W. Va., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 9.042, -0.958
3)	John Baughman, York, Pa., '68 Dart, SS/AA, 9.050, -0.950
4)	Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '89 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.162,-0.938
5)	Angelo Ditocco, Mahopac, N.Y., '00 Firebird, , GT/FA, 10.167, -0.933
6)	Joe Santangelo II, Marlborough, Conn., '90 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.575, -0.925
7)	Frank Lupo, North East, Md., '96 Achieva, GT/GA , 10.284, -0.916
8)	Michael Volkman, Moon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/IA, 10.604, -0.896
9)	Joseph Mendillo Jr., Hamden Conn., '90 Camaro GT/G, 10.181, -0.869
10)	Larry Mohar, Hagerstown, Md., '69 Camaro, SS/IA, 10.132, -0.868
 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1)	Tim Abbazia, Greenwich, Conn., '62 Corvette, F/S, 10.963 seconds, -1.137 (under index)
2)	Dave Casey, Hampden, Mass., '86 Camaro, H/S, 11.207, -1.093
3)	Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.358, -1.092
4)	John Gray, Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, H/SA, 11.384,-1.066
5)	Evan Smith, Matawan, N.J., '93 Mustang, E/FI, 11.436, -1.064
6)	Victor Guilmino III, Martinsburg, W.Va., '71 Mustang, D/SA, 10.802, -1.048
7)	Ray Golonka, Colonia, N.J., , '77 Cadillac, Q/SA, 13.054, -1.046
8)	Emory Stull Jr., Woodbine, Md., '98 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.994, -1.006
9)	George Cottell, Clarks Summit, Pa., B/S, '69 Camaro, 10.494, -1.006
10)	Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '95 Camaro, C/FIA, 11.002, -0.998