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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday Results from Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, NY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION
LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY
SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2004
Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207

Bourke and Manzo hold on to top spots at Lebanon Valley
WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - After the final rounds of qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Diamond RV Division 1 Shootout being held this weekend at Lebanon Valley Dragway, Friday's Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car low qualifiers Richard Bourke and Frank Manzo remained on top of their fields.
	Bourke, of Norwood, N.J., laid down a pass of 5.554 seconds at 256.94 mph to take the top spot in dragster. New York racer John Finke of Selkirk is seventh with a 5.675-second pass at 252.24 mph. In tomorrow's opening round of eliminations, Finke will take on No. 2 qualifier Arthur Gallant of Boxboro, Mass. Gallant, the 2002 National Champion in the class,  qualified with a 5.596 second pass at 244.87 mph. 
	In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Manzo of Morganville, N.J., who is the defending National Champion in the class, ran a time of 5.684 seconds at 257.09 mph to earn the top spot. Upstate N.Y., racers Bob Newberry of nearby Schenectady and defending Southeast Division Funny Car champ Jim Sickles of Caledonia claimed the No. 2 and 3 positions. 	
	In other qualifying action, former National Champion Vinny Barone, of Dix Hills, N.Y., leads the Comp Eliminator field, while Dennysville, Maine, racer Scott Gove, and Cecil Frazier of Canton, Mass., top the fields in Super Stock and Stock Eliminator. 
Sunday's racing action at Lebanon Valley Dragway will feature final eliminations in all categories beginning at 10 a.m. Final eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is scheduled to take place at noon. 
Gates on Sunday open at 8 a.m. Eliminations are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. General Admission tickets, including a pit pass, are $20 on Sunday. Children 6- 12 are $5. Kids 5 and under are admitted free. 
For more information please contact Lebanon Valley Dragway at (518) 794-7130 or visit them on the web at www.Dragway.com. 
	The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Diamond RV Division 1 Shootout at Lebanon Valley Dragway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Richard Bourke, Norwood, N.J., 5.554 seconds, 256.94 mph
2) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.596, 244.87
3) Steven Cantrell, Wilmington, Del., 5.607, 244.78
4) Daniel Mercier, St. Timothee, Quebec, 5.616, 253.37
5) Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J., 5.616, 249.49
6) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.620, 255.24
7) John Finke, Selkirk, N.Y., 5.675, 252.24
8) Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 5.804, 242.54
Not Qualified
9) Mike Burns, Waynesburg, Pa., 5.858, 238.30
10) Paul Sylvester, Townsend, Del., 5.921, 239.91
11) Donald Gianquitto, Melrose, Mass., 6.064, 231.20
12) David DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J., 6.126, 151.49
13) Tom Pickett, Winchester, Mass., 6.420, 171.73
14) Sheila Tafur, Middletown, Conn., 6.503, 200.05

First round TAD pairings
1) Richard Bourke, Norwood, N.J., 5.554 seconds, 256.94 mph vs. 8) Bruce Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 5.804, 242.54
2) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.596, 244.87 vs. 7) John Finke, Selkirk, N.Y., 5.675, 252.24
3) Steven Cantrell, Wilmington, Del., 5.607, 244.78 vs. 6) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.620, 255.24
4) Daniel Mercier, St. Timothee, Quebec, 5.616, 253.37 vs. 5) Karen Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J., 5.616, 249.49

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '03 Firebird, 5.684 seconds, 257.09 mph
2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.707, 253.28
3) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '04 Avenger, 5.786, 250.88
4) Eric Lourie, Terryville, Conn., '02 Camaro, 5.950, 234.49
5) Fred Tigges, Holbrook, Mass., '97 Camaro, 5.962, 240.59
6) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '99 Camaro, 5.974, 236.46
7) Arnie Karp, Peabody, Mass., '00 Avenger, 5.997, 196.82
8) Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., '04 Firebird, 6.107, 234.57
Not Qualified
9) Sam Leland, Jarrettsville, Md., '00 Corvette, 6.516, 220.66
10) Chris Brown, Ivyland, Pa., '00 Avenger, 7.052, 142.52

First round TAFC pairings
1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '03 Firebird, 5.684 seconds, 257.09 mph vs. 8) Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., '04 Firebird, 6.107, 234.57
2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.707, 253.28 vs. 7) Arnie Karp, Peabody, Mass., '00 Avenger, 5.997, 196.82
3) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '04 Avenger, 5.786, 250.88 vs. 6) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '99 Camaro, 5.974, 236.46
4) Eric Lourie, Terryville, Conn., '02 Camaro, 5.950, 234.49 vs. 5) Fred Tigges, Holbrook, Mass., '97 Camaro, 5.962, 240.59

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Vinny Barone, Dix Hills, N.Y., '34 Chevy, A/SR, 7.984 seconds, -0.646 (under index)
2) Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., dragster, F/D, 8.142, -0.628
3) Charlie Yannetti, Alpine, N.J., '32 Bantam, L/AA, 9.170, -0.600
4) Michele Costa, Freehold, N.J., dragster, G/D, 9.091, -0.579
5) Ian Landies Jr., Chardon, Ohio, '02 Cavalier, F/A, 8.268, -0.532
6) Tony Stephenson, Willow Spring, N.C., '02 Cavalier, E/AA, 7.927, -0.523
7) Joe Carnasciale, Cranston, R.I., '92 Camaro, E/SM, 8.824, -0.516
8) Don Eckel III, Piscataway, N.J., dragster, C/D, 7.105, -0.505
9) John Russo, Middleton, Mass., '68 Camaro, AA/PM, 6.431, -0.469
10) Billy Griffin, Norwalk, Conn., '92 Camaro, B/EA, 8.068, -0.462

SUPER STOCK
1) Scott Gove, Dennysville, Maine, '93 Daytona, SS/AM, 8.410 seconds, -1.140 (under index)
2) Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, GT/KA, 10.627, -1.123
3) Anthony Cretella, Newington, Conn., '86 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.298, -1.102
4) Guy DesJardins, St. Bruno, Quebec, '67 Camaro, SS/FA, 9.686, -1.064
5) John Armstrong, Kingston, N.S., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.136, -1.064
6) Joseph Santangelo II, Marlborough, Conn., '65 Chevy II, GT/IA, 10.459, -1.041
7) Howard Barsky, Levittown, Pa., '57 Chevy, SS/NA, 11.419, -1.031
8) Peter Zawadzki, Sodus, N.Y., '82 Camaro, GT/EA, 9.922, -1.028
9) Vito Savino, Brewster, N.Y., '95 Grand Am, GT/HA, 10.361, -0.989
10) Ed Koziol, Montgomery, Mass., '66 Corvette, SS/C, 9.375, -0.975

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Cecil Frazier, Canton, Mass., '92 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.688 seconds, -1.262 (under index)
2) Bill Kennedy, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '84 Trans Am, K/SA, 11.785, -1.165
3) Jim Boudreau, Tewksbury, Mass., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.551, -1.149
4) Fred Thibeault, Annapolis, N.S., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.434, -1.116
5) Mike Farrell, E Nassau, N.Y., '71 Duster, E/SA, 10.885, -1.115
6) Brett Riethmiller, Franklinville, N.Y., '70 Challenger, B/SA, 10.446, -1.104
7) Bob Horgan, Tyngsboro, Mass., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.516, -1.084
8) Steve Ficacci Jr., East Hanover, N.J., '68 Camaro, A/S, 10.174, -1.076
9) Bob Vogel, East Hampton, Mass., '70 Nova, B/SA, 10.509, -1.041
10) John Gray, Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, G/SA, 11.262, -1.038